New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-18

The shaft on the Carbonate Hill, Leadvllle Is
down 200 feet and advancing at the rate Of 20 feet
per week II is expected that at $50 feet the
large ore body that was found in the Morning Star
will he reached
The Diana and Congo mines on Yankee Hill,
Leadville east of the X. +. Lee. are down 10 con-
tact in iron. The runs oz. silver or lead.
and 44l2 per cent iron. at depth Of 100 feet. 1t
is proposed to sink through the iron, aud as usual
find the silver carbonates beneath.
The Empire Gold. of AmadOr County, CAL one Of
the stcady-paying mines, will probably declare It's
usual dividend to-day.
The Providence Consolidated, Of California, have
sunk four shafts. and run an open cut 10 the face
of the ven which il six feet wide Of free milling
ore worth from ~ to Si3 per ton. Hosting works
are now going mp. and "A ten stamp mil VIII he com
menced in April. There Is now enough ore IN sight
for eight months milling.
President Bartlett has recently returned from the
PLATA Verde. He made thorough examination of
the property and tests OF the The results were
surnrsinglv good. This mine Will, from its loca-
tion need no hOisting works. Lhc machinery for
the mill ~ now on the ground, and II Will be com
Melted and in operation about July !. Dividends
are expected by September /. Considerable guam
titles of ore containing fine specimens of horn sl-
yer have lately been developed. With the mill
erected they think the can be reduced for 50 per
ton. ,
Consolidated Bodice is IN 133 feet. The fOrma-
ton has changed to light coOred porphyry, and the
process is slow. The character aud regularity Of
the rock indicate the near approach 10 the ledge,
which Is thought to he only 80 feet distant.
The superintendent Of the Columbia Consolidated
(Colorado) tclegraphs that he has struck ledge of
high grade ore at "A distance of 500 feet from the
mouth Of the lower tunnel, ana AZ depth OF BOZ
feet below the outcrOp.
cipher dispatch received yesterday says that in
the ROhert Emmett claim al the Small Hopes Con-
solidated Lcadvie) body Of ore SIX feet i'm thick
ness had been struck, assaylng from 40 TO 100
ounces per ton. Among the principal owners of
this mine are S. b. Elkins, X. {. Kercns and 7. b.
Plumb.
I'm the Little Chief, the end Of the north drift
from shaft No shows iron and clay, with Dig feet
of sand carbonate IN tue cnd OF the north dnft m
shaft No. 4. The sand carbonate IL found
extending below the floor IN the fourth cross-cut
west from shaft No. g. The new shaft is reported as
again sinking. One hundred and eighteen tons
were shipped to the smelters on the llth, making n
total of ,175 ions from March to March /. The
face of the north drift from Shaft No. 4 showed.
Wednesday afternoon, half sand and galena. One
hundred and eleven tons were shipped to the smeicrs
on Wednesday.
Latest adyces from the Chrysolie show nm nm
diminished Weld of ore. From March | TO March
tons were shipped on Wednesday, and So 400 re-
mitted to the NewYork office.
The Gold Medal lode OF the Del Monte Consoi-
dated NeadyIlle) has 300 tons Of ore ON the
dump ready for the mill, from which seven ASSAYS
were made showing an average OF ~ 800 13 per
| ton he superintendent reports that there are
| 10000 tons of ore III slUht, which can he taken
| down by one man, with pick, at the rate of ten
| tons per day.
4 telegram ycseUlY 10 senator Barnum prcsi-
dent OF the Bull Domingo, says: he man shaft
i now at the 1J0-foot level; will commence drift
ing on Friday mine IS looking WELL and We are
| taking out more ore than usual"
The snow, which ~ four feet deep In the
| Dolores camp Oufay County, Colorado has seri-
| onslv inerfcred with work in the mines The latest
private adyices from the superintendent of the
| Grand View indicate that active operations will
| be resumed IN few days.
| The Barcelona Mine spanish Belt, Nev has n
cnnabar ledge feet timex, carrying 30 per cent of
| Ia If t~t.t
ing $50 per ton. Tie two assays of from blasts
| made on the 18th inst. from the 75-f0ot level
show -, 1919 aud Sl9S per ton respectively. There
are ONLY two other MINES in the world vet repOrc ed
/ similar to ths-one ~ Chin aud ono IN Span-car-
| rying cinnabar quicksilver), gold and silver
Latest from the South Monday lBOdiej: "The
ledge Is inprovinc every foot that IL opcncd-from
present appearance IN short distance the ore will
| he the entire width OF the VEIN Il has Il bright
| lively appearance and indicates a large body The
walls are hard and regular; everything IN and
around the mine is looking well"