Gilpin observer., 1916-02-24
LAKE DISTRICT TEEM|NG WITH
ACTIVITY MANY MEN

90O-foot level some pillars of very
good ore are being taken out. The
Pittsbmrg is ma@aged by VIM. Anger,
who has proven himself one OF the
best and most efficient mine man.
ayers in the district He gives what
is demanded-but not always receiv.
ed by companies-results.
viviAN-NoTAWAY MINE
This property gives every indica.
ton of becoming very heavy pro-
| ducerS in the near future. VIM. Nit.
chell the owner and manager, has
about completed the installation of
4-drill compressor. He will run
the drills on a back stope in the
5OO-foot level where there is a good
sized streak of ore that runs from
2 to 2h ozs. The Vivian-Notaway is
near the Sub Treasury and the Pitts
burg and with the development the
air drills will permit should soon be
placed in condition to produce a
heavy tonnage
PiTTSBURG EXTENSION
Development prize pally is the
work being done at the Pittsburg
Extension. A drift is being run east
at the, 800 and an upraise is being
carried from the 300 to the 150-foot
level. This mine has produced ore
of equal richness of the neighboring
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the development now under way will
open some coed bodies. The mine
is splendidly equipped with a 12x12
NOrwalk compressor that will furnish
air for four drills nicely. The hoist
is also electric and is OF Is h. p. The
shaft has an automatic dumping ar
rarlgement, which saves great deal
of time. Another shift will be put
on the .Pittsburg Ex' tension this week
to hasten development
MEEkER SUCCESS ...
An air line has been run from the
Hampton to the Meeker Success and
this property ccntemplates doing con.
siderable work. The same pipe line
Will Furnish air to the Star of the
West This mdne las. some great
bodies of ore and shipments have
been commenced. Additional men
will be put on the Star of the West
as soon as the ore house is com.
pleted and other Improvements made
on top.
HAMPTON MINE
The c. II. w. Mining company. op.
Grating the Hampton, is remodeling
and en'arging the ore house to take
care of the increasing output. The
location Of the ore honse and self
dumping contrivence that is in use.
make 1t possible to hoist big guam
tity of ore and get it out of the
way with very little cost. Sinking
is in progress on the Hampton, which
will give the shaft an additional
depth of 800 fest. Shipments are
being made daily from drifts and
stores. Three drills are being run
in the mine and Tuesday three shifts
Of enginemen and muckers were put
on. The Hampton is equipped with
an upto-date electric hoist and com
pressor of large erough capacity to
permit Of development for an in
definite period. The Hampton has
been one of the biggest producers
in the Lake DIS rict. The ore bod
les are extensive and the values
very good. Ore of the largest sim
gle specimens ever token out of a
mine was sent from the Hampton to
the st. Louis exposition, being over
two feet square and OF solid smelt-
ing variety.
According to Superintendent Lar
son, of the Hamrtcn a car Of smelt-
ing ore was settled for at the rate OF
1919 per ton net, car of first class
concentrates returning 1914 per ton
net, and a car of second class con-
centrates $50 per ton net. There
three cars gave a net profit of
$4,000. Their last car of smelling
ore gave a net profit of $207
per ton. In the drift that is be-
Ing driven by m chine drills. tie
ore streak Is 8 f-et wide, and this
body OF ore If now showing for
distance of 60 feet in length with no
signs OF exhaustion.