The sun., 1896-10-05

eight feet wide.
Cargo Of ;lysrc"d orr from thS 81. BFSssI ssS
at the Everett smelter.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
sEATTLE, Sept. %. Tho expedition fitted out
IN Kamnloops early in July 70 explore th'
olied northeast from the Canadian Pacific
thirty miles into The Rocky .Molntains, where
| the Journey ended and the discovery was
made. IN the granite country there was &
mica ledge outcroppinR for distance OF two
feet. They Srohounced Il the largest deposit
In the omineca country the Black Com.
pany have made placer and quartz locations
of5oeTf msT "sa p1S SDa sftGa STRAITS Of corcn the
Van Ande starts In ap n regular shippct 10
San Francisco and tho smeliers Of WashinG,
and tramweY connecting the mine with tho
wharf is under constrmtion.
Victoria and Vancouver are being greatly
out the Northwest. The gold dust from the
placer mines of Cariboo, the Qucsnclle, and
the Frazer goes TO these points.
ALAsKA.
SEATTLE, oct. 3-Every arrival from the
Yukon brir rs consgnments Of gold dust anu
bullion yary'ng from 900 TO 10000, anu
juneau and San Francisco appear TO be deriv-
Ing the greatest benefit from these ship
monts. The dozen mills within a radius OF
the stream Of precious metals. One vessel.
sailing last week from Alaska carried oyer yer
smelters on Puaet Sound.
ARIZONA.
TrcsoN, Sept. 20.-The Cumberland mine
Is on Pine Flat. near Prescott. The main shaft
s he ee the on are fse e
wide, On the dump there are 400 tons Of
ore that samples $40 per ton while seventy
The Soldier, adjoining. has shaft down nifty
fee. and the owners are now drifting on ihe
ledge. There are three feet OF ore in sight.
and 500 per ton was the result.
The owners OF the Dolphin are packing sew
eral tons to Big Bug. They have drift on
Employees OF La Fortuna Gold Mining and
Milling Comrany. came In on Sunday even.
Ing Z GGSe q baT OF E9a Gu2R a 3r sSs
run Of the twenty stamps al La Fortuna, and Is
next to the largest bar OF bullion ever shipped
The Cr"wned King, Mining Company. has
been comuelled to reduce its working force
during the time 1t will take TO sink the SHAFT
amt establish station at the l0O-foot level
Mr. w. w. Clack returned this week from
the Chemehuvis gold diggings and reports that
the ground Is too wet TO work with dry wash
ers, hut many OF this miners there are making
good wages Surlnc'ng.
In the Diamond Joe mine large body OF
ore has been discovered In the lower work
ings. and n great deal of ore Is being hoisted TO
the surface.
will have capacity OF 400 tons daily. and Is
expected to cosr S2O0,00O 1t is believed the
cost Of bending S ore win not Exc exceed 81 per ton
employing, l2o men on its various mines. The
company finds encouraging ore bodies In near.
ly every mine 1t IS working.
MONTANA.
BUTTE, Sept. 20. 1t Is estimated that W.
4. CLARK has ALREADY shipIed 100000 worth
OF gold o;e from the Maynower mine since he
reliable experts sive the opinion that there lie
Sl50,0Oo worth OF ore In sight: The great
vein or pocket shows no Sign Of Diminishing.
either in quality or quantity. The Nayiower
strike is the only one of Importance in the
district, The market is flooded with stock
fabulously rich in gold. bat no gold in pay-
ing quantities has been found anywhere near
the Mayfower
The ccded portion Of the Backfeet reserva-
ton will not be open TO exploration This year.
The act Of Congress ratify ing the treaty with
the reservation to exploration. ard entry under
the mining laws OF the United States provides
for the survey OF tho boundary lines of this
COMPLETED. and the official plot Ia filed in the
Helena Land ONCE; this mineral region is to
price OF the land is $40 per acre--doublc the
usual price for lode claims and there isa
clause giving those who have in good faith de-
veloped mine or made n location prior
TO the passage of the act preference right OF
ninety days to make purchase.
several hundred prospestors and 'soopers' 500 ess''
camped on the borders of ths reserve. and not
a few Of them mana nins,n,aRed to el9de the vGlance
tho heart Of the ''pron. sed land" They say
the surface indications give promise of rich
and extensive mining district. Copper is tho
prevailing mineral, and It is said that large
ledges OF the green stained orc car be traced
on the surface for miles Assays of some of
this surface rock fhOw air percentage OF
Ii Will probably be midsummer OF 1897 Re-
fore the ceded portion OF the reservation is
thrown open.
A company known as the Great Falls Min
ing COMPANY has completel boat designed
To work the bottom OF the Missouri River be-
tween Townsend aud Canon Ferry The boat
is propelled by steam. which VIII ALSO furnish
river bottom. BY "A System of cups Oh eie,
vatOTs running ia All endless chain the ma
,eriai Is sco9ped up and run through Slu!ce
cessful. larger boat and plant Will ne butt
and the WORK PERFORMED Oh larger scale
The present plan. will permit working 10 u
depth of nine feet.
IDAHO CITY Sept. IS. Tho Pig Muddy mine
II few miles north OF PIonrery1le. ,uay work
again aIl oeiore ~ winter sets IN: IL Is 3"ned by
dsps6 Of a4s set sever several SS1s y~srs aro na H Es
ycn. which is severn! feet wide was found 10
tunnel 20 cut It At great depth. One WAS started
and ran IN distance OF l,s00 feet from the
Payeste River side OF the mountain. but did
not reach the ledge before work Was suspendrd.
The surveys show thai only about 100 feet more
must be run 10 reach the vein which viii
deveiop 1t at depth of over 500 feet. 1t Is now
to resume work and continue until the
ledge is reached.
SGne rich silver mines have been discovered |
near the head of Clear Greek. which empties T,
Into the south fork Of Psyetts River north OF
Ranntr. The veins are largo and rich in metal. \
II. b. Cassel has been examining the streams
around Boise City and securing black sand for /,
testing. The tests we're satisfactory, and he
talks Of erecting cyauine works. Black sand Is
found In abundance IN all OF cur placer mines,
30 It Is possible that mining for 1t may yet be-
come pgOfiia enterprise.
There are signs OF life again Mt the Seven
Devils. aud when the smelling works are
orected that dSiricr may boom. The mines
are numerous and large and the ore rich In
copper. with considerable gold ard silvcr.