The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-06

From estimates Of the mill mon the ayerar,
value Of 10000 tons OF the month"; outSnt 4
placed at SEQ; the milling. ore, S24; STAMP mil
81, 9 $3.50. All tho mills and reduction work,
have large tonnage in. the bins. and there will
ore which cannot be handled wits tho preseD y
For several DAYS this week II wns though,
that tho Aspen mine fire troubles were endcd
hut tho gas has again asserted itself, and min
ers have boen compelled to drop their tools and
in tho great towenhoven tunnel, Della s, john.
son, Park. Regent, Bushwhacker, Mineral Farm
the gas is driven out and the walls cooled. TSa
new drift through tho solid granite to reach the
burning Ing b ssope ,d in ,hs SS% mug Ter mine from the
The interior is 80 hot that water turned in II
instantly changed TO steam.
haulers have all the work they can do. Tho
tramway has three locomotives and often hauls
and concentrations arc ali running full Time
The new mill ut the Pcrigo mino has been com.
plcted and is working proGtably,
gress, though but little outside capital is assist
Ing. Tho Syiyanite mine. owned In Cleveland,
ming from 800 to $500 por ton. Tho Vulcan
Is shipping some high'srade orc, but is await.
The next mining boom in this State will prob
ably be in Boulder county and will DO caused by
the completion Of a narrow gauge railroad into
tho best mining district, which will reduce tho
cost Of mining.
ries near Steamboat Springs have been opened
ana four tons OF rock have been shipped to Den.
yer to be polished.
SEATTLE. Nov. 27.-The shipments Of bullion
by the Treadwell during the month amount to
$40. 900. This Is independent Of the concen-
On Cleveland Peninsula tho Dyor.Johnson
group of gold mines are being stripped Of the
ing in width from three to five feet, the orc
assoying from SIS to $1,000 in FREQ gold
and d N ss% I H%R S snS sfEnsf have way jointly daIpi in nSnssi
about 100000 In partially developed mines
and prospects. An equal amount will DO spent
in development and machinery.
hvdrauIic claims on Cook inlet that are re.
ESs cubic SSF ya T1ih' 4 fSSigfi n te1% making nS fG%ts s1 to 81 TO
Improvement this winter and spring; ..
out the sout Ssatnsr Alaska 81 iSni Is eoi RRs t fhnTeu Sas
been known at this season for many years,
and the newcomers who have been do
are getting a taste. Of what they. will have to
endure before reaching the gold fields Of tho
tents and poorly constructed frame structures
and log cabins, which afford little protection
whom the mercury goes down to TO- and so'
tho middle or last Of January. between 1000
and 5000 men at present at Dyea and Skag-
way will be ready to move at that time.
wAsHINGToN.
SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-The miners on two groups
Of mines in Troublesome district under bond
camp by reason OF tho frequency Of snow
slides. They had completed packing in their
winter supply of provisions when the slides be.
In Silver Creek district tho Edison group has
about $50 feet OF, tunnelling done, besides q
ing a great deal Of gold copper ore. The Edison
and Vandalia are the shipping mines of this dis
On the Washington-Anacondn group in Becker
River district, work has been suspended for the
winter. This property is showing up well, but tho
main ledge has not yet been struck.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
SEATTLE, Nov. GIN order to facilitate the
business of the company the Van Anda people
have removed their head Office from Seattle to
steamboat connection with the mines, which are
eighty miles from that city. Last week there
was a Shipment n;, Of laO tons s-e Of ore from these hes
and copper. Tho two.compartment shaft on
the main ledge is nearing completion. and will
add very much to the output.
The Sampson group on the Van Anda lode is
showing UP q large amount Of good ore. This
s I1epie ods q dips Sn into sns e Maiaspin asSs strai s.o' fh wn ore
Is of the Same character as that found in the
surface workings OF the Van Anda, and runs into
nornite ut depth. II also improves In gold
In Rossland district the ALGONQUIN group has
ton for 10000. There are. nineteen full
claims, or about $50 acres. A large force will
In SLOGAN district the Evening Star ledge has
been struck on tho Columbia, on Dayton Creek.
the ore going $50 gold and $57 silver. The
ledge at this point has widened, but the values
are not 30 high.
ARIZONA.
TUCSON. Nov. 26.-The Picacho group of
mines Is in o fair way to receive the attention
from capital its merit deserves. On last
Sunday evening ex-senator stephen W. Dorsey,
who has made three, trips to Europe in the in.
Tuesday he was Joined by Jesse II. Grant Of San
Diego. who is also interested in the properties,
and in company with two EXPERT intercollegiate
day for The mines. The experts viii make a
thorough examination of the property, and IL
their report is favorable, an abundance of
money will be fo~rthcoming.. and the mines
will be Immediately placed in the producing col
umn.
Tho Helmet Peak mine is working from the
fifty -f Lowell. and extracting ore which sam.
pies about LOCO ounces in silver and $40 to
$50 In gold.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 29.-The Utah mines
whose dividends are made public will have
paid in 1897 at least $34, 70s,o00 by the end of
this State never tell what their dividends are.
The publicly announced dividend list for 1897
up to the end of this month is:
81 900. 900
( Alice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ............. 1890, 900
Bullion Beck 2,465, 900
centennial 100000
Crescent. $50, 900
Dalton & Lark $1,000
DAILY q, 1925, 900
Eureka Hill l~,65O,OOO
Gemini. 5000
Gcyser- Marion. ....... minimum. ......... 5000
Horn silver. b.0SO, 900
Mammoth l.16U.O 0O
MGxheld. $4,000
Mercur 100000
ontario. ................... ...........1 10, 1900 0
l lin $50. ...., .--. IL 10 llu