Gilpin observer., 1907-08-29
NEWS FROM THE MINES AND MILLS
Work Hummlns at Breckenridge.

work HummIng at Breckenridge.
Breckenridge, Colo-Work is again
humming at the camp Of the Colo
RADIO Gold Dredging Company, near
the mouth of Swan river. The arrival
OF many cars loaded with material for
the construction of two monster gold
dredging boats, to cost $105,0 each,
gives employment to small army of
workmen. t f4iA
During the late railroad strike on
the Colorado & Southern railroad
many men were laid of at the dredge
because the strike prevented the arri-
val of the necessary material for con-
structing the boats. Now more men
, can be used than are available. The
ground which these boats are to
| dredge and wash for the gold con-
tanned therein has been thoroughly
tested by drilling machines and is
considered as being excellent for
dredging purposes. iro1
The Reliance dredge is running
steadily day and night in the rich gold
bearing deposits of French gulch.
The Emile placer in French gulch
about opposite the west end Of Lin
coin, four miles east of Breckenridge,
is one of the properties owned by the
Lennox-G Giddings syndicate of Colo
RADIO Springs. 1t is producing lots OF
coarse gold this season. A number OF
fine gold nuggets are shown by Super
intendent Lennox. Some of the mug.
gets taken from the Emile ground
weigh over an ounce each.
Good progress is being made in dis.
| niantling the old Orc mill and In clear.
ing its site for the proposed new 100
ton model concentration mill with
which the Wellington Mines Com.
pany intends to replace 1t. Quite lot
of the lumber and heavy beams of the
old mill are in good condition for be.
ing used in the construction of the
new mill and their use will make an
important saving in the amount of the
lumber bill for the new mill.
Charles F. Gilbert, veteran mill.
man Of the district, will be the mill SUI.
perintendent. His advice as to the
arrangement of the machinery will be
| carefully considered in equipping the
| mill
Manager Robert w. Foote states
| that crushers, rolls, sizing screens,
Hartz jigs, Wilfley tables and Wither.
| ell electric separators will be used in
| making concentrates from the lower
| grades OF Wellington ore. The ship
ping ores or concentrates from this
mine may be roughly classed az those
chiefly valuable for their lead contents
| and those that are properly zinc ores.
Both the lead and the zinc ores Of the
Wellington carry appreciable quanti
| ties of silver and gold. By first mill
Ing the ore before shipment a consid.
cradle annual saving will be made in
| the item of hauling and freight.
A new tunnel which is to be driven
into Niger hill from the French gulch
| slope for 1000 feet was started last
week. 1t is to be the main working
| tunnel of the Helen and Helen's Ba-
| Dies group of gold bearing lodes. The
contract for driving the tunnel was
| let to Messrs. Schreck. Brown and
Stewart by the officers of the new
Penn Ores Company. a close corpora.
| ton consisting of six Pennsylvanians.
| The new company which takes over
the Helen group and the Australia
| placer. was promoted by Mark G.
Evans of Denver. The officers OF the
Penn Ores Company are c. S. Coch.
ran. president: w. N. Ogden, vice
president. and D. S. Cochran, man.
ager. The Helen is known producer
| of high grade gold ore.
Messrs. Gymon, Kistler, Wharton
and knorr. who are operating under a
| lease a portion OF the Dunkin proper.
ty on Niger hill. have eighteen inches
Of good grade smelling ore opened.