Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30
Colorado Mining Activity.


Blue Bird property in the Nederland
section. Specifications have been
drawn for a mine and mill equipment,
the latter to include a 3O-ton dry con-
centrating plant.-Increased activities
are noted in the Eldora camp in an
ticipation of the opening of the Kemp
mill. Among the mines which will fur
nish ore tc this plant are the Swarth-
more, Mogul, Martin, Denver tunnel
and Lost Lake.-A force of forty men
is employed In the development work
at tho Nederland properties of the
Crucible Steel M. & d. Co.
Clear Creek county.-A rich ore
strike is reported in the No. level of
the Santiago mine in the East Argen-
tine section. The bulk of the ore is
being stored until service over the Ar
gcntine Central railway is again in
augurated.-Crosscu is to be re-
sumed in the Golden Glory tunnel on
Saxon mountain above Georgetown.
The opening is already in 700 feeS
Work was resumed about ten days
Miller mountain. The breast of the
bore Is now in LOO feet and 1t is the
intention to continue it several thous-
and feet.-Power drills are now en-
ployed ut the Bronaber property in
Georgia gulch, Rand machines being
in use.-The Wilkie concentrating
plant at Idaho Springs Is treating.
about thirty tons of ore daily, the ore
coming nSinly from the Saratoga lat
eral of tHe Newhouse tunnel.
Dolores County.-The Rio Dolores
M. Co., operating at Burns, two miles
north Of Rico, has opened up a large
vein of milling ore at the fifty-foot
level. The company is now consider
ing the erection of a suitable reduction
plant.
Eagle County.-Ore assaying as high
as fifty ounces gold, thirteen ounces
silver and fifty-four per cent iron Is
reported found in considerable guam
titles in the Killingsworth group on
Horn Silver mountain, about two and
one-half miles south of Red Cliff The
ore is now being broken for shipment.
The strike has occasioned considerable
prospecting in unexplored ground ad
joining.-During 1907 twenty-three
mines in the county were on the ship
ping list; the Black Iron mine, oper-
ated by the c. F. & l. Co., led in ton
mage, producing at the rate of about
100 tons daily.-The Champion prop
erty in the Battle mountain section is
being operated by Bohen Bros, who
are making occasional shipments of
good grade sulphides.
Giipin County.-Box & Co, operating
under lease the Hunter Extension
L. In,
shipments of first-class milling ore to
the Buell. mill at Black Hawk.-The
Faraday NJ. Co. is planning on the
early reworking of the Argo mine in
Russell gulch. The main shaft which
is now down 200 feet, will he continued
to greater depth.-It is reported that
operations are to be shortly resumed
at the Egyptian mine in the Illinois dis
trlct. This old property, which was a
considerable producer twenty years
ago, lies to the south of the Rhoderick
Dhu mine and along the line of the pro-
posed extension of the Newhouse tun-
mel.
Lake County.-Since the curtailment
of operations by the large companies
in the Down Town district. leasers
have been prosecuting profitable work
at number of properties, notably the
Hibschle, Jolly, Coronado and Pen
rose.-It is given out that the Iron
Silver NJ. Co. may shortly resume pro-
ductive operations through the old
Meyer shaft. which has been idle for
several weeks.-The Carbonate hill
manganese properties are outputting
to the Pueblo steel works at the rate
of about 1000 tons monthly.-The Hill
top mine in the Horseshoe district is
shipping about fifteen tons of good
grade zinc carbonate ore daily to the
Kansas smelters.-Plans are formu-
lated for increasing the present output.
There are about a dozen active prop
critics In the st. Kelvin district. the
more active being the Griffin, Little
Willie and Lindsey Baker.
San Miguel County.-The Massa.
chusetts e Nevada NJ. Co. has been
incorporated with George B. Pickett
as resident manager, to acquire and
operate the Befield claims in the Wa.
terfall gulch section near Ophir.-The
Double Eagle Gold NJ. Co is reported
to be very encouragingly developing
its properties In Bridal Veil basin. near
Telluride, under the direction of II. A.
Keefer.
Summit County. - The American
Zinc, Lead & Smelling Company is re-
ported to have acquired the Little Sal
lie Barber property In the Brecken-
ridge camp for consideration of $780,
OO0.-The Mekka French Gulch placer
was sold last week at sheriff's sale to
satisfy bond judgment. 1t was ac-
quircd by l.. c. Lennox of Colorado
Springs, and the property will pre-
sumably be formally transferred to the
Lincoln Gold Mines Company. Plans
are already under way for the exten.
sive working of the property in the
spring.-Leasers at the Duncan prop
erty on Niger hill in the Brecken-
ridge section are shipping upward of
two cars of high grade lead. gold ore
monthly.-The Blue Flag and Gold Dust