The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-07
NEWS OF THE MINING WORLD
n GOOD DEAL OF ACT1vITY IN THE
IDAHO GOLD AND SILVER MINES.

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A Frespeetor TAiahs He Mss rsu.a n
Long Lost Lsn Dergs lGsae-Plensy a
Coal In Arissss-A nsshst Fall or Gel.
IDAHO Crrr. Idaho. Feb. 2a-Ths Dayi
Brothers are at work on . mine at Crime
Pass. near Pioneer. that gives promise Of de
veloping into a great gold mine. 1t has bee
tapped at good dspth BY . tunnel where tn
vein Is large and the rock prospects splendidly
1t is on the same belt a. the Mountain Queel
and Muddy mines-
The lixfviation works going up at Quartz
burg. for the purpose OF treating the sulphu
ret ores In that district. are about completed
The Elmtra mill. at Banner. continues turninI
out over 1000 ounces OF silver bullion pe
week.
Joseph Voshay. one OF the owners OF tn,
Washington mine and mill. In Gambrinus dis
trict, seys that the pumps will be started vi
on March 10. Work was stopped last fall fol
some reason. and the water Is now within
thirty feet OF the top Of the shaft. As the az.
gentiferous vein OF the mine yields by far tht
richest ore and In large quantities. the owners
contempt plate putting in roasters and dry crush.
ing batteries this year.
Thomas Mahan and the Bunch Brothers
have discontinued work for the present In the
tunnel running to tap the large gold mine they
discovered on tho northern rim Of Boise Basin
I06C 1911. Iney are now SINKING an 1nCIn0 on
the vein and getting out some fine ore.
In the soven Devils district. wsship eton
county. the old Peacock shaft has been clean.
ed out and twenty feet sunk In new ground.
The ore is all good smelling. with some higi,
grade. Il will be sunk to the depth Of ,25
feet and IL the mine holds its own to that
depth 1t will be o great property. and other
lodges in the neighborhood. carrying copper
on the surface. will BIO In demand. Work is
also going on III the Black Garnet. which IL
looking WELL
The Maria company Of Mineral. Washington
county. will put large force Of mon to work
on their mine and also in the Blackhawk. in
the course Of week or ten days. Arrange
inents have boon made with the Porphyritio
smelter to reduce the ore. The Mutual smelter
IN the same district will soon start upon ores
from the Egan and Silver Bell mines.
Tho outlook for the Wood River mines
ia very encouraging. Tho Minnie Moore.
Queen Of the Hills. Relief. Red Elephant. Ida
hoan. Keystone. Carrie Leonard. and many
more Of tho leading mines Of that country will
produce unusually large quantities Of galena
ore this year.
Considerable prospecting has been going on
In the Vienna mine. sawtooth district. during
the pastfew months. and some very encourage
ing prospects have been obtained. In 1883 a
fine 20-stamp silver mill was erected by the
Vienna company. but, as the pay ore in the
mine was lost the following year. the mill has
been idle since that time It is expected that
In the course Of two or three months the mine
will be able to keep the mill running again.
Preparations for blowing in" the smelters
at Bayhorse and Clayton. Custer county. will
soon be made. The mines In those districts
have yielded unusually large quantities Of ore
during the winter. and the run for this year
will be very profitable,
For the past month the De Lamar mill and
mine In Owyhee county yielded a profit OF over
$1,000 per day.
Several OF the creditors who bought in tho
property Of the Elkhorn company at Sherifrs
sale have sold to other men. 1t is rumored
that these purchases are made by the COM
pany with view to the commencement OF
work AZ early as supplies can be taken to the
works. Some work was done on other mines
III tho neighborhood last fall and they all look
we'll: in fact. the developments would justify
the erection OF twenty stamp mill
Many placer claims on Snake River will be
worked this year by machines for saving the
flour gold.
Large veins Of good coal have been discov-
cred in Garden Valley. on Payette River. and
some development work will be done on them
this year.
Some OF the placer miners are getting their
pipes and fumes ready for operations. Clean |
ing out bitches will commence in about two
sf Fsnn1s Fs% ns t Ee ds p
Of 40 feet the Panamin Int has crossed a large |
Ss does sad not s erep
ont It, On the surface and Tss not known to exist.
h on e s eeEsy 81 will ssse on ss%n
cam s tsksn v5oh n. d s;s nm
large amount Of ore rom 81 the Kee min crush
mes q beys dp peon
winter. and most Of them have developed into
that extensive plants viii be erected there tbls
year
;Sa here says he is certain that
Growth q esssh The FIX isxlns srosnd w ,Rlsh
some exccedIngly rich samples Of gold ore to
Wssrs he ct Them has For tse
last twenty years been In an insane asylum In |
ns Fe p hsxe
pector who thinks he found It returned; but
was unable to nd TIE tSSe and VII
appears.
PROGRESS IN ARIZONA.
nas %Soh rs spena 1 ssssos s
Ths place.. III miners wlil have Az yea III
which Is greater than for many
YEARS.
David Anderson. the discoverer Of the Globe
mines and Of the Deer Crock coal zelda ar;
iields. il opened. would supply Ithe whole Pa
ciic coast. There are within = distance Of one
aging eight foet In length, One Of them is
about twenty.three feet thick,
~ sSsn s:':.s
and burro train 10 packing the ore to Gala
W6esas: where az has been sent toE their 9se.
Grade Of the Ready Cash ore Is high. but as
srs arc practical miners and will develop the
property y. to y the y. best sst advantage.
stanton reports seeing nearly buckatfui Of
gold nuggets there some Of them worth go.
discovery q z very Ane prospect south Of the ]
;he Gold Eagle. Golden Cross, and Worlds
here to Inspect the ground Tho iedse" ives :
not kn0wn: though II was 10 plain view and |.