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The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Mining Department.

to the usual depth. and a hole urn, u
near the roof to about the same uei.',
as the holing, in the same way as io'
blasting. after which the cartridge Il
placed in the hole and pushed 10 u u
back; no "stemming" is required. "a
pump is coupled to the cartridge. "
suction pipe is placed in small po',.
of water, and work commences. YER
soon the gauge begins to show fhe r.
ing pressure-half a ton. ton. i"'
and half, two tons, to the squar'
inch.
During this time a cracking sound i,
heard. Indicating the shearing OH Z"
the coal at the back. The gradual wa
in which the work is done. withot'
shock or jar of any kind. prevents ever
the least damage to coal or ROOF. II
striking contrast to the action OF eN,
plosives. The time occupied Is rated al
twelve minutes-this including th'
placing of the cartridge in the mole
connecting the pump. getting down IN
coal, Withdrawing the cartridge frn
the hole. and getting to the next place
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Sale of Mexican Copper Mines.

The sale of the Inguaran copper
mines in Mexico to Rothschild and
Mirrabeaud of Paris for several mil
lion dollars is the result of prolonged
investigation of this great property.
which has long been known to be one
Of the greatest copper deposits on the
globe. Several experts have come over
from France to report and all agreed
on its value and on the enormous guam
tity or ore. Rothschiild and Mira
beaud will build two lines Of railway,
one to connect with the western branch
Of the Mexican National railway and
the other to the west coast. so as to
have connection with the Pacific ocean.
The deal is one of the most important
ever recorded in the mining history
Of that country, and the mines under
their new ownership, will be made one
of the greatest copper producers in ex-
istence.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Omaha Gamblers Happy.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. PA furry has
been caused in the circles of those who
favor open gambling in the state by
the District Court decision declaring
the law making gambling a felony,
passed by the Legislature of 1887, un-
constitutional. The case came up in a
test case from Lancaster county. 1t
was the felony feature that stopped
gambling in Omaha practically, and
now the gamblers propose to start in
on a magnificent scale again. as they
think they can run at least during the
Transmississippi exposition, as no leg
islative enactment can prevent that.
The county attorney at Omaha asserts
that he can find plenty of good law to
stop 1t. however, and will.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Mrs. BalIington Booth Ill.

New York. Dec. 23.-Mrs. Ballington
Booth. wife of the commander Of the
American Volunteers. is now lying at
the Presbyterian hospital in very
serious condition. To-day Ballington
Booth received a telegram from the
physicians in charge. stating that Mrs.
Booths condition was alarming. Her
condition has been diagnosed as one Of
aneurism in one of the important ar
teries, condition which will require
the most careful attention, and one
which may at any moment end the life
of the sufferer. At all events, it Is
said, Mrs. Booth will be confined to
the hospital for long time to come.
For the last year Mrs. Booth has
suff cred from this disease. which, to
some extent, has been aggravated by
the numerous controversies arising out
of the so-called rivalry between the
officers of the American Volunteers
and those of the Salvation Army.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
MINES WHICH HAVE PAID eEs
Some Properties That Have Returned M"r
Than &IO,OOO.OOO in Dividends.

