The herald., 1893-10-22

ing from 500 up to $4,000 in gold and
from $500 in silver up.
]. w. Landlord has struck it rich on
the Prince Albert mine, White Hills,
says the Kingman Mineral Wealth. He
took the lease where Marshall & Evans
left off, and commenced cross-cutting in
the hanging wall. Only few feet had
been cut when 10-inch streak of very
rich ore was encountered, and Mr.. Lank-
ford is in fair way of making a good
thing out of his lease.
An eight-mule team left town this
morning, says the Prescott Journal
Miner, loaded with winter supply OF
mining implements bound for the Lone
Pine mine of Dan O'Boyle on the Has
sayampa. Later in the day six miners
lett for the same locality TO work ON this
property. The resumption OF work on
this mine is another indication of not
only the faith there is attached to gold
mining in this section, but it shows like
wise that wherever even an old-time
gold prospect is to be found capital is
secured to work 1t.
An experimental boring $500 feet deep
was recently made in the Witwaters-
rand (Africs) goldfield, with view to
testing the lay of the auriferous deposits
The result was of the most satisfactory
character, and the strike" has led to
calculations of the hidden wealth of
these fields, and possibly the following
by Scott Alexander may be interesting
as showing the rich possibilities OF the
future: Circumference of basin, 400
miles; diameter, 127 miles; area, IL, $50
square miles, or 500, 7l0. .272, 900 square
feet. Taking average thickness of eight
series of blanket beds at six feet. equal
to AS feet, equal 16, S34, ,093, ,O56, 900 cubic
feet of reef, or. at 15 cubic feet to the
ton, 10,52l ,433, 100. 600 tons. At 80 chill
lings per ton, very low, value of gold
equal TO e1,57S. 1913, ,224 900, or one bill
lion five hundred and seventy eight
thousand ones hundred and ninety-six
millions two hundred and twenty-four
thousand pounds sterling. Taking the
population of Witwatersrand at 10000
souls. this allows each $50, ,454, 1906 12s
Cd. This is astoundingly fabulous.
The Merced Star says that just at
this time there is more activity in
mining business in that county than
has been ielt in many years. There are
prospeciors in almost every gulch and
on all god-bearing mountain sides.
There have recently been many
moneyed men there inspecting the
mines, and it is almost certain that
two large mines have changed hands.
A large quantity of machinery has just
been brought to different mines of the
county and miners appear sanguine.
According to an exchange the Bruneau
river, lying partly in the northern part
OF Elko county, New, and distant from
the town of Elko from eighty TO ninety
miles, contains very rich gold placers.
These discoveries have been n ide in
the last few weeks. The bed OF the
river is from 1000 to 1000 feet below the
mountains on either side, and at several
points the river passes through narrow
gorges of almost perpendicular walls.
All these mountains contain gold in
paying quantities.
A rich strike is reported in the Po.
land mine, Big Bug district, says the
Prescott Courier, the ore asseying $77
gold and As ounces silver per ton, pay
streak II feet wide. This property is
developed by tunnel 500 feet in length,
the first 20 feet of which WAS run in
formation, after which a
strong ledge was struck, the ore running
from $40 to $15 per ton gold, 20 to so
ounces silver and from 80 to go per cent
lead. The mine is owned by Messrs.
Murphy and Dickey, but is being
worked under lease by O. A. Randall.
Gold mining in Arizona is attracting
more attention than usual because OF
the depression in silver, says the Dem
yer Republican. That territory will
come to the front in the next few years
and will receive great deal of immi-
grafton. 1t has enormous resources in
both silver and gold, and it ia probably
the best gold region in the United
States. although its resources in this re-
speot are very little developed. An effort
will be made in the present congress to
secure the admission of Arizona into
the union, and il it be successful it will
stimulate the growth and development
Of the territory.