The water in the shaft of the Solitaire, at Arequa, has led to the opening of a new shaft.

Cripple Creek—H. H. Barbee of Colorado Springs, president and general manager of the Bonnie Nell group comprising 12 acres in the northeast slope of Raven hill has retimbered the shaft on the north end and is now installing an electric hoist.
The machinery at the main shaft is being overhauled and operations are proceeding on an extensive scale.

Cripple Creek—The Bonnie Nell Merger Gold Mining Co., operating on Raven hill, will put new machinery over its shaft.

Denver—Work has been resumed on the Bonnie Nell group on Raven hill near Elkton after an idleness of five years. The controlling interest in the Bonnie Nell Gold Mining Co. recently passed to H. H. Barbee, vice president of the company.

The officers of the Bonnie Nell Merger Gold Mining Co. have decided to resume operations on the holdings of the property, which comprise 26 acres on Raven hill.
A contract has been given to Dave Roberts for cleaning up the workings and re-timbering the upper portion of the shaft. A complete electric hoisting and compressing plant will be installed and active operations started at once.

Work is to be resumed on the property of the Bonnie Nell Merger Co., on Raven hill. The workings are being cleaned out and preparations made for the installation of a complete electric hoisting and compressing plant.

Bonnie Nell—The stockholders have ratified the sale of this company's property to George Sturgis for the sum of $40,000. This will entirely cover the indebtedness of the company which was incurred in the purchase of the Comstock and Solitaire claims.
The new company will be known as the Bonnie Nell Merger Gold Mining Company.

STARTS WORK ON SOLITAIRE.
Allen Siddell, who recently secured a lease on the Solitaire claim and that portion of the Comstock lying to the north of this claim, has started work trenching and has already accomplished considerable.
On September 1 work of sinking the shaft will begin in earnest. The old original location shaft which is down 60 feet will be utilized and will be put down to a depth of 500 feet.
Mr. Siddell was the locator of the Solitaire and owned it up to the time when he sold it to the Solitaire company, reserving the right to take the first lease on the property, should the company wish to lease it. The lease is for a period of two years from September 1 at 20 per cent royalties.
It is said that Mr. Siddell expects to spend at least $5,000 which in addition to the ore which will probably be found will pay for the sinking of the shaft to the anticipated depth.