The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-26
PAID 30 CENTS FOR A NINE.
TINE, SAME PROPERTY SOLD LAST
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An Album dance OF Copper Found in Alaska.
BUTTE, Mo ut, July 2o.-Thera 10 not . mine
In the country which can show such extreme
variations in tue price at which II IL held as the
Diamond mine n ear Helena II was sold last year
10 q Scotch syndicate for S1.s0o.o0o. Fifteen
years ago Richard, Jockey Of Helena bought the
mine for 90 cents. Mr.. Jockey did not mako
tho difference betw cen these two Sums. The
property which no btHsht for 30 cents he cold
for $4,000 and thought no was making q good
bargain.
The Diamond mino hav . peculiar history. 1t
was discovered and located about thirty years
ago by David L. Folsom Of White Sulphur
Springs and Charles w. Cooke Shortly after
locating it they sold it to Capt. Lswi and James
Reece Of Pittsburg, who set mp . small stamp
mill but did not make a success OF it. The cap
italists left and the mine wsas neglected and
abandoned. taxes became delinquent, the as
sors' valuation on the property was small. and
the delinquent tax duo was only 80 cents.
Richard Jockey happened to be in Raiders
burg when he observed the Diamond mino listed
for sale. He had never seen the property. but
he paid 90 cents nd secured possession OF it
Nothing was done on the mine for a number Of
years. Then Tom Cooney took q bond on II,
paid $1,000 to Mr.. Jockey. and took the prop
erty. Several partners wero associated with
MI. Cooney, but there was no. success. Finally
John S. Miller bought out all other interests ane
aftcrward sold out to the Scotch syndicate.
There Is now on the property the largest and
most improved gold mill in Montana.
Another rich strike Is reported in the May
flower district.
The town of Winston has produced o lady
prospector who Is entitled to bo called Q gold
queen. Miss Matte Moore Of Winston, while
prospecting near the Old Freiburs mine, dis
covered q six-inch vein of free milling gold that
pans we'll and promises to ripen up into one of
the largo producers
The Drum Lummon mine Of Marysville Is re-
Stunning operations on a scale as extensive as
previous to the shut down.
All the placer mines along Bear Creek have
had n good season. The Colona group Is es-
pecially rich In output.
A rich strike has been found in the Golconds.
one of the group of mines belonging to the Alps
Mining Company. A vein Of eighteen to
twenty feet Of FREQ milling ore that viii average
5000 has been found by cross cutting In the
bottom of q shaft lbs feet from the surface.
CALIFORNIA.
Los ANGELES, July I'm Amador county
the Marklee mine, which has been idle for many
years, has been sold BY Hatch q Marshall toa
company beaded by Messrs. Flint, Wilson, and
Root. The Anita mine has been flooded, SO
for the last two weeks. The Monte Christie
has sixty-eight feet OF paving ledge matter.
The Valparaiso continues TO yield exceedingly
rich rock as the shaft goes deeper.
In June the hve.stamp mill at Cuddeback
Lake, Kern county, crushed 200 tons Of ore.
district, Harrisburg region, which yielded
$1,000, an average Of nearly :S93 per ton. Tho
S5Os to the ton. The Wedge mine has Yielded
from last November until july 1 9 little over
mill run OF twenty tons from the Stringer dis
trict yielded over $500. From the Marvel
eight tons Of free milling ore gave $,Gi; seven
forty-ono tons from the MERGED milled S5,S4a.
In the Napoleon, also in the Stringer district,
been taken out. The ore from this shaft has
never averaged below $50 per ton. and much
H %a 1t aes e1n oI the to sl va 1 Verd SsV sp6 psp t ss7 t Ins
they have 10000 in sight. They will erect
= twcnty-stamp mill. for which they wiz pipe
They can then work thousands of tons OF ore
IT. q proat which 1t does not pay 10 haul to the
Messrs. Webb and Harvey arc developing q
nne group OF claims five miles from Randsburg.
1,om one E.. a big thir, ;,soS t iedg gre has Mb gone down
the tunnel OF another claim assayed at tho rate
In the Morning Star mine, at Iowa Hill.
Placer county. an unusual amount OF develop
drifts have been advanced so far that three
years steady work has been opened up. This
mine has paid monthly dividends for the past
pho"so A Yfta,' julio Fooo &,m s 9 anSf % 81 sas Dr.,
county, have been sold for 10000 by George
W; !reland OF New Jersey to David Q. Frazier.
Misses kena and Myrta Hoover. vent on ~ q
prospecting trip in the mountains OF the Julian
district and located q claim. which they called
the sun Bonnet, which assays well and prom
ises, with development. TO become u good prop
At Redding, Shasta county, the Sacramento
River is 10 be worked in a novel way. A COM
pany proposes 10 stretch a wire cable across
into tho river and work the bed under water.
A big pocket Of gold was found last week on
and his partner. 1t contained PIT ounces and
was worth about 1885, The owners, OF the
bought the Seattle placer mine at that place
TaoIunne county is excited oyer a rich
pocket strike made two or three days ago In
the Tansey mine, between Sonora and James
town. Colby a, Beckwith, who are working
night, and before noon the next day they took
out $4,000. In the afternoon the Yield was
other lead Which they think viii run into a
second pocket
NEVADA.
u, M1TRer Sdn1 CITY, J sGy, 3 1T Q Gold Creek
cation at the United States Land Once for
twenty-ninc patents on placer mines. Returns
from tho ore struck in tho face of the ninety.
foot tunnel In the Fortunes show S4s in gold
and $1sl in silver to the ton. Messrs. Fedier
q Hewison have had an assay from four
pounds OF rock taken from the bottom Of q ton
foot prospect hole in their Meadow Creek prop
critics which yielded at the rate of S945 per ton.
A. Austin tho Austin mino has q new thirty
town.
On. the Comstock the Consolidated Virginia
Is doing exploiting and dead work on the 1000.
l550, and 1850 levels: The cleanup from all
the ore mil!ed assays S36, O60. The pay roll OF
the Comstock minos last month amounted to o
tribe over $50, 00O.
COLORADO.
DENVER, July 2l.-The Colorado Electric
Power COMPANY Is making preparations to con.
Btruct q power plant at Canon City to supply
electric power fol tho mines OF tho Cripple
Creek district. The company will use steam TO
generate power and u double wire system twen-
ty-eisht miles long will convey the electric cur
rent over the hills to the various mines.
On tho Wapiti placors near Breckenridge
three giant monitors are working. In a partial
cleanup last week .! 100 was obtained. A new
strike OF rich silver ore was recently made In
tho Boss group on Rocky Creek. Specimens as
bayei 200 to 800 ounces TO the ton. Twenty
sacks Of the ore were taken out in running q
tw0lYe.TOot drift.
The Ouray smelter has sent out It's first con-