Some Properties That Have hpturhr" ]"
Than &IO,OOO.OOO in Dividends.
The last dividend paid by the CALI
met & Hecla Mining Company. makinH
it's total distribution $5O.So0,o00, Il
worthy of special mention for the pass
ing of the half-hundred mark in mil
lions The Consolidated California q,
Virginia. on the COmstock lode. nald
S77 sos 800, but besides this quondan'
possessor of the big Bonanza" there
is no record of any mining company
money as the Calumet & Hecla has
done. In the United States the Onta-
rio has paid $13 900 and the Gran
ite Mountain S12.120.OOO. There are
no others with records of more than
$40. 100000. In Australia the Broken
Hill Proprietary Company has a rec
ord of &c, ,992 900, or fS. 1856 900, includ-
ing shares of subsidiary companies
which have been distributed, and the
Mount Morgan, one of "a, 100000. ne
shareholders in El CallaO, Of Colombia
have received $1,000, ,440. The Robin
son, in South Africa. has paid f1.624.-
400 (up to the end of 1886, and the De
Beers diamond mines fS, 194, lab since
the consolidation, while several of the
companies which entered this union
had paid large dividends before 1t was
effected. The Rio Tinto copper mines
Of Spain have yielded their present
owners f5,757. 600 drom 1879 to 1896
both years inclusive); how much the
ancients got out of them we have no
means of knowing.
In referring to the above mines as
being the largest dividend payers we
do not lose sight of the great bonanzas
of Mexico and South America-Guana-
juato, Zacatecas, Yachura, Cerro de
PascO, Potosi and many others-of
which the production was huge and
the profit must have been enormous.
The Spanish king received fifth of the
product as his royalty, and the adven-
turers, many of them at least, became
rich. But of all this we have no def
mite records. Nor have we of many
other famous mines of which the ex-
ploitation began long ago. like the
mines of Laurium and Almaden. or
those of the Harz and the Erzgebirge
Certain of these mines have been
worked with fair continuity for nearly
300 years, and a small dividend per an
mum for many years may exceed n
large one for few years. The Calu-
met Il Hecla, however, has had the
good fortuAe to pay a large dividend
for good many years already, and
the end is not yet in sight.-Engneer-
ing and Mining Journal
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Cheap Mining and Milling.

Some reference was recently made
herein to the low rate of mining and
milling gold ore in various localities
South Dakota. Colorado. Australia.
Alaska and California. Subsequently
n statement appeared from one of our
travelling correspondents that at the
Monte Cristo mine. east of Jackson,
near Volcano. Amandor county. Califor-
mia. where the vein carried an aver
age value of 50 per ton. ore is mined
and milled at an average cost of 60
cents per ton. This statement has
ELECTED several inquiries as to its au-
thenticity. the low cost of mining and
milling having attracted considerable
attention. The statement is believed to
be substantially correct. though details
are not to hand.
Such low rate is. however. not unpre-
cedented in California. A. the Span
ish mine. Washington, Nevada coun-
ty. has been furnished a similar
record. There the vein averaged nine
ty feet width. the hanging wall being a
soft shaly slate. the pay ore being
found on that side There was a 200
foot tunnel, the vertical distance from
the surface being $50 feet The ore
was hauled out by gravity, the empty
cars being hauled back by mules. The
ore was passed through a Blake rock
breaker and ground in roller mills. of
which there were three of five feet and
one of four feet diameter The mills
made fifty-eight revolutions per min
ute. and were fed by automatic ore
feeders. The ore only yielded a trifle
over 81 cents per ton. yet a profit of
1926 cents per ton resulted. the total
cost of mining and milling the ore be-
Ing 5S19 cents per ton. The percentage
nf Q Of fol Tv
previous month 2796 tons of ore were
worked, which yielded S116 per ton.
The profit was Sc cents per ton. or
about 4S per cent. of the total. The
profit that month on a yield of So
26S.49 was S1.572.91. The cost Of min
ing that month was 371h cents and Of
milling % cents per ton. an average
for the two months of 591a cents per
ton.-Mining and Scientific Press.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
MAY HELP A BANK.
An Insolvent Denver Institution Owns a
Valuable Mine.

An InsoIvent Denver Institution Owns a
Valuable Mine.
When Receiver Schofield of the Den
yer Union National Bank assumed
charge of the trust, he discov-
cred that mining property To-
Gated in New Mexico was one of the
securities upon which the bank had
made liberal advances. The receiver is
a New Mexican of several years stand
ing, and he happened to have heard
favorable mention of the mining prop
erty. He made a quiet investigation
which convinced him that the mine
would be a valuable asset. Acting on
the hope of making the effort bring
rich returns, the receiver proceeded
with the necessary legal preliminaries.
got possession not only of the trust
deed but of all the liens on the prop
erty. He foreclosed the deed and took
n decree on all the liens in the United
States court at Albuquerque, and after
waiting until the period of redemption
had expired sold the property and
bought it in for the Union National.
All these movements required time
and it was not until yesterday that
returns were received upon assays TAX
en- across the face of the main vein in
the mine.
Le dsStyS SHOW values running up
to $146 in gold and silver to the ton,
the silver values being very small. Az
rangements have been made for mill
run, and it is believed the mill run will
produce even higher returns than those
found after a few days work in clean
ing out the drifts
The mine is known as the Iron King.
1t is located In the Cochiti district, a
district which is coming rapidly to the
front, as outside capital has become in
terested and operations on a large
scale are on the tapis. The Iron King
is a. well developed property and was
operated for some time. the results be-
ing kept secret. 1t would have cost up
wards of $4,000 for outside parties to
have taken up the claims of the Union
National and it is believed by persons
who have made investigation that the
failed bank now has possession of one
of the most promising mines of New
Mexico. The property embraces about
ten acres, and includes a millsite and
the control of water privileges which
are very valuable. The high-grade ore
body is fifteen feet across. and the val
ues are such that it will pay to ship
the ore to the smelters. The bank now
has an absolute title to the property.
The actual extent of the rich ore
body in the Iron King is not known,
but it is believed that the vein is thir-
ty-two feet wide. This is the width of
the vein of the Lone Star. an adjoining
property. Reports from the mine show
that the values are increasing with
development.-Rock Mountain News.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Boston Elects n Democrat.

