The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-28
NEWS OF THE MINING WORLD.
Still FINDING RICH PLACER GROUND
ALONG CALIFORNIA KIHERS.

New Mexico RuRninH n Zig Tunnel u
several Idaho Minca-A Prehintorl
MIuo In ArIEonn-EnEiiHh Investments
SAN FnANctsco July 19.-Iich placer grount
has Lcsn oponed below Dead Mans Flat nen
DownloviIle. on claim that las boon located
and held many limos since 1851. The num"r
Gus iocatcrs q! the claim faod to make 1t bny
because tho bed rock is loUor than tho river
mil ,ley could not handle tho water TIL,
rroscut holders ~ tho claim rut ia for"t
ru,np nrl contro lcl tho wntor I'll they reach
cd tho 81 rock. where they took out quantity
Of coarse gold by shovelnE under the water
There is n long stretch OF ground on tho Ga'
that nc, or has been worked. but with tho force
pump ali OF it can BE- mined
Tho hydraulic miros OF Si3kiyou county arc
producing vol this season. About $3OOOL
was shipped from Yrcka 10 this city last week
from tho salmon River district, and tho Kla-
mnth Rivor miners a:e oil tnkiuE out pay
gravel.
Tho FL Dorado and Bishop mines OF Placer
county nre paving SO n day per man.
Mon.o Aniso OF Amndor. while out hunting
stock in tho vi n!nty Of Quartz Mountain. found
n ledes that promises to give boom 10 min
ing In lhat saction. Tho ledge is four feet wide
on tor. with slate foot wall and almost vertical
hanging WALL haS been traced 100 yards. md
shows ffee gold and sulphurets In paying
Quantltcs.
The Moore quartz minc In Placer county Ia
turning out ore that pays 1000 n day.
strike ia reported In tho Harron mnc,
about thirty miles northeast OF Fresno Tho
main vein is composed OF froe milling gold
quartz and has been skinned over 10y It's varl-
Gus owners Tor about 5000 ieet during tho
past thirty years Nearly everybody who has
worked the vein has made money. but no sys-
tematic mining has been done until recently.
Tho present owners have sunk two shAits 40
feet deep. and spcc mons from the pay streaR
at that Ieuth assay rs high rs $500 n ton. The
milling ia done by two primitive arastrns, but
a battery OF stamps will be put W soon.
Tho Sylvania district in lnyo county cones
to tho front with prospects that are expected
to make 1t bigger camp than Cerro Gordo
over was. The mineral belt is traceable for
about eight miles. and there are six locations
on tie belt. Several shafts have been sunk to
a depth OF 10 feet, aud every one shows UP big
veins Of si.ver-ead ore from top to bottom
Ono OF them shows three feet OF solid gaena.
Another has yielded 100 tons OF carbonate and
galena, and steam hosting works are now
being put up on this shaft.
NEVADA MINES.
VIRGINIA. New. July 20.-The juno statement
OF the Consolidated California and Virginia
mine shows that ll620 tons OF ore were worked
during the month. producing $l79,255 in bui-
lion, OF which ss5941 was gold and $93,3li
silver. Tho average yield OF bullion was Sl5.42
per ton. and the average assay value $2252.
In Robinson district. White Pine county. gold
dust is used in place Of coin. as 1t was in the
days OF placer mining in California.
Tho Morey mine continues 10 yield rich ore.
and there are now on hand ten tons Of silver
ore that assays $4,000 ton.
The Onondaga mine In Jsckrabbit district.
Lincoln county has been sold to the Pioche
Consolidated and Yuba Mining Company.
The Wenbau mine at Cortez. Lander county.
paid net profit Of $3.50 900 last year.
CosTLTEsT MINING IN NEW MEXICO
SILVER CITY July 22.-The work OF collect
ing statistics OF mines and mining In New Mex
leo for the eleventh census is about completed.
From the reports Of the amount OF ore mined.
wages paid minors, and other EXPENSES, II APP
pear hat the cost Of mining ore per ton In
been supposed. In one county the total aver
age cost OF mining ore Per ton will be shown to
be about 800. In making this average the cost
OF assessment work done on non producing
mines Is not aiken into consideration. This is
probably the highest average cost OF mining
In New Mexico. In most OF the ore mined there
Is high grade 81 silver. and the total OUTPUT
Of the county WI average higher IN yaqs Per
tory. Grant county still leads tho Territory In
tho total amount OF ore produced. variety OF
output. No other county in tho Territory is
now producing gold, siyor copper. zinc. lend.
and successfully mined in this county.
Tho output oil the Terri tory will he shown to
be larger Than has boon shown hy any previous
report. but some OF the ceuRtles will not make
SO good a showing as was expected.
=, About half the money necessary TO complete
has hecnl pledged, and the rest vii! probably
be raised in few days; great deal OF inter-
county In the enterprise. and permanent or,
RHniZatOn has been effected. Silver City will
be headquarters Tor tn" geological survey. The
resident officers ale all interested in mines,
and represent more than one-fourth Of the en-
tire OUTPUT OF this 3 section. A. the meeting
H. Waring, q weil-known expert. said that he
believed the next Granite Mountain and the
eoHay To Mbn IL hs
make the survey. said that this is tho richest
mineral section he has ever seen. Tho. editor
mining man OF long resideuco IN New Mexico,
makes the assertion that even the Oldest
pected" This fact has Just come TO be realized
by practical mining men here. and consequent
tSc n County n5 mne nG 90 ,b 81
looking for mineral in scientific way.
Iron shinmen,s from his place are falling of
oroS by the III Paso and Socorro smelters
Tho zinc output at Hanover continues to in
crease. About 40 men mo now employed In
that district, and the force rs being slowly but
ttradily increased. Tho assessment work on
tho copper mines at Santa Rita will soon be
commencod and during its progress, new md
richer bodics oi orc may be developed. The
ore in the Arson S. mino ia improving in dual
jty, and the last smeller run returned II nor
cent "COPPER". The water supply for the smet-
or on this mine is hardly sufficient. and moro
wR'er Will be developed in the mno and tanks
Will 10 buit. when water heated in the Jacket
will be cooled and used over again.
number OF mon have boon laid Cff Mt tho
Mountain Key at PipoS Altos. over II hundred
men havO been employed by tho Mountain
Key COMPANY. but now only about half that
number Is "mployed. Tho company paid
five-cent divihonds for some time but tho mine
has moi paid SO well during the past year a 1t
did before. The stock, which has sold rs hign
AS ib.5O yer share, II row below 30 cents
The A2iec Cumnamy is working on tho $50
foot lovcl in tho kleptomania mine, where
good ore has tcen found. Tho company hns
deeper workings IN the Aztec and Asatic
mines, but much better grade Of ore is found
IN Ito klcptOmania than IN either tho Aztec or
A2iatlc whore large bodies OF ORC are exposed.
1t is seii that ano, hor big reduc lon in freight
rates, on orc shipped from this place over lie
Atchis9n Topeka and Santa FL Railroad is TO
be made soon. since tho last reduction shin
mcntS hayO increased considerably. mud an
oth9T retu"ti2n wll mako still! larger ship
ments possible.
PEcGRrss IN IDAHO.