The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-31
NEWS OFTHE MINING WORLD.
4 GREAT. Revival OF ACTIVITY IN
GOLD PROSPECTING.

Reports OF Now Finds and or che Reopen,ns
ofoid Quarts Mines All Along the Paeinc
Cosst-A French Woman FInds n Gold
Vein and Drives . Tuunei-SreIters Arc
san Ruuninx In Coiorsdo-More Gold
washing In New Mexico Than for Years
Past-The Phpaix Company's Machinery.
s,s FRArctsco, July 23-The decline in the
prIce OF silver has not affected the mining In
terests OF California to any great extent
although. OF course. It has checked the devel-
opment OF what the miners term low grade
propositions" and made the working Of some
mines impracticable at present. Probably.
however. the collapse Of the silver market has
had something to do with the revival OF ac-
tvity in gold prospecting by compelling miners
" turn their attention to the superior metal.
Whatever the cause may be the fact Is that re
ports Of gold finds and the reopening OF old
quartz mines are coming from nearly all the
mineral districts OF the coast and several now
fields have been discovered recently.
One OF the richest strikes ever made in
northern California is reported from Shasta
county. Four years ago some 5000 float was
found by william Dale Of Sisson on the north
side Of Eddy Mountain. but the float was not
traced back to the ledge until recently. when
H. b. Maxwell and an Oregon nssayer went
into partnership with Dale and succeeded in
locating the vein. An eight-foot shaft laid
bare two-foot lodge OF quartz, eight inches
OF which is 80 per cent. gold that can be cut
cut with chisel. The lode has been traced for
q mile. and all the ground has been located
BY prospectors. who rushed in as soon as the
news Of the ind reached Sisson Dale and his
partners have taken out $4,000 in gold from
the vein already. outside OF the streak Of free
gold tho ore is n sulphuret assayinC $500 to
Il 4, 10. ,~i.. a
yet Whether tho ledge will run as rich as
that to any great depth or length cannot be
predicted. but the indications are that n very
big strike has been made. and prospectors are
hocking to the ground. Some OF them are
working placer claims in the neighborhood
and making good wages
The old Albian Hill gravel claim in Yuba
county. one OF the rich dgStn-s OF early days
ia now being worked as u quartz mine. and
shows an extensive ledge OF rich ore. The
ledge is similar to that in tho Idaho OF Grass
Valley and yields about $50 per ton.
During the past seven months the Kennedy
gold mine. Amador county. has paid S35o.000
in dividends The Mason mne in the same
county is yielding quartz that shows SD in
free gold and SIS in sulphurets.
In Butte new quartz mills are being put up
ct Nimshew. Yankee Hill. Golden Summit,
and Palo Alto: Frank Mclaughlin is reopen
Ing tho famous Banner mine near Oroville:
the Pactolian Company has found a large body
OF rich quartz and increased its working force
from twelve to forty men: H. p. Stow il OPEN
ing a new mine near Hurleton: Wheeler Il
Sons and SNYDER Bros. are developing claims
in WymHn's Ravne and five gravel mines are
being worked ut Bangor.
rich quartz near Hurleton: and driven tun-
pei thirty feet along the ledge with her own
hands Extensive DEVELOPMENTS are in prog
resB at Forbestown upon lodges that were
worked some years ago. hut abandoned be-.
handling sulphurets., W. u. Stow and AlSinya
Hayward reonened the mines and put up a
is paying SO we'll that additional stamps will
bonded the teasoner mine at Forbestown, and
oct twelve men at work on the ledge
miners IRE prospecting Tor gold in Mountain
LARGE bods s Sa Esyaa as snd sh sE
stamp mill has been erected on the property.
n thf Fsh ths k s hs sr bssn
OF the Vanderbilt mines recently purchased
na ns % m in
located ledge near Hesperia. San Bernardino
that prospects $50 in gol ut depth Of twenty
are mining gold quartz that yields 500 per ton
NEVADA.
VIRGINIA. New. July 23-A new sort Of min
ing deal has been made on the Comstock one
squeezing stockholders and cinching The out
si1ers.. some years ago Fair and his associ-
the wages Of miners. but tie Miners Union
would not stand it, and Uncle Jimmy had to
let GO As long as ana CLERKS L
the work wanted their 81 a day: The salaries
OF superintendent and clerks have been re-
duced % per cent. andth managers now hope
to induce the miners to take less than 81 q
day When the, mill ring quits stealing half
the output OF the mines. perhnps the UNDER
ground men will accept 81 dav.
4, There are now only 32S miners at work on
Of Nevada. Inc mine MANAGERS say that il
wages are reduced to So. which is more than is
pail In Other ramns they can put 900 men
able profit the millions Of tons OF low grade
ores As much OF this ore carries n large per-
greatly affect the proposition. The reduction
In expenses contemplated will amount to
only the scaling down Of salaries but lower
cost Of transportation. supplies. ana milling.
works. many OF the mines can be worked: Il
1t doesn't. the Comstook mines will be closed
so the managers say.
COLORADO.
DENVER. July PC. The shelters are not los
Ing money by running now, The miner must
tx all the he 81. He nin, his and
at the end q" thirty day. upon the marset
buying o;ss which contain gold with the silver,
heavy snippers Others. which have long-t |
contracts, arc shipping steadily. and mines OF |
heavy lead ores are allie to ship. rs this class |
Of ore is needed IN reducing the stock OF dry"
ores ON hand. The smelters look for an ad- |
vance in silver sufficient to allow IA numnor Of |
mines to open. and SO they do not anticipate |
ne entire shutting down, OF their furnaces.
The shipments will not be heavy but su fficient |
g keep the present capacity Of the smelters |
fairly we'll supplied.
The. great camps Of Leadville and Aspen are
Shipping nothing to speak Of. but the ores
comes from Isolated camps and mines having |
strong PERCENTAGES Of lead and considerable
ore were received. Development work on
many mines continues and the prospecting
Tor gold Increases from day to day. Near S!i- |
vertpn the Silver Lake mine is working ssvon-
Q day.
4, The Gold Run camp on Bear Creek con-
tinues to increase in interest. Bonita lode
discovered on July 1 has twelve inches of ore
which showed by a recent mill run 80 ounces
o. gold and lS1 ounces Of silver. The ore Is
tellurium and was taken three feet from the
surface sarlace. The kankakee. another new dis;
which are very high The formation OF the