Boston. Dec. 23.-Mayor Josiah NJ.
Quincy. Democrat, was reelected yes
terday by a decreased plurality over
ex-Mayor Curtis, his opponent Of two
years ago, although the city went Re-
publican at the state election last
month. The attempt to split the Demo-
cratic vote in the city by vigorous work
on the part of Thomas Riley, running
as a Silver Democrat. proved futile.
His rallies were crowded and his audi
ences apparently intensely loyal, but
less than 5000 voters supported him at
the polls. the Democrats as a rule re-
naming loyal to Quincy.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Mining Notes.


| The Midnight mill at Red River. New
Mexico, is running full swing. There
are about twenty-five men at work be-
tween the mine and the mill. Three
shifts of eight hours are being run.
The Topeka people at Central are
taking out lots of the rich gold ore.
and last week made shipments of near
ly ton of this rich ore. the returns
from which are sure to be very high.
An important strike was recently
made In the Hidden Treasure proper v
| on Willow creek, in the Eliza abethtown
mining district of Colfax county, New
Mexico. A three-foot vein of ore Civ
ing values Of $50 to $4OO being cpened
in the drift from the 15O-foot level. The
company recently placed hoisting ma
chinery on the working shaft and now
proposes to add milling plant
Deep mining promises to be the rule
in Leadville, and during the next year
number Of deep shafts are to be
sunk to catch the rich ore deposit un-
covered in the 9OO-foot shaft of the
Nab. The lessees of the Nab have
commenced sinking again to get under
the ore body, and will not commence
shipping until the extent of the ore
has been shown.
The Standard tunnel into Beacon hill
at Cripple Greek is now 100 feet on
its way and making rapid progress
with the new air drills. 1t is expected
that about the 10th of January the tup
mel Will tap the Orizaba vein at n
point 300 feet below the collar of the
Fanny B. shaft. Before starting up the
machinery plant the tunnel company
secured leases running for from sew
enteen to twenty-four months on the
Orizaba, Fanny B., Little May and
Black Bells, and has also made a CON
tract with the Elkton Company for
drainage. The survey shows that the
tunnel will tap the Elkton vein at 4
depth that will furnish great relief
from the expense of raising water.
A big lead has been struck by 10
seph Omer and William Hart in tho
Richmond lode. northeast of Ward. If
is within almost perpendicular granite
walls. 1t is true fissure, and at the
point Of its encounter is something like
ten feet in width. While the whole
body appears to be mineralized. vet tbe
most attractive object is a paw streak
from ten to twenty inches wide that
carries ore worth $50 per pound. This
rich ore IN character and appearance
resembles some Of that for which the
famous Golden Age mine at James.
town, only a few miles distant, became
so widely noted; also that Of the neigh
boring properties, the John ]. and Last
Chance. The ore is massive tellurium
spaogled with free and rusty gold. The
owners are now engaged in sortino q
few sacks of the richest Of the etnSr
for Christmas money. The point where
this stun was encountered is bnt aiYtv
feet below the surfxee.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

The reconcentrados, who are often
mentioned in dispatches from Cuba.
are non-combatants from the outlying
country districts, who were compelled
BY General Weyler's edicts to take re-
fuge in the towns. on peril of being
treated as rebels. They have been hud-
died together in large numbers in Ha-
vana. and other cities, and being cut
on from their usual means of support,
they have suffered great privations.
General Blanco has SO far modified the
policy Of his predecessor in the treat
ment Of these people as to extend some
what the area around the towns which
they are allowed to cultivate. Commit
tees for their relief have been formed
In the several provinces under direc-
tion Of the government.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Blasting Coal by Hydraulic Process.

