The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-26
NEWSoF THEMINING WORLD.
FIVE COLORADO SILVER MINES THAT
YIELD OYER $1,000, 900 A MONTH.


DENVER. June 21.-There arc Eve silver
mines Ia Colorado. any one OF which Yields over
| 5000, 900 every month. a sum greater than the
entire output OF Cripple Creek gold cau>p.
whore is found the largest producing gold
mine in the State. Yet the production Of gold
| in Colorado is ON the increase. and new and
old gold properties are being indnstriously
| worked. The ore shipments from Cresde for
| the frst five months OF the present year
amounted to 40. 255 tons as against Il, 445 for
| tho same time last year The DEVELOPMENT
| work continues In the camp on many proper
tics.
| Men OF capital are examining the placer
| fields Of Four-Mile Creek. near Craig in north
| western Colorado. One company Of Rock
| Springs Wyoming men have built a large canal
| from the head OF tho creek. carrying it six
teen miles and n cleanup recently made re-
| suited In an estimate Of % cents to the cubic
! yard. The company has lately acquired 800
| acres ore OF the placer ground. The Cold
| Valley Mining Company Of Aspen. OF which
! Byron I. Shear and H. Is. Gillespie are officers.
| has an experimental ditch four miles long. and
il testing the value OF the piacers in athoroueh
| manner. Judge A. W. Rucker of Denver is In
| terested In a company that has extended an
| old canal twenty-four miles and put in 1880
| feet OF piping. so that water may DO had at all
| seasons Of the Year
| One OF the most active gold camps in the
| State Ia Alma The Good Samaritan. under
| $4,000 lease and bond. Ia shipping three cars
| week Of good orc. Tho Green Mountain
| Mining Company has started up the Montgom-
cry stamp MILL and 100 mon are employed in
! tho mine. Shipments from the camp are
double what they were last year.
| Yesterday Mr.. W. +. Kendrick OF the Min
| ing Exchange OF this city sold a one-h half In
/
| est in the I.ockridee for $1,000 cash to New
| York city purchasers Mr. Kendrick has pego-
| tiated several sales in this district this year.
| The legal suit for the possession OF the alag
| dump OF the old La Plata smelter In Leaiville
| has been settled. and tho Holden smelter 10
now at work upon the pile Of 100000 tons.
| which carry considerable gold and silver Tho
| Cato will probably be reopened at an carly
date. The Huckleberry has made another
| good strike
| The little camp OF Ophir. in the San Juan. at
an altitude OF 5000 feet is showing activity.
! A. J. Clark has taken bond and lease on the
Nevada. located in 1873. from which S25O.O0O
| in silver and gold was subsequently, taken.
| The Caribou. working twenty-five men. pro-
! ducas gray copper and Ealana running SIS to
| S25 per ton. The Moutezume. tho Silver Bell.
| the Gold Crown. and the Suffolk arc the lead
| ing producing mines. The Suffoll: Company
| have mill OF twenty stamps connected with
| the mines by tramway 6.l00 feet long, and
| arc producing from $1,000 to 5000 each
month.
| The strike OF miners on the virginius and
| Humboldt at Ouray IA ended. and over 200 mon
| are back at work.
| The SmuGGler- Union and Sheridan Mendoza
| Mining Companies at Telluride have CONSOLE
| dated their interest. and the shipments will
| be increased to nifty cars wee X.
hs srA ow fFa n ee mas nnh m yse
has been opened up that runs from 500 to 600
81 ,s sSd no and nsd wo1 S
Denver; The Rico Aspen has increased ship
ments. but the Enterprise continues to be the
Cripp!a Creek will sufior because of tho de-
| lays In getting a railroad into the camp. Con-
tracts were 70 have been lei, but it is officially
announced that no work will 10 done during
| the present financial troubles Another dis
aoss!ormest Is t crystal IN Western Colorado.
Much OF the ore IN hundred mines hI 10 low
and ivy ns. .ps in ses % s
camp: and the crystal River road Viii DO com M
| pleted to Coal Basin by August. Tho Colorado
will be constructed at Coal Basin.
up 1Sle greek, ab:vs Coal Coal Bssin Th!s terri.
tory has been Gare ~ examined by Essern
| able reports have been received.
NEW MEXICO
| SILVER CITY. June 20.-The Montana tunnel
Of the Manhattan Gold Mining and Milling
| creased considerably within the last twenty
feet The end OF the tunnel is now close to
pected when the vein is reached. II it is sui
icient to supply the company's twenty stamp
mill it will be moved from this place to Plnos
The Pacific Gold Mining Company's mine
and mill which maye be BEEN eosed down for
mine at Pinos Altos and the output. which
stamp mi and . fifteen-stamp mill In contin-
A 5O-ton- concentrator was recently oom-
peted at Las Cruces and put into operation;
h BE- and w"s
pended for few days In order to make neces-
sary changes The co9centr1tor VII be run
county. The concentrates which were made
while the concentrator was In operation were
oyer 70 per cent. lead. and contained considera-
BILE silver.
on the Pelican group OF, mines at Hermosa
Considerable lead ore is being taken out, which
by a.s fran :" hage tf Ss ~
can mines have been producing for about five
years. The ore on the Pelican dumps. which
concentrated BY Alexander Bentley with good
results. o, ,o.. .,,. o,.ou ,.r,,
be erected at Chloride. in the northern part OF
Sierra county. this summer. A. +, Childs who
Is Interested in the Mayhower st. Cloud. and
Atlanta mines. has concentrator almost ready
for operation. and will start 1t up before the
these mines will be concentrated. and tho con-
centrates. together with the high-grade ore
taken out Of the mines will be enough to sup
NV smetcr with ore The ore from each o.
Considerable gold. This camp Is ono of the best
in the. Territory. bpt the distance from tS tho
ment Of any but tho highest grade ores. and
the facilities for tho treatment Of ore in the
camp have been very limited. Tho ore can be
treated in the camp considerably cheaper than
it can be shipped to any OF the smelling points
In the Southwest and treated. Quite number
Of men are employed in the mines recently and
the outlook for the camp Is very encouraging.
There is little doing In the mines at Cooks
Peak now on account Of the low price Of Lead.
and thousands of tons could be taken out this
summer II tho price Of lead were high enough
to Insure profit on mining the ore, The ore
found In tho camp averages about 10 per cent.
lead. and contains from six to nine ounces In
silver per ton The mines are several miles
from the railroad ind tho cost q getting the