Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1885-11-01
MINERS COLUMN.
INTERESTING CLIPPINGS FROM
VARIOUS MINING JOURNALS.

Gallnp ships 800 cars Of coal pc,
month, and is undoubtedly ons o
thu largest shipping points on tb'
Atlantic Il Pac,6c road.
! The mining region around Granit'
creek, b. c., is developing an excite
ment. large pay beng reportsd i,
Victoria. A town is being built, ant
crowds are rushing to the diggings
! Montana's silver production dur
ing 1884 was about $s,0OO,OOO; gold
S2,000,0O0.
Butte, NJ. T., Is the largest copper
camp 10 the Uoited States, Lake Su-
perior alone excepted.
The new gold discovery. SIX miles
east Of the Junction OF the San Pedro
and Gila rivers, Arizona, ~ attract
ing attention. The ore is said to be
gsnerally Of high grade, and 10 fires
milling.
The Big Bend tnnnel Is in q dis
lance OF over 10000 feet. aud will be
ready in March next to receive tine
North Fork Feather river and dump
il Into the Dark Oanyoo."
Hugh White has gone to San
Francisco to order thu machinery
and smeltsr for the Nogsles and SO.
nora Smelling Co.
North Carolins has immense de.
posits Of iron which are practically
inexbaustible. "
It's said that Alabama is now
shipping pig iron TO Northern mar.
ke's and selling 1t at ten dollars q
ton, in winch there IS fair profit.
The iron product oil tin United
States in 1860 amounted to 90O.0o0
tons Of one; to-day it foots up over
S,0OO,UOo tons year, almost q nine
fold increase.
Our coal mines 10 1860 pro.iucsd
l40o0.0oj tons. now S5,0co, 900 tons.
or six times as mnch.
A recent discovery Of a ssum d.
coal fourtcon feet in thickness has
been made at Crowfoot Crossing,
eight hundred miles x.s. o; Winni
peg. ........
India, winch has boneh. Ter cop
per from England, has n0w q supply
at hand in japan which yields sir
thousand tons.
A generation ago America bought
copper. Now we are one Of the chief
producers.
A valuable bed Of silicious earth.
tho only deposit outside Of New
Hampshire, has been fosod 10 Jefser.
son county, Ky. The earth 10 OF 3
peculiar quality, and is used 10 pol
ishiDg metals.
The bullion output Of the Drum
Lummon rnioe Of Montana now rims
from $4,000 TO s95. 900 per montb.
During the last thirty five years
the product Of gold and silver 10 the
United States alone has been S2,248,-
100000.
The discovery Of a new and eItsn
siye ore body in the Cbrysolits mine
on Fryer Hill, Lesdsille. will put
new life into the Carbonate Camp.
Yuma county. Arizona. produces
aud ships $500 worth Of gold dust
monthly, all got ont BY the dry wash
process.
Tho Homestake company alone
pays over $4,000 . year Tor ta{ss 10
Dakota.
A recent issue OF the London Min
ing Journal makes mention Of tho
fsc. that the Coucurry C1ppsr com.
pany. Of Queensland. + ustralia. has
got into successful operation the
wafer jacket smelring plant furnish
cd it by the Pacific Iron Works, Of
San Francisco, and is tnrniny ont
copper bnllion at great saving on
previous cost Of production. =
A Mr.. Beach. Of Los Angeles. il
near ella City With sDsn u mules
and dry washer. trying to solve
the mystery Of that deserted camp.
Tbs Copper Queen Mining Com
pany, Of Bisbee, are sssctipg a fine
building at that place. which, when
finished. will be occupied IS . free
library, for the benefit OF the miners
and residents Of that prosperous
camp. THIS action reflects great
credit upon the management OF the
Copper Queen Company.
The ruling price Of gold mines in
North caroiips 10 s.. This gives the
workingman a chsnes 10 BECOME a
capitalist. New York Graphic.