On account of the many dangers at
tending ordinary methods of blasting
in coal mines, a safer process of loos-
ening the coal has long been a desider-
atum. Such device-a new hydraulic
apparatus-has lately been exhibited
before the Manchester England Geo.
logical Society by James Younge, the
inventor, and its merits explained. The
apparatus consists of a hydraulic cart
ridge, eighteen inches in length, three
inches in diameter, and weighing thir-
ty pounds; also a small but powerful
hand pump, fitted with a pressure
gauge of about twenty pounds weight
II uGing it the coal is hOled underneath
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

Regarding the embarrassment Of the
finances of Spain, the London Statist
says: "The financial embarrassments
Of Spain are naturally weighing heav-
lily upon the Paris Bourse. It is COM
monty estimated that French investors
hold together about 1000. 900
worth of Spanish securities. II, there
fore, there were to be an utter break
down In Spain the losses to France
would be very heavy. 1t is to be recol-
Iected that France has suffered much
during the past two years from the
collapse OF the African boom, from
the crash in the East at the time of
the Armenian massacres from the fall
in Spanish that has been going on so
long, and II there were to be another
breakdown the losses would be enor-
nous. The condition of Spain ex-
plains much Of the extreme quietness
at present in the European stock mar
kets, and especially of the stagnation
IN Paris and the unwillingness to en-
ter into new enterprise"
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

When DR.. Atchison of Illinois re-
marked, in the Methodist church con-
gress at Pittsburg. a few days ago.
that sacred song in certain branches
OF his church had degenerated into a
caricature, he spoke a truth which has
unfortunately been self-evident for sew
eral years. The trouble is that this
Sunday school music is machine-made.
1t is ground out to meet a demand.
There are some exceptions, of course,
but these are few, too few. They are
oases in dreary desert of pure balder-
dash and rot.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
A Great Milk Trust In New York

Chicago, Dec. PA special to the
Tribune from New York says: A milk
trust has been Incorporated with cap
ital stock of $15,OOO,O00. Three hun
dred creameries and 200 retail COM
panies and dealers who deliver milk to
consumers are to be consolidated in
one great company. The company Is
also authorized to deal in poultry,
eggs. butter and vegetables. The
present price of milk is cents, and
Gilmor says the trust could do busi
ness at a profit by selling at cents
a quart.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
TWENTY PERSONS INJURED.

struck by Passenger Train on q Grad
Crossing In New Jersey.
New York, Dec. 23.-Twenty persons
were injured, three perhaps fatally, at
a grade crossing on the Delaware,
Lackawanna L. Western railroad be-
tween Passaic and Delaware, N. j., to-
night. They were in stage which was
struck by train. That any of them
escaped is regarded as marvellous.
Those most seriously hurt are:
William Crane, driver.
Armand Snyder, injured internally;
probably fatally.
William Moran, head and body bad
ly cut; skull believed to be fractured.
Charles Swenkle, skull fractured,
face cut, and injured internally.
Nellie Washdyke, arm broken, head
cut.
All the victims are employed in Wo-
thern Aldrich's mill at Delaware, about
two miles from Passaic. They ride to
and from their work in big covered
stage. There were thirty-six persons
crowded into the stage tonight. The
party relieved the monotony of the trip
by singing, and it was not until the
horses were on the track that the en-
gine was seen by the driver. The
the whip and they leaped forward,
then stopped abruptly as the gate
closed on the other side of the track.
The locomotive struck the stage almost
in the middle, hurlng it several feet
ahead. then struck it again. throwing
it from the track. With the second
blow of the locomotive the occupants
of the stage were scattered in all direc-
tions.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

