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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-12-26
COLORADO MINING BUREAU
Whole Force of Inspectors at Work
in Cripple Creek.

Denver Colo, Dec. 21.-Harry A.
Lee, Commissioner of Mines for the
State of Colorado. has his whole force
Of inspectors at work in the Cripple
Creek district. He says:
"All the power vested in the Bureau
of Mines Is being used to promote
legitimate mining and to discourage
and expose wildcat mining corpora
tons, that are always launched in
times of great prosperity, such as the
whole State is now enjoying.
''The official reports, which become a
part of the public records of the State,
contain cold statement of the facts,
free from embellishments of possibili-
ties, from which can be determined
whether a property should be classed
as a mine, a prospect or wildcat"
scheme. This information is official
and for the protection of all who avail
themselves of It,"
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LIVELY AT ANGELS CAMP.
A California Towns Rapid Increase
in Population.


Frank Hall. mining engineer of
this city, has returned here after two
months experience in examining mines
on the mother lode in Calaveras coun-
ty He says things are exceedingly
lively all along the mother lode.
New companies are bonding and
sinking right and left" he continued.
During the last three Of four months
above Angels and Altaville the opera
lions have assumed large proportions.
At Carson HILL below Angels. there is
a big stir. Many new companies have
been organized and they are doing i'm
portant work and finding a good deal
OF ore.
1.-THE town of Angels Is booming.
There are probably 5000 people there
Every stage brings more. The people
are both from the East and from
points on this coast The hotels can
not accommodate them, there are so
many and they are turning them
away every night
building Is going forward steadily.
Tlfere L. a new camp called the Annex,
where things are rushing. as In the
main town. Angela Is place which
runs all night. The Utica mine there
employs alone 700 men, and there arr
enough more miners In the immediate
vicinity to make things very lively.
"The mother lode there Ii three milei
wide. as not all may know, and 1t u
not till Carson Hill Is reached that
comes TO a point, and then widens on
| and extends far into Tuolumne county
Fer a long distance this lode IN q
pieia ~ Montgomery street, ana yo'
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Anchor Development.

What promised to be fine body OF
ore was encountered on the 1600-levei
of the Anchor mine Tuesday night
last In fact, rumor said it was big
thing; but inquiry at the mine office
developed the information that while
1t looked nice and extremely promising,
development and sample assays
showed 1t to be a disappointment. The
ore proved to be in solid quartz where
a large body of metal could not live,
and besides showing low values, 1t
soon pinched out on one side, and will
undoubtedly do the same when pros
pected in the other direction 1t Is only
a stray bunch Of ore, but it indicates
that a big body of pay-rock is liable
to be encountered with the first IA
vorable change in the formation. The
Anchor is now attaining very inter-
esting depth, and valuable develop
ments may be looked for at any time
If the rich discoveries made in the
mines below 1t are any feature to
judge by, and most people who under
stand the situation feel that they are.
Park Record.
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IN TOUCH WITH CHILDHOOD.

Let us not count 1t silly to keep our
selves in touch with childhood. 1t is
far wiser to sit by the little bed and
read the Jungle Stories." or Alice in
Wonderland" than to don a satin robe
and go to a ball, or even to manage
missions for Booribola Cha. A good
deal Of real missionary work should be
done by ones own fireside. In fact,
many mother needs to be a mission
airy to herself.
To be like an elder sister to the
daughter just entering womanhood, to
win the story Of her secret predilec-
lions, Is to save her from many a
heartburn and pitfall 1t is also to be
able to help her unfold the higher life.
to avoid envy and jealousy, fretfui
moods and whimsical depressions Just
at the critical period. Influence over
the daughter then lost Is gone forever.
And there can be but one sadder es-
arrangement, and that is the loss of
confidence between husband and wife.
Mrs. Poole In Household News.
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CHANGE OF SCENE AT HOME.

