Gilpin observer., 1906-10-18
WIDE awake
AND PER|GO
These Districts Rapidly Coming 10 The Front
With Good Gold Values.
pERI6Gs MANY MILLS TO Be SOON WORKING.


menced yesterday to be run through the
Derigo mill at Wide Awake. The COM
pany-the Derigo Mining g. Milling Co.
who are operating this mill, receive the
ore from their own properties situated in
this district, the principal source being
the Barium tunnel, which is the lowest
one and opens up considerable ground,
although they have two other tunnels
above this one, and other ground, com.
prislng in all five claims. In the lower
lateral twelve men are employed regu-
larly, although soon a larger force will
be employed. This tunnel is into the
mountain distance of 719 feet and still
being driven ahead. Stopping is being
done preparatory to working the same on
larger scale. The vein that most of
the ore comes from is q feet wide and
very strong. The concentrates are very
good, the mill dirt making about 215 tons
to the cord, these tailings netting about
$1,000 per ton. The ore treated in the
mill amalgamates from 19t to ounces
gold to the cord on the plates. The mill
is OF 20-stamp capacity, but is almost
too small to handle the ore from the va.
rious properties and they are thinking
seriously of making change in some
direction soon. A boarding house is to
be erected in the near future for the ac-
comodation of the miners who are work
ing in this section. The Derigo COM
pany can congratulate themselves on the
good prospects of a dividend paying busi-
ness from all appearances. The proper.
ties and mill are under the able manage
ment of John Lynd, of Central.
The Flint tunnel at the head of Gam.
bell gulch is being worked under the
managemento of Walter Scott and is doing
very well. The lateral is in distance
of about 150 feet and at present the
management is sinking a winze out of
which some promising mineral is beginn.
ing to show up. They will be shipping
again in about week, and expect good
returns.
a hoist is being erected on the W. II.
c. mine situated in Gambell gulch, at
the upper end of Perigo. by the Six Day
Mining Il Milling company. A track has
been laid to the plats, little below the
mine, and soon the property will be a
regular shipper. The company is also
working the Homestake tunnel, out of
which some very good ore is being taken,
and is also proving up the Smart and
Mammoth veins, which are just above
the tunnel. The tunnel is now in a dis.
tance Of $50 feet. The Rollins mill was
started up on ore from the above lateral
yesterday and will also run on custom
ore if procurable in the near future. A
large dam has been built above the mill
to supply it with water during the win
ter, the object being to let the top water
freeze over and let the stream flow un-
derneath, thus securing an unchecked
flow of the necessary liquid. The Roll.
lns mill is OF twenty five stamps and
capable of handling the ore of these
properties. This is the company that
secured lease and bond on number of
claims in this district some time ago,
comprising the Smart Set, the Mammoth
No. l, the Mammoth No ., the w. II. c..
and the IL. c. lodes. All these viii be
opened up either through the Home
stake tunEel or Independently, soon. The
properties are under the management of
Il. G. Seaman.
The new mill being built by the Mt
Monarch Mining company is almost COM
pleted and they will have fine plant for
the extraction OF the precious metals.
This is situated near the foot OF Gam.
bell gulch, at the lower part of Perigo.
They expect to start the same on test
run by the first of the month. 1t is
splendidy equipped, with ten stamps
and has the Bartlett Simplex tables.
This mill is built to treat the ores OF the
Mt. Monarch tunnel which is owneds by
the same company. The tunnel is stu
ated Just above the mill short distance
and is cross-cut in the mountain OF
700 feet, cutting eight veins. The ore Is
of low grade but the veins are very
large, some OF the ore running from
$1,000 to sl2O0 to the ton. The mill is
to run only a short time this fall to test
the different veins but the tunnel will
be worked continuously all winter, and
in the spring the mill will be reopened
The property Is under the management
OF w. G. Cutler.
Manager Hamb.e OF the Penobsco,
left the first Of the week for the east /,
acqaint som, Il the stockholders Of tn,
fine strike made in the Penobscot tun