The herald., 1897-11-24
yuma mine. There II no change In the
ledge or the ore. IN, N
Nevada

The force employed by the Boston
and Nevada company on the mines re-
Gently purchased in the Santa Fe diss
trict has discontinued work for the press
ent. Foreman James Reid says that the
ledge, as far as worked. Is not suff1cient>
ly high grade to warrant further work
at this time. it f
The Boston and Nevada company will
soon send Mr.. Reid south to examine
several mines in the White mountains,
with view Of purchasing the same. Mr..
Reid has lived In the county about thirty
years and is familiar with the country
and the people, and Is besides q thorough
miner. 1t Is hoped that he will be favot-
ably impressed with some Of the many
good claims in that section, as his COM
pany is one Of the few solid concerns
In the business
The White Pine News says: At Silver
Peak, In Esmeralda county, the sand
hills at the foot of the Red mountains
have been discovered to carry 81 in gold.
A surveyor has been there running lines
for week. cutting them up into twenty
acre tracts for such locators as John w.
Mackay, Clarence Mackay ana others.
1t is estimated that this sand can be
worked at cost Of so cents per ton,
and there are millions Of tons in sight.
Pick and Pan
Mining assessments falling delinquent
in November amount to $94 900 of which
California mines want $500, Alaska
mines $4,000, British Columbia mines
$4,000, and Nevada mines $58,500.
The owners of the Smuggler mine.
which hQc hoor al NnxyourhoR
18th, announce that the situation is much
improved. Outsiders, however, take q
different view of the situation. Already
the gas has permeated the workings In
the various mines of two miles north Of
the smuggler shaft. and fifty men have
been driven out and two or three times
that number will have to quit work IL
the fire is not quenched.
The Bessemer Steamship company Of
Cleveland has contracted with F. w.
Wheeler & Co. of Bay City, Mich, for
three vessels which will be the largest
ore carriers on the lakes. These are
steamer and two barges, which will have
a carrying capacity of 20, 900 tons Of ore,
the steamer taking 5000 tons and the
barges 1000 tons each. The steamer will
be ATS feet over all, ass feet keel. so feet
beam and 20 feet deep. She will have
quadruple expansion engines, cylinders
%, 40. 50 and S5 inches, with 42-inch
stroke. Steam will be furnished by four
Scotch boilers. to be allowed 200 pounds
working pressure to the square inch.
Her water bottom will be 6 feet deep.
The barges will each be 45O feet over all,
4S5 feet between perpendiculars, 50 feet
beam and 2Sh feet depth. The water
bottoms will be 6h feet deep. The barges
will have towing machines, and will each
have two windlasses. one forward and
one aft. On account Of their great size
these vessels will each have IA cargo
matches, 24-foot centers.
A correspondent asking the editor Of
the Engineering and Mining Journal for
information as to where In the
United States is to be found the greatest
placer mining industry, received the
following reply: THE production Of gold
from alluvial deposits In the United
States Is now comparatively small. Cali
fornia is by far the most important state
in this respect. Extensive placer mines
are in operation there in the valleys Of
the American, Feather and Klamath
rivers, and these are perhaps the most
important in the state. In Montana the
old placers in Alder gulch and in the
neighborhood of Bannock are still
worked. In Idaho there is some placer
work done along the Snake river. In
Colorado there Is practically no placer
mining at present. There are small un-
dertakings in the vicinity Of Brecken-
ridge and at Twin lakes"