A change of air and scene Is often
prescribed for inva]ids. In many cases
1t is wise prescription, but in others
the journey entails expense which can
not be borne without great sacrifice.
and means for the sufferer an unhappy
isolation among strangers and a de-
privation of the home comforts and
care which are necessary to a sick per-
sons peace and well-being. Homesick
and disheartened, the invalid returns
from his sojourn among strange scenes
not benefited by the change, and, alas!
his return Is too often but a coming
home to die.
Happily, II Is possible to secure many
of the advantages of a change WITHOUT
mourning the disadvantages just de-
scribed. In other words, real change
may often be secured without sending
the patient away from home.
For one thing, his room may ..be
changed to the most CHEEKY and sun
shiny in the house. And here. with
little attention, an almost daily sun
bath may be OBTAINED, a sunbath quite
as good as would be afforded at the
ine sanitariums in foreign lands or in
this country. .t
Well wrapped ;. from colds and
| draughts, the patient can sit on the
lawn or piazza, or In the open nelu OF
pasture, and breathe the life-givine
air: Walks and rides, which need only
! to be planned for, will aid in the good
work. Open windows and open doors
with a fire when needed, will In many
| instances afford most salubrious
change of air after the close, stuffy
| rooms in which sick people are prone
| to spend their time.
A friend-perhaps former school
mate-where a nurse Is out of the
question, may be glad to pay the in.
| valid visit, making himself cheer
full companion, always ready to amuse
| to read aloud, to play games, and, ir
general, to keep away the "blues."
These few hints will suggest some oil
! the changes that can be wrought al
home in restoring an invalid to health
| changes which may be effected a.
| small cost of money or convenience.
| After all, if the sufferer fails to fine
the health hoped for, it is at least &
comfort that his last days should b.
| spent at home, sheltered in love ant
care, and not among strangers, home
sick and wretched.-Youth's Compan
i'm
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HAVE YOU A TEA TABLET

Now that afternoon tea is one of the
functions of social life, every woman is
trying to outdo every other woman in
the way she arranges her tea table.
The china and silver are, of course,
more or less alike. but there can be
many an Individual and distinctive
touch given by the placing of the. cups
on the tray, and, above ALL by the
lighting Of the. table. Electricity. and
gas are not to. be thought of, but there
is an infinite Variety of the da1ntiest
little lamps and shades to choose from.
China, glass and silver lamps are all
fashionable, and the little empire
shades are singularly pretty. They are
all of the one shape, of course, but are
of different materials, the parchment,
'hand-paihted, being the smartest.
Some are. embroidered with opalescent
spangles on the silk. and these are
very snowy. Pink is the favorite color,
for 1t casts the most becoming light.
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Mercur Pleased Them.

c. D. Rookiidge, superintendent of
the Park City sampling mills, and r..
B. Watson, foreman of the Marsac re-
finery, returned Wednesday from a
several days visit to Mercur. Both
gentlemen are quite enthusiastic over
the outlook for that camp and say 1t
is the coming great camp Of the West.
The ore bodies, while low grade, are
uniform in value and very large, while
the indications are that depth will
show increased values.-Park Record.
Dudley Smith, the chef at the Hotel
Glenwood at Glenwood Springs, made q
remarkable discovery of a gold mug.
get in the craw of a turkey he pre-
pared for dinner. The nugget is about
the size Of a wheat grain, and the
gravel found in the craw Is of many
colors and some of the rarest varieties
The question Is, where did the turkey
come from?
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area of that beautiful shore.

