New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-27

Mr.. George b. Robinson, the discoverer Of the
famous " Robinson mine and vce-prrsldent OF the
Robinson Consolidated, writes to n friend In the
city on the 18th I" 1t has been showing Mt the
mine for the last three days; no new ore
ehipped to-day. The transfers have been using
seigbs from the mine TO Chalk Ranche,
transferring to wagons there. The kakoIno
smeltsr has been put, into a stock company.
Tho old smelter and works were vained at $2O,0OO,
and stock issued therefor. Forty thousand dollars
OF stock have been paid for at par giving them
cash capital Of $4,000. aud that puts them on q
good basis The concern IS trying 10 contract with
us for orc, end We shall probably, make a
large sale within 90 Q ood few days. We We. have
in course of delivery. All tho ore delivered sine,
my arrival here has been secOnd-claSs-Only IRON
pyrites. Our frs-claSS orc Is 0Xydlzed none OF
this has been shipped since March /. That y
being held at the mine, and we are working of all
the more refractory ore. The ore since March has
averaged eonsidera by over 100 oz per tom INC ore
that nets $50 per ton must average over 100 o.,
when you deduct $50 for treatment and ~ per cent
for srnelters loss and II an average of $50 OF. for
second class is not satisfactory, the pubhc cannot
be p ased in This State. The Robinson Consolidated
win declare dividend OF 20 cents per SHIRE OIL the
LIST Of june" ~
pTaphed yesterday that soiid breast 81 ore had
been opened up IN the drift IRON shaft No. 2. to-
wards the Highland Chief. Up to date the ore
body III this drift has been more or less broken.
telegram received at the York office OF the
Hidden Treasure LOphir district, CtaI). from the
superintendent Of the mine, states that the output
for the last fifteen days OF April viii amount to 200
tons Forty men are now being employed.
The superintendent Of the Mack Morris lGlO6e
District; Anzona) reports that the man shaft Is
down 100 feet, showing we'll defined hssure
80 feet in width. lie ledge carried TWO
distinct high grade orc bodies, one being
next to the foot wall. The latter body WAS two
feet wide. and nssayod $1,000 per ton, and the
richer portion as high at $4,000. The Arizona
Mexican mill will be completed III tew days.
private dispatch received yesterday by n prin-
cipa stakeholder OF TN, Barcelona says: " Reli-
able information fully confirms former re-
ports Of ButOrd concerning Barcelona. l
think $50 well of it that | will visit it
as soon communication is open, accompanied by
competent authority TO make examlnations.n The
assays according TO the snpeTntendents dispatch
of Yesterday. averaged $162 80 per ton.
On April 10 the face of the main incline in tho
Robinson Consolidated was ali i'll ore, of which Que
and half feet was solid galena. The top face and
bottom OF No. Sig south crOsscut was III ore. The
stopc drift between the second and third crOsscus
carried a fOurteen-fOOt face OF fine ore. The
face of No. 2 crOsscut was in solid ore. The foot
wall of the tunnel still carried pyrites of iron and
guphuiets of lead. The orc in No. go was the
richest in the mine. The main incline was IN 500
feet tunnel, 342 feet; No. 3l2 crOsscut, 81 feet
No. 2 north CTOsscut, 80 feet.
The superintendent of the Sacramento rcports
under date of April II, that the entire working
frce was being employed in stopping. LARGE guam
titles Of ore were being taken out OF the west UctO
Der drift, and from that portion of the mine east Of
the Barney DRIFT. The quality of the was I'M
proving
Company, Georgetown, reports under date of April
ID, that the west drift was stl on the VEN. the
",
The superintendent OF the Standard (BOliel re-
ports. April 10, that the work of sinking the shaft
below the SO0-foOt level would be commenced
within about week, when the tank station was
finished. The vein matter in the east crOsscut 700
foot level had been found to be IA feet wide Work
in the crosscuts 500-foot level was suspended in
order 10 timber the north drift. The nDrase on
the crosscut 3S5-fOOt level to West STANDARD vein
showed ledge Of good orc 8 feet wide. vein of
high grade ore feet wide had been struck In the
main east crNsscut the 1856 foot level The south
drifts on 800 ana 05o-f00t levels showed feet and
5 feet respectively OF good milling ore The stops
nana The West Standard PeG sBgSe
4 feet, aud the Glda Az feet Of good ore. In the
feet wide, and the south drift, tie ledge being
stopped for 100 feet was feet wide of very rich
ore. Since last report bars Nos. 100 and
aud $500 res2ectlyely; making n total
for the fiscal month OF April to date OF S63 $40
dispatch OF later date states that in the south
drift 4OU=leVel a large body of rich ore had been
opened Owing to q break IN machinery no work
had been done on 70O-fOot level for several dnys
the drift north on this level being ali In ore ANA
improving as advanced.
The superintendent Of the Little Chief reports
that on Aprl 20 the ore bUdy in Shaft No was
of 90 tons on that date assayed I2l ounces
silver per ton, Much OF this ore was
scaled with chlOrO-bromlde Of silver. The
Winze on the second erosscut cast from
the north DRIFT from shaft No. showed IA feet OF
sand ore. The connection with the Roberts shaft
of the EhTys0hte having been effected, perfect
EButllallGO was hcCHTbus luz AhilN euuIt WGS
sinking rapidly. Shipped April % $50 tons Total
for ApflI, 1916 tons.
On HprIl ~ The foot of tho main incline in the
Iron nine of the lion Silver was steadily imurov-
ing IL WAS believed thai ore would soon DC struck.
Surface improvements, shaft house ore house etc.
were advancing rapidly. lhc now incline IN the
D0me had exposed n fOuI-EOOt ore body and the
Rock stone and Lime opening satisfactorily.
The south iuclJno OF the Bulls Eye was carrying
large Doay of ere. Shipped April d aud day pre-
yIslls. $40 tons. Total for APRIL 1,024 tOnA
Latest adyices from the lacerHe Colorado are 10
the eject that new shan uas been started 200 feet
east OF the old workings, aud within 800 feet Of
Hartman e. COmpEBy'g claim, frum which pay ore