The Bessemer indicator., 1894-07-21
Mining News.

| Mining News.
Summit county will produce a mil
lion dollars in gold ore this year.
A company is now prospecting near
Monument and promises to ship ore
soon.
Less silver is being mined in Colo
rado than during any July for fifteen
years.
The Stewart mine at Bingham,
Utah, is producing about $25, 600 per
month in gold.
The Sleepy Hollow mine, Gilpin
county, is to have new and complete
set of machinery.
Stanley camp, twelve miles south
west from Colorado Springs, is attract
ing renewed attention.
The Little Johnnie in the Leadville
gold belt, is credited with an output
of s127 900 in single day.
The Alma placers are richer this
year than ever before. The gold is
coarse and yields well to the yard.
About $50 miners find employment
in the Bear creek gold camp. Consid-
cradle assessment work is under way.
Last week 300 sacks Of ore were
taken out of the Hercula mine, on
Anvil mountain, near Silverton in
three days.
During the first four business days
in July the Denver branch mint
bought gold bullion of the value Of
1879, 442. 80.
The Ridge mine, in Creede district,
is making success of concentration.
The Ridge has large body Of ore that
runs we'll in lead.
A strike in the Silver Queen claim
in the Kingston district, New Mexico,
is said to return 6,000 ounces silver
and 5000 in gold.
The National mine at Central City
has made a contract to furnish 500
tons of ore per month to the Silver
Age concentrator at Idaho Springs.
A car of ore estimated in value at
s15, 900, from the Golden Fleece mine,
Lake City, was among the freight
which was stalled at Salida during the
strike.
The Geyser mine, at Silver Cliff,
struck vein of argentice ore that as
sayed $17, 900 per ton. 1t is traced
100 feet in height and IL feet in
length already.
A shipment Of gold sent from the
Pixies Peak mine at Cripple Greek to
the Denver mint assayed 1891 fine.
Nearly all Of the Cripple Creek gold
runs upwards Of 995 fine.
Forty-three mining concessions in
the state OF Sonora have been declared
cancelled by President Diaz, owing to
the neglect of their owners to pay
their taxes in the Office at Hermosillo.
Shipments from the New York and
Chance, in the Crcede district, are
regular and the ore runs well in silver.
The Amethyst has forty men on its
payroll and is engaged in extending
the lower levels.
None Of the Colorado smelters closed
down on account Of the railroad strike
as was anticipated last week. The
Omaha & Grant and Globe plants
have both received coal in sufficient
quantity to keep their furnaces going
for so me time. There nre no condi-
tions now that will cause the closing
down of any Of the plants in the
State.
After successful run Of twenty
days the Austin smclter at Silverton
temporarily closed down to permit the
completion Of dust chamber. The
smelter resumed operations July 9th,
and is giving excellent satisfaction
Another smelter, on the same plan, il
projected for Ridgway, in the Ouray
gold belt, where the supply Of gold
copper ores is said to be large.
A Chinaman who is working on
North Clear Creek below Black
Hawk brought up gold nugget which
weighed 119 pennyweights. 1t evil
IDENTIFY had been thrown out Of some
sluice under former workings. He
was offered 800 for it but declined
the money. 1t contained but little
quartz and no doubt was we'll worth
the price offered.
s. A. King has fine streak Of ore
in the Mendoza, or more properly
speaking, the Rockford, says the Sit
ver Standard. Mr.. King has been
uTlIllnB ABOUT thirty 1eet on the streak
and in that distance has taken out
over 80 tons Of ore. The streak i'm
proves as it is opened up and the
breast Of the drift now shows from 30
inches to feet Of solid ore from
which recent mill run returned 127
ounces silver, Ito ounces gold and 81
per cent. lead to the ton.
Starting within the limits Of Denver
and extending about twenty miles up
and along the course Of Cherry Creek
1aO men are now extracting gold from
dirt and gravel and making it pay.
Most are washing, but in several in
stances dry placer machines are used
to do the saving. There is also lively
showing in placer mining along the
Platte, though tits thought there arc
not - many men At work near Deliver
as on Cherry Greek. Strange % il
may appear the returns from this
source have afforded quite surprise
e those vAe hsve locked Into II, :,
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