The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-23
NEWS OF THE MINING WORLD
RICH PAR sRATEL E'OUND IN PLACER
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
Trouble with the fisos Altos Miners-
Pronisisg STRIKES In Jdaho-Mtneral Dis
eoyeries In Texas-Acttvity In Arizona.


San Francisco. Nov. 14s-Several OF the Grass
Valley mines In Nevada county have shown np
very we'll recently. All Of the ledge in the Pea
body shows free gold. and the richest ore yet
seen in the mine was taken out Inst week.
In the last clean IN at the Washington
piece OF gold worth 81. 400 was found.
John Hussey has struck q pay chute In his
mine at Steep Hollow. The ledge Is contact
vein between slate and serpentine is nine feet
thick. and mills So per ton.
A strike OF silver-lead ore. assaying from
5000 10 $500 per ton. has been made In tho
Modoc mine. The ledge is four feet wide in
tho lower tunnel. Twenty-four mon are en-
ployed In the mine. and the lessee Is shipping
six tons OF ore per week.
The richest pGy gravel ever found In the
southern part OF Placer county has been struck
in Harlow 4 Co.'S claim near Eocklin. The
owners are putting In machinery to grind the
gravel for the purpose OF freeing the gold
from tho cement. and will he able soon to
handle 100 tons day. Three eight-hour
shifts are working the claim day and night.
The ground has been explored for n width OF
100 feet. but neither rim OF tho channel has
been reached yet.
CARSON. New. Nov 14.-William Zirn OF Pine
Nut has taken some more enormously rich
soon begin to work 1t In earnest. He is now
doing assessment work on four other locations.
Some capital has been subscribed for the pur-
pose of piping water tothe mines and putting
up Ave stamp mill. and there is some PROS
pect that Pine Nut will be lively camp in the
spring.
Ex-Coneressman Wren has struck It rich in
his mines at Mount Hope. The ledge is six
feet wide. and the ore assays 100 ounces OF
silver to the ton.
NOTES FROM NEW MEXICO.
SILVER Cry. N. NJ. Nov. 1.-THE Carlisle
Gold Company's mill ut Carlisle. In tho west
ern part OF this county. has been purchased by
James T. Tong. At the time the mill closed
down about two years ago 1t was the largest
in tho Territory. and had capacity OF over
100 tons per day. Since that time two-thirds
OF the machinery has been removed. and
there are now but twenty stamps. When the
mill shut down the mines were considered Of
little value. but development in the past year
has exposed some very fine ore bodies. which
are now being worked. and there is a fair pros
pect that tho mines in that part OF the county
will again become as productive as when the
Carlisle Company was running the mill to its
full capacity.
The Aztec Mining Company has been having
company is considerably in debt. and the
miners had not been paid for several weeks
and they determined to quit work. An ar
rangement was made on Friday by which the
mine will be kept in operation for the present.
at least pending negotiations for consolida-
tion OF interests OF the the Aztec and Pacific
companies. The mines OF these companies
are being worked through the same tunnel.
and consolidation would be advantageous TO
both companies.
Some work is being done in the lead mines
on the west side OF Pinos Altos Mountain. and
vein Of very good ore was found there last
week. but shipments Of lead ore from the Pinos
Altos district have been insignificant for the
past few weeks. and are likely to continue light
during the winter on account OF the high rates
Ore is being shipped from the Little Fannie
mine in the Silver Greek district to the Bre-
% e nse who the sold ps was wneS ny
retained a share Of the stock. Tho property
became involved through bad management
the as ' ons s0 st o ia lures in mpns IN New
Mexico. but Vingoe took hold Of the property
again and is now now shIdRing ore to this place
strike Of high grade ore has been made in
the Antclope mine at hermosa. IN the northern
%M STk Cd to ceSsasrabe exten and
$l0.0OO in ore has been, produced. hut RICH
ore. which runs from 200 to 800 ounces s.; in sill
has to be hauled fifty miles to the railroad in
order to get it to smelter.,
doing good work. and arc getting all the ore
they can handle from the mines near hlngs-
ton.
IDAHO City. Nov. 13.-Heavy, rains during
the past week insured a splendid placer year
for 1882. The ground Is now so wet that the
melting SHOWS in the spring will keen the
bitches filed with water for two or three
Superintendent Norcross has constructed r
track from the Blaine mine to the mill. and
crushing Will commence rs soon rs some
The Gold Hi! twenty-five, stamp gold mine
naa payns The
body OF ore still holds its width of sixty feet,
very rich strike has been Enor made IL the FL
and was made by sinking Wine. The vein
fore advantage can be taken Of the strike the
deeper and cross-cut made 80 feet In length
~ AtSIiver City rich strike Of gold orc is, re-
ported IN the once famous p2 % ia, silver
r.. Ths To ss sst iay ps
pushed on to tic, Poorman. which it viii cut
800 feet below the lowest workings.
county mt is ranning DAY ana night. plenty q
water hav ing been secured. large force OF
men are al WORK putting ~ thc new nldcnlnery
as fa st as it arrives from the railroad.
HALEY Rsy S On Wood river. during octoGer TRis
is considerable OF a decrease from the preced-
ments from the He'd Cloud and Red Elephant
KIch black suphuret silver ore has been dis
covered in the Hub mine that assays over 2OO
ounces pert
gold mine they discovered two and u half
miles west OF Grimes Pass few weeks, ago.
Ii is turning ont to be fine property. and sew
x pack train Of ore arrived u Ketchnm from
Seaioam u few days ago, 1t was from tho
Mountain Goat mine. and the packer who took
It says that there are over 5oO tons OF con- on,
will BIO concentrated during the winter and
shipped as soon as animals can be taken In
next spring. The owners expect to concen-
trnte l.0OO tons next year.
The product OF the Elmira mine at Banner
for the week was 1910 ounces Of silver. The
Wolverine mine Oh ore from which the mine is
now running, Is one Of the best paying ones in
southern Idaho.
fork OF salmon river aud vi spend the
winter doing develoDInont work on some OF
the copper ines discovered during the sum;
mer. The veins are not rs large as was at first
reDorted but they curry Il high per cent or