The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-28
NEWSOF THE MINING WORLD.
pROsPECJORs EXAMINING SOME NEW
IDlHO DISTRICTS.
Selling New Mexican Iron Mines to PENN
syivanin Capitalists - Fine Results of
Two weehs Work In the Rinck Hills
Some Good Things In Arizona.

Some Good Things In Arizona.
IDAHO CRY, March 1a-The Elmira Company
OF Banner have n lnrger and richer orc body
on tho 4OO.foot level Of the Wolverine than
any ever found in tho mine. Tho twenty
stamp silver mill has run without cessation
during the winter. but will be compelled to
shut down In few weeks. us wood Is running
short.
Tho now lixeviation works at Quaryburg
which have been in operation eight ortcn days.
arc now considered Il success. and the owners
VI several mines carrying largo quantities Of
sulphurets will resume work on them soon.
Tho now owners Of tho franklin mino Mt
Pine Grove. near Rocky Bar. will soon place
tho stock on tho Boards in London and com
menco work. Concentration works will be
erected and tho vein tapped ut the depth of
800 feet, The vein is from III to ~ feet wide.
and tho ore will nll pny to mill.
Several placer claims are now working here.
and n long and prosperous run Is expected rs
the ground in tho mountains is thoroughly
soaked
Tho Banner tunnel Mt Banner isno In 1000
feet. Whom in I. 800 tho Pannmint mine will
10 cut at the depth OF 300 or 400 feet. The
tunnel has TO 60 1900 feet morn TO reach the
Banner mine.
The Boulder nvo- stamp mill on Elk Creek.
which was completed lntc last fail. is making
a lno record. turning out over 500 gold per
day
Tho ten stamp custom mill to be erected at
Boise City has been ordered. 1t will have
plenty to do from tho day 1t starts.
Many rrospectors will rush into Dcadwood.
Sheep Mountain and Seafoam districts in tho
course of u few weeks Tho mines working
there have developed into very valuable prop
critics. and those high and rugged mountains
are covered nl over with rich floats. 1t may
DO considered certain that mnny new and val
uablo mines will be discovered before tho
close Of the year. The chances for early wagon
road communication will stimulate prospect
ing in those isolated districts toa considerable
extent. At present it does not pay to hanslo
ores carrying less than from $50 TO 200 ounces
silver per ton.
Sinking continues IN the main SHIFT Of the
flmoro mine ut Rocky Bar. AS soon as an
other 1901 foot level is opened tho fifty stamp
mill will resume crushing. Several OF tho gold
mines mt Rocky Bar arc working. and two or
three mills will lie kept crushing through the
summer.
C. o. Norcross superintendent II tho Blaine
mine and MILL will return from Boston soon to
resume operations Work has been going on
in the mine dun ing tho winter. and it is now
considered Il valuable property
Several locations have been made in the
edge OF Long Valley on veins carrying 10th
gold and silver. Tho lodges are largo. and. it
is beloved will develop into good mines.
Several placer claims on streams emptying
into the valley will be worked this year.
%ns s:"s w. ssss
o so"ms ,nm y e 1ros are
trncted during the winter. and the product Of
silver aud lead will be large this year;
DEVILS copper district. Washington county
and thereis much talk q two or threo new
more abundant there than at any other point
III Idaho.
NOTES FROM NEW MEXICO.
SILVER Cry. March ia syndicate of
iron mines in theHanovor district in this county
last ,Week., The syndicate paid sll1,040 cash
comt, who owned nine Of tho mines sold. to
tle b.st.ron mines II New Mexico, and much
the smelters al Fl Paso and s"eorro: and con
ore per annur. which were made by ". II. New
comb have been turned oyer to thG company
pany. which built railroad to the Hanover
district last year owns n number Of iron mines
in tho district. and the lennsylvania syndicate
will endeaNor to purchase the entire property:
but il this cannot be done new railroad will
be built to the mines to handle. the ore. rs tho
recently cancelled the through rate on iron ore.
which stopped all shipments OF iron from the
district except that belonging to the railroad
The syndicate was represented here by
Levin y. Barringer of Philadelphia. who closed
that tho purchasers We're Carnegie. ,phirns 4
Co. but it has since been ascertained that Bar
ringer and oGk are both ms , be Of the
and Pittsburgh capitalists.
The iron deposits in the Hanover. district
are very extensive. and there is practically no
limit to the amount Of ORC which can be pro-
duced. The expense OF mining Is very small;
and the ore 81, :, can be mined and PVT on board
Alvin i. Sortwel Of Boston has gono out to
the Mogo!lons TO look ut the Maud - mine
ton company. The price asked for the mine
rIs A1Ss Geld M%ns and nE compqny
Manhattan Gold Mining and Milling Company.
and the s i. in tho old crompany have
half u cent share rs the officers otthc com
Been levi@d /" raise fund to complete tho
tunnel. which has been driven over 400 feet
into the mountain. Tho company owns ten
an tS mil here '! Which, H. was compstui
and mill wore shut down last December but
will hc started up again MS soon MS the assess
mentS wl1ch nave been called Tor nrc RNnila-
ble to pay the current expenses which will he
incurred in finishing the tunnel, Tho cX-
penscs of the company. other than those on
account OF the tunnel. can to paid ont al tho
returns Of til" ore mined. As soon IA the tWn-
mel Is completed the expense Of Inning ore
will be considerably reduced. and the property
can be worked ut a good profit. n.. rrpi i7a
BLACK HILLS CLEAN UP.
DRADyooD, March l0-The regular mid
monthly clean UP Of the great mills and slneIt-
ers in and ylsar this city was brought in yes
terday and will be shipped to tho East to-day. |
In round numbers the total mid -monthiy
shipment will reach the sum II $4,000. tho
largest l5-day run over shipped from here. OF
this amount the HomestuKe mine con,
If M6H si7sIH3o the G"laon Reynrd
az &c Company $4,000. Inc Meleome
Company 100000. BY this time next year
these shipments will be more than doubled, as
the three mills now in course Of construction
and several more. 10 be built will be lending
their mite to swell! the sum. The above OUT
put does not include that Of the small stamp
mill scattered about this section VIII ch ship
their metal In small lots. nor OF the immense
amount OF ores that are shipped to Eastern
smelters for reduction.
ITEMS FROM ARIZONA.
TUCSON. March 10.-There are mineral prop
critics here az fne as any in the world. not
l,ntv hat yf,