The Whisper shaft continues to produce a considerable tonnage of low grade ore.

Five cars are being loaded at Eclipse with ore from the Associated Gold Mining company's lease on the Lovett shaft of the Gold Sovereign. In addition to the ore now in the cars, Manager Fox has about 50 tons broken down in the mine and a like amount in the ore bins.
The estimated value of the ore which will be shipped to Pueblo for treatment is about two ounces to the ton.

The Epperson sub-lease on the Gold Sovereign has been disposed of. The purchasers, J. A. Thatcher and associates of Pueblo, are sinking the deep shaft conjointly with the Associated company.
The returns have been received from the initial shipment marketed from the Rawson sub-lease. The lot comprised ten tons and ran $25 to the ton.

The Gold Sovereign people have a little luck again. This time it is found in the Myers block of ground at 220 feet from surface, where 12 inches of rock is being broken that will run around 12 ounces.

ORE IN GOLD SOVEREIGN
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Whisper Shaft is in 25 Ounce Stuff.
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THE OFFICERS ARE ELATED
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EVERY INDICATION THAT A GREATER BODY OF MINERAL IS YET TO BE DISCOVERED.
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At a depth of 280 feet in the Whisper shaft of the Gold Sovereign, another big find has been made. Drifting in a north-westerly direction from the shaft a four-foot vein was encountered yesterday morning. In the vein is a streak 18 inches in width that assays from 25 to 28 ounces to the ton.

Recent work in the Logan has proven that the Sovereign has rich ore down to a depth of 1,000 feet. In an upper level the Logan drifted up to the line of the Sovereign on rich ore, and in the 1,000-foot level they are within 200 feet of the Sovereign line and in good ore.
The officers of the Sovereign believe that the ore chute will carry big values all the way down, and do not hesitate to bank their hopes on it that it will yet turn out to be one of the great mines of the camp.

THREE AND A HALF OUNCE ORE.
The Associated Gold Mines company lease on the Gold Sovereign during the past week has marketed a hundred tons of three and a half ounces.

Cripple Creek.—(Special.)—The Cripple Creek Gold Temple Mining Company, consisting principally of New York capitalists, is making some heavy shipments of ore from its properties on Bull hill, in the Cripple Creek mining district.
This company is quite an addition to Cripple Creek and seems likely to be one of the dividend payers within a short time. It owns also some good mining property in the Gunnison

Gold Sovereign Mining and Tunnel Company.—At the annual meeting the following directors were elected: A, E. Carlton, E. C. Newcomb, G. F. Fry, W. A. Delaney, W. F. Rock, C. N. Miller and A. Rapp. The treasurer's report shows the company in fair condition, having nearly $14,000 in cash on hand, against $11,000 a year ago. During the year 758 tons of ore were shipped, on which the net smelter returns were $15,479, the royalties on this being $3,826. The general manager's report shows that the main shaft was sunk 100 ft. during the year, making it about 550 ft. deep.
All of the company's property is worked under lease at a royalty of 25 per cent flat.

Good Ore in the Gold Sovereign.
Three shifts of men are being employed sinking the shaft of the Gold Sovereign mine on Bull hill. The shaft is being sunk from the 800-ft. level to a depth of 900 ft., 30 ft. having already been done.
Some of the best ore of the Sovereign has been obtained on the lower levels and when the shaft reaches a depth of 900 ft. it is proposed to do extensive cross-cutting of the property. An electric hoist installed on the 800-ft. level is being used in the sinking.
The output of the Gold Sovereign is about 30 tons per day, most of which is produced by lessees.

Details of September ore production from the Gold Sovereign on Bull hill, is approximately 350 to 400 tons of $10 to $30 ore.

The Gold Sovereign property has resume operations since the first of the year.

The Edna Forest M. & M. Co. is operating four machines in the cross-cut into Dante ground from the 12th level of the Gold Sovereign mine, and in developing veins exposed in the Dante shaft fourth and sixth levels.
Offices have been established at Cripple Creek with Thomas W. Meers, secretary-treasurer, in charge.