The sun., 1897-01-18

produced thirty sacks OF eeld and assays there
show Son.idersbie siiysr, and eoSd psreentsse
ss. S. besn done outside q tbs.e @ two Sls%
T &. SS eeSI aS mS. Sss f15
coming from the mines at a rate mover before
.euelisd sampler, are ]. running niah. and day:
% wScS SaSiss 5 p crippIs s' drsss p or. % Sas more %
Tor.nee ssGa nave s .a
Lessees. on the Garfield Grouse recently
that wa. valued at $4,000. They are getting
out about 400 tons monthly. A lease on the
duoins ten tons daily. The orc In car lots run
.hs sorting. Two inds Of q, e yhlcS ths gold
Ies.e as 'Sp On a Bsssen % H Ass Assay. show a.. stud
no new .; to wGs nasass 700
some lessc.s In the big mines at Aspen bnyo
lately oo,ne Into GOOD ore. The Dsiia 9; Min.
cent a share. and will Issue regular dividends
monthly hereafter. Sampling works report
a steady Increase Of ore offered on the public
4 rich strike I. reported at the Bullion nlne
an .a ysSs ,ha oSs
SS Ssa Gt asn but SpsnsS ss
to pag s two feet VIDE nVs shSS
1000 ounces silver to the ton. and some gold.
The Hahn's Peak district will have q cyan-
0oFsa aSoans 10 ni q asyeopmeq. done
Continental divide. twcivo miles south OF
Lake CITY. cannot bc eoualled anywhere In
the entire Rocky Mountain region for rich.
extent Of ore reserve biocix out sufficient
permansns pc % mines. mines pp The cos, Of sinking shafts
and driving tunnels 10 very light. and no great
depth Is necessary to.open up the known veins.
UTAH.
.ay sF Eob.s SasH s cBT ssn aHnEy and soS.ss %ss
Jr., OF Boston. own the controlling interest
in the La Cigalo group Of mines on the West
and decide uuon the character and location OF
a proposed cyanide plant. They paid q. ii.
scheu S35. 900 for their interest ,,
near Mammoth. Tiptic district. u rich strike
OF gold ore was made night before last.
ineton county. was only 5.00U ounces Ia silver.
This is the famous silver camp that at one
time had four stamp mills: more than dozen
ants. The low price Of silver has curtailed
operations TO- such an extent. however. tina!
only one fve.stamp mill is in operation.
MIR. Charles Buffers and other mining en-
gineers have secured an option ON the proper
ties OF the Merrur Company IN behalf OF foreign
interests at price which IL said to be 81 800,
900. ana they will treat the low grade gold
ores by a. new pTEcess which Is said to prom
Encouraging reports are being received from
the New stats Line district In Iron county. near
FOR the erection Of three milling plants. The
Creole. Ophir, and Burro are shipping very high
the dsnd aao msa and
$50 TO 5000 ounces In silver and $40 TO $3.50
gold.
IDAHO.
C,.- L. T., l,,.-
placer claims along Boise River are prepay
Ing to begin piping, II the pre,ent weathey
water.
Last fall q company of Portland. Or. mon
took hold Of free free gold mine At Florence In
L S has s since turned out Isl 900. A '''''''
The Ou'ier thirty-staInp mill has resumed
crushing Lucky Boy ore. II 10 believed the
mill can be kept running for many months to
r. A. Fem. who has returned from RapId
River ssys that the chances for gold pro ,produe.
quartz n r .iedae dee o 500 feet wide in places. and
much OF tho ore shows FREQ gold. The aver
Col e. Dewey Sf' h"s Stated up his new
twenty-stamp mill at Florida Mountain, Owy-
hoe county.
SILVER CRY. n. NJ, Jan. ll.-sin 20 smelt-
smsltei, there has been less ore shipped 70
longer be handled. and the mining OF such ores
arc 70 fSrssSsa FOR smens orss IN
the territory. The reduction works here. and
the smclter at Magdalena; near socorro. sre
the southern part of the territory; The com
bined capacity OF these two plants IL about 600
% o5s .x h.
there is a sufficient supply out and in sight
to keep tho smelter going for iye years.
doubled since II started up last summer. and
now that II will no longer pay TO ship low
grade ,Ss, Or: e col0Tsdo seitps pon,
have TO re still farther increased.
There Is q project on foot 10 build big
rilios. in order to get the benefit of cheap fuel.
This TN, smelter % would 6s eonyeniept to the Co-
ties OF smelling ore can be secured.
This year the facilities for reducing ore in
the northern part Of the Territory viii be very
er in operation In the northern part OF the Ter
ritory. and that 10 at Red River City. This Is
in a rich mineral section which bids fair to be-
come one OF the most important gold produo-
ing districts OF the Southwest.
ARIZONA.
TUCSON. Ariz., Jan. 10.The United Verde
Company. at jerome. produces about $4,000
Rooert Cartinel aud partner continue de-
yelopment work on their Paragon mtne. near
it s, sssx. hsYe sSs al ihis sSs w.g aS"n nifty
county. and 246 In PtnAl county. At HarQuA
out considerable ore from the Bonanza and
keeping the forty stamp mill steadily working.
The Common wealth Mining Company at
and ship to the Pueblo snlelters three 70 four
carloads Of ore per day. The rock is rich In
gold and silver, yielding 500 per ton.
Thirty miles east of Yuma is the La Fortuna
mine. q. u. Lano owner. Tho mill has twenty
stamps. The vein was twelve feet wide ON
the surface. but widened out 70 eighteen feet.
Tho ore is taken TO tho mill without asserting
Sept. j. producing Si4 600. Octobsr Ssa. 900.
NovemD Der S84. 400. This property employs
sixty mon, whose wages do not exceed 50 per
day par man. The gold ore sampled for Paul
Mcguire out OF the Lookout mine averaged
10 ounces per ton. A small lot essayed 800
ounces gold.
The Nulture mines are being Hoated In Eng
land for 81 800, 900, says prospectus which
Ia being circulated among English investors.
AT Hillside there IL much activity. At the
Parnoll a hoist Is being put no for the purpose
of sinking 100 feet. Ore taken from the bot
tom OF tho shaft Is said to have horned $3.50
In gold. Rich shipments are being taken from
the Hillside mine. and concentrates are being
steadily shipped from the mill. The shaft on
the Black Copper is down 40 feet. The show
ing OF ore Is enormous The shaft on the Dade-
vile Is down II feet. and they are now croys-
cutting to ascertain the width Of the vein,
Xpb tab Ia Nh Ian at ua faat tha hain ~