The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02

Santa Barbara county. They have. gone back
1ow, believing that about summoriandi is merely
seepage.
its bright. prospects. There hes been n large
number OF Investments, especially, In the west
S Sna 5 Psr nearly 81 th al e of tSSs::o fh% n7S bo she sn 1%ss ysiSf,
during next year. Plants arc being ENLARGED,
output Of gold was a little less than 81 100000,
but this years viii probably 10 much larger.
Siskiyou county claims moro minors In active
employment than any other county in tho State.
Most OF them are working their own claims.
ty, are crushing rock at the rate Of 100 tons per
day. Tho vein holds steadily at about thirty
feet In width, with a splendid ore body. a
drifting begun, but tho most of the rock comes
from the slopes between the 800 and 900 and the
300 and 1000 levels.
NEVADA.
VIRGINIA CRY. July 24.-The discovery Of
q quartz belt is reported from Alum Creek.
ten miles from Hawthorne; The ledge assays
body. g.. A. Knapp and ]. A. Lexington are
The Sunset group OF mines in Tennessee
Guleh, Gold Creek district, has been bonded
to Eastern people, represented by George w.
Operations arc to begin again In tho Nevada
queen and Commonwealth mines, Tuscarora;
concentratingr ore and formerly We're shippers
Those who are familiar with the interior of
the Comstock mines say that the work which
Is now being done there ought to result in
something worth while during the next two or
were raised during the last week twenty-five
tons Of ore ,~assayinR a little over $50 per ton;
OUNCES OF silver per ton. From The Brunswick
developed, for It l. said that the ore improves
running south in the Chollar ground. In
a 3e9lI Isrs they Sn are 5N WSrk snSm sSwSsd a p1tSii Sa t Os
the 600 level. From Chollar was extracted
last week lo2 tons OF Sl4 ore.
MEXICO.
GUAYMAs, July 24.-The Lower California
Pearl Fishery Company has sold it,, conces-
sion and property to an English Ellis e, sSnd n6S T Re,
company held an exclusive concession Tor
Rhs sherle asn fo4sma IF 'G ,yio Sed $l5 9s5tSS'I per year.
sity Of providing modern diving suits. Black
termed as highly as the Persian pearls. One
was sold to tho Emperor OF Austria for $5,ooO.
The new company intends to ord develop p,t the t In,
coast for now pearl oyster beds.
ALASKA.
SEATTLE, July 24.-While the Klondike re-
ports are exciting all the miners in southeastern
Alaska to, greater or less extent and many OF
them are r~esigning the positions they have held
for years, the operating mines and mills still
permanent mines and a steady flow Of gold
bullion and concentrates, The placers made
out trouble BY the newcomers that are flock.
Ing to the Territory this season; There Is not an
idle mill In the country, and as many more
stamps could be proatably employed as are ct
The Apo2fop % Il at Unalaska made a largo
high-grade concentrates, the former to the San
Francisco mint, the latter to the Salby radpc-
is the largest prod producer &c in in the Territory. ~
The shipments ofconcentrates from Sum Dunn
also continue large and regular. and a ready
! markaf In found for fham In San Fra DciSCO.
In the mad rush from Circle City to the klon.
dixie. many miners abandoned placers that
the man in hopes Of Obtaining Something bet:
ter. 1t Is suggested that big money can be
q term of years. These diggings, under ordi-
nary conditions in any country. would be re-
Good reports are coming from the placer
mines Of Cook Inlet, which created a-big.stam-
pede last year. Capitalists have invested heav-
The Klondike fever, however, is prevailing
among the miners and it is feared by the by
their jobs and leave for the more alluring field.
The new gold mills at Sum Dunn, Burners
c conf eho to such an extent as to enable the
,ais s$ppi Say ys Be-; T Nth % ee arc t heti d Sgs sssdiF aas
have thousands of tons on dump ready fol
SEATTLE, July 24.-The gold mines in Swank
Creek district are more than keeping up their
record this season. There has been an album
increased. The Hen'on claim is, paying $50
to $50 to the man per day. while others are
sEl ni1l god ir1 mills % arc 70 also sd doing aHs we'll Af'''fa' and
In Gold Hill district, on the summit Of the
Cascades a Il large 5sin sT nSrRsS Of a higfh f6 ,Sa S gold and
Pacific Railroad where IT is shipped to the
smelters at Tacoma and Everett, The mines
The, new Seattle mine in silverton district
pack a't train engaged In Carrying ore from . the 9
mine to the Monte Cristo Railroad. The own.
sTs hare aye m free ff faaiF de iSft R Ph{Em enough q $1,000 oG: iO
sight to make them feel easy financially.
In the Ruby mine in the same district, a large
property Is near the AS" group. and like that
property, 1t ranks with the producers.
BRITISH
SEATTLE, July 24.-The lie Roi has been in.
dulging in an extra dividend this month, the
total for the month being $4,000, while the
grand total Is $500, GOO, and next St,I month ,t,, j Is is
at Northport, on the American side of the line.
erecting 1t before snow flies.
The shipments of ore from Rossland during
the past week were 900 tons, the lie Roi pro.
dueing about 1000 tons Of it and the War Eagle
The Homestake Consolidated Company has
provided 1928 900 cash for developing the
Gopher, Lee, and Homestake claims, and they
propose pushing the work with unusual energy
l LILLE al uht VAhNSt
The Raven main working shaft having at
tanned a vertical working depth OF. 100 feet,
the owners have purchased a steam hoist at Van
couver, and will have the machinery in place
Raven is one Of the best developed properties
on Texada Island.
The Van Anda continues to ~umu Its
h.gh-grade ore on the dump, and will make its
largest shipment by Aug. /; The output OF this
mine is already contracted for by the Swansea
%snclters.
In the Cariboo camps there is moro activity
noticeable than for many years past, and the
labor has been so well directed that better re-
suits will be obtained. Up to the present time
tho clean ups will aggregate about soc. 900
and q moderate estimate Is made for the bal
r ance Of the year of $500. 900. which will make
q total OF $500, 900 for the season.
} Col. Wright's party OF prospectors, number
Z ing twenty five men, are now operating IN the
J omineca country. southeast Of the Klondike
} and In the same great auriferous region. They
, have gone In well prepared to endure the rigor
GUS climate Of this region. and will remain al
early in April. have suffered great hardships
! and a number p the men have been prostratet
/ through all right are taking out a large
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