The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-14
NFWSOF THE MINING WORLD.
,.yrRoAD MAKERS FIND NEW WEALTH
IN THE BLACK HILL&

,.,,R0AD MAKERS FIND NEW WEALTH
IN THE BLACK HILLA
r,rs,o,se D,gg,ass IN New Msxiee-fres-
,eets Bright At LsssvMle-N otewerthy
N.vstrsk e. IN Idaho-A Boy's Rich Fiaa.
p,.pwoop. g. D.. Sept Tho Northwestern
e.,iroad Company. In extending their track
....ntly up Fantail Gulch. uncovered rich
hody o, ore on the Hardscrabble property. The
.ompapy had to make an open cut some $50
49, IA length and with an average depth Of
su.sn feet The open cut runs ninety feet
.a.onvb A body Of ore varying In thickness
,.or, two 10 ten feet Over 800 tons OF ore were
...s, out and piled up on tho dump that
Iii average $50 PER ton. The open cut cross
sn,s the ore body and exposes 1t on both sides
ss,h. truck, and It 10 regarded as one OF the
s,o., remarkable incidents In the mining ex-
..r;snce OF the Black Hills. As soon as tho
...nt ia completed the ore will be shipped to
nm,ba for treatment. and work will be COM
S.ncsd In the further development OF the
mine.
The Welcome pror erty adjoins the Hard
..,sbb,e on the southwest and the open cut
.hoys mentioned IL within twenty feet OF the
V.,eome around. The same ore vein doubt
LA, runs into tho Welcome. Tho Welcome
avner. have struck rich body Of ore on their
ie5.foot level A shaft was sunk to the above
dsn,h. but without results. when a drift was
,un Mt that depth to the south about fifteen
tset At which distance tho orc was struck.
The dri, runs through solid rock. ana the
working Is slow and difficult. but ST. fl1oient de-
velopment has been done to show that an i'm
mense body OF ore has been reached. The orc
IL Of high grade. and can be shipped to Omaha
and treated at a profit.
ie flo frA q Sua ~ a.
prores the existence OF a lowcr contact OF orc.
and thero is every reason for believing that
there Is an immense body OF It at this depth.
Aone.eiGhth interest in the Rupert group"
a. claims, situated on the divide separating
Bocktail. False Bottom. and Polo creeks. was
sold recently to some Minneapolis capitalists.
The first car load OF manganese iron orc from
thsKeimer mine. lear Central City.was shpped
over the Elkhorn narrow gauge to lockwood
recently and transferred to tho North western,
whence II will DO shipped to Chicago for treat
msnt
tits reported on good authority that the con-
tracts have been let for tho erection OF new
iOu-on chloriuation plant at tho mouth OF
Spruce Gulch in Deadwood. The plant will
consist Of chlorination works and pyritic
smstsr. both Of large capacity. and will cost
100000 The Portland Mining Company and
interested IN Deadwood real estate. are said to
be the promoters OF the enterprise.
PROGRESS IN NEW MEXICO.
SILVER CRY. n. NJ, Sept. s,.The silyer City
and Shipments OF ore flom that camp we're
CONNIE nced over the new road this week. The
terminus OF the load is but a few hundred
hat camp ana If n can now be deiivered to
the smelters for about So per ton less than it
htndAN N nt.
Hanover and surrounding districts. and The
output Of ore has already been largely in
TIE 100 foot level in The Mountain Key mine
N Plnus Altos is not showing ~ SO well as Was
and ns tn # thn e
very good. The Mountain hey company paid
regular divtden S OF i've cents per share Tor
wien five additional stamps We're put in tie
mil last winter 1t VAS bel eyed that It would
has been dec. are,i this year The stock sold on
the 81. Louis exchange for over So per share In
ne nalmy GAYS OF the m ne. but last week it
Tie now yanpers viii be in position in the
Paci c mall in AZ " 'ia,s and then the entire
twenty stamps will lie started up. The Glill is
and Mten the additional Stamps are started un
panya niue is opci ed ~ i's entire length by a
dlit on The tunnel level and ia CAPABLE OF PRO
sssT 2op Is & mali p rhH ore low
"A number Of turquoise claims in the Burro
Mountains have Iust leen bonded, and here
more claims These mlne- were work Ell many
years Mso by the 81 anlards. AMI although
hss esG to tGus
few Of tue stones we're sent :" Tiffany. and
we're pronounc very tinr specimens. but only
numbei Of i"i~r or St mes have been found in
the mm' nss pmp which remains as the only
svds;%se rat IT,. MI ss We're worked All the
Hhi.h produced go d. liver md 60. per mols
discovery OF v,I , high era Ie silver or. was
made CD Saturday at Black Hawk: Tho ore
MAS found on the surfa 6. Some OF the spaci-
o hgh rs tie hest specimens eyer taken out
q , ,6s AI I'm mips In tue Black Hawk
duce, more high g ade ore thai. has over been
produced IN any other mining. district in New
hasxL with tie single Ok option Of the Sierra
more Than 81 .5,O 900 In almost pure silver was
taken out OF single pocket.
MINING IN COLORADO.
DENVER. Sept. 9.-Mr. Burt Pottinger. a
rom The Hr"ns cr s Mining ' disisia ! Whars
60 weni 10 Investigate the recent impOr ant
e, ss y'e,, The ray vein IN the Rose Maud
sann were Especially satisfactory. Mr.. Pot
t,h1e: SAYS that ores iaken from the foot holes
The gold is practically found at grass roots.
Dtc11nrossd p.rpiyry has been ,rohtab.y
pannsd, ont. snd occurs al through TIC Ils-
t nict; The new Gang is crowded with pros
Psc.ors !he place IL Reached by stage from
Ane AZ the Colorado Midland laiIroad.
"a nstgratllying strike is reported on tho
pNsler Girl al arson. An excellent ore body
aSS pHen discovered at n distance o! ten foot.
,omnila tho shipments from Aspen are ouly
aaihV IONS month the grade OF tho or. Il
Iults nigh. the lover grad 8 boing held for tho
Dx'Rrade reduction works. Whom the Percy
40 SoM.nhaven tunnels begin to ship ore the
output vii! TO greatly Increased.
ms LeIdv district during the past month
s wss prolinc In good strikes. new work. and a
S!sadlly increasing amount oilsh ipment Of the
S;rer class Of ores, On the older properties
so w,ehHienaous AMOUNT OF new work Was done.
nsS!aseiy on the White Cap; where the aye nGe
.! soont 900 tons o month II load carbonate
~ was Kept up And the 5UU-fo t Lowell steadily
Stmvel sheai. The Antioch anil silver Cord
Tuhels advanced more than 200 feet. The
HnSni OF Ell mines did eplendidly more than
KY IONS aaving been shipped. Several large
ScippeIs were add cd e. the list, notably tho
Rs!aeiln. Crown Point. Nist prius. and belgian.
~ OUTLOOK Is all that coulu DO desired.
Ine humbollt mine. Mt an altitude OF 12.SC0
nst IN the ~ Sueliies district. ID u great mine.
vsei hundred Men are employed on tho
tVna
INC mining activity at Tin Cup this year has
~ Ssou9nt NAT district into Grsn!er prominsnre