The sun., 1893-09-18
NEWSOF THE MINING WORLD.
4 noon STRIKES GOLD DIGGING IN
PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

creastng - Much Activity In Arizona.
SAN Francisco. Sept. 2.-Tn mining matters
Nevada county is now one OF tho busiest and
most prosperous sections OF the state. Nevada
City and Grass Valley show more activity
than most towns In the State Of their size.
Mines that have long been idle are being
worked again. the old reliable mines continue
their steady production. the hills are full OF
prospectors. and new mining enterprises are
constantly leing put under way.
The Idaho mine has declared another divI-
denl OF 81 per share.
John C. Roberts has bonded the old Kate
Hayes Hill mine. now called the Oregon. and
has already begun work thereon. No mining
has been done on this mine since 1866, mp to
which time the ledge had yielded $4,000.
good ledge OF quartz, showing FREQ gold
and well charged with sulphurets. has been
struck in the Reward mine. The Bel!efontaine
is turning out some heavily sulphuretted ore
said to be worth more than 5000 per ton. The
Mountaineer. Providence. and Cham pion mines
are all working full force OF men. and their
yield of bullion this year will be very large A
splendid cleanup OF twenty eight loads OF ore.
Welding S2T to the load. has Just been made
from the Mozambique mine at Forest Springs.
The quartz now being extracted will pay 500
per load.
has been bonded by an Eastern syndicate. The
quartz ledge recently discovered near Bangor.
Butte county. continues to prove Of marvellous
richness. The ledge Is about two feet wide.
The ore is crushed In a hand mortar. and in
five days the owners have pounded out S5lS4
FL Dorado county also is showing renewed
activity. C. A. Bishop is making arrange
ments to open the DAILY mine. near Grizzly
Flat. A six-foot vein OF anthracite coal has
been discovered on the Hargis place. near
Ckiah. Mendocino county. The place was
bonded some months ago by Dennis Quin-
leven. an old Pennsylvania coal miner. who
finds tho prospects of an extensive deposit
even better than he had expected. The mine
is on the bank OF the Russian ivev. directly
on the line OF the proposed extension OF the
san Francisco and North Pacific Railway.
Averv large onyx deposit has been disrov-
cred near Aliens Hot Springs. half a mile from
Bridgeport Mono county. The specimens
take q fine polish. The johnny Bull mine.
Pumas county. cleaned up last month S2.O3U.
the ore yielding $40 to Sl1 per ton.
From San Bernardino county comes news Of
the discovery Of new placer digEings. said to
be very rich. They are in Bear Valley. near
the Bear VALLEY dam. IN timber land owned nv
I. J. Wilson. Many claims have been staked
out and number OF miners are already hard
at WORK.
OREGON.
PORTLAND. Sept. 2-Sloan ( Haskelrs placer
digE tngs nav" hecn making a remarkaule
yield. one nugget l. valued at 1919 and there
are are - = n number wgEth ,, over 90. The ontpuf
worked being t' feet wide. 10 feet long. ana
ID feet deep.
Dr. Hinkle's mine in sardinc Creek district.
with ore that PROSPECTS, We'll The placer mines
yielded better during the past seas on than for
years rast. Jack Morris has Just worked up a
$500 pocket OF gold quart in the Blackwell
district
VIRGINIA CRY. Sent The forts ~ the
COmstock mine directors to wuc"'le 'he min
ers into submitting TO 4 reduction OF wages
upon the plea thts times are hard and the
poor stock holders ought to be relieved Of the
heavy burden OF expenses. have stirre, up the
men to make a few INQUIRIES concerning ex-
penses. The facts aud figures DO not make
pretty showing.
During the month of June the total EXPENSES
OF tn" Comstock mines wer" >i'45Il. and OF
this amount the miners received only si3"p.
Presidents. Secretarir-. sur"riHtcndents. and
other gi!t-edged miners. most Of whom live
IN >an Francisco. and DO 10 work. absorbed
slG.uSO in salaries.
The rest OF the money was paid out for
water office rent. supplies. Hc.. and supplies.
w., are often furnished Dy dummy c"ntrac'
tors really rrpreSentin2 directors Ot the mine.
AT about ouble their value,
Sierra Nevada employed four miners during
boss those four men. In The Alpha one man
was employe' hall the month at a cost OF $50;
lnlS H4.- OF Il miner lttiu!ittl ~ y worth OF
DossnG, Confidence paid 500 in Office sal
arics to keep on" miner ut work and wants 10
eSonomiZe e,,. by, r"dGclns The n!MGrs r. wase7
dent FL 10. Secretary 500. and Assistant Sc"
rotary 500 and employed ei-t miners Ths
Adelphi's half miner drew 500 Lat tia r"tal
expenses Of the mine were >2.u4G The mine
could save Sl1 rtt" poor -tpckhoiet- ii that
durtior OF his wages and visions OF dividends
won "a loom up at once,
Silver Hill. Imperial AM Lady Washington
m n. tO ~, rh,n ,tr
miner. Not q lick OF work was done in t!Ia
Alta, but the salary list waS $40 and die total
places in four or five mines and get from 500
70 $500 month. A. {. HAn'ltpn gets tho
TGi. Iootne TF of Lac asEtM
in san Francisco the two professions Of mining
President and mi ining Secretary. both Of winch
are lurratiyeand neither OF which is lahorious,
The sharehe!Iers OF Lest Belcher. houl! &
Curry. and Nentuck decline +" be rinch"t FOR
have been dropped from the iay rolls Of those
mines by the economical managers. Salaries
have not been reduced.
COLORADO.
DENVER. Sept. l3 The smelters are still dis
against ores carrying over 100
ounces % silver. hut are paying we'll Tor lead
%d ii rsIy for S. pTs
Creek ores. Tho wage question at lanlyIlle I
Is still! unseti ed. and the result is still iet in
the shipments. l he Bimeta.lir smciter therc I
expects to blow out soon for lack OF ore. The |
miners refuse less than - u day. and 20 down /
rate.
At Rico preparations are making to open the !
Rico Asucn. MON. and Carbonate. With others |
to follow Vt Aspen Efforts are also n.aNing 20 ,
effect "a settlement OF the wage question. with /
some show Of speedy result favorable 10 the 4,
beginning OF operations on an extensive scale, !
In many camps shipments hav" been iocted |
by tie need ~ m4ney hy mine owners. and /
where ores returned $50 "A ton IN former ayN. /
now the trot!ts are less than one-half tnat
sum.
For August tho Summit mill n; Cripple Crock !
tratcd 900 tons Of ore. receiving from the
branch mint ~. 1OI. and tn" SegtcInncr yield .
will be increased over thi- fuzzy Oue-thIrl. /
Seventv-sIX mines At ripple Creek are Iro- /
tlucer- Of pay ore. The 'rraca- Arthur j. 4 new /
mine on the southern end Of beacon lilll. 1t .
has twenty foot vein OF rather iowGrade. hut .
a ten-ton shipment paid fair profit strlk" !
ol rich ore has been recently made on the I
north side Of Mineral Hi at a depth u forty .
feet. The last payday showed CSi men at work /
on wages in the camp
New machinery and the reOpeninS ~ old .
mines has enllyened business ap"dt lioulher
The AlamnEee mine ON Gold Hill last week :
shipped two tons OF gold ore 10 Denver tnat re-