fires OF tndt beautiful SnOIe.
December I'd, Frank Cooley, long
resident Of the Comstock in the flush
times. died in San Francisco. He
and Butler kept the Capitol saloon In
1875. and burned out in the big fire.
December 4th John Galley died of a
comnlication of ailments. He was
one Of the oldest of our miners, and
\ man well known to all old Com
stockers. He was CO years old and
wore out his life in the lower levels.
December 9Th Zeb Dexter took his
departuIe for the far-away glimmer-
ing camp. Zeb died of miners con-
sumption. He was native of Yer
mont, aged 81 years, having worked
in many of the mines, and was one of
the pioneers of the lode.
There have also been several deaths
Of old ladies. There is no particular
sickness on the Comstock; no con-
sumption, nor are fevers common but
the old men of the mines are wearing
ont The heat and powder fumes of
the lower levels tell at last. No
change of climate is of any use. Those
who 90 to California or to the East
die sooner than those who remain
here. The miners consumption is a
neculiar disease There is very little
coughing with it. 1T seems to cause
the lungs to shriyel up and those
afflicted with it quietly fade out. They
quit work for a mouth or so, walk
about feebly and then one day we
hear that they are gone.
Pine Nut may yet prove to be the
Nevada Cripple Creek, says Dan DE
| Qnille. A new find made there the
10Th SURPRISES all others in size and
richness. This is saying a good deal,
as some of the material extracted
from the Zirn mine is nearly halt
gold. The now discovery which is
now exciting the people of Ormsby
| and Douglas counties was made by L.
s. Ezell,, and is at point three OF
| four miles northeast OF the Zirn mine.
1t is not supposed to be on the same
vein as the Zirn, but on q parellel vein
of the same system Of veins. The
new find is in the direction of the
Buckeye placers, which lie about eight
| miles east of Pine Nut. Not only has
| wonderfully rich rock been found, but
also an immense vein of it, The PEG
Die of Gardnerville, Douglas county
are wild over the rich display OF the
yellow metal seen in the new vein
They say it beats anything ever seer
in the Zirn mine, and put it up az
being the big bonanza Of Pine Nut
The new discovery shows the gold bel
to be quite extensive; indeed, it il
probable that Pine Nut and the Buck
eye placer region will prove to be bu
parts of single extensive gold field
The two camps are only separated b!
a single ridge up to the summit tt
which slopes the mining ground o
both sections. On the Pine Nut sid,
of the dividing ridge the depth o
soil and debris is net great, but on TIN
side where the Buckeye placers ar
situated there is depth of ten t,
twenty feet of auriferous material
composed mostly Of the decomposet
groupings of gold-bearing quart
veins, as is supposed.
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tened Camp Kaffir, where Holmes and
Allen began the search for a bonanza,
and at which point about twenty
claims have been located.
The camp is situated about ten miles
southeast of Mercur, in a direct line
with Tintic. The first pick is said to
have been buried in the ground and
stakes driven by Mr.. c. B. Holmes and
his partner in October. The outcrop,
showing iron, tale and quartz, with
Holmes reports a vein twenty feet In
width. On the east of the vein he re-
ports a talcose slate reef some 500 feet
i'm width. and on the west a quartzite
reef of about the same width. Recent
assays reveal the presence of 81 in gold
per ton, and the struggle for locations
indicates rapid growth for the new
pan1p
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as to how to extract the values from
the ore in which the arsenical property
occurs, the average miner, however
attaching no value to the arsenic. II
has long been known that the roasting
of the ores in which the repugnant
property appeared would expel it, but
the expense of roasting, 1t was pleaded,
was greater than the auriferous prop
erty of the ore with which it was asso-
ciated Hence II is that the arsenical
ores have been Stunned and large bod
les allowed to lie idle while the search
went on for the oxidized bodies.
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS.
In the laboratories at the various
mines the struggle has been to over
come the arsenical objection. On an
experimental scale 1t is now ascer-
tanned that not only can that be ac-
complished, but that the arsenical
product, which possesses commercial
values far above the average mineral,
can be made to pay the expense of
extracting the gold and yield hand
some profit to the owner.
The means for doing this goes back
to the roaster the only addition being
the chambers, into which the arsenical
fumes are passed and in which the
product is condensed, subsequently re-
fined and made a commercial product
to serve the arts and sciences. Recent
experiments have disclosed these facts
and while the movement looking to the
handling of the arsenical ores in the
manner just described is yet in its
infancy, the gentlemen who are
promoting it have abundant meanh
with which to subject the discovery to
a practical test. Should the results
prove satisfactory, steps will be taker
at once to put up a plant for the
treatment of arsenical ores, the pro-
jectors believing the supply now lying
idle in the bonanZas sufficient for i'm
mediate wants, and relying on the dis
closures of the future to render 1t as
permanent as are the other branches
of great industry.
OCCURS WITH HIGH VALUES.
1t is generally known, too, that where
the arsenic has appeared the auriferou.
values of the ore have improved-an
other of those incomprehensible de
| crees Of nature-and while overcoming
| an element with which the cyanide ha!
so stubbornly refused to affiliate, tn,
| average value Of the output of Mercu
| and Sunshine should be accordingl,
| improved
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SOME VERY RICH SPECIMENS.
An Indians Tale of Fabulous Min
eral Wealth.

