The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-19
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Los ANGELES, July .1o.-At Randsburg, Kern
county, the excitement still runs high over the
placer diggings and tho country has been To-
Gated In every direction. Tho valley where the
nuggets were found swarms with men. Some
of them are doing well. In most cases the pay
dirt runs from 80 to SO per day to the man, al
though 1t has gone as high as $50 In a single
day. II IL necessary to go down fifteen feet or
moro TO bedrock, whore gravel Is encountered
In which the gold is found. The particles vary
from nero "colors'' to tho s!zo of a grain Of
wheat.
w. Cautlay of Los Angeles has bought for
R2,0 900 n group OF six undovcloped claims about
three miles from Randsburg, but across the line
in San Bernardino county.
Several good properties In Sierra county, no
tably tho Kate Hardy on Oregon Creek and the
Drcadnnught quartz mine near Forest, are idle
for want of capital to work them properly. The
Craycroft hydraulic mines havo closed down
for tho season with n cleanup that exceeds ex-
pectations.
A large body of :ore has been opened up in
the Mckinley mine, near Orc Elmo, Siskiyou
county. A rich chimney of ore has been struck
in the old Steele ledge of Quartz Valley. A
ten.foot vein of p~orphyry is being developed
by Feshour d. jackson on tho summit of tho
mountain between Lumgray and Empire Greeks.
There are thousands Of tons of ore in sight.
Most of the hydraulic mines in this country have
closed down on account of the scarcity Of wa
ter. The season has been exceptionally short,
but 1t has yielded well.
The Black Oak mine at SoulGby, Tuolumne
county, at a depth of 900 feet, is yielding $40
orc that keeps the 2o-stamp mill busy. Much
sulphureted ore which goes 5000 to the ton Is
also taken out.
The returns of the United States Mint for
California give tho gold yield for last year in
this State as ST., ISL, 500.
The owners of tho Kennedy mine, Amador
county, have bought thirty acres east Of 1t and
Will sink thereon u shaft to a depth OF 2,5OC
feet. Sixty stamps will be added. Rock now
being taken out from the 2,15O level averages
SIS per ton.
A strike has been made in the Rock River
mine, Butte county. Assays of 100 pounds
of ore went IS, 7SS per ton, and rock from an
eighteen-inch ledge cut II few days later yielded
R3.O44 por ton. The ore is arsenical, mis-
picket, and bismuth.
Nevada.
VIRGINIA CITY. July 10.-On the 9O0-foot
level of Sierra Nevada a body of low-grade
quartz has been struck. In Mexican. on the
b.O00-foot level. 81 u ton rock has been found,
which the shareholders may possibly consider
o little better than chronic assessments. One
dollar a ton orc has also been found in the Cen
trail tunnel Of Ophir. Consolidated Virginia
had, 1856 tons of bullion worked at the mills,
and there was a bullion return of $36, 600. Ore
ranging. from So to Sls per ton has been re-
ported from Alpha.
monced. The Empire mine, has been bonded
for SOS, 600, and the Cornet, hardly more than a
prT%s ps !, for S22' 900 600 roor winnor,oo, ,.,
smeelter. "'''" ''A' III % 'n0
sluicing has begun in the placers of the
White Rock Mining Company.
ms Inc ,b pS Lamar ANA h S9mPanTT b are c EMPLOYING more
work resumed. The mills crush 800 tons OF
In tho ontario mine, Robinson district, a
three-foot ledge has been struck that goes 55
per cent; lead and carries a good percentage of
It is said that there are at least 10. 1000 tons
Of $25 rock in sight in the Colder EGgle mine
In the Central district.
COLORADO.
in mining. The sessions lasted two days. An
s sTs ta iH get an indr0''ment of free silver coin
The sale Of the Orphan Belle claims in Grip
gsso Cock .Soe. Of l. w TSPEGlts sioo, T C6o S @as dssS. This Is
I. .., Cno 4 A. the y lihrSest sales Sa ever s,. made del in the dis Is
Two Orphan Belle claims a lessee has cleared up
$4,000 within six months, The camp is do.
strike, and the tonnage continues large.
New pumps have arrived in Leadville to as
It viii be. six months before that section viii
be In full operation. Tho Bimetallic smelter
was blown in last week, having been idle since
last November. Several shafts are sinking to
locate orc chutes in the second contact. These
are Of the nature Of prospecting and Indicate
of the ore deposits.
Lessecs are Operating many of the silver
the camp are all utilized In working the mines.
Another advantage Is the successful conccn-
f tEe @ine o. th Ths 9F smu by = @ae end Iitti set Annie mp near Sae
both paving good profits by the use OF concen-
:. The new. camp Of Cameron, near salida, has
made two small shipments to the smelters and
favorable returns were received. A few sales
have no money to develop their holdings and
progress In opening the camp is slow.
MONTANA.
BUTTE, July 13.-The Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company, has begun tho exploration OF a
number OF silver properties to great depths.
The object is not to mine silver, but to ascer.
greater depth. The Anaconda mine itself was
q silver mine at the surface. but at a depth of
Il is Beloved t That other ii SI Trpperrt iiesu msy
ct greater depth. turn into copper ore. The
Lexington, one OF tho richest silver mines in
the district, Is showing copper orc in the lower
ORC Elmo. six miles northwest of Butte, Is
AinnihB = oituni sHoN Ing III placer ROlu uust.
Word has been received from the Alps Min
ing Company that the crooscut has just passed
in width.
SONG excitement prevails in Lima and Dell
over tho discovery of rich copper leads in tho
Sheep Greek basin. Many claims have been
located there.
Adviccs from Diamond City tell of an abun.
dant water supply for placer mining, and an
unusually large output from Confederate gulch
Is assured. The season opened fifteen days
earlier than usual. and the prospect is that
mining, operations will continue up to August
with all the water needed.
The amount OF gold washed this season will,
% is estimated, DO greater than In ten years.
WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE, July l0.-At State Creek. in the
Cascades, large free gold bearing lodges have
been discoyered. Roads are building, and three
stamp mills are being erected. In the same
district, galona carrying "A large percenlago OF
silver has been found. The famous Boston
mine, with a ledge from forty to fiity feet wide,
will take its place among shipping properties.
Along the Little Spokane River, Blk miles
from Spokane, a mining camp is forming on &C.
count Of the discovery OF souie high-grade silver
lead ores.
BRITISH
SEATTLE. July l0.-At tho Lo Roi everything
10 overlooking with ore, and 1853 men are en-.