The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-26
NEWSOF THE MINING WORLD.
GREAT RICHES HIDDEN AWAT IN
THE SOIL OF ONTARIO.

Hunting for Riches in the sierra MadreS
STALE OF n Big Black Hills Mino-Jim-
town strikes 10 Rich and IL Now Known
ne Jnmestown-Finds In Arizona.
TORONTO May ga few extracts from the
remarkable report Of the Ontario Mining Com
mission that has been carrying on its investi-
cations for nearly year past are interesting.
After calling attention to the fact that Ontario
has abundant magnetic and hematitic iron
ores gold bearing quartz, plumbaRo. zinc. cop
mar. palena, silver. besides inexhaustible sup
nlies Of granite. marble. serpentine. and sand
stone the report says:
"West Port Arthur is a silver district which.
Judging from explorations already made.
PROMISES to be an argentiferous region OF great
richness. Beyond this district to the north
vast. are found veins OF collaborating quartz
and extensive ranges Of magnetic iron ore.
while to the southwest Is believed to DO con-
tInuaton OF the vermilion iron range OF
northern Minnesota. The United States is the
chief customer Of our mineral products and
for seveh years ending In 1887, Americans took
nearly 1--WE times as much Of our minerals as
was sent to all the rest OF the world. The
great store of ores and structural materials
possessed by Canada, and our transportation
facilities by land and water for placing them
upon tho markets Of tho United States, could
not fail to have built UP trade to an immense
extent in mine and quarry products but for
the duties, which have served. in more
or less perfect degree. the purpose
of preventing commercial intercourse. Ontario
undoubtedly possesses largo quantities OF iron
ore that might be delivered at ali tho furnaces
OF Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York rs cheap
IT, except for the duty, as the ores OF Lake SUI
ld HsiSSF but her mines are almost "OS0'u'9s
The report calls attention to the fact that
half . hnr nt Mt n =
owned by Americans. that the desire for, freer
trade relations between the two countries IN
among those engaged in mining operations in
Canada and points to the great growth this
industry would have attained II the CONNER
cial policies OF the two countries toward each
other had been different.
QUARTZ MINING IN IDAHO.
IDAHO CITY. May 1G.-Nlovoments III quartz
mining have taken n start, and several Eastern
companies are making arrangements for In.
vesting in this country, with prospects OF
f rinE t hUa pS as sH ew months Henry Whney
disposed of some mines on Big Muddy, near
thf county to B0stHp RSs b wao
ten stamp gold mill will soon be ordered.
These mines are considered very valuable
properties, and will do much toward attracting
Eastern capital &c, our mines, ,,c
The Idaho North and South Railroad Com
pauy. to connect the mines OF Washington and
Owyhee counties with the oregon Short line
either m nS or 0r fbe 1Ie eas Tbs poa5
viii DO a great deal to bring the rich mining
districts of those counties to the front among
capitalists seeking good properties What Is
badly, needed is easy and rapid communica-
ton. Salt and other supplies necessary in sill
With wi 'a rairoad coal instead Of wood. would
be used in owShee where the e. most No Inferior eL
ana hard to get at those high prices.
TWENTY-FIVE miners are now at work in the
mines at Atlanta Elmore county; some 1 Of the
town Of Atlanta. but owing to the extreme
depth OF snow, for which the miners we're un;
during the winter. It. is expected that opera
lions will be carried on with considerable
vigor the coming summer. and that the Ia
homa and Buffalo mills will be kept running.
AMoUNTAIN OF COAL IN WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. Wash, May l6.-The railroad enGi-
neerswho are surveying for q line from Eancou-
between Cowlitz ana Natchez passes in the
Cascade Mountains, 1t was the original IN
through o one Of the passes. but as the expense
Of laying rails through either of them would
6s Ssn q sno a bsse
Of The bqt ~ further
was practically a great block ofeood coal. The
officers Of the road decided upon the report OF
mountain. and it is estimated that the coal ex:
cavated will more than pay the entire cost OF
4 Boston syndicate has bought for 100000
an interest In the group OF mines at Wanicut
q. u
OF Okanogan county.
IMPROVED METHODS IN CALIFORNIA.
SAN Francisco, May 16.-Improyed methods
OF mining are being adopted slowly in the
not pay expenses under the old system are
being made profitable. 1nyo county miners
ging machine has Just been put up at the De-
iiance mine al Darwin. There Is enough orc
on the dump I'm ana in sight ,a the Darwin mine
concentrate is worth about $l20, and the cost
Of EXTRACTING, working. and shipment is about
$50. Hitherto only the richest OF the ores have
been taken from the lnyo mines. and as these
were sorted by hand the working was, eypen-
narrow vein Of high grade ore only was worked
or sent away, the great mass OF rock taken out
dump. hut the miners have learned that the |
large bodies of low grade ore contain the
aHd ba tEet the nay way W 70 WGfS
The concentrating process simnliies the |
problem for miners who have no mills and are |
the improvement also leads to more thorough |
development OF the m ines and increases the |
chances OF finding rich pockets.
Some year, ago company of miners tried 10 |
find the blue gravel channel on dooney flaI. |
NS Ih syer ran nns On
the work without finding the channel. they |
gave w in disgust. hey had almost touched |
now Mr.. Aver. years after. has sunk shaft six
V-two feet ana struck the channel, The gravel
has been found AT seventy-two feet.
Five Of, the principal gravel mines. above
Iowa Ilill-the Mike Smith. B,rne * Irish.
Naterhouse 4 Dorm, Morning Star, and Dolly
Warden have boon bonded and placed on the
English market.
The long-lost hammond and Fly ledge in
Phoebe, New. has been redscoverel between
the ninth and tenth levels through, assure
leading int the foo,wnl, tn. vein is five feet
A lot Of orc from the Fantasmagorin mine.
Irish Mountain. worked NJ Phoebe. assayed
52l ounce. OF silver to the ton
Tho Wilson mine. near Battle Mountain,
which produced marvellously rich ore mt one
time has been attached for debt.
MOVING INTO MEXICO.
SILVER CRY, y. NJ" May 20; Several parties
of proSpectOr5 hay" err sScd the border and
gone into tho Sierra Madro mountains in old
Mexico this spring. and more are going. There
has never been such II rush OF miners into
the Sierra Aladres before. and 1t will be very
strange II some very rich strikes are not made
there this summer. The prospecting parties
have little TO fear OF hostile Indians, as there
are only about u dozen known to be ou' and
the Mexican troops are giving them few op- |
portunties to commit depredations. Until
very recently it has been unsafe tor prospect
ing parties unless large and well armed TO 20 |