Gilpin observer., 1904-11-24
NEWS FROh THE MINES AND MILLS
Cripple Creek Development.

A careful investigation of mining
conditions in the Cripple Creek dis
trict shows conclusively that notwith-
standing the enormous output,
amounting last month to 81, $50 tons.
of ore of gross bullion value OF $2,-
043,000, development work is progress
ing on hitherto unprecedented scale.
Sinking operations by shaft or winze
from depths ranging from 200 to 600
feet are being carried on in no less
than thirty mines of the camp Be-
sides this work a score or more
shafts are being sunk from surface. Two
big tunnel ventures, the Opehlia tun-
mel, projected to penetrate the heart
of the district from Cripple Creek to
the Victor mine on Bull cliff. and the
tunnel of the Big Twenty company,
which will pass through the center OF
Grouse mountain, in the southern end
of the district, are both in full opera
ton.
On Copper mountain and on Cow
mountain, and in the Gillett section,
prospectors are redoubling their ef-
forts. On Mineral hill, west Of the
city Of Cripple Creek, three strong cor
porations have undertaken to exploit
the hill in search for gold.
Development in Cripple Creek has
not yet been sacrificed to productioei
and the new strikes that are reported
frequently are the best proof Of sys-
tematic work that is being carried on
A partial list of the properties on
which shafts are being deepened fol-
lows, and 1t is a significant fact that
in almost each and every instance the
work is being done by lessees.
On the Free Coinage estate on Bull
l. II Is No.
is sinking shaft to the 1,000-foot
point. On the W. p. II. on Ironclad
hill, Van Fleet & Co, of Denver are
sinking a deep shaft on the east end
of the claim at the rate of 100 feet
every three months. This property is
owned by the United Gold Mines Com
pany.
The Tunnel Mining and Milling
Company, another Denver LEASING COR
poration operating on the Abe Lincoln
in Poverty gulch. is sinking from the
6O0-foot level. This mine is owned by
the Stratton estate.
Duncan Cain and Bodfsh & Co. are
both sinking on different blocks of the
Teutonic on Ironclad hill.
The Cripple Creek Gold Temple Gold
Mining Company is sinking a deep
shaft on both the Gold Sovereign on
Bull hill and the Black Bells on Bea-
con hill.
The Metallic Gold Mining Company
is sinking on the Bill Nye on Copper
mountain. This company is at pres
ent installing machinery.
The Bayard Leasing Company, oper-
ating on the Trilby of the Moose com
pany. situated on Bull hill, is sinking
it's shaft from the 650-foot point aid
l.. .f
Gilbert & Co. are sinking shaft on
the Longfellow on the Stratton estate
on Bull hill. The Fort Pitt company,
owning two patented claims on Ga
lena hill, the Sunshine and Matty Will
liams, are sinking an incline shaft
which has reached depth of 450 feet.
II. p. Anstie. lessee on the Gold Bond
estate on Gold hill. Is sinking deep
shaft and has installed machinery.
Contractors on the Mary Nevin. Mer-
rimac and Legal Tender properties on
Rosebud hill west of Beacon, are en-
gagged in deepening shafts on those
claims. II. Shepard & Co.. on the
Rocky mountain. and Darnell, on the
south end of the FL Paso estate. both
on the west slope of Beacon hill. are
gaining depth in the shafts on those
properties. On the Rose Maud on Ra-
ven hill the Pueblo Bonding and Leas-
ing Company is sinking.
Deep mining has been undertaken
by Glenn & Co. on the Pinacle estate,
and by lessees on the Flying Cloud
and the Cameron townsite. all on the
east slope of Bull hill.
Negotiations are under way looking
to the sinking Of deep shaft on the
Prince Albert on Beacon hill. The nu-
merous drifts and crosscuts that are
being extended in the old producers
are almost beyond calculation.
The drainage tunnel has permitted
deep mining and besides has effectu
ally drained the old shallow and aban-
doned shafts of accumulated seepage
water. and 1t is from many of these
old workings that part of the present
great output is being made.