Gilpin observer., 1918-04-25
LOOKING BACKWARD.
From the Files Of the Observer for
the Week Ending April 22, 1898.
~ (Twenty-Five Years Aso.)

Silver 80; lead 4.O5. asa
The Surprise tunnel, driven by
Wettstein & Co., in Miners gulch,
had attained distance of 1880 feet.
1t was being driven in vermillion
mining district, where gold-bearing
veins are plentiful. Two veins that
had been cut and were developed, pro-
duced ore going 6 ozs. under the
stamps, the concentrates running
$18 in silver, S. in copper, S. in
kold, netting the owners $3.50 ton.
A party Of prospectors who recent
ly returned from Ralston creek in
Jefferson county, report great activ-
ity in that district. Some SO new
claims have been staked of late, all
of which show from 1 to fest of
pay material, which is mostly copper
and silver. The veins appear to be
strong and well defined, and the out
groupings show some fine looking
gray copper, some specimens show
ing native silver. Some shipments
of ore made recently gave return
of 1927 a ton. The ore was taken
out near the surface from the dis
covery shaft. Rich assays are also
reported from all the discoveries be-
ing made. Prospectors are coming
into the camp at lively rate, and
are stretching out in westerly dir
ection and tracing up the float rock
for miles. The same sort of ore as
is being taken out here has also
been found in Gill in county, in Pine
mining district, and shows equally as
high per cent of copper. 1t is sup
posed by prosecutors that there is
regular belt of veins running thru
the two counties, containing rich cop
per ore, and they may yet become a
source of great wealth to those who
have been lucky enough to be pos
sessed of claims in this district. The
same geological formation is known
to exist in Gilpin county and Jeffer-
son county, and has been traced up
for miles in a westerly direction.
Lessees on the Peru had pay
streak a foot wide of mill dirt and
iron. A test run made at the Meade
mill gave 11s ozs. gold to the cord on
the plates, the tailings running ton
to the cord and worth $16 to the ton.
Lessees drifting and stopping in the
500 of the Alps had ore bodies aver
aging from 11a to 2 feet in width.
the mill dirt showing a value of
from to 6 ozs. gold to the cord,
the smelling product selling for from
$40 to $75 ton. q
Sullivan & Co., had taken a lease
on the Mitchell and were engaged in
drifting in the west levels at depth
of 25O feet and stopping in the east
levels. The pay streak was composed
of IS inches of n i'll dirt mixed with
some yellow copper iron that run
from to 6 ozs. gold to the cord,
the concentrates running about ton
to the cord and worth from $40 to
SIS. -r. lYgl MI
Eastern parties were working the
Montgomery under lease. The lev
els showed bodies of mill dirt from
" to feet wide running from to
5 ozs. gold to the cord and the iron
from $50 to $3.50 to the ton.
Lessees were drifting and stoping
in the 200 levels of the Ncrth mine
on feet of mill dirt that was aver
aging from to ozs. to the cord
and the tailings running from s12 to
$lo to the ton, averaging into 1.
The main tunnel on the Mabel, in
300 feet. had bodies of mill dirt from
1la to 21a feet wide, running from 8
to . ozs. gold to the cord. Smelling
ore being encountered in the breast.
from Q to 10 inches. was bringing
from $40 to 800 q ton. T..
Lessees On the Egyptian were
working at depth of 800 feet, west
of the main shaft, and had opened
up fair sized pay streak of mill dirt
and smelling iron, the latter show.
ing a good deal of bright yellow cop
per iron. Mil returns show q value
OF from to 6 ozs. gold to the cord.
the tailings making about 25OO
pounds, worth frcm SIS to SIS a ton.
The smelling product was selling for
from $40 to sS5 ton. Shipments
were averaging 10 cords a month.
ice Hafer & Co.. working the Ri
alto Extension, had commenced drift.
ing west at depth of so feet and
opened up body of mill dirt feet
wide together with streak of iron
from to 10 inches wide.
Mill returns from the Justice were
showing value of from 3 to 5 ozs.
gold to the cord and the smelling