Gilpin observer., 1912-05-02
SILVER CREEK MINES

SlNlIy CAL De oecH every WHcie oAA
Silver creek The Golden Rod people
have at last "holed through" into
their shaft from the tunnel level.
This gives them shaft depth OF
three hundred and ten feet. Where
the crosscut intersects the vein is
in eight hundred feet. Before the
company had to discontinue work on
account of water, they were taking
out ore worth from three to four
hundred dollars per ton. Manager Bat
tia received telegraphic orders to
take out hundred-pound sample Of
ore and send it to the president of
the company at Elgin, Ills. Also to
hurry work in getting things ready
for the inspection Of the stockholders
who are expected out at once. Then
arrangements will be made for COM
mencing work on their reduction
works All machinery will be run by
electricity.
Kretz G. Mcleod are pressing work
on their crosscut and are in one
hundred and sixteen feet They are
within ten or fifteen feet of the first
vein, the main or Cow Boy vein is
still ahead between forty and fifty
feet. They feel highly elated with
their prospects. as known values
lay not very far ahead.
The Sherman & Macon Mining Co..
have set of contractors working
on hundred foot contract. When
this is completed, work will be re-
sumed on the many veins 'cut in driv-
ing their tunnel in to their end line.
or fifteen hundred feet.
Local parties were out looking over
the Dixie Queen property with a no.
tion of bonding the same. Besides
numerous shallow workings. tun-
mel has been driven on the vein a
distance Of two hundred and forty
feet The vein matter shows mineral
the entire distance. Assays show
values of from fifteen to thirty-two
dollars per ton.
The Michigan syndicate that are
leasing in the Golden Crescent tun-
mel are making fine headway.A- large
plant of machinery has been selected
and will be installed as soon as the
weather conditions will permit. Her
bert NJ Gilbert is manager and is
on the ground giving the work his
personal supervision A large amount
Of timber has been secured and lum-
Der is being Lauled for the erection
of a power house and shop; also a
boarding house to he built near the
works. Recently a representative OF
the Armour Packing company was
here inspecting the Annie Laurie
tunnel, Just west of the Golden Cres-
cent tunnel, with an object of invest
ing. These workings include over a
thousand feet OF drifts and crosscuts.
The works will be retracked with
heavier rails and power drills used.
Power will be gotten from the Mich
igan people mentioned above. A mill
will be erected on Silver creek about
midway between the two tunnels and
will be used by both parties. Thous-
ands of tons of medium grade ore is
blocked out in the Annie Laurie tun-
mel awaiting the erection of a mill
near by.
George B. Wilkinson, owner Of the
Climax group of claims, has been Of
fered a good price for half inter
est in his property. Besides a none
tary consideration, the parties agree
to drive thousand feet on the Eve
lyn vein. This tunnel will commence
at n point on the wagon road Of
about three hundred yards below the
Sherman tunnel and running In a
north easterly direction. This will
cut under the Lady Helen shaft and
by a raise of hundred feet, will un-
water the same. When work was dis
continued in the shaft. the owner
was drifting on three feet OF ore
worth sixty dollars a ton.
We are informed that contract
for two hundred feet has been let
on the Marengo property. Twenty
five feet OF crosscut and a hundred
and seventy five Of drifting. This
property has good showings in all
surface workings. All visitors and
parties making inquiries about this
part of Gilpin county appear to be
men Of means and are willing to un-
dertake lot OF development work
on any property they ask about.
Quite contrast to heretofore, as
they were OF the Single-Blanket"Cap-
italist make up, that burdened them
selves on the poor prospector. 1t