The San Francisco call., 1897-10-31

A 1O-stamp mill was put in operation at the
Magalia mine, in Butte County, ten days
ago
The Blue Lakes Water Company at Mo-
keiumne Hill, Cal, now has machinery in
operation capable of developing 2000 horse
power. Electric lights are run by this power
In severel towns in Amador County, and ar
rangements are being made with several COM
panies owning mines in both Amador and
Calaveras counties for operation by electricity.
Up TO this time the Blue Lakes Water Com
pany has furnished water power for running
some OF these mines and now expects to be
able to furnish them with a kind OF power
which VIII be cheaper and more effective.
The company considers it is feasible to de-
velop 10000 horsepower at Mokelumne Hill
by putting In the necessary machinery, and
that, should it be desired to do So the power
could be conveyed to Stockton, a distance of
thirty-nine miles.
The gold receipts at the United States Mint
at Denver for the irst two weeks of October
were S652 725, which is more than double the
receipts for the corresponding period of last
year, $3O3.S5 The gain is mainly due to
rapid increase in the working of low grade
ores in Colorado with stamp mills and
chic rinaton and cyanide plants. There has
been no increase in the number of smeiters.
Leadville is producing larger ore output
than for several years past, about 1900 tons
day, and this with the downtown" mines
still Hooded and idle, as they have been since
the strike. There is a prospect that the long
talked OF scheme of pumping out these big
mines and resuming operations will soon be
carried out com bination OF the miners to
do this was effected some time ago, snd heavy
and costly pumping machinery was brought
to the ground. There was needed $25, 900
additional, and it was subscribed but seri-
Gus hitch occurred through the refusa al of one
company 10 pay Its share. An effort is now
being made to go ahead with the enterprise
without the recaicitrant company. The pro-
ject means much to Leadville.
AT the quartz mines of Southeas tern Alaska
there are $40 stamps dropping. and there is a
certainty that the mum Der will be increased by
200 before the end of 1898, as plans embrac-
ing that number have beel decided on. With
the number of sales pending and the recent
new interest in Alaska mines ii is possible
that the number will be largely increased.
The Portland mi2e at Cripple Creek keep
ing up its monthly distribution of $4,000 in
dividends, besides adding to the reserve fund.
The dividends to date amount to $1,207 $50.
The Rio Tinto Copper Mining Company of
England, which OWNS in Spain the greatest
copper property in the world, is also the real
owner OF the most valuable group of mines IN
the East Kootenay district, British Columbia.
The claims number fourteen in ALL AMI on
several OF them good development work has
been done. At one place there is dump of
silver-copper ore valued ct $5000 and forty
men are now at work. Next year a 6-drill air
compressor is to be put in, and prepare ii ons
are already being made to receive it.
The past years silver throughout the world
approximated 20 172 500, 600 ounces COM
pared with 169, 1SO 900 ounces IN 1895 1885,
oSo, 900 ounces in 1890, 9l,6l0,000 ounces in