The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-09
NEWS OF THE MINING WORLD
sp0 HOPES CENTRED IN TIE POR.
I.HYRY LEDGES OF IDAHO.

A s,e Mining Suit IN New Mexico that -
watched with 1nteress,-Creede and Grip.
pie Greek san on the Ton wave-The Ont.
look in tho San Juan Recion-Ari.ona.
1p.Ho CRY. Idaho. April 20.-The Pioneer at
ouartzburg and the Mountain Queen and
Muddy at Grimes Pass arc evidences OF tho
value OF tho large porphyry lodges Of this
county. The Pioneer ore Ia reduced in tho
Gold Hill mill at good profit, although 1t goes
only SO per ton. while Henry Whitney. super
intendent OF tho Mountain Queen. eays that
tho whole expense Of mining ard milling does
not exceed s. per ton. as tho lodge is from
twcnty 10 thirty feet wide and tho twenty
ttAnp mill reduces forty tons per day. It
Yields from So to $40 per ton. The Muddy Is
from six to twelve feet wide and a quantity
crushed In tho Mountain Queen mill last year
yielded Sl5 l,cr ton. Tho ore came from tho
depth Of 22S feet. proving tho mine very val
uablo Quo The three mines named are the
only porrhyry lodges on which any work has
/bccn done. although there arc many largo
ones cutting through tho mountains In a
porthcnserly and southwestly direction.
prospoctors have confined their searches for
gold to tho quartz veins. not expecting to find
It in rorrhyry But now that It has been
proven that large porphyry lodges. which can
be so chearlv worked. arc destined to DO soon
recognized rs the great mines. they arc locat-
ingand developing them for tho market. As
soon as capital finds out that we have such
Inonstrous, mines surrounded by tho best OF
Climber and water power there Is no doubt
chat many more stamp mills will be adding to
the gold product OF the State and enrichlnG
tho stockholders. The great wealth OF the
gold mines OF this county is in tho immense
hedges Of low-grade ores.
During the past winter tho main SHIFT Mt the
q ,,y,k
hns been sunk 300 feet deeper. making 800 in
all. All the way down tho orc is high grade in
silver. and machinery for concentrating 1t so
that tho concentrates will yield ut least $1,000
Der ton has been ordered. Heretofore that
shipped gavo returns OF from $500 to $3.50 per
ton. From sixteen to eighteen men have been
kept at work in it since last fall
Alarge body Of ore worth 500 per ton has
been found In the Highland Mary. on Warm
Springs Creek. near kctchum. Tho first day
It wns struck tho lucky discoveries extracted
nearly ton.
On the Zig Smoky Alturas county, work has
been going on through the winter. The Car
RE Leonard. Potwrcstler. Star OF Smoky. 1sa-
bella. and Flagstaff are all yielding splendid
Ores that will'be shipped for reduction in the
course Of a few weeks. Tho Galore ono OF the
great producers OF that district. is now produce
ing C00-ounce ore and will ship more this year
To-day Attorney james II. Hawley. Vim.
CouRhanour. and rcpresentatiyeof a London
company went to Qua'tzburG. MI Eoughan-
erty. that has been work ed so successfully. Tor
twenty-five years. and went to make snle OF
There is considerable excitement in Owyhee
quar- Il mines Of fabulous richness on Louise
yed from sooU to ssoU6 Ier Il ton It tfs is snie
to say. however. that such reports arc eXag-
iieXe that mining camp ii great richness
will spring un, The formation q tho country
norphyry. which Is generaiy the case where
NEW MEXICO
r r. My b.2 o, the nes! ore
ds.sa %ar es as IS tSs eHps eaa
shaft. With 3 deSp lS5 ie e. 10 bGst org
silver At depth Of sixty feet cross cut was
run eighteen or, feet fr9m the sbsIt and ths ore
silver TIC remaining eleven feet ran sa3
Across cut has been started from the bottom,
q ys ss' and n viii be to the S T sns
vein will be pay ore. but on the SURFACE here
i,osn feet g! Eay 31s in three strenks through
term Of the soSorro County co. District Court
line Ia to he laid two and one half miles from
water. The point from which the water is to
- taken Is about 400 feet above the mill. and
about tho ist OF July. and DIV viii have daily
sse IF ed sns Of is Considering
plan to remove the Pacific mill from this .llace
to Pinos Altos and Icy u pipe line from Wits
Water sarply The cost q hau ii o. ore from
the mine Ut Pinos Altos to the mil herels si.UO
per day. This would much more than pay the
expense OF maintaining pumping plant and
The Cumberland mine at Kingston has been
mine belonged to Joseph Fraker, aud Edward
Al LAKE, valley Sis strike OF very hleh-srade
Some OF tile samples run as high as 10000
Thirty-syven men are at work on tho KanGa-
short time since. Tho lessees Of tho mine say
that the ore Is net SO rich as has been report
99eaF ting figniunction q tho Comstock, Gale:
now neing taken out comes from Q depth OF
~ feet. and has to he taken out through the
ssders in tho mine. and Win not give any in.
t9E Inp lon, as to r.. extent OF the ore body
Illinois Mining Company. which was brought
mere on change OF venue from Kingston. has
boon on tria in the District Court here for over
Hwnek. and 1t will take two or threo days more
before 1t is given to the Jury. 1t is case OF
great Importance to mine ownors at Kingston.
asit VII practically decide whether tho, camp
Is blanket formation or not. and whether
mlners lnNe he right to go beyond their side
lines In following ore. The Illinois Company
asserts that there is II assure vein on the ILL
nois mine and, consequently. that tho COM
Eany ms INC right to follow the yen. beyond
lines %! the Calamity. mine. which has been
zone. Tho owners of tho Calamity say that
ther" nre no llsSure veins In the camp and that
the ORC Is found in blanket formation. and.
cohse1Mently. thnt tho Illinois Company has
20 right to so beyond its si!o lines il has
Fcm %Ehs sH, .i,Gtnent aga INST the Illinois
Territory nre engaged on the case. which ia
G"MinE watched with great deal Of interest by
COLORADO.
DENVER, May 4.-The excitement still con.
SnnGs over the two mining camps Of CrippIs
has been something surprising. s,ill tho O OK,
fully fa0liZ2tl. tha IA in pS'h