Gilpin observer., 1908-02-06
Colorado Mining Progress.
(From Mining Science.)

Boulder County.-The management
of the Boulder County mine at Cardt-
nal is said to be figuring on the I'M
provement of its milling plant, by the
addition of shines equipment. Tne
Champion M. & M. Co., operating the
Phoenix mine near Lake Eldora, Is to
begin extensive development opera
tions. A large amount of development
work is planned on at the Ingram mine
in the Salina section, under the direc-
tion of A. B. Rombauer. The Mich
igan & Colorado M. Co. has resumed
work at the Ell Moro group in the
Jamestown section, the properties be-
ing exploited by means Of tunnel.
Clear Creek County.-Leasers are
successfully operating at the Red oak
property on Democrat mountain, above
GEORGETOWN. One of the leasers. M. j.
Reilly, is mining three-foot body OF
smelting-grade ore, which assays as
high as $4,700 to the ton. The Rams
dell G. M. & Co. has temporarily dis
continued mine work, pending the
completion of it's milling plant There
is said to be opened up thirty-foot to
eighty-four-foot vein of $12 ore. Leas-
ers are profitably working in the old
slopes of the Bellevue-Hudson mine In
the Idaho Springs section. The ore
runs high in silver. The Capital M. &
T. Co, of which w. M. Cooper Is man
ager. recently sent out shipments OF
ore running 1.2 ounces gold, ounces
silver and 2S per cent copper.
Gilpin County.-Leasers at the East
Notaway mine in the Russell Gulch
section recently sent out shipment
of ore which netted 1924 to the ton.
Similar grade shipments are being
made ready. A steam sinking pump
is being installed at the Tucker mine
in the Quartz Valley district. Leasers
are carrying on profitable work in the
first, third and fifth levels of the Ne
meha mine on Bobtail hill. 1t is given
out that the operators of the Derby
mine in the Pine Creek district are
figuring on the installation of steam
hoisting plant.
Gunnison County.-From the prep
arations under way. it is probable that
the mines of Ohio City, Pitkin, Irwin,
Tin Cup and Sillsville, in this county,
will make an increased metal produc-
tion this year. The Navajo NJ. & NJ.
Co. is satisfactorily tunnel-developing
a group of properties in the Bowerman
camp. Friend & Huxtable are making
occasional shipments of high-grade ore
from the Maid of Athens mine in the
Pitkin camp.
Lake County present largest
shippers in the gold belt are the 1bex,
New Monarch and Fanny Rawlings.
The present ore output of the Lead
vile camp is in the neighborhood of
1900 tons daily, which is about 65 per
cent. of the normal production. Ar
rangements are under way for the
early reworking of the President mine
on Breeze hill. The property may fall
into the hands of new owners. or may
be worked under the leasing system.
The report is current. also, that the
Dolly B. property in Big Evans gulch
is to be reworked at an early date.
The Western Mining Co. is now prose-
cutting developments through its Sixth
ST. shaft, which has been idle for sew
eral years. BY means of laterals, the
Sixth St, Star and Northern properties
will be opened up.
Park County.-The St. Johns and
Gold Fault groups of claims west of
Sheep mountain have been consoli-
dated, and will be Jointly developed by
a deep-cutting tunnel from point in
Horseshoe gulch. near the C. & S. Ry.
tracks. The Russia mine above Alma
recently sent to the Denver smelter
carlot of high-grade ore, and is making
ready a second shipment.
San Miguel County.-Operation
have been resumed at the Alta mines
and mill, in Gold King basin. by the
Alta Mines Leasing Co. The property
was closed down early in December
but will remain in commission now
throughout the winter. An eightfoot
ore body is reported disclosed at the
Bridal Veil basin property of the May
flower Gold Mining Company.
Teller County.-It is reported from
Boston that an English syndicate has
secured an option on all OF the min
eral holdings of the Stratton estate
At recent meeting of the Mine own
ers' Association IL was decided to con-
tinue operating the mines on Sundays,
abolish the short shift, and make
change rooms for the men optional.
The contract for the continuation of
the driving Of the Roosevelt drainage
tunnel was awarded last week to A. E.
Carlton of Colorado Springs, the con-
tract price being $2S per foot. A large
pump was installed last week at the
1,000-foot level of the Gold Coin shaft
of the Granite Co. to facilitate the un-
watering of said shaft to the twelfth
level. Weekly shipments of $50 gold
ore are being sent out by leasers at
the w. p. II. property Of the United
Gold Mines Co. Three cars of high
grade ore weekly constitute the ton
mage mined by leasers at the Morning
Star mine on Acacia hill. Last weeks
transactions on the local stock ex-
change indicated the healthy state of
the districts industry. One days
transactions consisted of the transfer
of $4,000 shares. According to re.
cent statement of President Sgel, the
profits OF the Vindicator Co. for last
year amounted to $265,145, the aver
age value of the ore being SAL The