Gilpin observer., 1906-12-20
NEWS FROM THE MINES and MILLS.
Colorado Mining Conditions.

Colorado Mining Conditions.
No district in the state lacked i'm
portant and auspicious events during
November, says the Mining Reporter.
In the Clear Creek district producers
of silicious sulphide ores were favored
by reduction in the treatment price
to the schedule which was in forns.
about year and half ago, when the
independent smelter was in operation
at Golden and was competing for this
class of ore. following the closing of
the independent smelter the A. S. Il
R. Co. again raised it's rates, but has
now restored the old schedule.
In Boulder county one Of the import
ant transactions was the acquisition OF
the famous old Golden Age group of
mines in the Central mining district,
near jamestown, by John l.. Gordon
and associates of Denver. This prop
erty is credited with a large produc-
ton, and it is the intention of the new
owners to thoroughly equip it with ma
chinery and place large force OF men
at work.
The demand for smelling facilities
in the state is responsible for increas-
ing the capacity of the smelter at Sa-
Ida, where two large blast furnaces
are being installed. Still another
smelling project considered last
month was that which is proposed by
eastern capitalists who are consider
ing the erection of smelter at
Crested Butte in Gunnison county. The
proposition was taken under advise
h1rt ha nj pf hot
munity and is still in their hands.
In the San Juan region the most i'm
portant item of news was that which
proclaimed the renewal of operations
at the Camp Bird. The mill was COM
pleted and was in full operation for
the first time since last March. The
company was also employing all the
good miners available, preparatory to
resuming work in the mines.
The Leadville district suffered
serious handicap during the past
thirty days in the nature of car short
age. Despite this fact the output of
the district for November amounted to
approximately 10000 tons. This figure
includes large amount of zinc ore
treated at local mills. The production
would have been larger had not the
shortage of cars occurred, for the trou-
BILE was not remedied until some opera
tors had been compelled to close en-
tirely and others TO operate on half
time Another matter of interest in
the Leadville section was the an
nouncement that following December
/, 1906, the card system, which has
been in effect for two years, would be
discontinued. This system was inaugu-
rated following the disturbances in
1904, and proved very effective in
maintaining normal conditions at
Leadville, and is now discontinued,
que to the fact that changed condi-
tions no longer render 1t necessity.
The operators in the Cripple Creek
district arrived at belated decision
last month to proceed with the con-
struction of a deep drainage tunnel.
After dallying with the subject for
some months, and deciding to drive a
cheaper tunnel than the one which the
best judgment dictated, the operators
have now returned to the original
proposition to drive deep bore, and 1t
is to be hoped that the Window Rock
project will now be commenced. At a
meeting of Cripple Creek mine own
ers, held at Colorado Springs late in
November over 100000 was pledged
to the scheme, and it was believed
that when the railroads and mills had
decided on their contribution the
necessary 81 100000 would have been
raised. The output OF the Cripple
Creek district for November amounted
to $4,000 tons, with a gross value ST.
53G,S50. This total does not include
the value of considerable tonnage
consigned to the Golden Cycle Com
pany's new mill at Colorado City, to
be held until the new plant is In opera
ton. The growing popularity OF the
cyanide system is responsible for the
treatment OF an increased tonnage OF
oxidized ores. BY this process there
were treated last month approximately
5000 tons of low grade ore OF an aver
age value of 5000 per ton. Among the
new companies to install the process
are the Isabella and the new company
which acquired the Trilby and Ben
Harrison claims