Crystal River current., 1886-10-23
MINING MATTERS.

MINING MAT IeRS.
In Humbug district, Arizona, chloziden are
taking ont great deal Of rich silver orc.
Among The most steadily operated mills In
Colorado d the small twenty stamp quarts
min, IN California gulch, running On gold orc
from the Antioch mine.
The Pioneer closed down last Saturday after
shipping hundred tons Of lead ores. The
foEce 10 now at work on the 1901, which b
down 800 feet.-Aspen Tinsss.
1t Is reported in Georgetown that . "A foot
vein OF ore has been discovered in Grizzly
Gulch, West Argentine, which assays 124
ounces Of gold and over 100 ounces silver .
ton.
A big strike was made in the Express group
at Ashczoft Sunday afternoon. The ore Il Of
different nature than any yet discovered,
and the owners hope for big returns.-Aspen
Ismss.
A copper mine in Hardscrable Mining Dis
trict, Custer county, thirty-nve miles from
Pueblo, and near Fairview, will probably ship
considerable ore next year. It is owned by
Pueblo parties.-Aine, Stack and Raj.
The Clarissa mine, Virginia Canon, near
Idaho Springs, has been purchased by an Eng.
lish company after thorough examination,
and will be worked vigorously this winter. A
stamp-mill and tram-way are among the i'm
prcvements contemplated.
As one approaches the Silver Bell It has more
the appearance Of fertilization than mine,
BY the way the sacks Of ore are piled up around
the hoisting works. There sre NO less than
1000 sacks Of ore now awaiting = rise In the
price Of silver-Silverton Miner.
Big ore and plenty Of It is the rule down at
the Ell Mahdi district. The bodies Of ore now
being encountered and the dip they are taking
pr romise big things for the future and the
Threatened two car loads per day Is not at al
improbable. Everything is high grade and the
output ircreasing Auldoon.
There is good demand for eold properties
at the present time. Several large sales have
been made lately, and number Of othes are
in process Of negotiation. There are several
mines in Gflpin county which have paid large
ly from surface workings during days gone by,
which can be bought at reasonable priceA-
Mining Rsvisss.
At the sampling works the ore u piled up in
great heaps. More ore is coming into the camp
than at any time durir g the season. Duykinck
q Schuyler have their bins full Of Polar Star,
Yellow Jackett North Star. Silver Bell, Milter,
Whale, Rochester, Buckeye, Silver Lake, Lack
awanna and North Star and Silver Lake con.
centrates-SaverteN Aimer.
It u reported that . rich nnd Of gold has
been made on the bars Of the Stewart river,
one Of the tributaries Of the Yukon, which
forms the boundary between Alaska and Cam
ada. It 10 estimated that ~, 900 worth Of the
gold has already been realized, and settlers
have sent for their friends and for improved
appliances for washing the prolific sand and
gravel Of the bars.
evid ence Of its solid prosperity and durability
more convincing than 1t has to day. Newly
discovered ore hoiies more than replace those
Of the past, and new ore horizon associated
with intrusive porphyry has been found, a. has
long been expected. and gives support to tho
belief that deposits will be found upon still
lower planes - exploration progresses to
greater depth. Leadville Is both widening
and deepening her foundations. 1t IL safe to
say she has more decsdes than she was at an
early day believed TO have years OF life and
prosperity.-Ntrs, Stack and Raj.
The Arkansas Valley Smelling company
blew in one Of it, large new furnaces last Sat-
urday, and the second will be started up We'd
nesday, the 18th inst, 90 that BY the close Of
the week the establishment will be running
seven furnaces. All Of the furnaces are -
large - It u practical to build water jacket
blast furnace, and on tractable smelting ore
the works should now treat over 5000 tons
month. This addition to the Arkansas Valley
now brings the number Of furnaces in blast in
this city up to twenty, - follow: American,
4; Arhaneas Valley, q; La Plata, 8; Harrison,
8; Manville 3. total, 20. The amount of ore
reduced daily BY these furnaces should mot
fall abort Of 800 tons, which ID considerable
more than either Denver or Pueblo enelts, and
nearly ss much - the two places combined
Herald Dsmocvat.
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