New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-25

The executive committee of the Little Pittsburg
Consolidated Mining Company met yesterday after
noon and accepted the resignation ot General n. b.
Bcarce the superintendent Of the mine at Lcadvie.
The health of General Bcarce has been for several
months in precarous condition, owing to the pc
culiarly trying climate Of Leadvllle. and for this
reason he has been obliged 10 be absent
from his post of duty more than tho inter
esis of the company warrant. The committee APP
no,nted John f. Hcrrick to fill the vacancy and he
will enter upon his duties at once. His instructions
are 10 operate the mine economically, and 10 push
prospecting and development work as rapidly ~
nossihle Mr. Hcrrck for many years has h'ld re-
sponSibe positions "a civil and mining engine or
i'm different parts of the country having had several
wears experience IN the mines and smelling works
of Colorado. At late hour last evening tribune
rcportcr called upon Mr.. lieTrick. who gave the
following additional facts III regard to ms
his new position The first stamp mil of I'M
pnrtance in Georgetown, now known as
The Divcs-Pellcan Mil, and owned by General
Uammil. was constructed by Mr.. Herrick.
The works Of the Georgetown Silver
Smcltiug Company III connection with which
he had large experience IN buNing ana
smelling silver ores, were also the result of his
In regard to Little Putsburs, Nr. Herrick said
that he would not make promises
at present, except that having accepted
tho position Of superintendent at the
request of the officers Of the company he
intends to be on the ground within two
weeks and will give his undivided time,
energies and attention 10 putting the
mine in position 10 resume dividends at AN early
day # the ore il there Ia do II.
Under the circumstances. there is little
doubt that this appointment Will meet
with the favor Of those who arc interested IN Little
The trustees of the California Water and Mining
Company met yesterday afternoon for the purpose
of ciectng officers, with the following result
President Frederick f. Gilbert; Treasurer Dnmont
Clark Secretary. A. Gilbert Counsel. II. g. Gardi
ner and Sidney De Kay; Managing Director.
Thomas Findley: Trustees +. T.. Gilbert, George ID.
Roberts George +. Hope, John lloey, Edwards :.
sanford, Thomas Dana, w K. Garrison, Luther
| X. Marsh, Adelbcrt Ames, and Drake De Kay; Bank
| ers and Registrars, American Exchange National.
| A telegram from Mr. Forbes the financial AGENT,
ceved Yesterday by Mr.. Fmdlcy, states that he had
just returned from the Georgetown Divide ulIe sec
ton controlled by the company, and that great
tivity prevailed there. Important discoveries had
| been made recently. One or more at Spanish Dry
| DIggngs were Of unusual richness. The companys
water business Is increasing ana prosperous, and
miniug matters generally give promise that has
not existed in Eldora1O County, California. since
the flush times OF 1902.
Wine 40 feet below the Brighton Tunnel of the
Maynower Consolidated. large body OF rich ore
has been developed giving an average assay Of
$3.50 per ton. The ore body III the level southwest
from Berry's Shaft is improving in size and quality.
The Great Eastern Cold Mining Company has
inst purchased the Flora Bell Min-, contiguous to
its other property. The Flora Bel carries a ledge
forty-fve feet wide, the ore milling 81 per ton.
There are valuable horizontal deposits which aver
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forty-sfamp custom mill near the mine i'm addition
to il = present twenty stamp mill.
SubScription books for The stock of tho san Juan
| and New-YorlI Mining and Smelling Company will
be opcned ApIi2. The capital stock il 50 900 600
in 900. 600 shares of $40 EACH The entire capital
is issued IN payment for property and mines pur-
| chased including working capital of $l50.OO0
| cash Two hundred thousand shares n0n-assrss-
able are offered AT 81 per share Subscriptions are
| to be pad III InstamcntS up 10 June /. The COM
pany has purchased the principal mines on 1azleton
Mountain two and Onc-half miles from Silverton
| Including the Aspen. Snsquehanna, Mctircgor Nam
| moth Victor and Legal Tender, the lngeTsO tunnel
| the e l.. Pr Tunnel and the John Bull claim
These properties have a surface area of about sixty
four acres. In addition these mining interests
| proper, the company owns the Greene Smelling
Works at SilvertOn containing TWO furnaces. the
capacity of which will be Increased at an carly day
These works have been prOhtably operated for the
past three years and IL rs tho intention ultimately
to increase their siZo 40 as 10 equal not exceed
| the smelling furnaces at Blackhawk. When the
Denver and Rio Grande Railway shall have reached
Sverton the latter part of this year, the company
| will be saved 900 miles OF wagon transportation.
From a letter received yesterday by the Little
| Chief Mining Company. dated March Is. II appears
that for some time previous TO that date, work had
| been driven on the top OF an extensive and valu-
able ore body. The lato work IN shaft No z Is
promising The north drift from shaft No 4, shows
| the strata pitching southeast which was uneX-
pected. telegram received yesterday states that
| shaft No. 4 is double compartment. On
March 23 III tons were shipped TO the smelters.
Sand carbonate on March 18th still continued III
| ChrysOlite shaft No. H. the total width then being
over 100 feet. The ore at the new station, first
| level was found to be of a very high grade. The
| total shipments from March to IL were PASS
tons Adispatch received Yesterday states that the
shipments on the 23d were 90 tons being dnin-
| ished on account of doing much needed timbering
The new strike in the Barcelona Is Increasing III
size and value ~ the work Of development goes
| The main Joint tunnel is being pushed and only