Gilpin observer., 1912-05-09

Dave Officer, who is driving the
adit tunnel on the Buffalo group Of
eight claims, has a fine showing of
ore with values OF from ten to
twenty dollars per ton in gold. The
workings are all in quartz, which pan
well in gold. There is plenty of wat
er available for a MILL The tunnel
when completed, will give 400 feet
of Stopping ground to reach the sur
face.
In middle Moon gulch preparations
+, are being made by C. w. Wedoo to
operate his Fox placer by ground
slucing. The gravel is rich in the
yellow metal.
| The Golden Flint mine in Gamble
gulch is producing a large tonnage
Of mill ore. The 25-stamp mill will
be placed in operation next Monday
Supt Charles Mccoy has a force of
eight men on machines breaking ore
which will keep the mill running to
its full capacity. The ore is of bet
ter grade than formerly, and the out
look never was better for prosper
Gus season.
The Grand Union Mining company
has force of nine men working two
shifts in it's property on Boulder
creek. The tunnel is in 700 feet with
"a large amount of ore blocked out
ready for the mill, which Manager
Elpass is planning to erect at once.
Simpson & Monnen, of Idaho
Springs, are pushing work on the
Jumbo group in Jenny Lind gulch.
They have but two hundred feet to
run to get under the immense body
of ore in the Independence vein.
which in a 56-foot shaft, shows a
body of payable ore 32 feetNin width.
This was proven by driving cross
cut at the bottom of the shaft from
wall to wall. Three of the claims are
patented, the jackson, Jumbo and In
dependence: also a mill site where
1t is proposed to erect a mill to treat
the ores. The tunnel is now in 1900
feet and n force OF miners are kept
busy driving it ahead. The proper
i ty is owned by the Jumbo Gold Min
ing company.
! Mr.. Hurd is driving his tunnel in
Jenny Lind gulch. and has fine
showing of good ore.
The Perigo is being placed in
shape for extensive operations. A
force of ten men are engaged in tim
bering and cleaning up the old work
ings so that new ground may be
opened up.
John S. Ferrabaugh Is meeting with
great success in his operations at
, Pine Cliff, which is five miles below
Rollinsville in this county. In his tun-
mel he has large body OF tungsten
ore of high grade. Present devel-
opment will warrant the shipment OF
one car per month Of 60 tons.
Ed. Stevenson has a force of men
Ia work on his placer on the Little
Eeaver. taking advantage CT the high
water A bedrock flume is used
which is doomed at intervals. Mr..
Stevenson looks forward 20 big
cleanup for the seasons work as
his placer is considered one of the
richest in the district.
At the Champion mine In the
Phoenix district, Manager Moore is
fast getting the mine in shape for
steady production. He Is having the
compressor and other machinery
overhauled. This property has rec
ord for large bodies OF high grade
ore. being one OF the old time pro
ducers, that made this district fam
Gus in the early days.
: Eighteen men are employed on the
, Star mine, working in three shifts
, z. J.. Doyle is manager and Is meet
I ing with flattering success In his op
! erations. The rapid drop ten stamT
mill is handling so tons Of crude ore
daily. The mill is to be enlarged tt
caro- for greater tonnage. <rhc ore
is Of good value. amalgama.ing wei
, and piling up n large tonnage o
I. high grade concentrates that hav;
, been delayed in shipment on accoun
l of blocked roads. due to the lat'
l heavy SHOWS. The ore is mined Will
the aid OF machine drills. The Stopei