The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18

keep II steadily employed for n number OF years,
with an output amounting TO several hundred
thousand annually.
The tunnel being driven to cross.cut the 800
foot ledge Of the Washington-Anaconda group
OF copper mines on Becker River Is now in
| point showing highly mineralized rock. IL Is
thought that the pay streak that gave returns of
80 per cent copper and IL ounces silver;noar the
about twenty-five feet further.
BRITISH
SEATTLE. Oct. Bon Jarvis Inlet the Fitz-
simmons group OF mines has been taken up by
Chicago men. \ Cross.Cut tunnel has been
run TO ascertain the wid.h Of the ledge, and is
now in about eighty feet, Tho vein is from
been obtained as high rs 20 per cent. copper,
- gold. and 40 silver. There Is a large amount
Of development work under way In all the dis
trlcis bordering on Georgian Straits.
Ia the C',riboo and Omincca country there is
active demand for placer mines by representa-.
and properties that could have been purchased
u year ago Tor small amounts now command
thousands and hundreds. of thousands. These
pincers are generally held under lease from tho
Provincial Government for a TORN OF ten or
twenty years and a small royalty, per Ounce.
the Govcrnnlcnt refusing 10 part with Its aurif-
erous holdings by patent.
In the ominoca country the hydraulic COM
up recently made by tie Black Company Civ
ing results OF $l2 to the cubic yard OF dirt,
and confirming all reports OF the wonderful rich
offer Of 100000 had been made for the prop.
erty and was refused. 1t would require a
much larger offer TO secure it now.
The Evening Star, at Rossland. has struck IN
ore body eight feet VIDE that gives assays OF
from $50 to $50 PER ton in gold copper, and
the full size of the ledge and pay streak.
UTAH.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 11.-Work on the con.
s~truction of the Provo Canyon, electric power
works, which are to supply the De Lamar plant
and other mining propositions with electrical
energy, IL being pushed. and 1t is expected to
first Of next . year. The De Lamar mil Is also
fast nearing complexion; II is on the Golden
Gnto group of mines ad wipi I'M s the me, Mcrc 81 o at
daily.
Tho Ontario Company shipped $4,000 more
sent out 5000 ounces. The latter shipment
was In the nature OF a mill cleanup.
In keeping with its recently announced policy
of curtailing its ore production while tho price
OF silver is so low, the management of the Cen
tennial Eureka, at Eureka, yesterday gave or
ders TO cease work in tho mines, except by the
day shift. This threw forty underground men
out of employment,
strike Of siiverlead ore was made. during the
week, a two and a half foot body of high.grado
stqff Is being 1eSor GPSn sSat up The Silver King comp,nv
at Park city is absorbing 1at b ali Of the ground u il
the neighborhood OF its properties.
ARIZONA.
TUCSON, Oct The Rosemont Mining Com
pany has u permanent body Of high.grade ore.
Below the 25O-foot level the vein of eight feet
of high.grade sulphide is enlarginG with devel-
opInent.
The Tucson smclter will be fred up again for
a long run this week. The company Is now
purchasing all ores offered.
g. q. Pearce, representing the Rio Colorado
Gold Extraction Company, is in Yuma, making
twelve mining claims in the Chocolate Noun
tains. about eighty miles up the Colorado
River.
The shaft OF the Copper King of Arizona is
now down $50 feet and it is said that indica-
tons are improving.
Excellent reports from the Gold Cliff at
Pearce still continue. This property is deyel-
oping into a good mine, and the most s~anguine
expectations are being realized.
J. X. Halscy recently received a return from
a shipment of ore to the Pueblo smelter that
banner producers. 1t gave 3,O56 ounces sill
yer and IL ounces gold to the ton.
Ed Hughes, owner of the Backbone mine In
the Santa Rivas.' says that he has uncovered
q fine body of high.grade copper ore.