The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-23
NEWSOF THE MINING WORLD.
TWO RAILROADS RAPIDLY NEARING
THE BLACK HILLS.


Col. Carr Warns Miners or tho Navajo
Reservation - Nevada Can Supply tho
World with SaIt-A Gold Brick shat IL
worth $4,000 Tho Famous HArqua
Hale Mines In Arizona Sold.
DEApwooD South Dakota, juno 1S.-A num-
Der OF English investors In the Harvey Peak
Tin Mining Company are now at Hill City look
ing over tho property and closing UP the deals
on various mines on which tho company has
bonds. Accompanying the party is Mr.. Wilson.
the originator OF the company, and also Prof
Niatte OF New York They travel from point
10 point In q three-seated conveyance. and are
apparently taking great deal Of pleasure
along with their business. The company have
an air compressor In one OF their mines called
the Cesar six miles this side OF Custer. Tho
ore In this mine was first found at the top OF
the mountain; the drills were then nut to
work about half way down and tunnel run in
about 400 feet, when the same ore body was
found. Machinery was then placed at the base
OF the mountain. whore an other tunnel is boing
driven. The orc In this claim Is said TO be the
richest yet found In the district, and from
present openings It Is said to be o true hssure,
tho width OF which IL yet to bo determined.
Work on tho company's properties Mt Hill
City continues unabated. Considerable ore Is
being taken out OF several claims which Is put
in bins for future treatment Several now
buildings are In course OF construction In tho
town. and business men seem to DO prosperinE.
OF all the camps In the northern hills. the
Gaiena seems to be the most 6ourishng. Par
ties visiting there say that tho town IS lively,
and that q considerable amount OF work is be-
ing done by the mine owners. The Cora is de-
veloping q magnificent mine. A car load OF
- n,..a fn.,,
days ago. and two car loads to the Deadwood
smelter for treatment The Cora promises to
be ono OF the best paying mines in the Black
Hills before long. Tho Merritt continues In
successful operation with the jiRging process,
Every day shows new activity at the Big
Missouri. The day and night shifts arc kept
constantly at work, and the present force will
be increased as fast as the demand requires.
Twenty stamps OF the Puma mill began drop
ping on ore from this mine. Seven four-horse
teams are kept busy hauling ore. The first
cleanup was 80 satisfactory that 1t was de-
termined to reduce the ore as fast as possible.
The Burlington and Missouri Railroad and
the Elkhorn road are both rapidly nearing
Deadwood. Probably 1000 men are at work on
these two lines In the Black Hills. The Elk
horn Is concentrating its forces ut the tunnel
site near Deadwood and expects to have the
road into the city completed by Sept l. The
Elkhorn Is surveying line by way OF Minne-
sels out to the cattle country in Wyoming and
the Burlington is surveying route out OF the
Hills from Desdwood by way OF SpearHsh.
WATER NEEDED IN NEW MEXICO.
SILVER ORR. N. NJ. June 17.-Ony one OF the
seven mills at Pinos Altos is now running on
full time. The others are not doing as much
altogether as one mill could do running stead
fly. and the water supply Is continually de-
creasinR. The need OF rain was never felt
more in this part OF New Mexico than 1t Is now.
water supply sufficient to run most OF the
mills at Pinos Altos through such a season as
this could be obtained but the companies. with
expense OF getting such q supply Not more
than 2OO men are at work In the camp. and this
sa9 81 go S ra ionn os Of 1 ba there
IN the Pinos Altos district are looking better
than ever before. .,-,..,
ing facilities. Frank yinGor President Of the
will have mill to treat ores from his mine in
operation as soon as possible. Advices from
The thirty-ten smeI,er on the Arson s. mine
f. W y 5HTn In sT d Ss
boore L Is readY orc r 10 8
ton can DO saved by smeltinG the ore. at the
mine The eth the ore Is
carbonate ore IN the Victorla district. twenty
Th sf Essd q chaned a hG af i sa
sted. from which large quantities of rich ore
have been taken: u,, ,,,,.o,
donates in the southern part OF Grant county
since the strike In the American mine at
b saoP e Of ee
two Sr9 OF three years. is now producing ore in
The reaults obtained In developing the new
strike at Lone Mountain are satisfactory. The |
ore Is improving In grade as the work pro-
The report Of the prospecting party which |
succeeded In remaining on the Navajo reserva-
number Of claims before they, were driven off |
by tho military has s, excited prospectors to
such F dSgrSS t6at Gel Carr on
Tho Colonel says: / hear constant rumors q
move the prospectors and Keep them off. Citi-
bope 10 be- spared The troSbesome as well ell as
painful and disaRreeaple duty OF removing
against Indian than Indian against white, and
this Is the first time have been required to do
IN Fy o Issza tba
obliged to obey my orders and perform my
Although prospectors who have been on the
reservation have told wonderful stories about
the richness Of The ore discovered red there It is
openly TO invade the reservation under Ihe
present circumstance. An effort is being
Were The dscoYeres have been made opened
| ntil this Is acted upon. prospector will hard.
" venture upon the reservation In defiance OF
Col. Carrs warning.
MANAGING MINES FROM NEW YORK.
SAN FRAScISCo June 16.-Work has been re-
sumed on the Banner mine, Butte county, after
q period OF expensive idleness. The mine had
illied with water, and lust as the men were
getting 1t clear tho New York owners sent
orders TO shuI down the mine. The
OF work allowed the mine to fill
again, and It will cost more to pump it out now
than than It would to have Kept it clear. The Ore;
WHO Mercury says, with some asperity: If
Butte county mine owners who live In San
Francisco. New YORK, and Europe would leave
tt " InannGement OF mines more III the hands
Of their agents here; and give fewer such or
doris. tho mines would pan out better"
The Mercury also reports an unusually rich
Ptrlke in gravel mine on Nmshew ridge. The
lead Is very wide, and II is said that Il candle
light In tho tunnel reveals the shining yellow
metal In the gravel.
SEvADAIs SALT MOUNTAINS
VIRGINIA City, June lG.-Some interesting
discoveries have been made in the salt noun
tains on the bank is Of the Rio Virgin an anu
ont OF the Colorado, in Lincoln county. Those
cover an area Of twenty-five miles,