Gilpin observer., 1909-11-11
LIVE MINING NOTES

Gunneil hill In new StOpe just
opened up there is a body of ore 90
feet in length, varying in width from
a foot down. Assays of this ore show
values Of $3.50. The ore carries
about 8 ounces gold but the import
ant feature of the find is that the
ore in addition to it's heavy gold val
ues carries 1854 per cent lead. This
is the first ore struck in the mine
where any lead values of any conse-
quence were found. Work on the in
stallation of the new 100 h. p. high
pressure boiler is going forward and
will be completed in few days. Two
shifts will then be worked in the
mine and heavy shipments will be
made.
Lying G. Co., have commenced ship
ments from the Indiana shaft in the
Nevada district. They are down 200
feet and have a fine crevice of mill
ore in sight. Recently they installed
small plant of machinery in a new
building and are now equipped for a
winter of continuous work
Rich Hughes & Co., have commenc-
ed the resumption of work on the
Hughes mine near the mouth Of Vir-
ginia canon and intend to put the bot
tom of the shaft in shape for per-
manent work. They have good
showing of mill and smelling ores
in the upper level, which they expect
to strike lower down.
Eade G Co.. leasing in the Fisk are
shipping ore this week from the bins
at the Bobtail tunnel to the Fifty mill
in Black Hawk.
The Fifty mill is keeping Is stamps
dropping and are handling daily 200
tons of ore, most of which is CON-
pany and the rest custom. They are
increasing the capacity right along
so as to be able to handle the dirt
from the new discoveries in the Greg
ory, Fisk and Bobtail.
| The Iroquois, situated at the juno
ton of Russell and Willis gulches, Is
making a shipment of ore to the
Fifty mill of test lots. Denver and
Illinois people are working the Iro-
fQuois and it is Understood that they
i intend to install heavier machinery
and possibly include compressor
plant.
| T.. Nelson has been pulling out the
old mcrtars CT the % stamp section
of the Polar Star mill and replacing
them with mortars from the Fuller
ton mill The mill has been kept very
busy and is running almost to its full
capacity on custom ere.
The Golden Sheaf. near Yankee,
owned by George Fertig. of Black
Hawk, shipped a cord of dirt during
the past week 10 the Fifty mill The
stuff went 21s ounces on the plates
and made five tons of concentrates.
These were worth $500 to the ton.
1t is understood that deal for the
purchase of the Golden Sheaf by local
parties is under way
Sinking was started on the Rock
ford mine in Russell this week. The
mine is down $50 feet and will be
dcepened another $50 feet. a con-
tract has been let fer the driving of
the drift 100 feet west. There is good
lore in the 100 foot level and the pur-
pose is to get in shape to stope on
this body. new building and plant
Of machinery was put up. caL the Rock
ford recently.
Water is being taken out of the
Gcmer ard it is expected that sink
ing can be started this week. The
shaft is down $50 feet and two or
three more lifts will be sunk. 1t may
be that compressor will be INSTALL
ed and sinking done with air drills.
\ new building was put up on the
Conner a short time ago aai the ma
Thomas Hughes is in charge of the
property.
The German shaft has been clean
ed and tirbered to the So0-foot level
and IS now practically new shaft.
Work will be continued to the bot
toiu. The exact depth of the shaft is
nc. known but It is supposed to be
around 500 feet. President Browne
and several directors Of the company
are expected from the east the first
of the month to arrange for heavy
operations. In the 200.fcot east drift
, in the stope some nice looking uran.
, ium; also smelling ore has been
opened up. On account of the extern
, sive campaign of development which
has been under way very little ore
, has been shipped, but the property
I Is being placed in condition for a
han,,,r an Inn nd tho NINA 1s,ill he q