Gilpin observer., 1908-03-05
NEWS FROM THE MINES AND MILLS
Great Cripple Creek Activity.

The low treatment rates put in ef-
feet by the mill corporations, the
Golden Cycle and the United States Re-
duction and Refining Company, at their
plants at Colorado City and Florence,
Is having direct results, as evidenced
by the enormous tonnage leaving the
camp, not only from mines, but from
the mine dumps. found scattered over
the hills, says the Cripple Creek cor
respondent OF the Daily Mining Record
under date of February goth. These
dumps arc now undergoing thorough
test, and some idea of the values con-
tanned therein is best evidenced by the
demand made on mine managers for
leases. Manager Keith, of the Stratton
estate, reports that in excess of 100
applications have been filed with his
office, and similar conditions obtain
with others.
Old abandoned shafts, idle for years,
are also subject to examination, and
scores Of prospecting permits, with
options, have been secured.
The new rate of $3.50 announced and
put in effect by the United States Re-
duction and Refining Company, has re-
suited in the starting up of properties
long idle, and that the other camps
will be benefited thereby is already
assured.
At conservative estimate there are
$500 miners on the mine and lease
pay rolls, and desirable miners have
no difficulty in securing permanent en-
ployment 1t is required that every
man who works shall carry recon-
mendation card, issued by the Mine
Owners and Operators Association,
and this requirement is rigidly en-
forced.
The month closing today, in addi-
tion to the marked increase in the
number of properties active, has been
featured by numerous important
strikes. Practically every section in
the recognized producing area was
represented, as will be seen by the fol-
lowing brief notice: Beacon Hill
tD on the properties of the Ell Paso
Consolidated (2) the Henry Adney, and
Requa Savage Mining Companies es.
tates. Bull Hill-(D the Isabella es-
tate, Lucky Gus and Nightingale of the
Stratton estate, and the South Burns
of the Acacia company. Gold Hill
(3) the Midget, Gold Bond and Matoa
by the Cresson Consolidated Company,
and by lessees on the Doctor-Jack Pot
estate. Battle Mountain-(3) on prop
erty owned by the Republic. Rigi and
Creede and Cripple Creek companies.
Tenderfoot Hill "a on the Black Dia
mond claim, owned by Colorado
Springs capitalists, Messrs. Lennox
and Giddings.
Probably the most important of these
is the strike made at the 60O-foot level
of the Cresson mine, on Raven hill,
where a six-foot ore body of five ounce
grade was entered and is now under
development. Car after car has been
sent out from this strike of an average
value of 800 to the ton.
The Lucky Gus, formerly owned by
British corporation, was the scene
of two rich discoveries. The richest
made by G. E. Copeland and Stewart
Brown. was of ore returning values
of $1,000 ton, or $3.50 pound. This
mine is now shipping the highest av-
erage grade ore in the camp. Few
cars leave the mine of less value than
five ounces gold to the ton.
Two rich strikes were made on the
property of the Ell Paso Consolidated
Company, on the western slope of Bea-
con hill. Both were in practically vir-
gin ground. and will materially benefit
the companys treasury from the roy.
alties accruing.
Bull hill was represented by finds on
the Isabella and Free Coinage estates,
in addition to the Stratton estate.
A cleanup made this week by the
Ironclad Milling Company at its leased
mill on Ironclad hill, resulted in a re-
tort of the gross bullion value of $2,.
500. The mill. during the fifteen days
run. hauled 1.500 tons of ore and saved
$1.66 per ton. The ore was quarried
from the immense open cut on the
Magma Charta claim under lease to the
milling company. The rock is literally
quarried out and every rock broken
down goes through the solution tanks.