Gilpin observer., 1906-08-09
THE MINES
ARE BOOMING
The GunneII 10 Have New Plant and Be Work.
ed on Large Scale.
MANY IDLE PROPERTIES REsuMIAG OPERATIONS

MANY IDLE PROPERTIES RESUMING OPERATIONS
McFarlane & Co. have been given a
contract for the erection OF a new plant
of machinery on the Gunnell mine in
Eureka district. The work OF cleaning
the place up, which is in very bad con-
dition, caused from the burning " the
shaft houee and part OF the timbering in
the shaft, has been started and large
force Of men are working at the same.
Tuesday morning small boiler and
hoist was being placed by McFarlane's
men which will be used for the present
to clean out and repair the upper por-
ton Of the shaft. In the meantime a
large plant Of machinery will be put on
the property and large new shaft house
erected to enclose the same. The man.
agement expects to have the machinery,
that is the big plant, running in about
sixty days, and about three months from
now expect to be able to hoist water.
The building and machinery now being
erected will be modern in every particu-
lar and will greatly eclipse the former
one.
The Pyrenees mine on Alps hill, work.
ed BY the Slater boys, is being unwatered
as fast as possible. A large bucket is
haip mn uaad nd tho mo ta. h,, I,oon 1o.,,
cred a distance Of about 100 feet with
300 feet more to unwater. The mine is
800 feet deep and the water had come up
to within about 400 feet OF the top. A
good deal of timbering has also been
done by the new company. This mine
has Lot been worked for somewhere in
the neighborhood OF seventeen years,
and at that tine was producing some
good lead smelling ore. In order to ham
die the water more rapidly a large
bucket is to be used, one that will hold
$50 gallons, and a dummy run down
another shaft near by in order to take
some Of the weight away when hosting.
Manager Charles Gage, OF the Rails
County, announces that he now has his
mine on paying basis. Several good
streaks Of ore have been uncovered in
this mine lately. In the 40 foot level
they are taking out ore from 14-inch
crevice that runs about 5000 to the ton;
then in in the 450-foot level vein Of "a
inches wide carrying values that run
$1,000 to the ton. Leasers are working
on the 3OO.foot level with good success.
They huve a 30.inch streak that pans
out about s2300 to the ton. Mr.. Gage
says that he is very well satisfied with
the mine and expects soon to claim that
1t is the best in the district.
A good sized force is now working on
the Alps mine, somewhere in the teens,
with James Williams as manager. They
are working in three levels, the $40, 600
and 1900, principally stopping. For some
time past they have been cleaning out
the 600foot level which is in distance
Of over 600 feet, and which was quite a
job, as it needed fixing all the way in.
At the finish fine streak OF iron ore
was encountered which assays very good.
During the past few days the company
on the Gem mine has been making
shipment OF about fifteen tons OF smelt.
ing ore to the Black Hawk sampler, and
as the assays have been favorable good
run is expected. The same kind of ore
from the same workings hss formerly
rvn about $50 OO TO the ton. John Mel.
low is superintendent OF the dividend.
payer.
A large force has been put on the FL
dorado mine in Leavenworth gulch as
the lift Of 100 feet has been completed
and the work OF driving levels has com.
menced. The mine is now 300 feet deep.
In the 300 fine streak Of ore was un.
covered which assays 7.3O oonces in gold
and $40 In silver, and seems TO be i'm
proving the further they 60 in. Several
OF the levels above are also worded and
are showing up pretty good. Hugh
Williams is looking after the property.
The Wheeler mine In Eureka district
Is being worked by Parentesu & Kiley.
At present they are doing good deal OF
development work in sinking the shaft
and timbering the same. They have en-.
countered quite flow Of water, and al
though 1t hinders them somewhat 1t will
not cause any great difficulty, as they
can easily handle the same. They OK.
pect soon to make another shipment OF
ore.