Principal Producing Cripple Creek Mines - 1898:

Name: Chance Mine (Gold Hill)
Owner: Anchoria-Leland Gold Mining Co.
Capital:
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Superintendent:
Manager: C. W. Howbert
Lessees:
Description: 750-foot shaft, large amount of drifts; steam; two 100-horse power tubular boilers; double drum 12x16 cylinder "Allis" hoisting engine; 3-drill Ingersoll compressor; 4x10x4 "Snow," and No. 7 Cameron pump.
Employes: ninety employes
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Notes:

W. L. Jameson, of Denver, has leased the group of claims belonging to the Meteor Leasing Co., consisting of the New Moon, the Chance, and the Little Annie Rooney claims, for a period of four years.

Important development of property of the Moon-Anchor Co., consisting of the New Moon, Little Annie Rooney, Chance and portions of the Anchor and Anchor No. 2 claims on Gold hill, known as the Moon-Anchor mine, will be undertaken on company account about August 1.
For several years the mine has been operated by leasers. The directors will sink the main shaft, now down 960 ft., an additional 200 ft. and possibly deeper, and will put on a hoisting plant to lift ore 2,000 ft.

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.