Gilpin observer., 1918-04-11
LOOKING BACKWARD
From the Files Of the Observer for
the Week Ending April 8, 1893.
(Twenty-Five\Years Ago.
Mining
Silver so 5-s; lead 3.95.

The Ridge, in the Enterprise dis
/; trict, had been opened up by three
shafts from 10 to 30 feet deep and
two tunnels. They were being driv-
en- ahead on a streak Of mineral from
to inches wide that runs about
$40O a ton, principally in silver. Ore
had been found here in small guam
titles that ran as high as 1900 ozs.
silver to the ton.
Developments in the 330-foot lev
els of the Sleepy Hollow had opened
up pay streak from 2 to 3 feet in
width that ran ozs. gold to the
worth $3.50 ton. 81
The Non-Such on Dallss mountain,
west of the Cyclops and Fannie tun-
mel was being worked by McFadden
& Co. under lease, and the pay streak
averaged from to inches of galena
and gray copper which tests showed
to be worth over 500 ton
The Milton. below the Mascot, was
being worked by the owners and was
showing up fairly well. Drifting and
stopping was being carried on in the
1SO-foot east level, where. the ore
shoot averaged from foot to 1S in
ches in width of galena. The last
shipments gave a return of $3.50 for
the first-class and $S5 for the second.
but ore had been taken out that ran
as high as 5000 a ton, though the
streak was small
The Lake tunnel on Belleview
mountain, in $50 feet, had passed
through good-sized body of pay ore
containing peacock copper that the
smelter returns showed to be worth
from $40 to $3.50 ton.
The Spur Daisy was a wonder. The
ore on the east side of the shaft was
milling from to 20 ozs. gold to the
cord. The pay streak had been from
1 to 2 feet wide for some time and
the lead ore found principally near
the surface had run from $40 to $50
to the ton. This streak was from
6 to 10 inches wide.
Jos. Stahl & Co., working lode
in the Quartz Valley district a quar-
ter of a mile east of the Gundy- lode
ran tunnel on the vein 200 feet
and passed thru a good quantity of
mill dirt and iron. The pay streak
averaged 2 feet, about 6 inches be-:
ing Smeltipu ora The Iast run ooyo
a value of 4 ozs. gold for mill dirt
and $75 ton for the iron.
A. H. Whitford & Co., working the
Demscrat. had driven a drift 80 feet
at a depth of so feet. west of the dis
covery shaft and opened up a streak
of galena and lead. test run of
which showed values OF S65 to the
ton
The Gold Cup group, north of the
Spur Daisy was showing up we'll as
development progressed Some good
looking ore was being taken out of
the east workings of the keystone.
The ore tested by parties figuring
on taking a lease, showed consider
able coarse gold in the pan. The
veins are all strong. well defined,
true fissures, and no doubt with
depth will prove to be very valuable.
Ed. Williams was working the Car
rol on Spur Daisy hill, 1000 feet east
of the Doodle. The ore was of the
same general character as the Spur
Daisy. The mill dirt was averaging
4 ozs. gold to the cord and the smelt-
ing iron from $50 to $S5 to the ton.
Peter Dalsasso and associates had
opened up. good looking streak of
lead ore in 50-foot shaft sunk by
them on the west end of the Gundy
lode in Quartz Valley mining district.
The GRE was from / to 9 feet in
width and ran $35 a ton in lead and
silver.
Small shipments from the Hot Pot
being made regularly for months
were running from $50 to Sl20 a ton.
The Coaley mine in Enterprise dis
trict was producing wonderful ore. 1t
was being worked by an eastern com
pany under the management of DR..
Stanton, the owner. The pay streak
averaged from 6 to 10 inches wide.
composed of gray copper and galena
that ran from 5000 to 5000 ton by
the carload. The shipments the last
two months had averaged three cars
OF 10 tons each, the first class bring.
ing $40O ton and the second $3.50
when carefully sorted.
T. l.. James and VIM. Dennis. leas.
Ing In the Leavenworth and working
in the slopes between the 100. 200
and 3oo-foot levels. had opened up a
good sized pay streak of mill dirt and
smelling ore. The mill dirt ayera ged