COUNTY RECORDS
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From matters of record at the office of the county recorder:
John E. Smith et al to the Lexington Gold Mining Co., mining deed—Dated Nov. 29, '95; consideration 1,500,000 shares capital stock, the Clara D., Jeff Davis and Jeff Davis No. 2 lodes, Cripple Creek mining district.

The Lexington People Pushing Things.
The Lexington Gold Mining company is pushing work on its various properties in the camp. The Jeff Davis and Jeff Davis No. 2, are being vigorously worked under lease by Michael Gilmore and others. The Clara D., on Gold hill is being worked by two sets of lessees and a strong vein has been opened. The company has secured a two years lease on the Robert E. Lee and have just let a contract from cross-cutting the lode the entire width of the claim from west to east. In a day or two the Lexington company will start a drift in the Chance which they have now under lease from the Anchoria-Leland company. The drift will be run from the 200-foot level to the south side line of the Chance. Altogether the company now has twenty-five men employed. No stock is being offered on the market at present.

Located at Colorado Springs:

Name: Lexington Gold Mining Co.
Capital: $1,500,000; par value, $1
President: John E. Smith
Vice-President:
Secretary: N. H. Partridge
Treasurer:
Superintendent:
Office: First National Bank block.
Notes: patented claim, Clara D. (five acres), on Gold hill, and process claims, Evelyne, Cotton Tail, Nellie V., Jeff Davis 1 and 2 (fifteen acres), operated by lessees.

Principal Producing Cripple Creek Mines - 1898:

Name:
Owner: Lexington Gold Mining Co.
Capital: $1,500,000
President: John E. Smith
Vice-President:
Secretary: N. H. Partridge
Treasurer:
Superintendent:
Manager:
Lessees:
Description:
Employes:
Contact:
Notes: mines operated by lessees.

REFUSED $10,000 OFFER.
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The big vein opened by the graders of the Colorado Springs short line, on the Jeff Davis claim of the Lexington, on Gold hill, is a bigger thing than was first expected.
The vein is an entirely new one and of its existence nothing was ever known before, although it came almost to surface and within a distance of eight or ten feet there is a shaft, but it happens to be just far enough away to miss the vein completely. In one part of the vein a great deal of free gold was found yesterday.
Yesterday the lessees of the property were made an offer of $10,000 for the lease and it was refused, for they think they have something that justifies holding and sinking on. It is without question one of the greatest low grade propositions in the camp from present indications.

Colorado Springs, Col., Dec. 7.—Operations are shortly to be started again on the Jeff Davis claim, which is located on the east slope of BullGold Hill and belongs to the Lexington property. Operators have opened up a number of small stringers of ore, but up to the present time have never prospected them in the direction they trend, so it is the intention of the new operators to push work in that direction, and it is believed that big ore will be opened up.

Nearly $15,000 worth of ore in a small pocket was taken out of this property near the surface, the ore having been opened when the Short Line Railroad was cutting its way through the Lexington territory.

Colorado Springs, Colo., March 18th, 1905.—From the Jeff Davis a carload was shipped that will average $25 to the ton. This ore is from the recent strike made there in two lower levels, while there is showing from four and one-half to seven feet of ore that is being shipped out without sorting.

The only ore ever revealed by all the railroad grading in the district was that on the Jeff Davis claim of the Lexington company that is crossed by the Short Line. The grading exposed a vein 70 feet long and a considerable amount of rich ore was mined.
Lately the mine has come into prominence again by the opening of an ore shoot from four to seven feet wide that averages $25 to the ton in gold without sorting. Had it not been for the Short Line building in the district this mine would no doubt today be undeveloped.

Lexington.—Operations have been suspended on the Jeff Davis claim of this company, owing to the inability of the lessees to find permanent veins.

The Collinois Leasing company has resumed operations on the Jeff Davis claim of the Lexington and the cross-cut started at the 220-foot level will be carried east until ore is encountered.

The Collinois Leasing Co. has resumed operations on the Jeff Davis claim of the Lexington Gold Mining Co., and the cross-cut started at the 220-ft. level is to be carried east until the Jones vein is reached.
The Company is composed of Cripple Creek men and is backed by Chicago capitalists.

The Cripple Creek Leasing Co. has ordered machinery for the Jeff Davis mine and has commenced work underground, developing and exploiting the unopened portion of the property.

The El Paso Extension Mines Corporation has added to its holdings on Gold hill by acquiring control of the Lexington Gold Mining Co., owning the Clara D., Nellie V., Cotton Tail, and Jeff Davis No. 1 and 2, a total of 12.58 acres on Gold hill.
The Clara D. has produced a large tonnage of milling ore, but has been inactive for some years.

The El Paso Extension Gold Mining Co., having acquired control of the Lexington Gold Mining Co., plans an electric hoist for the Jeff Davis if lessees are secured for that property.

JEFF DAVIS GROUP AT CRIPPLE CREEK IS NEW OPERATION
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Cripple Creek, Colo.—The Jeff Davis mine, one of the older properties in this rich gold district, is being opened by Miller Hasselbalch & Co. of Omaha, Neb. Clarence Peterson, local representative of the company, announced last week that surface work had been practically completed. A new gallows frame and hoist house have been constructed and a gasoline hoist installed. The company has put in a portable diesel compressor. There is still work to be done on the shaft before underground operations can start.
Peterson prospected the underground workings several months ago and reported favorable to the company, which then made plans to begin operations. There are several good prospects and mining will start on them within the next few days.
The Jeff Davis comprises two claims and is located on Gold Hill. It has been over 30 years since it was worked, but at that time it had a good reputation as a steady producer of medium grade ore.
G. E. Rinck of Omaha is secretary of the company and is making his home in Manitou Springs.