Much interest has been awakened in
England by the discovery Of a prehis-
toric lake village near Glastonbury.
The dwellings were placed on mounds of
clay raised above the level Of the water.
The framework OF primitive loom
was found under one mound. and the
number of broken bone needles and
bone splinters discovered In another
mound led the explorers to think that
It may have been the site Of an an
cient needle factory. Very few human
bones have been discovered. but among
the. interesting finds is a blue glass
bead, with a waving dark line running
around It, One of the mounds contains
three hundred tons of clay. all of
which must have been dug from the
surrounding hills and carried to the
spot in boats
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

them have seen the people emerge tr1-
umphant, nation of freedom, ali free.
continents width may wide us. but
the same flag greets us at the dawn.
the forty-five stars all blazoned alike
on its azure field, all yours and all ours.
In days of peace, as in time Of war,
the altar of patriotism is an altar of
sacrifice, and, please God. we will start
the new century on its journey to the
stars laden with the hopes and aspira-
lions of happy and united people,"
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

A man once claimed that he was a
Frenchman on the ground that he had
an uncle who played the French horn.
Some persons, claiming to be patriotic,
when questioned closely. might have to
confess that they are patriots because
. grandfather served in the revolution,
or because cousin sings THE Star
Spangled Banner" effectively Patriot
Ism is an individual thing. Patriots
by proxy do not count.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Death of Editor j. A. Cheely.

Lupton, Colo, Dec. 23.-J. A. Cheely
died at his home here at 4 O'Clock p.
m. yesterday, death being due to q
cancer of the stomach. The deceased
was a well-known newspaper man,
having conducted newspapers at Den
yer. Greeley, Evans, Castle Rock, Ster-
ling. Platteyille. Coal Greek and other
places in this state, and recently pub
iished the Platte Valley Post IL this
town. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren, Genevieve, Otis and Leah, and
number of other relatives IN thts stabA
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Camp to Save Hotel Bills.

Princeton, Ind, Dec. 23.-The latest
in Princeton is witness camp. One
hundred witnesses, mostly farmers
from the wilds of Warrick county, are
here to testify in the Hull murder case.
In order to avoid hotel bills they come
to court in wagons and have esfab-
lished a camp in the suburbs of this
city. They have constructed rude tenta
and have with them beds and a supply
of provision to last six days.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

+. -Four men were killed in an attempt
to settle an old feud in Louisiana the
other day. That's generally the way
with feuds. Other things may be set
tied with good results all round
But the minute an attempt is made to
settle feud somebody is almost sure
to get killed or hurt. and then, when
the smoke clears away, it is found that
the feud is still unsettled. The best
thing to do with a feud is to just let
II alone.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

1t is truly singular that the slaughter
of . few hundred or thousand seals on
and near the shores of far-away Alaska
should get this and several other large
nations into what looks much like a
quarrel, while campaigns Of extermi-
nation, now in progress right here at
home, and involving interests vastly
more important, create no excitement
ct all. For what is the value Of every
seal alive compared with that Of our
rapidly disappearing forests? As one
eent to . thousand dollars, perhaps,
and yet the work Of devastation is 60
Ing on 1t rate
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
Rrxan Dimes with Diaz.

Mexico City, Dec. 22.--Mr. Bryan
called on all the Cabinet ministers this
morning and this evening with Mrs.
Bryan was entertained at dinner by
President and Mrs. Diaz at their city
residence. The Bryan party leaves
for Vera Cruz in the morning and will
return via Puebla to this city Saturday
night, when they will go to Guadala-
lara and thence home.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

A naval expert declares that the only
method OF insuring the efficiency Of
torpedo-boats is to keep them in har-
Dor. This is suggestive Of the never
go-to-sea" counsel of a musical COM
position that need not be named, with
the promised result of the rulership Of
the queens navy.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

1t was . shrewd saying which the
Archbishop of Canterbury quoted in a
recent address to workingmen, of a
great French preacher who, two CEN
turtles ago, told the court OF France
that they might judge how little God
thought of riches by the sort of people
to whom He had given them"
The silver lance., 1897-12-31

new zone, the Incorporate. is TO
be added to the list, If the words Of
Dean Farrar prove true. He lately
said, with refreshing bluRtness, that
he was afraid England was creating a
zone Of drunkenness in all parts Of her
empire which was destroying many of
the native races.
The silver lance., 1897-12-31
SPEECH BY WOLCOTT.
AT THE NEW ENGLAND DINNER.

Annual Gathering of Noted Men at Del
nonico's-The Colorado Senator De-
clares the People of the West Are
Honest.