Gilpin observer., 1912-02-08

Colorado.
Sinking has been commenced on
the Jerry Johnson, Cripple Creek, with
two shifts.
The German mine, on German hill,
in Gilpin county, which has been idle
for long time, is to be reopened.
The first ore shipment from the
Dante mine, on Bull hill, Cripple
Crek. by the present lessee, has been
made.
A car Of ore was shipped from the
Zenobia claim on Bull hill, Cripple
Creek, recently, for which $50 per ton
was received.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS mill, just
esat of Victor, is again in operation
after a shutdown of three weeks for
lack of water.
Fourteen tons of ore were shipped
from the Lexington mine at Idaho
Springs recently, from which the re-
turns were good.
The Comet shaft of the Isabella
property at Cripple Creek is again in
operation. Rich ore has recently been
mined close to the surface.
The Portland company at Cripple
Creek expects to be mining ore from
the 1,5OO-foot level of shaft No. 2
within month. The water has gone
out O. sight.
The Gallatin tunnel, on Gold hill, in
Gunnison county, is in about 1,75O
feet. The tunnel is nearing the main
vein and several small veins have al.
ready been cut.
/ In January there were shipped from
Cripple Creek $4,000 tons of good ore.
The mills are all working to capacity
and all plants except one will be in
the list for January with good ton
mage.
A big body of copper-silver ore has
been opened in the Ironsides mine on
American mountain, in Gunnison
county, and this at depth of thirty
feet from the grass. Prospects are
bright for this mine.
At the Tin Cup, in the northeastern
part of Gunnison county, considerable
development work has been done. The
zone of big ore bodies is gradually
being approached and big strikes are
expected at almost any time.
A new and modern mill is to be
constructed on West Clear creek, in
the Georgetown district, to treat the
ore from the Puliska mine on Leaven,
worth mountain. Work will probably
be under way within thirty days.
H. E. Machol is shipping a carload
daily from the slopes of the Seaton
mine. at Idaho Springs, to the Com
bination mill. The tests thus far have
shown good profits and there is vast
amount of material in the slopes.
Good lead ore is being mined from
the Hayseed claim in the Quartz Val
ley district. The crevice is four feet
, wide and besides lead, there is alsc
, copper and considerable zinc, but the
largest values are in gold, silver and
, lead.
Work in the shaft of the BarstoW
at Ouray has ceased and the mill leve
is being driven to connect with the
bottom of the shaft. Ten feet of ore
i for a distance of 160 feet is shown
and the values will run from goot
mill grade up to 500 per ton.
The production of tungsten in Boul
der county in 1911 amounted to 74
tons. valued at about 100000. thi
being a decline of almost one-hal
: from the production of 1910. Thi
county furnished two-thirds of the ma
. tion's supply, that of the entire Unit
l ed States being l.125 tons.
q As work progresses in the Cam
Bird mine at Ouray, it is proven tha
Q the vein is as large as early develop
ments indicated The vein was dis
s covered in an eastern extension of tn
mine and in quarter where littl
had been expected. The vein has bee
i followed 100 feet and is found in tw
Of the levels and it is predicted tina
: The life of the mine will be prolonge
Indefinitely.
:, One of the best paying leases
a Gilpin county is that operated b
. steve Laner and Company on the c.
! lumbia tunnel and lode, on the cas-
ern slope of Quartz hill. Last mont
!, sixteen tons were shipped and froi
\ this was received s4S in gold, 1O.3
;. ounces silver and four per cent. col
=. per. One hundred tons returned 81
a gold and five ounces silver, and thi
r ty tons yielded $40 gold and 81
n ounces silver