Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-08-19
GEOAqJA sot,n FIELDS.
The Property ND Prospects Of tho Atinnfi
Geld hiiriHa %. fairy Descffsed.

The Property nd Pro,p etts Of tho Atlanta
Geld hinins %. Fafy Descffesd'
The two articles rrsarinz recently in
n in1riries IN relation trfths plaf,s. pros
nects etc. &c. OF lh3 Au,nta Gold Mining
Sompant. that the company has requested
terr corre.nou lent TO ans ser through the
medium OF tho press Inc many questions
which otherwise would rsluirs a score Of
letter writer's. 49,.
The property Upon winch ths Atlanta Gold
tions e siiusted about 81 miles east of
psbionaTa On. consists OF n forty acre
tssS. N land, which is crossed IN a direction
siigbtlv east n goth by the famous Cal
honn Cold Rplt having eli this lot width Of
abo,,, 1sO fset The entire beit ~ com.
,,,sad ~ oitornata strata OF soft slate and
pysrtS ali bsaring more or less gold. At
ditrerent firnes within the past twenty years
more m lees mining mas bean done upon
this lot. ard while the work has mainly been
confined 10 very srnall portion OF tae vsln'
and has airyavs been Oh cru 70 aHq ussul-
tory chn+scter the returns N go'u haVs
been extremely gratifying anu iu seve la
instances of sufficient masai,uue - nv we
miners. who, from time 70 tinle, ~ hs spi
leases mon the lct in verY strong financial
circumstances. The total cost OF al tue
WORT, tbus FAR dona upon the lot would not
undsr the direction OF competent mining
eHgihaer ntoyided with proper appliances
c4cesi sj63l. and the total gold derived
from this work, covering nov over W. w.. acres VIZ,
Of thu forty acres, is considerably over wy
600. H.,
The vein or leal ia well defined tnI0ush-
out the whole length OF tho lot, ABOUT one
quarter mile, and has been explore AZ ~
number OF PLACES by shafts ana .uhles'
proving lis continrancs in siza ana rlchrss
ffom one efid Of the lot TO the other, lags
which is further etidtneed by the vaioaGle
aud rich mining properties lylng ap5n ao ",
extension Of this lead, both noreh ond So 2, /,
az tne brbperty Of the Atlanta oog
Minin5 COMPANY. The shafts suns
moon This lead have CONC q n DEPTH o
about forty feet, and have, without e1eep
zion followed down quartz veins which grad
unllv increased in sz, aud richness as dept
gnsottaiue1. Hitherto the miniug has beer
eonanrtpd principally with water, excsp
where shafts were sting, and the ore passe
tbroush sluice boxes depending solely Tor
means Of sspgfation upon the gravity
the gold, and consequ ,nt'y allowing nuc
If the fine gold and all the gold containei !
The undecomposed sulphurets to run
waste. This loss. resulting from causes note
R3OVe. mas amounted ~ AAAJ oHt
assay value of the ore, us demonstrated b
determinations made with great caTs an
exactness By the company.
The Atlanta Gold Eining Company mo-
proposes to put in operation rsaehinery ft
mining which will greatly cheapen nc coi
of the ore per ton delivered at the mills, an
apuljancos that will save at the mill NJ
alone th, heavy free gold, but all finer par
ticles and the gold contained In th' SUI
phurets DIS we'll:
The experiments made by tho conlpau
have demonstrated that g mill v nth capa'
ity of twenty tons can be supplied with OIL
for many years and will yield an annu
profit Of 5000 or upward. The averae
assay value OF tho ore approximates 81 p
Ton, and a modern mill properly equippe,
costing Sl2, 900 to $1,000 in the hands OF 0
experienced millnlan, should save at least
ner cent Of tho iull assay value. ~
Atlanta Gold Mining Company has been !
corporated with II capital OF SlO0,U
shares Of go eacl, fully paid anil non asses
able. and one-aaif this capital STOCK,
$50, go, has been placed in the treasury as
working capital.
portion OF this treasury STOCK, suhcie
! 10 cover the cost OF the mill ana suca 9th
improvements as the company has in contsi
/ plation. is now offered for sale at - per eel
! of its rar value, or s. per snare. I
Southern Banking and Trust Company
Atlanta, Ca, is the transfer agent OF t
company, and all orders for shares shou
be addressed to them or to the Atlanta &c
Mining Company, No. North Pryor stree
Atlanta, ga