New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-15
MIND cAIi.--12 O'CLOCK N.
FOURTH CALI O'CLOCK p. VI.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrsUNE.I

| IFApvuLr Col Nov 13.-An examination last
night showed that the huge blast fired st l o'clock
YESTERDAY IN the Little Chief mine had thrown down
| an immense amount of ground but had not com
| ple. ed the work. Another blast OF 600 pounds of
giant powder was fired this morning at 10 o'clock,
and a third Is now being prepared. Ii is thought
that this rs all necessary completely To shut off the
| north workings of the Little Chief from the
Chrvsolite and CarbOnlferOus. The south end Is IN
no danger unless fire gets fully into the New DIS
coyery. Ii thar occurs Manager Herrick proposes
to keep air in the by the of the blower and
blast down the line connecting. Ii this falls he will
close the connecting drift between No. and No. l
shafts. and secure the northern portion Of the
nine TINS. if successful, VIII guarantees the main
portion of ChrySOlIte. Annie is now perfectly secure
and no gas escaping into II.
VIRGINIA CITY. New, Nov. 13.--The accident at
the Yellow Jacket mine Thursday caused the break
ing of NO balance wheels weighing siXtyh tons
Water is flooding the lower Levels OF Crown Point
and Becher and will prevent work there TIL repairs
are made ut the Yellow jacket, which will take a
mouth. 49,
TUCSON Arizona, Nov. 13.-The thIrty-ton smelt-
er OF ,he Holland nine, Patagonia district. J. X,
Luttrell superintendent started up on Thursday.
and is working very satisfactorily. The company
have just purchased two iron mires in the vicinity
for Che purpose of obtaining tluX. The Alta Mining
Company, same district will soon begin the
OF u mill Negotiations are pending Tor the erection
OF two siXtyton smeters at Luttrell City, TOR work
ing the ores of the Pool mines, recently purchased
by Ncw-fOrk and Virginia parties for hall million
dollars.
VIRGINIA, New. Nov. 13.-The Yellow Jacket
Company has let contract Tor two new balance
taking water from Imperial, and Imperial will com
meace pumping III twtnty-fOur hours. The water
is above the S2Sieyel, but We expect to lower
it TO relieve Crown Point and Becher and en-
able Yellow Jacket TO continue work on the =, S2S-
level.
California raised during the past week 1.i57 tons
OF ore, asSavIng T13 30 per tOn ConsO. ldated NIr
gna, 1877 tons. as saying S17 60; hale and Nor
cross, 10 tons, assaylngSfO 10.
Bullion valued at $967ls SO was received IN tn
city from The mines on Saturday, making total for
the week OF S3923f6 10
The aggregate number OF shares sold during the
past week at both Mining Exchanges in this city
reported at loO5.
The Green Mountain Mining Company has de-
claIed lis seventeenth monthly dividend Of 3 cents
per share on the capital stock, payable November
%. Transfer books close on the lSth and reopen
Oh the 27th.
The Barbee and Walker COMPANY received bar
bullion saturday to the amount OF $2.i1SO2
The superintcndent of the Bassick Mining Com
pany tcegrdphS, under date OF November Il Mill
running tiucly, DONG excellent work. Struck uie
to-day in lower level
The superintendent of the Boulder Consolidated
reports November :. that the NINE il IN good work
ing shape, with plenty of Gre sight He Is there
work was done last week OWING To Il severe snow
storm. The usual deveopm mt work was going
forward without material change IN the niue.
The superintendent of the Gold Stripe (CaiD tele-
grapued on Saturday to the New York office Very
18th wi exceed any previous one this year. The
stock OF this company Is To be called the regular
list to-day NJ the New York Mining Exchange
The manager of the Dunkn mine reports under
date of November z. that more ore is now exposed
IN tho mine than at any time in the last three
months that the body in the first level opens up
larger the more it worked and that in the sonth
driit they have sunk down INTO a body of very tair
tive teeLin thickness. the on put of the Dun
kun for the month of October takes a front rank
amongthe Fryer Hill mines. being second only 10
the Robert T.. Lee. aud the prospects promising
for a continuous and steady output. Ii is believed
That the shipments ior the present month will az
grcgato 400 tons of hgh-grade ore.
lt ~ reported that one aud half tons of ore from
the Colorado central mine recently gave "a mil
return OF l,2lo ounces OF silver pei ton. The
Marshall tunnel Is TO be extended and drills nut 20
Work on The breast. new strike of gray quartz.
assaying go ouncGs. ~ also reported
The Calaveras Water aud MINING Company have
more than 100 men at work ohis. giBg their canals
anu bitches. The dam of the Great Salt Spring
Valley Reservoir is also being raised so az to at
least double che present storage capacity.
Tho superintendent of the Mineral Creek Cam.
pany reports. October 80, that the main tunnal L..
been connected with sonth shaft, with Iedcc
largo and orc OF good quality At place of connection