San Bernardlno Sun: This year seems
to be the innings for the gold men, for
there Is hardly a day passes when
there is not news coming In from the
mining districts of the county that is
encouraging to those interested In the
development of the mining industry,
and also to every one who has the
good of the county in every line of
business at heart.
Last night prospeotor Cox came in
from Death valley, bringing a bag Of
ore that made mouths water Of all who
examined the rich specimens, and Gre
ated quite little buzz along those in
terested in mines and minerals, and
the story he told was almost like q
fairy tale or a modern Aladdin esca-
pade.
From him 1t was gathered that some
time since an Indian named Manuel
wandered into Victor and coming
across James Curtney, told such tale
of fabulous mineral wealth that he was
set down as a fraud of the first water.
| but as he continued h4s emphasized his
Istory by flashing upon the startled
gaze of his auditor piece of ore the
size of his fist, from all sides of which
protruded pure gold in fialoss and mug
gets the size of thumb-snaM He
where it came from, and only asked a
tgrub-stake to make his patron mil
nonaire along with himself.
The story was too large for James
Curtney all alone, and he took into his
confidence James Brown, and the two
| fitted out a grub-stake for the pros.
pector, and for greater security made
| 1t double, and sent Mr.. Cox along tc
see fair play, although on making in.
quiries Manuel was given the strongest
| recommendations for honesty. Manue
| and Cox started out for Death valley
and returned this week to report, wher
Cox was sent in with q sack of very
rich ore to have 1t assayed. The as
say will go to very high figure, ant
If the ledge holds out with the speci
mems brought in, 1t will prove veri
| table bonanza
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Utah's First Mine.

Something of interest to Utah mining
men, especially old timers, is the fact
that the Jordan Of Bingham was the
first mining claim ever located in the
Territory-it having been staked by
twenty-five persons, among whom was
the late lamented Gen. Connor. The
Galena, now consolidated with the Jor-
dan, under the name of Old Jordan and
Galena, was staked some six months
later.
The Jordan was located on the 18th
Of September, thirty-two years ago. 1t
was worked with varying success until
1878, when the Holden management OBJ
tanned control, since which 1t has been
steady and profitable producer-the
gross output to date being about ST.
SOC, 00O Bingham Bulletin.
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GOLD BRICK FROM NEVADA.
Its Owners Reticent as to the Loca
ton of Their Mine.

Salt Lake Tribune.
Two men bearing between them a
small parcel walked into the National
Bank of the Republic yesterday after
noon. and placing 1t upon the desk of
Cashier Knox began to strip the wrap
per from It, 7 his accomplished a big
yellow bar of gold went into the vault.
The bar was weighed in at little less
than $1,000. and that amount was
placed to the credit OF Tom WINNER
and A. Nebeker Of Payson, the gentle
men who brought in the bar. Cashier
Knox undertook to learn from his Gus
toners what mine had produced the
bar, but failed as they were not pre-
pared to divulge more than that 1t had
been procured from a property In yell
low Pine district, Nye county, Nevada,
and that In a primitive way they had
milled 1t from the ores that showed
free-gold In considerable quantity. The
run through which the bar had been
obtained, said Mr.. WINNER, had been
trial one, and 1t having been demon
strated to his satisfaction that "a dis
trict that promises to come forward as
rival of Cripple Creek had been dis
covered" They would say nothing
concerning 1t until after January LIST.
1t is not unlikely that the property 10
near that in which Hon. Allen G.
Campbell and others are interested, in
Yellow Pine district, and that the OBJ
ject of Messrs. WINNER and Nebeker
in Withholding the particulars of their
l'dlscovery Is to acquire additional terri
tory. Cashier Knox pronounoes the
bar as pretty specimen of fine gold,
as ever passed through the bank.
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Mining Notes.

