The sun., 1897-03-22

=, 80 ~
i've copper has bssn found and trsssd for a.oci
The AVERAGE yield Of the Trs.dwsll ore foi
| enc thousand t3ns were Crushed. q,
and mine-last month were S13,S3i.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
SEATTLE. March 13.-Experts representlnp
Butte. Mont, copper companies are nov making
examination of y large copper dept sit near Van
ing a large coppe. reduction plant on the prop
perty. There are Ave claims, known ns the
M;1sTs on Mountain ~ group; on ,sdEe from 20 20
entire group. Tho ore is chalcopyrite, carry;
ng gold. copper. aud silver values of from $50
1000 feet, while the distance from tidewater
is less than a Quarter OF mile, A slide along
the mopntai1 side shows a continuous ore body
.of nearly q quarter ri mile.
since the location OF the hg smelling ana re-
duotion works Of the English syndicate at
Vancouver, the headquarters Of many Of the
principal mining companies of the province
are being located in that place. which is now
assuming the charaotcr- OF q mining outnttine
ceutre.
The success attending tho treatment of the
low. grade ores of the lie Roi miue.bv milling
Greek and Rossland. Hitherto SIS and $40
ores we're not considered worthy of attention, J.,
ing process they car be easily silly and an eoonSnicaiiy
worked. During the past week the shipments
Of hrst-class ore from this mine wore e74 tons,
Of o: MLIeI 5SS tons went to the Trail srnelter on
Tho o. K mill IS making an excellent REQ.
die Of JanGnrv. crushing about TOO 900 e tons Of
ore. The greater portion was high grade gold
The shipments Of ore from Rossland for the
past week were 1908 tons. Since January
the total foots up 10000 tons.
two steam drills. and has attained a depth OF
sertnty.hve feet In the main shaft AT depth
OF 100 feet It Is proposed 20 run levels and drift
on the vein.
The Morning Star, which has q ledge 100
feet wide. and a shaft down TO the depth of
100 feet in ore. is having trouble with surplus
water. The last shot put in disclosed solid
sulphides averaging $40 In silver and gold,
with per cent copper.
The tramwnY at the lie Roi has supplanted
the scores of teams hitherto employed in
carrying ore from tho mine to the railroad, and
the company is now able to handle 500 tons
In Boundary district on the properties OF the
Aafhor f Con SGmpSny Ledge OF nickel H ana Cobalt
is now being driven on Il. rhe ore assays Ss5.
The Orphan Boy. in the Big Bend country. Is
nade at Vancouver going 81 3 is in gold. No
shipments have vet been made.
1t is estimated that the Carbon has enough
In It's 300 feet OF tunneis drifts. and levels
Co keep its ton-stamp mill employed for the
next tSo years.
IDAHO CITY. March s.-The company holding
an option on the Gold Dollar mine. be tween
Placerville and Garden Valley. is running q
AT the surface the vein is large. II is almost
certain that sale will be made. The bond Is
for $4,000.
The company holding an option on the old
Lawyer mine. near Quartzburg, has shipped
twenty-stamp mill from San Francisco. IL
Will soon arrive at Boise City. when 1t will be
taken to the mine as soon as the roads are in
Rool condition for wagons.
Tho Big q"artz mine. at De Lamar. Owy-
hee county. has turned ou' considerable very
:icL ore this year. and is In condition TO become
q very important producer during the coming
snow is still falling in the mount tai ms. and u
long placer mining season Is expected.
a bill! for taxing the OUTPUT OF mines was
defeated iu the Idaho Legislature q few days
The shaft is now down $50 feet on the Morn
ming from the bottom OF the SHAFT. the one
going east is 24G feet long. while the ether has
the mine for rapid working. % hois. hash has been en-
Silver City.
A company was incorporated at Salt Lake
few days ago with capital stock OF 100000
for the purpose of working mica mines in
Latah county. northern Idaho.
MEXIco.
CHIHUAHUA. Mexico. March Is. THE rich
purchased by James w. Taylor Of Texas and
Chs Charles p; Lane Of Cal California The mines are
will work them on an extensive scale.
number of gold discoveries have been made
III StAte Ot pucrrerO rectntlS. anu many
American PROSECUTORS are doc king into the sec
tions here the discoveries were made. A COM
pany of Americans who arc now engaged in
mining in different parts of Mexico has been
organized with q paid-up capital OF S25, 900
gold to prospect and develop gold mines III
Guerrero.
Some time ago G. r. Harms. President of the
local water and gas company of Newport. Ken
tucky. purchased group of undeveloped gold
mines In the State. of sonora tor q low sum.
He began the work Of sinking q shaft On one of
the properties. and At a depth Of $50 feet
rich vein Of gold was struck. II is fourteen
feet wide. Mr.. Harms has purchased u large
Su.tes.
The Santo Domingo mine in the Santa Eu-
lalia district. this state. is producing more
than 100 cart loads OF ore daily from the 900
and 1.l00-foot levels. In tho lower level it
has encountered vein OF almost pure silver
whi ,h runs $1,000 per ton.