The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-10
VIEWS 0FTHE MINING WORLD.
,r,r1oPINo SOME FINE COLD PROF.
LRTIES IN CALIFORNIA.

noiiarp' worth OF FREQ Soto EOund by
r-..n,re Open q Bouider-Arnuy Silver
,,re. Closing Down In Idnho-soid AIinc-
A.. There, However, which Capitalists
Ar, Looking Into-Harsua Mnla District
Lake Superior Iron Mines In Trouble
e,x Francisco. July 2.-In the Center mine
.,the Mounea district the old shaft has been
.,o,ned out to a depth OF 125 feet. uncovering
w orc body fourteen feet In width and assay
,ns sls per ton. At depth Of seventy feet In
,hs now shaft an eighteen-inch vein is exposed
,bjeh goes over $50 per ton.
,ival TO the Vanderbilt mines has sprung
IN IN (ioode Springs. in the same region. The
20 at Goodo Springs 10 low grade. but IL lies
IN enormous masses. and the veins can be seen
srnnine through the hills for two or three
..,oa About 200 men are already there and
.h.neyer an important location is made IL 10
Immediately bought by the representative OF
ana or another Of the companies that are in
terested In the place.
rich Quartz strike has been made near
BANGOR by q prospector. who realized S1b5
srom small quantity OF quartz which he
carried to the town In his banda From the
anne hole he took out the next day 5000.
The mining outlook in Nevada county was
,syer brighter than at present. More pros
nsetine in most cases with very encouraging
results. is being done than for years past, and
most OF the old developed mines are looking
a. well as ever.
The old Sheath and Clay minc. which made
.fortune for its original owners. but in which
no effective work has been done for many
wars, has been bought by some San Francisco
rapitalists, who will soon begin energetic work
upon It
Work on the Loan quartz mine. which was
recently bonded to r r. Colgate. Is being
pushed rapidly forward.
NEVADA.
yrRo1y1A CrTr. July 2.-The fret bar OF Ne
yads tin will be produced some time this
month Ore assaying 20 per cent. has been
blasted from these deposits lying in the low
range Of mountains about eight miles SOUTH
east Of Lovelocks. The ore deposits are on the
west slope OF the range. and only about two
miles from the Humboldt River.
OREGON.
BAKER CRY. July 1.-The Mabel mine is
moving more wonderful than any Of the other
properties Of the rich Virtue mining district.
Il was discovered only two months ago. and o
shsft was started which 10 now down about
forty feet on a continuous vein Eve feet in
width. The best Of the ore taken out during
this experimental development was sacked.
and its value 10 estimated at $4,000. The
rest Of the ore on the dump will run about
500 to the ton. An immense boulder was
recently encountered which. when broken
OPEN filed the bottom Of the shaft with FREQ
gold. OF this $500 was taken out and the re;
psnder Of the so0 T1artz sacked o,, The Mabel
the dS Slightest indication Of pinehine out 80 ''
IDAHO.
IDAHO CRY. June 30-The fall in the price Of
htrllt In hn wi unrp dfn0n oryt
eject on the silver miners Of the State. Many
Of the mines have closed down and many more
T IN psse o od %n a
contain considerable silver. many OF them will
alse be Obliged to close down.
Banner. and the twenty-stamp mill will start
up shortly II silver does not 60 SO low that It
M TO be
this year. as the ores contain considera BILE gold
in addition to the silver.
former at Quartzburg. and the other at .Pio-
in this county are running right eo1
soon be resumed In the long tunnel running to
tap the MUDDY group of mines at Pioneer.
these mines is very. rich in free gold. The
tunnel Is now in nearly 1000 feet, and it is ex-
pected that another months work will reach
the veins. II they prove. good at depth Q large
mill will be i'm m ediately, erected on Fayette
River. a short distance below the mouth Of the
SOrhocd are under bond, and Il is ' sspected
that some sales will soon be made.
p The Smith Brothers are still working their
not large, but the ore 10 exceedingly rich.
Plenty Of coke, coal. and supplies are on
Washington county. and I' Us soon 1 as '' some
needed castings arrive it will blow in for q
saT nm run IA Of ore t. on hand
keeping the SIN slter at work all the year round.
The ELK City country. in Idaho county, is fill
he %
In one day last week. Greer and Watson have
gone In to develop some mines under bond to
$2.Z5 to the pan has been taken out. 1t Is the
intention OF these gentlemen to operate the
property on large scale Work is going On in
now settled fact that ut least three mills will
e. % erected there this year to reduce ores from
Capitalists are beginning to look this way for
Go at I mines and as we have abundance Of them
IN Wi VII be made paying properties with capt.
should be worked. we expect q mining boom,
notwithstanding MOI the fact that our Industries
Price Of silver. Our gold mines are very plen-
wv and the veins generally large and strong.
WA mste e and timber are abundant, everywhere,
cost Many oil them are now working with
S Urea success. and many more will start UP
placer ground that will be successfully worked
u soon as capital is obtained.
as the De Lamar mine. in Owyheo county,
eSentains considerable gold 1t is believed that
VIII continue to run.
John LaKoaS and Billy Mccoy have struck
mrge body OF very rich ore in their Catherine
mihe. on Warm Springs Creek. near Ketchum.
ARIZONA.
TUCSON. July 1.-The depreciation in the
price price 81 silver will have a disastrous effect
upon the prosperity OF this Territory. The de-
preelatlon Will stimulate the hunt for gold
properties; and. in fact. it has been the cause
taiieady Of bringing to the front such proper
Vestments,
III. lhe sale of the great Bonanza mine at Har-
Sua haia Is again reported and 1t IL believed |
o mtt TINS time the mine has been Sold. The
aiming men who have made very careful ex- |
animation OF the HarIua Hala district think |
sa VII become the greatest gold producing |
SSegilion OF tho Pacific coast New mines are |
44eihg constantly opened up. and most of them |
SSe egop ore Of very high grade. and in large
S SUai res ~ IS a forbdding looking country. |
S 1s1 since It has become known that gold is so
generously distributed throughout its rugged |
a anis prospectors have braved hardships, and |
their abors.
no an ad;dtiSnal rich find was Yesterday re-
ported IN the Superstitious Mountains The
location is on red hill about one mile north