Gilpin observer., 1920-07-29
HAPPENINGS IN
GILPIN COUNTY
TWENTY YEARS AGO

lHuTSUdy, July 6OIu, 1OOV.)
Peter McFarlane returned from
Denver Sunday evening, where he
had BON in attendance at Parson
Uzzell's church.
DIR. Abe Ashbaugh left Sunday
morning for Denver, accompan-
led by Evan Morgan of this city.
Sunday afternoon he underwent
an operation in that city for ap-
pendicitis, which was successful,
Drs. Parkhill and Ashbaugh be-
ing in attendance.
Michael Flaherty, of this city,
has been appointed manager of
the Cedar mine for the owners.
Henry P. Lowe, who has a lease
and bond on the National mine,
Quartz hill, has commenced work
on the property. The mine work
ings will be under the foreman
ship of Sherman 7. Harris, of
Russell Gulch.
The Boston & Denver Mining
company are making good head
way in placing their line of troll
ley wire poles and getting mat
ters in readiness for their new ell
ectric motor. Meantime their new
80 rapid drop stamp mill is clos
ed down until the arrival of the
electric motor which will be used
in drawing ore cars from the
Cook and other mines.
At the Americus mine, on Bob
tail hill, Manager Sterl Newell is
prosecuting south from the 900
foot level, the cross-cut having
been driven about 100 feet. He is
also upraising from the 500-foot
level. The last smelling ore sold
to. the Denver smelters netted
$134 per ton. The mill dirt from
the 500-foot workings is yielding
two ounces gold per cord.
AT the Rialto mine Michael Har-
rington is driving the 60O-foot
level east and making an upraise
from that level to connect with
the 50O-foot level. The output of
the Rialto will be sent to the new
8O-stamp rapid drop mill of the
Boston & Denver company in
Black Hawk, as soon as it starts
up again. The Ridgewood Gold
Mining company own and operate
the property.
VIM. A. Parrish, the noted Colo
RADIO mining expert, in recent
opinion on a Cripple Greek prop
erty, states his belief that prom
inent ore bodies will not be found
at less depth than 800 to 1000
feet. He is satisfied that good ore
will be shipped from Cripple
Creek for the next fifty years.
Billy Lamont, John Morgan,
Fred Frey and Fred McFarlane
returned from a five days fishing
trip Sunday evening. They visit
ed the Fraser and Grand rivers
in Middle Park, having pretty
good luck, and brought home some
400 fine mountain trout. Billy
had a rare specimen of fish, it
having a curved backbone, a very
large head and slender body. 1t
must have become crippled when
small and grown in that fashion,
and was a very interesting study.
A second meeting of the Club
Politici Tirolese Italiano, of Cen
trail City, was held last Sunday at
knights of Golden Eagle hall, on
Lawrence street. Mr.. Louis Piazzi
acting as chairman and Joseph
Visitini as secretary. A member
ship of 337 was reported, which
number will probably reach 600
by November next. The club is
not committed to any party or fac
ton. The fourth Sunday in each
month has been designated as the
night of holding regular meetings.
Billy Stimson, manager of the
East Boston, last week in resum-
ing work in the 300-foot level east
about IS feet from the shaft, after
extending it four feet, opened up
a vein of mineral near the foot
wall of six inches in width, and in
driving an additional five feet it
opened out into IA inches in width.
Percy Alsdorf assayed two sam
Piles of the ore with the following
result: Gold 1858 ozs., silver $50
ozs., or $77.0S per ton; second as
say, gold 2.89 ozs. silver $40 ozs.
per ton, the value of the ore being
about 500 per ton.
At an adjourned meeting of the
city council held last Thursda.