The sun., 1897-05-17

Spokane and Detroit men who developed the
| property. and have paid dividends amounting q
| nearly. $250.OQO. These claims are highgrads
silvcrlead producers and have had good stand
SALT LAKE Cry, May 1o,-EnRineers are al
ss Ss Rf
and pump suffielsnt water into tho district to
'JRS RRpSroads no operatnF IN eSis State have just
advanced freight rates on ore TO local points
Mine owners are much exercised. as margins
were low enough before.
Is 81 sSa Poh at & Sc
The Mcrcur Company to-day declared It's May
$50, $50 and the. latter 81, 900.
tho 'vV week IRON from the Dexter mine at TpsSarorS,
company Is putting out about $4,000 in gold
The first cleanup at the Northern Lights now
mill gave very, satisfactory results. ~ now
seems certain that the plant will save both tho
gold and silver values.
IDAHO CITY, Idaho, May 1o.-,Last week
Heman and Bert Jones discovered q very RICH
north Of this place. Tho vein is only, an inch
to foot IN Width but hs S59 Is Th in Se
They are now getting out rock, and will have
test run made in q short time.
1 %% Ro,s G. snS sAff A.
linoi. mines in Gambrinus district. They will
sink in both mines TO depths Of 400 or 500 feet,
mines have yielded very largely. but. as they
have been for years in the hands Of poor men: men:
eUo % s
the Illinois being from u few feet to forty feet
At Do Lamar tho Big mine is attracting some
attention from mining men because 1t was not
considered valuable % property unit until a Boston
depth. During the. year large amount OF very
rich ore was shipped.
Some work is now going on at shaw,s Noun
ton for crushing. ore. Now. however. one is up
quonce. several owners Of mines have resumed
work. and they say that the district will yield
AS soon as Vie The % roads between this place and
brought to this place to work placer ground in
creeks were worked by short boxes and when
wages were ~ and 80 per day and tools and sup
ground that would now be considered very rich
was left because at that time II would not pay.
Being covered with tailings, none Of 1t can be
and several efforts to get o company to put in a
bedrock fiume failed because of the enormous
outlay necessary before taking out any money.
NEW MEXICO.
SILVER CITY, N. NJ. May I'D. B. Gillette,
agent for the Hearst estate, for which two large
mining properties were recently purchased at
Pinos Altos, has commenced to develop three of
the largest mines which were purchased. The
Pacific No. L, Pacific No. 2, and the Ohio mines
will be developed to u depth Of 1000 feet, and
Each Of these mines have been producing for
years, but in none Of them has the workings
reached depth Of 500 feet. A large amount Of
made to work ore from these mines. the manage
ment having determined to develop the mines
thoroughly before commencing work a re-
A rich body of ore has been struck in tho
Maud s mine in the Mogollon district at a
depth of 375 feet. The company which is oper-
months. A large amount Of ore is now, ON hand,
and the mill will DO started up about the end OF
this month.
The first. mill run of orc at the new expert
mental mill OF the Steeple Rock Development
Company was very satisfactory. The ore used
was low grade and a fair sample OF the immense
experimental runs will be made this season to
enable the company to determine what process
is best adapted to the treatment of ores found in
125 mines and has been developing them for
more than three years.
CHIHUAHUA. Mexico. May s.-The Hidalgo
mining district, State OF Guerrero. is attracting
recently made in some Of the old Spanish mines.
Near tho town OF Tasco in the Hfdalgo district
are a number of these mines which were worked
Favorable reports are received from the Pa
chuca mining district. The Real del Monte
mine. which has been closed down for over a
the pumps having completed the draining Of tho
HERMosILlo. Mex, May 1s-owing to tho
American company has arranged for the estab-
lishment of large smelter at Las Cruces. near
here. The bullion will be shipped to Europe.