The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-15

county. The smelscr win begin work next Mon
day upon ore from Kramer. = mining camp on
district IL about forty-ave miles from ORC
Grande and the same distance from booming
Mo1s,s ana P snrs,os si'oi rse o %,I runs $40 gold
per ton, and also carries n good showing OF sH-
yer and lead. the present time twenty,fye
p prope sts f !. osSsd II t Capt a'f Psrrin %'H and viii
supply the smclter with twenty-five tons OF ore
gg sr 90 and Ihs IN , minsss, w psri S = !. Known rD' as a
water jacket" Its capacity 10 twenty-five
tons of ore for a twenty. four hour run. although
Ave tons during the day and night runs.
A big mining deal was completed ~ San Fran,
Charles ID. Lane and Archibald 9. Campbell for
their seventeen, claims 10 the Silver Bow Basin
district q Alaska: on ihs msinisnd, about two
were Alfred Belt OF wehrner.. Belt and Co. Of
London. Capt. Thomas Mein OF the Exploration
superintendent OF the Alaska Tread well mines.
4. G. Hamilton Of santa Monica has par-
for $50. 600. Mr.. Hamilton. who is a brother
in law Of Senator Jones, will at once. develop
the property and take out the large body OF ore
This Griniths Consolidated gold mine. FL
dorado county. has been sold to y. u. Cow for
5000 900. The Grlfhths 10 on the northern
lode. has u shaft 40 feet deep, and IL similar In
formation OF ore bodies to the famous Rawhide
mine.
JOnn MctArty has maze n gOOu Clehn up from
his Mountain Ram mine. In Gambrinus dis
trict. Last year he worked ore that paid well.
and that just produced came from q greater
The company that Is constructing a twenty
lille fiume to convey water to. the bars OF
Boise River has lately purchased considerable
more placer ground. 1t Is expected that the
fiume will be completed in time for the company
to make a long run this year.
Old Glory Company Of Boston. Mass, IL turning
out to be q very valuable, property. Gold and
silver Is plainly visible in all OF tho rock. WORK
IL now going on IN the Liberty and Ben Hur,
both OF which are very tinttcring prospects. IL
Is expected that the company VIII do extensive
work on these mines during the coming sum-
mer.
There il abundance OF snow. and the placer
miners are certain OF a good season.
The new machinery which was put up at the
Golden king mine. at Duke. this winter has, a
i iap"s very ., .S "oo .flIps' FIR H.. n iSwss sna depth 81 T0r AZ.
tanned In this mine is 25O feet. but orifts have
been RON on each side OF the Wine aggregating
J 1000 feet. and In all OF the openings the ore
bodies exposed are large and the rock good In
gold. A force Is at work in the Eddie mine,
half n III .le south OF the Golden King. A win2e
Ia going down In a large body Of fne ore. Work
IA yoing ON In several mines In the district. aud
the, people are hopeful OF good times whom
spring opens.
Al Neal. thirty miles southeast OF Idaho City.
the mines are operating, and the indications are
some work is going on In Willow Creek dis
trict, and there IL no doubt that n boom will
strike that camp as SOON as spring opens. Col.
Dewey. who is making preparations for erect
Ing n twenty.stanp gold mil as soon as the ma
thinery can be taken In. has n force nj work
amount OF ore to keep the mill run
ming. AZ the surface the ores are free milling,
but ut n little depth they are base and must be
treated by other process.
WARRINGTON.
SEATTLE, Feb. GIN the Sultan Basin In the
Great Northern group. consisting OF the Iron
the Great Northern ledge, ore Is showing up In
.plendid shape, A tunnel is being driven on the
face a distance of 100 teet, The nay s,rsst IL
eight feet wide. while tho ledge. which Is also
well mineralized. Is sixty feet wide. The ledge
Is continuous through, the three claims, ana
assays of the pay streak gave. returns Of four
ounces OF gold or $50. This property is ten
miles from the Great Northern Railway and is
now being worked under bond TO Seattle men,.
In the Same district the Manchester tEnglsnd)
owners OF the Little Chief and Hoodoo group
menco on tho first Of March. With railroad
connection these properties have 50O.o 600 tons
S35 In copper, gold. and silver. a road has
been surveyed and eross-sectioncd from the
course OF Sultan River TO the mines. some
TWENTY-FIVE miles, and II Is anticipated that
work will begin, on Il this season. This road will
cross the Great Northern group and other mines
In the district. and also open up u great deal of
placer country along the route.
The Fanny group. composed OF the New
York. Fanny. Bradford. Alma. aud Lulu claims.
IN stilliquamlsh district. are under bond To
hish Values in COPPER and silver "'p'''' y
Siivertnn Camp on the Monte Crlsto Railroad
Is growing rapidly. The camp. is giving en-
ploy nient TO a large number OF men, aud the
mines are preparing to increase their force and
again productive, paying ut the rate Of an ounce
TO the man n day IN coarse gold.
ALASKA.
SEATTLE. FEB. 6.-Near Berner's Bay the Stuc-
key-Coukle group OF mines has reached a point
OF development justifying a milling plant, and
are being made for a pipe line to supply
such n plant with water. while orders have been
sent to san Francisco for a complete tve-stamp
mill TO be- run by water power. A gravity tram
way. nearly a mile In length, viii connect tho
high grade enough for n small mill to prod uco
$4,000 ia bullion every thirty days. The mill
will be ~ operation within slNty days.
shift to keep all the batteries running steadily.
The operators have ordered new machinery IN
san francisco TO enable them to sink to n depth
Of 900 feet. IL is proposed TO start five. com
shaft and carry II down TO thatdepth.
Ihe ore body OF this aine has never been pros
In value with depth.
The silver Queen Company purpose doubling
the capacity OF the milling plant this spring. the
having reached a point far beyond the
milling facilities. A large portion OF the
orc now coming from the GLACIER aud Silver
Queen claims is OF a smelling character. and is
to the shelters on Puge, Sound.
At Juneau several parties are ,outh,ting for
the Yukon, and expect To take to the trail about
the 10y, Of the present month.
The Pacific Steamship Company. anticipating
to place an additional steamer on the line so as
10 have one arrive and depart every i've days.
he traffic Is already increasing.
A Boston syndicate has Just come into posses
sion OF forty mining claims. u ten-stamp mill
and water rights AZ Funter Bay. purchasing tho
same through e.. w. Garside. and paying $780, |
BOO. Tho transfer was made last week. aud a
company has been organized under the name OF
his Boston Alaska Gold Mining Company. Elk.
Iensive improvements are contem plated. and
The property will be developed to . depth Of
900 feet. The ore assays from SIX tn $40 In
gold. and enough Is already blocked out to keep
he present mill busy all summer. aud In the
fall u new hundrej-stnm mill Will be ordered.
BRITISH CoLuMpIA.
SEATTLE, Feb. u. THE, payment OF the regular
OF S.5, 600 aud an extra ono OF equal
amount by the l- Roi. bringing the aggre-
gate up to $500, 900 IN fifteon months. Is max |
ng the stock holders feel exceedingly happy. |
These dividends. combined with the statement
~ the superintendent that the are
80 tons u day aud can be continued Indefinite
IS, make the situation very encouraging for tho
lie ltoi.
William A.. Carlyle. geologist, has just issued
his third report on the mines Of SLOGAN, Nelson. |
aud AinswOrth districts In West kO0tenai. The
report covers sixty pages. These districts en-
lVNa1a N aAt4aN 80 "a q ..Ha 40 la.ANN 0 A.- IN Il I