The sun., 1897-03-22


ChsiIenee, and Consolidated Imperial, bu,
said by those who outht % know that there 4
plenty Of good 70 hish ErsSs % ore IN n the n drift
up when the management 90 desires.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
DEApwoop, q. D.. March 14.-An expert
from London In examining the Keystone mine
synaiGate % that nov now has san an option. The mine 4
largo one but has milling capacity OF only
ore from the Union Hill silver prope-tie,
" pSr cent @ lead. Lead and md $50 gold to the Ion. AZ
Of iron fuxing ore is being mILed. and It a so
has about S22 in gold to the ton. The COM
OF free-miiilnG rock OF considerable width that
runs from s3.52 10 S33 Ia gold; IL can be
mined and mlllsd for not much hover over 81 "a
| 035 feet deep
a large district north of Iron Crock and
found 10 carry rich float and considerable de-
yelopmcnt work is being done all over it:
running Si5 to s2l6 per ton In gold, AS soon
| as. the snow goes work will begin all over the
district, which has been christened Iron Greek
cred TO depth OF n few feet show value of
upward Of SO a ton. and outcrops assay up
limestone districts Of the, Hills. =
Placer grounds have been secured on Bat
| tle and Rosebud creeks bv a new hydraulic
| CONT any, and dam is TO be put in on the
divide, giving sufiicient head for extensive
Another fine shoot Of rich ore has been dis
covered in the Penobscot mine at Garden
City. and more than $50. 900 is now In sight In
promising group of claims IN Ragged TOP
has been sold 10 some Elkhorn railroad officials
% Sersos vein nh has % bsen
opened at Ragged Top running el0l TO the ton.
NEW MEXICO.
SILVER CITY. March 16.-An option has been
santa Rita &c Copper Ses and Iron Company % at santa
Rita. There are forty OF these mines. and II
| is.reported that the price agreed upon lie ST.
100000. The mines are In oil stages OF de-
| yelopment. some OF them having been worked
| but little. while Others have been worked to a
depth of several hundred feet. This is one of
| tho oldest COPPER producing districts In the
United states. the copper mines at Santa Rita
ago ago by conviets S sent T from % variots a i parts OF
the city of Mexico. The Santa Rita Comranv's
/, years ago to be practically all of the valuable
| copper mines In that part of Grant county. but
mnny very valuable mines have been developed
| within half dozen miles OF Santa Rita within
| the past ten years. Ten days ago a new smelter
Copper FInt Is 'y between THIS Tns pIsce AND Santa
Rita, which is being entirely supplied from
mines which were nnknowa ten, years ago.
Abundant capital has been secured TO opera 10
and additional facilities viii be provided for
John Brockman Of this city. E who is inter.
ested in the Common wealth Mining Company
% &c
At the colnpany's mine; This mine was sold
about year ago for $500. .ooo and now the
ore. the most Of which runs over 500 ton.
Large shipments OF lead ore continue from
Tho ore /. freiGhted sixteen miles from the
mines TO Florida station on the Atchison Rail-
.ad e. mns
in this district than in any other district in New
Mexico. and almost as much as is mined in
all other districts combined
Negotiations are now pending for the sale of
the Bell & Ste?hens mines and mill at Pinos
asked for the property is ss5o.ooo. The own.
ers refuse to give an option. lease. or bond on
Fco nt
has produ ed more gold than any other group
The Steeple Rock Development Company is
now employing about $50 men IN its mines at
has Just returned from trip to London. where
most of the stock of the company IL held. and
the erection Of mill will Dnt the ,e;ompsny pa yin n
bullion. The company proposes 70 crush not
less than 1000 tons OF ore a day.
ARIZONA.
TUCSON. March 13.-Ths year promises to
mining promises tn furnish employment TO
large number OF men. and mine, which have
been Idle & tTr , years RS w ~ 90 worked More
A discovery has been made In the Oro mine.
oro Blanco district. In cross-cutting a ledge
assay was sig. and tho highest Sll5. The
ledge is strong. well-defned. high grade free
The Boom mine south of Casa Grando is a
gold producer. from which $1,000 worth vas
brought = IN yesterday; large BODY Of ore ts, has
averages Sl6 ptr ton. Twenty stamps are run
ming night and day.
owned by Mase Greenlee. Teyis and others.
has been bonded to New York COM pany. II
down and takes working bend for six r.enths.
1t intends to put large force of men at work
and TO tnqroughly develop the properties. A
erected.
Constable Porterie yesterday bough. lot Of
Placeritas side OF Wickenburg. He has been
finding them in the placeis for the past threo
the as sy Of range Dsa in sT are No S.ep shot
color. unmarked by any other tint.
The gold claims recently discovered on the
richer than was expected But little work can
be done at present on account OF the Apaches.
UTAH.
- SALT LAKE CITY. March 15.-M Messrs; John
Fcyton. the original owners OF the famous Mer-
cur properties. have Just purchased for 500. 900
tho oCntrSl5E IN .S ,iI Interest in the Waohusetts
ducer OF heavy silver bearing ores: 1t is tho
intention Of tho new owners to i9oorporste
and thea erect milling plant
NeRotiations are pending for the sale OF the
Ophir Hill mines and mill at Ophir to Eastern
men. Tho present owner is Allen q. Camp
bell. The ophIr Hill is equipped with a con-
lar producer OF silver-lead ores.
Di, idends thus far declared by Utah mining
companies for this month aggregate Sl55.o 900,
which will be greatly increased before the
month Is out: The companies are the Rullion
the Centennial Eureka with $3o. 900. the Sill
yer King with $37 300. the South Swansea
with $1,000. and tho Swansea with IS. 900.
1t now looks ceria that before the spring
months have passed the Camp Flovd. Mer-
cur. distric. will have at least Ave new mill
Ing plants In course of erection or in opera
unn.
WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE. March lathe Corona and sll.
yer Belt mines In Troublesome district, Sno.
homish county. have been incorporated. Tho
property 10 developed hy shaft and tunnel
the shat being down twenty feet and the tun-
mel is In sixtY-lve feer on the vein. which
shows q pay streak fully six feet wide, covering
the entire face OF the tunnel. A number of
tests have given values nj 800 ounces silver,
$2@;7o gold. and 20 per cent. copper. while
working tests of the average run Of the mine
made at Everett, returned 500 They are In