Gilpin observer., 1911-08-10

Tom Hughes G company, working
the Nipety-One mine in Russell are
making their initial shipment of both
smelling and mill grade of ore. Sink
ing and drifting is being pushed at
a depth of 1875 feet.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Leber are
experimenting the mine operations
OF their property, the Maine mine on
Central City hill. Extensive develop
ment work is in progress. Ore of
good value is being opened up.
Manager Kiel, Of the Fourth of
July mine, reports development work
has resulted in 31s feet of 4 OF. mill
ing ore in the 45O-foot level together
with about one foot of smelling
grade.
Manager Arthur Most Of the Harsh
mine reports that the transformer
necessary in the electrical equipment
OF the property, will arrive in a few
days. when work will be resumed in
the development of the mine. At
present there is some four feet Of
mill ore in the workings.
At the Grand Army in Prosser
gulch. prosecuting with power drills
is being prosecuted, the compressed
air for same being obtained from the
Newhouse tunnel.Some Is leasers are
working. while the company work is
confined to needed development This
property with it's record Of millions
in gold produced, will soon again en-
ter the list Of steady shippers.
The Federal mine, under bond and
lease to Richard Hughes. is making
steady shipments to the Iron City
mill. Returns from cars of ore re-
suited in 80 tons of concentrates
valued at $4,000 per ton. Another lot
of cars is now at the mill and is
expected to run as we'll il not better.
This production was made with but
three men working 9 shifts. and is
from the 400 east drift, the vein be-
ing three feet wide.
Wells & company, operating the
Ashtabula mine on Gunnell hill, have
opened up a fine body of ore In the
350-foot level. 1t is 2k feet in width
and improving with every blast While
1t is milling grade, stringers OF cop
per and lead are scattered through
it having values Of from to 25 OF.
in gold. This is very encouraging for
the company. they having been push
ing development work on the property
for the past year. and 1t now looks
as If they will be handsomely reward
ed for their labors.
At the Couer de Alene mine on
Academy hill, new compressor Of
six drill capacity is about to be in
stalled to replace the present one,
which has proven too small for the
demands made on 1t. Drifting is in
progress at the 700-foot level both
east and west, under the superinten-
dency Of Gus. E. Bolander. The vein
Is five feet in width at this level and
filled with stringer5 of black jack,
which is indicative Of good gold val
ues. ]. F. Mcbride, Of Chicago, who
Is here in the interest Of the east
ern owners Of the property, reports
that the operations on the mine will
be carried forward at greater speed
than formerly.
Superintendent Mark Harris, of the
Slide mine in Russell, has increased
the working force by an additional
shift. shaft sinking now being done
with both day and night shifts. Two
hundred and ten feet is the present
depth Of the shaft with milling ore
showing, together with an s.inch
streak OF sulphides giving values OF
better than $4,000 per ton. At the
200 level prosecuting is in operation
to reach rich vein In the hanging
wall side, this vein having produced
in the upper workings, ores of n
value of 100000 per cord. Drifting in
the 200 west level has opened up
about n foot Of s25.00 ore. Altogeth-
er the property under the manage
ment Of Superintendent Harris. is
fast forging to the front as one Of
the coming big producers OF the Rus
sell district.