Gilpin observer., 1905-12-07
AMONG THE MINES
The Larger Properties Of the Camp are
Holding Up Well and Many Small Ones
are Adding to the Output
A new MILL FOR THE NORTH STAR MINE

Bob Grlfhth d Co., who are leasing on
the Saratoga No. 3, east Of the old shaft
on that we'll ll-knowr vein in Russell dis
trict, have opened up some fine looking
ore in the 300 foot west level, where they
are Stopping. While the milling ores do
not yield much on the plates, the tailings
give very satisfactory returns, and the
smelling product runs from $1,000 to
$4,000 per ton. The same parties also
have lease on the Saratoga No. and
have whip on the same. This ore is
taken out frora no great depth and re-
cent run at the Black Hawk Sampling
works gave returns OF three and one
half ounces gold to the ton. Griffith d
Co. feel much encouraged over their
prospects, and so they should.
On Tuesday Dave Wood shipped a
three cord lot of surface ore from shaft
a short distance east of the Saratoga No.
2. This ore was taken out OF drift west
from the shaft and looks very good for
surface ore. 1t is only very short dis
tance from where Griffith & Co. took out
the tree and one-half ounce ore. This
ore has been running about an ounce in
gold to the ton, but Mr.. Woods thinks
that from the looks of this ore it will do
some better. The ore is shipped over
the Gilpin tramway.
James Nc MILAN, superintendent of the
Ann Rutledge Mining company, who own
the North Star mining property near
Yankee hill. is busy these days in get
ting lumber and machinery from this city
to the property for the erection of the
new mill to be built on the property
This mill is designed to handle thirty
tons per day is modern in its equipment
and will undoubtedly give good satisfac
tion. Tuesday several loads of sils and
and lumber were taken out and yester
day load of machinery was started on
the way. 1t is proposed TO have the mill
in rnnning order within sixty days. Neil
Mckay has the contract for the hauling
of the plant.
Messrs. John Smith, Domancha &
Dosevick, leasers on the Cook mine,
shipped ar-load of very fine smelling
ore to Argo last week. Good returns are
expected for this lot as the ore has been
very carefully sorted and should give
picture values.
John Fitzgibbons & Co, who are leas-
ing on the Cook property, have opened
up fine streak of smelling ore which
runs from two and half to five ozs.
per ton in gold. A car load lot will be
shipped to the Argo smelter in a few
days and good returns are anticipated.
Wenzel Il Eilmann, who have lease
and bond on the Susan Mary Inc, near
Lake gulch, are getting very good
grade Of orelthese days. They are work.
ing in new I0-foot shaft, drifting east
and west, using a windlass for hoisting
the ore to surface. They have very
good streak of milling ore So feet east of
the main shaft. Last Saturday they
made. shipment which milled five ozs,
gold to the cord.
Hansen & Fontine, who have leased
piece of ground on the Gunnell vein,
near the Grand Army shaft, are taking
out good ore. They evidently hav e
opened up an ore shoot on the old Gun
nell vein that outcrops at the surface.
An adit was first run to tap the vein,
and the ore encountered was OF such a
good grade that the lessees sunk shaft
from the surface which is now down
about % feet, exposing vein of milling
and smelling ore about four feet in width.
The smelling ore runs $50 to the ton,
while the mill ore also gives very good
values. The ore is easily mined, and the
vein being so large, the chances of the
lessees making "stake" are very good.