New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-22
SLyG pRtrRS or CALLFORNLA STOCK&

Bullion valued at $76, $50 30 was received in this
city yesterday from the mines. 49,
The La Plata Mining and Smelling Company yes
terJay declared dividend of 7l2 cents per share on
The capltal stock. payable March !. Transfer books
close February q and reopen March z The total
amount of the eighteen dividends declared by this
company 10 date is $3.50 900.
Tie manager Of the Little Chief Mining Company
reports by telegraph for week ending Feb
ruary 10: Zone hundred and seven tons
orc shipped. Settled for. 2l0 tons. producing
$4,000. Streak in block 2-26 improves In quality
aud quantity. 1t now shows three feet good sand
and gaena across face OF DRIFT" ln his letter dated
February 10 be writes: have made one new dscov-
cry during the week. but il is nOtup 10 this time wOr
thy of mention as q strike. 1t consists OF small
strlnner of gray sand carbonate mixed with pOr-
phyry and carrying sulphurets running south INTO
block 2-26. | estimate the average value OF the
streak at 80 oz. silver aud 40 per cent lead re-
gard this good territory and shall prospect II
Report no of the superintendent of the Silver
King Mining Company, OF Colorado. dated February
81 states that the &c" tunnel drift TO the south
west is now IN about 40 feet. the VEN holding az
strong and rich ever. The 0re-house foundations
are being hewn out aud the building will soon be
ready for ore. In ''B" level there several
feet OF nearly solid ore, with richer grade of mineral
showing throughout the heading. This level is now
in 245 feet, and the vein has been drifted on for
distance of some 60 feet. About 60 tons of have
been mined here, and this las been stored in rough
oreshed beside the tunnel opening.
The manager OF the Robinson Consolidated Com
pany reports under date Of February II, that the
total depth OF south incline IS now 81 feet. The
vein III the bottom shows an average thickness of
feet of fine ore, assaying about 100 ounces silver
per ton. During the previous wcpk the mine was
Oycrrun with lawyers, experts, surveyors, etc. pre-
pairing for the suit 10 be brought by the Jacque
party. This greatly reta- ded work and increased
The expenses by the direction of the Robinson at
torneys considerable number OF men were put
upon work useless for everything except the pur-
poses of the lawsuit. OXydzed ores are now being
extracted from the upper levels for the purpose Of
filling contract for 800 tons made with the La
Plata smelling Works i'll Leadylle.
The Wiltshire Hydraulic gold mine seems TO have
passed through the recent unprecedented storms of
California with great good fortune. The superin-
tendent writes under date of February g. that they
are running day and night with two giants and
a full head of water that because OF their per-
feet condition the bitches had only very small
Sides and that they had run full time with the ex-
ception Of one day and three nights The superin-
tendent has been very watchtul and the property
is worked with great skill and economy, the JnnII-
airy expenses having been only 1910. This shows
the advantages of well-manaRed hydraulic mine.
where IL is necessary to employ only Few men, the
water doing all the work.
The superintendent of the Sacramento Company
reports under date OF teor1a s ~ tnat the Lark
1913 feet from the surface. The clay seam IL still ia
existence and the rock is Of the usual quality. A
change of some Sort however. Is apparently near at
hand. A little ore is being broken In the mine.
The superintendent of the Copper Knob Mining
Company reports the condition Of the mne, under
date of February IT, rs follows: The niue is opened
by incline shaft and open adt level the side of tho
mountain. The shaft is down 1877 feet. There are
Al feet of levels and the WiDze the first or CO.
foot level is down 81 feet The vein il true assure
between walls of hornblendic slate. There are now
on the dump $50 tons of ore. The average yield Of
the ore is as follows: Copper 22l9 per cent gold,
40 dwts silver, IL dwts. per ton Of 1000 pounds.
The nine is equipped with engines boilers. air COM
pressOr and drills, steam holster and all necessary
tools. The buildings consist Of a smelling -house, 75
x5O feet, blacksmith shop. ore dressing houses.
Office, laboratory, miners dwellings, etc. The min
ing plant Is well supplied with timber and water.
Reports to the Mining Associated Press from
Georgetown, Col, state that the new hosting ma
chlnery of the Pecan-Diyes mine, on Republican
Mountain, was completed last week. This con-
sists of an engine of 40-horse-power which
readily be increased TO sixty; two boilers each
of 40-hOrse-power and an iron skip or giraffe run
ming on an iron track laid the incline Of the ven
This skip accomplishes its work thoroughly and
expedltiously. The engine, boilers and dumping
gear are In an underground chamber about $50 feet