The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-08
NEWS OF THE MINING WORLD
A GOOD DEAL OF ACyIVITY IN THE
MlIICAN SILVER DJS1RIC1S.

GOOD DEAL OF ACTIVITY IN THE
MhIICAN SILVER DJs7RIC1S
Tho I.srse.t Producer of Copper In New
Mex,co-Lrbor Troubles In the C~ur
GA,cne Counsry-The Hnrqon Haia Mines
Growing Richer as They Arc Worked.
MONTEREY Mexico. June 4.-The mineral
resources Of tho State of San Luis Potosi are
boing rapidly developed. A report has Just
been received here OF the Santa Ines mining
rroperty. sixty miles north OF tho city OF Sun
Luis Potosi. Between $4,000 and 5000
have been expended on the property during the
last three years. The ground has been found
10 contain three veins running east and west.
producing lead silver ore at depth not ey-
ceeding sixty feet. which ls tho limit OF their
present exploration. assaying from 40 to 2JO
ounces OF silver per ton. with from 1S to 80
per cent OF lead There also exists two veins
running north and south containing ore from
the lOO.fcot level up. with an assay value OF
IS 10 200 ounces Of silver per ton and 20 to %
pcr cent. lead. Tho general situation Of the
mine is most advantageous and promising in
every respect.
The mining prospects in the Pachuca and
Zeal del Monte districts are worry encouraging.
The work Of exploration on the San Helipc dc
Jesus mine Is being pushed. and under the
effective management OF Capt. Frank Nule
great things are expected from the property
Recent assays show from two to three ounces
O, gold per ton and ono assay $40. Good
rerorts have also reached here of La soledad.
La sorrresa. and San Rafael mines Esper-
ANA is also looking better.
DURANGO. Mexico. June 1.-The Guadalupe
Mining Company OF this city are about to
work tho old San Lucas mine. which. ms the
mint records show. hns in years gone by pro-
duced no less than S3.O00.0O0.
The Pittsburgh and Mexican Tin Mining
Company. operating at Portrillos, near pu-
range. have recently sent u car load OF good
tin to New York. This company is now work
ing three mines. After q certain amount OF
concentration by means OF washing. the ore
shows 40 per cent OF tin.
ZACATEcAs, Mexico. juno 1.-The Albaris
Mining Company OF England. which recently
purchased the San CristoDal gold mine. has
ceived machinery and is almost ready to begin
the development OF the property II mas wide
vein containing large amount OF gold.
COLORADO.
DENVER June 5.-New and rich strikes OF
gold and silver ore continue TO he reported
each day. The Amethyst mine is attracting
attention. The richest ore yet discovered was
sr%ugn. to camp Ed"s y the s6a was
filled with cords of silver as thick as lead in
pencil. 1t returned an essay OF 1.o52 ounces
wosS on nj the Nelson Tunnel is being pushed
rapidly. The Alta Is shaft on Bachelor Noun
tain. AZ depth Of fifty feet struck 3,s.toot
worked with activity.
Addie ' {. An interest in the kodebSsh was
sold on Saturday for s65.0O0. Work on the
Colorado Midland extension is being pushed
on the Washington.
AT Marble, Avalanche Creek promises to be
ei corado have
sslairoA and the contract has been let for 500
The Roaring Fork Mining Compa Of Aspen
has concluded to sink mine in the west
bs boz S ns site few tGs
Paul OF the Aspen is pushing Developments on
this property. and making regular daily ship
The mines in and around Leadville. Ouray.
and Silverton continue to send out encourag-
Ing reports. and new strikes are reported al
The. recent sale OF 100000 shares of the
Rico-Aspen Consolidated at Rico for 100000
house has had a wonderfully Stimulating Ell.
feet the mining ping dssri let at Rice and
The the RI sa a5e for
a despetch &, from ouray says strik. was
copper. Brittle silver and native silver were
encountered in the south drift Of the first level
NEW MEXICO.
SILVER CRY. May 31.-The Steeple Rock
heh grade ore ready st the Jim Crow mine.
It is expected that it will run better than the
last made to the Soc9rr9 smelter d
Eng re%s 2i se siS Sesnn
tinued operations over two years ago,
Work has becn resumed In the Arson s.
Copper Flat. about three miles from Ansonio
was made in the smelter recently. but the orc
proposed to mix the ore from the mines at
Copper Flat and that from the Arson $. to see
Ehs,hr 10th Hnnet be treated at the
smelter this year. and it is likely to continue
The strike Which was as made in the Kansaroc
shown to be the most important Strike in that
mine and there is more Ss U ore IN Sight now s than
there has been at tine since the srke
ton was shipped from the Illinois mine last
KEEL es.i and AIDA shipment was also made from tie
a, 4. Of development work will DO done on
=, The Standard Mining Company. which owns
the snake and Opportunity mines in the Hills
borough district, h IS made contracts for sink
Ing the shaft on the Opportunity nina 100 fe 1t
deeper and for running 2O0-foot drift on the
%Sa loo IT.. evel q the s , mine The striSs
Snake mine q few days, ago Is being rapidly de-
yeoped. and the drift has been run in the orc
tCr quite 2 distance. The ore is from two to
The commission which was appointed to in
vestgnto the mineral resources OF the Garlic
reachea so n fns NaIi9 has
= Gallup to get II man who Is acquainted with
mat part ~ the mountains where the rich min
era Is said to exist.
IDAHO Cry. May PA company having a
bond on the Bella mine in Beaver district.
owned BY John Htenry haye or bids
in by June 10. THIS is n very large D and picb
silver mine, and will undoubtedly be taken by
the company. 4. W. Dunn is taking supplies
to bis SSH silver mines in the same dstrst and
wn WI, soon resume WORK in tunnel. Beaver
Klves every, promise o. soon becoming ono az
the great silver producing camps " the State
William Sweet has his long tunnel 10 He.
veop the Muddy mines, near Wonear, in a dis.
lance OF 800 feet. To facilitate work h a hss
Ftcaiyeu