Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21
AMONG THE MINES
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BARNES MINE MAKING
HEAVY SHIPMENTS

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The Celveland and Central City
Mining CO., operating the Barnes
mine, last week sent out their first
large shipment of ore since the tram.
way tracks have been shoveled out
to the mine. The shipment consist.
ed ,of six cars of concentrating ore
and two cars of smelling ore. The
melting ore went to the Chamber.
lain sampler and the concentrating e
ore to the Iron City concentrator at
Black Hawk. The crude concentrat.
ing ore was worth eight dollars per
ton and the smelling ore was worth
$23 per ton. From now on the man
agement expects to ship 100 tons per
week. All the work at present is be-
ing done on the 500 foot level. The
company has recently driven the 600
foot level 200 feet into a continuous
, ore shoot that varies in width from
four to nine feet of pay ore. A few
days ago there was cut in this level
a cross vein coming in from the
north and whenever this lode has
been cut in the upper workings, the
ore showed a wonderful increase in
gold values. AS soon as the present
excessive flow of water let's up, the
shaft from the 600 to the 700 will be
placed in good condition for working
and opening up the 700 drifts, where
immense ore bodies are known to ex'
ist. 1t is also the intention of the
management TO install at an early
date an upto-date compressor plant
to drive machine drills, and expediate
the work on the 600 and 7OO-foot lev
els and also open up the territory
lying east of the shaft, which is vir-
gin ground and is known to contain
large functions of ore bodies. The
shaft has been sunk to a depth of
80 feet and large ore streak shows
in the bottom Of the shaft, compos-
ed of Smelling and concentrating ore
As soon as tie new compressor plan;
can be installed an aggressive
campaign will be inaugurated to de.
velop the whole of the mines hold
ings
The company purchased this prop
erty year ago when it was classed
as one of our idle and abandoned
properties, and by careful manage
ment and systematic work, has
brought it to the standard where il
will soon be classed as one of the
great shippers of the county. The
mine has connections with the Gil
pin county tramway, where all smelt
ing ore can be shipped direct to the
smelters at Denver, and all concen
trating ores shipped direct to the
concentrator at Black Hawk. Thi:
, is one of the few properties thai
have been working steadily all win
ter Notwithstanding the unprecedent
ed deep snow that came early in De
cember and closed many of the mine
for months. They have spent the
winter in development work withou
any attempt at making a record a
shipping on account of the tramwa,
blockade. but from now on their ship
ments will be continuous.
The mine has everything arranged
for convenience and is worked in al
economical and conservative name
under the superintendency of J. C
Jensen, who attends to the mining
and mechanical part and DR.. a. H
Millman. of Cleveland. Ohio, one o
the owners. who is secretary ant
treasurer of the company, and boil
these gentlemen devote their entir'
time to the affairs of the company
This is another instance where sup
posed worked out mine has agair
been made one of our great produc
ers, and there are many more idl'
mines that. II worked with judgment
would again yield as of yore.