Mohave County miner., 1884-09-14
MINING ABROAD.
ITEMS FROM THE VARIOUS MINING
JOURNALS or THE COUNTRY.

The bonanza company intend erecting I
/ loo-stamp mill at the Quijotoas.
The two new conoentrators recently sent
out by Rankin, Brayton d Co. to tho Cen.
tral Arizona mining company, are at worl
on the tAilings Of the vulture mill, and are
yielding returns to the amount Of about
eaoO per tlay. The company viii soon pui
In more OF thsse machines, a. II requires
about one to every fve stamps.
John Gird. brother of Dick, fas re-.
turned from trip /, tho Aleutian Islands,
part Of the Alaska possessions, where be
expected 10 fiDd mountain of copper. He
found fair indications of the existence Of
that mineral and some very good float, but
did not feel justified In inaugurating any
mining enterprise in that inhospitable re-
gion.
A gold quartz mine in Australia Las paid
TO stockholders o.. .sa5, 600, in dividends, on,a
paid-uP capital Of $4,000.
The Rocky Mountain Mining Review says
that "the Arizona display Of the Now Or
leans Exposition will be very credi,able
one indeed and will help materially in push
ing forward the development Of that Terri
tory.
The work Of sinking new shaft on the
Girard mine began yesterday, under the
supervision of Mr.. VIM. Fee. The location
Of the same is about hundred yards south
Of the tanks. Work will be vigorously pros
ecuted on it.-Cochise Record.
II Is reported on good authority that the
Total Wreck mill is running through seven
ty-ive tons Of ore daily. The ocst Of min
ing the ore is $3.50 per ton and milling g.
80, which makes the total cost Of mining
and milling $5.z3. This is good showing
which Is hard to duplicate elsewhere In the
territory.
Preparations are under way for the erec-
tion of 2O0-stamp mill on the Homestake
property al Lead City, d, =.
The mines Of Nsvsds have paid in divi.
dends over sl3O,0O,0O.
The Lake Superior mine Of Michigan, ia
said to have yielded more than any other
iron mine in the world within the same
length of time. II has been in operation rs
years, and it's total output at the close Of
the season of 1883, was nearly 8, ,0Oo, ,00O tens.
The yield of gold in the colony of Victoria
has been about eos 10000 sterling since
1851. So far as other metals and minerals
are concerned, they have not m yet attained
any Importance. 1t Is reported, however,
that extensive deposits Of silver ores have
been opened recently.
The Tombstone Mill Il Mining Company
has mined and treated during its existence
80 ,G0e.39 tons Of ore, yielding an average Of
35,S9i ounoe of gold per ton. Mining last
year cost sl4 81 per ton; milling, $5.62; con-
oentrating, el.57; smslting. $3.50; sundries
and administration, tl.77. The mines have
produced bullion in two years valued at
sl,375,Zs7.2. 4
The Courier this morning stated that the
United Verde Cop2er Company proposes TO
shut down this winter. The statement 10
entirely without foundation, as the oompany
not only proposes to continue running their
smelter nov in operation. but contemplates
the erection Of another. The mine continues
TO look better with each foot Of new devsl-
opment, and Supt. Thomas reports that
to-day there is 10000 tons Of ore in sight
which will average 20 per cent in copper
besides being very rich in silver. He says
that IL transportation could be had be
could produce $50 tons Of freight per day.
Prescott Journal.