Gilpin observer., 1904-06-23
FALL RIVER MINING NEWS
Men of Means becoming Inter
ested.-several Good Deals
on band.-Mining Mat
ters Looking UP.

ters Looking UP.
Henry Hall, the old veteran prospector
Of Yankee Hill and Fall River, was in
town the first of this week attending to,
some business matters, and gave us
some interesting mining notes in regard
to this section, which is hound to receive
considerable attention in the near future.
He has been engaged in mining through
out that portion of the county for years,
through the ups and downs of pros
pectors life, and says the oilook for this
section of mining territory was never
better than at the present time. He is
now working for the Idaho Springs pool
of home men on the Wyomed group of
veins on Fall River. This company is
working through two shafts and cross
cut tunnel on this property and taking
out some fine looking ore in both shafts.
ling works or smeters. This property is
being worked under lease and bond from
Central City parties who located it years
ago. and who worked it with varying
success as treatment charges were much
higher in those days, and much lover
grade of ore can be successfully handled
at the present time. The values are
there, and should good ore chute be
encountered, (Which without almost an
exception is necessary to profitable min
ingl, it will not take long to pay for this
property. A nice streak of lead has
been encountered in drifting few feet
east of the location shaft on the prop
erty, and as it never showed up in the
shaft before, the lesseess are much en-
couraged by this new find. The prop
erty is under the management OF Will
Slater OF Idaho Springs, an experienced
and capable mining man.
The Golconda NJ. & NJ. company, who
are operating short distance lower
down on Fall River, are putting in new
machinery aud will continue the tunnel,
which cuts the vein at good depth, and
then we look for large output from this
mine. The Golconda is one OF the largest
veins in this section. has produced quite
quantity of good ore in the past, and
looks very promising for the future. The
company possess quite number of
other good claims adjoining the Col
conda.
Messrs. Baker, Slater & company are
driving cross-cut tunnel for the Gold
Cloud group Of claims, above Wood
pecker gulch, in which Col. Hall and
M. Ramage are interested. Some good
float has been found in this locality and
when the tunnel reaches this group it is
almost sure to bring good results.
On Peck Flats the ONeil Brothers are
opening up pI omising group Of claims
in which the Goldsworthy Brothers, of
Cripple Creek, are interested. The
Goldsworthys have been very successful
in their mining veptures in the Cripple
Creek district ard their good fortune is
likely 10 follow them up this way. Some
extremely rich float has at various times
been picked up in different parts of this
locality, and it is reasonable to suppose
that some good discoveries will yet be
made in this vicinity. The O'Neil bo,
have opened up large vein of lead ore
in one claim, and when Mr. Goldsworthy
arrives from Cripple Creek to inspect
the property, which will be 10 a short
time, it is most likely that more exten-
sive developments will be inaugurated
and more men put to work.
Otto Sauer of Denver and VIM. Scholl
OF this city are largely interested in the
mines of this neighborhood, associated
with the old veteran prospector "Ross"
Hunderman, who discovered the famous
Hard Money mine at Howardsville sew
eral years ago. Ross says he or some
body else will yet make bigger strike
than the Hard Money ever was on Peck
Flats. His old partner Jim Bond is also
interested in this section, and they both
expect to make a stake" there or die in
the attempt.