Green river is reported progressing
steadily.
Manager LeSieur of the Colorado
Gilsonite and Asphaltum company re-
ports the discovery of another hydro
carbon, the element having made it's
appearance near Soldiers Summit,
where, at a few feet below the surface,
two feet of the material is found in
place. 1t belongs to the same family
as that which is represented in gill
sonite, elaterite and others, and efforts
are now being made to find solvent
in which it will yield Mr.. La Belle of
this city having discovered a solvent
for the other branches Of the hydro
carbon family. may be Of service in
the effort to master the new ore.
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Ge rmant After the Mercur

1t is not likely that Capt. De Lamar
had any intimation when he seized the
81, 100000 option on the property of the
Merour Gold Mining and Milling COM
pany that there was the representative
Of a wealthy German syndicate step
ping almost upon his heels and that
had he faltered the bonanza would
have poured Its riches in the future
into the pockets Of foreign instead OF
American stockholders. 1t is a fact,
nevertheless, and several persons In
Salt Lake City are aware of 1t.
The attention of the Germans was
called to the Mercur in a way that
was novel. Last spring Charles Boett-
cher, who was just then seeking foot
hold for the Citizens Electric Light
company, started forth to purchase q
suitable souvenir Of his sojourn in Salt
Lake City to send to his wife, who was
visiting the old folks in Berlin. on his
way to a jewelry store Mr.. Boettcher
met ali acquaintance.
I'm on my way to puchase pres
ent for my wife, said he to his COM
panion, land for the life Of me don't
know what to buy
Make it 1000 shares of Mercur," was
the recommendation.
What's 1t WORTH"
'Ten dollars, II it's worth cent"
What's it selling for?'
IN fill an order at $685.
This decided on the purchase was
made, and when Mr.. Boettcher's next
letter reached his wife it contained 1000
n DArhnnd
did not appreciate the real merits
Of the gift until q few weeks later
when she opened another letter to
learn that 1t had earned dividend of
s125 A month later this was repeated,
and repeated a second time, to the
establishment Of her friends, and then
letters began to pour into Mr.. Boett-
chers mail. The Teuton wanted slice
OF the stock, and when he got q let
ter reciting what was necessary to
crafty his ambition movement was
at once begun looking to the purchase
OF the property. A syndicate was or
ganized, and a representative was
started for America with instructions
to lay proposition before the Mercur
people, but on reaching New York 1t
was to learn that Capt De Lamar had
clinched the DEAL Since that time the
representative OF the syndicate has
been watching every movement In con-
nection with the option. Should the
Captain fail to take it up, which is
most improbable. there'll be a citizen
of Germany knocking at the door Of the
bonanza as soon as the fast train on
the Union Pacific can bear him to it.
Meanwhile Mrs Boettcher has seen her
stock advance from 1885 to 81, but
there is no evidence that she has de-
cided to part with the certificate that
brought her such luck and which put .
millionaire syndicate of Germany upon
the trail of an American bonanza.
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THE LEE RIFLE.

The J. p. Lee rifle has been officially
selected by the United States Navy
department after long trial of many
foreign and domestic small-arms, and
100000 are to be made at once for the
Navy and marine corps. The Govern
ment buys the patent from Mr.. Lee,
the inventor, for $4,000. The new gun
will have q caliber Of 1886 in, will be
more than lbs. The barrel Is made
Of nickel-steel The recent tests at
Newport showed penetrating power
equal to piercing go ms. of oak, or in.
of steel at short range, with initial We
licities Of 2400 to $500 IT. per second
Engineering News.
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CHRISTMAS TABLE DECORATION

A beautiful effect may be obtained
at Christmas dinner by having a
large low bowl of holly In the center
Of the table, and by laying border OF
i MI inches from the edge. The
white Tissue paper. covered with dust.
ed spangies to represent snow. and
having q wreath OF holly for their only
decoration. The effect of the table Il
entirely that OF winter and Christ
mas cheer"-Ladies Home journal.
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Rich Idaho Ore.

Mr.. Hill, who owns a mine near the
summit, has just made a shipment of
ten tons of ore from his mine that
assays $500 per ton. He secured sam
pies for the assays by sinking a num-
Der Of drill holes in the pile of ore as
it lay on the dump, and then with a
spoon" scraping little ore from each
hole, thus securing fair average sam
pie of the ore. Four assays were made
all of which went over $2SO0.-Emmett
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