Gilpin observer., 1904-07-14

company has 80 much ore in transit, and
none OF the Juno ore has yet been treat
ed at the jackson concentrator, so it was
thought best to postpone the dividend
for another month. Manager Kimball
secured the jackson concentration July
lst under bond and lease for one year,
and it will be used exclusively for the
treatment of the ores from the Old Towu
mines. The company has group OF
twelve claims comprising q acres, and is
connected by a switch with the Gilpin
tramway. A force of 65 men, including
leasers, is employed at the present time,
and will later be increased.
1t is entirely due to the efforts OF Geo.
X. Kimball, Jr, that the Old Town has
been made one of the heaviest producers
in the two counties, and with a compare
lively snail amount of capital has sue.
ceeded in mastering the problem OF
handling water and continuing develop
ment. His success is attested by the
large amount of ore that is coming over
the hill both by train and wagon. loads
MIR. Kimball is graduate of the State
School of Mines at Golden, class of 49,.
Idaho Springs Siftings.
The Lincoln Co. Operative Mining Co.,
operating on Fall River, are hoistipg
some very fine looking ore out of the
deep shaft on the Wyomed group of veins
in Lincoln Mining district. This is an
old shaft that was sunk in early days
when treatment charges we're much
higher than at the present time, and it
is expected that by concentrating the
ores of this group they can be made to
pay a good profit. There is fine body
OF ore in the bottom OF this shaft from
l2 to 4 feet in width, which contains
gold, silver, copper and lead. But
very little STOPPING has been done on this
vein, and it is now more than likely that
large bodies OF ore will be opened up iu
drifting and sinking on the same. The
pool operating the property have great
faith in making a complete success OF
their undertaking on this promising
group of veins, and expect before snow
flies to have one of the best properties
along Fall River. The outlook is now SO
good that they are contemplating pro-
curing a mill of their own to treat these
ores. William Slater is experimenting
affairs 10 systematic manner and from
the present showing will unquestionably
bring the property into prominence ere
long.
The Old Town Mining company has
taken lease and option on the jackson
mill at Idaho Springs. Mr.. j. 6. Rob-
erts will continue as manager. Some
improvements are contemplated.
The production CT the Sun and Moon
mine for last month was 1000 tons, the
largest in its history.
| The Denver Times says: o. B. Thomp-
son. manager of the Bobtail, the oldest
mine in the state, has closed a deal
with Thomas Fielding and J. W. Cary,
agents for the Rand Drill company, for
drill air compressor of the Imperial
type, known as No. 10, and the twenty
Rand drill which it operates. The CON-
pressor and drills are to be installed
within the next two months. This is
the largest machine OF this kind in the
state, and weighs $1,000 pounds. 1t lie
an expensive piece OF mechanism, but
| will more than pay its cost in the amount
Of work it can handle. Mr.. Thompson
| stated that the first use to which the
| drills would be put was largely develop
ment work. The main shaft OF the Bob
tail has recently been sunk 800 feet,
making it a total depth OF 400 feet, and
cutting into large ore bodies. From the
lower levels drifts and cross. cuts are to
be run at once. Work will be diligently
prosecuted in the Gregory and Bobtail,
the oldest mines in the state, as we'll as
in the Fisk, Cooke, Mammoth, Peterson.
New Jersey and Maverick, all owned by
the same syndicate. Soon after the in
stallation Of this big machine the force
OF the company will be expanded gradu-
ally until irstead Of employing 60 men,
as at present, no less than 300 men will
be given steady work. This, said Mr..
Thompson, will require some months,
as most Of the work is development. But
this investment shows that mining men
are bestirring themselves, and incr easing
activity may be expected from now on.
Machinery men OF Denver are figuring
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