The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20

below that depth when a rich. vein Of copper ore
The Clipper group OF mines near, Pony shows
signs Of Improvement A rich pocket has been
cut, probably the richest yet found In that
DR.. Cole Of Helena is preparing to develop
and work tho large coal deposit near Toston.
feet thick, Of which I've feet is excellent coal,
d dHa ilG upon mex" exposure to the air. Il IS Thought
that this drawback may disappear as depth Is
attained. and the Toston. coal fields may pos.
sibiy add materially to the mineral resources
OF Montana.
IDAHO CRY, Idaho, Sept. l4.-on last satur.
mines at Grimes Pass was here and exhibited
thirty or forty nuggets taken from the former
Sss] sSPs6btsS' in f Vain m for yths sG Salt, P %SieS MF. Wells SsnS
The nuggets weighed. from rs cents to $40
4 Jm two to three feet thick. Charles Cross
man, who took a bond and lease on the prop
a splendid cleanup. The Pheasant'also yields
Notice has, been given by the Custer Com.
stuee&R from s. $ to Fu sS.7S I Psr d SSss With ! board : a
decided to 20 on Strike Il tho order is s%nforeed.
The Old Glory Company's Blaine mine. fvo
out rich ore from a vein that is the full width
Of the. tunnel. A tunnel was started on the
vein about 1000 feet from the ore chute. A
chute not showing at tho surface was discov-
cred. The fve.stamp mill is now reducing the
ore.
wAsHINaroN.
SEATTLE, Sept. lin the Langham group,
0 Oh Ssu hos district nncovs an ore re-. body seven W ,yb iess
Portland capital is interested, and enough
plant:
In Methow district a strike has been made
feet. with a pay:chute about llree feet vide Of
FREQ gold. Peshaston district also records an
important strike in the lower levels Of tho
Blewett-mine where a pay streak was encoun'
tered that gives, assays OF So gold. 10 per
cent. copper, and 10 ounces silver:
capital to its copper properties. The ,Mashol
Company,,s properties, a group located on a
S sSG1iSSs 'e .Se sGie : ion per pc c CENT rS S9pReF; oh nsT ci
the acknowledgements of the le Roi, and money
is being expended in proving its value and eE.
an expense not exceeding 75, cents a ton.
In King county; thirty miles east OF Seattle,
discovered and assays give returns of 81 gold
and so cents silver.
In Cascade district. skagit county. Omaha
Of aPf IL f Eact sF0RB5 BOY. i Foarl hs5o q 5al y G aad ssy,
e % feet; Tho Lucky Boy shows II Inches
show t shTo,e f saa solid Old e 81 ore sns sP1 to It. OF w Hais
the Seymour has 10 inches arst:class shipping
snverlead ore.
SEATTLE, Sept lion Prince William Sound
prospecting has been unusually lively this sea-
son. and some very valuable discoveries have
most extensive deposit was found in May, and
aimee then tho ledge has been stripped, expos
Of OK 20 per SSes cent ut , copper sn "na'9 SEQ s0I Sottd to the tReI tom,
tho ledge being traceable from tidewater into
the mountains for several, thousand feet. This
Nrnnartu Nrna rarApflp nd nv San p
cisco men Tor $4,000. the first payment be
ing $4,000 cash. Tho diseoyerer was a Door
cessant work along tho Alaskan coast.
Juneau, which lost over 200 of its inhabit-
discoveries on the Kiondiie, Is again filing up
rapidly. and business is very lively in every
PEELED TO run short handed. are now well sup
piled with miners, and in a number OF instances
the forces have been materially increased. The
southeastern Alaska
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
SEATTLE, Sept. lion Texado Island there
are now two producing, mines that are getting
and the Raven, which are on parallel lodges a
mile apart. The Raven has just installed a
n axe e oa. iRsn Rlap ad s s%eh Rg4ap sp tons IS e enaS SsS t ol
ore that goes from's2 2h to Sso per ton .t IN gold:
q pay chute from i've to ak feet wide, IL get.
copper. and lead.
ne CApOTI Ol DullOn, CDppbT ulAttt II r
rom West Kootenai for the year ending Aug.
81 foots up nearly $1,000 900.
orc . RF ron 't tha Z Garner Rog e cFssf d IL PHaan in s ths
an a69ndoned lead mine By two brothers
named Lade within the past sixty days, and they
Of from 500 to $4,000 free gold. They have a
employing a pack train Of eighteen horses in
carrying the ore from the mine to the rail, Dad.
Il waR mada On the TanRiAr claim. pWnad nv the
British Columbia Gold Fields Company. They
have driven a cross-cut twelve feet through a
and lead.
mi Sir Charles ,ss TuPRsr has purchased s;hs dt The s6 Velvet e;
which $4,000 was cash. This property has an
says from 10 TO 90 per cent. copper and from
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. l3.-Considerable ex-
element has been caused in the northern part OF
the State by the reported discovery of extensive
IN Box'Elder county. near Great Salt Lake. A
and about two-thirds Of the area of the claims
located are covered by the lake. The crude oil
places. and on the shore . spring of asphaltum
has been located.
Dividends have been paid thus far in Sep;
TENDER by only tho Silver King, in the sum Of
S97. 500, but tho Mercur has declared its $4,000
payment, and the Geyser Marion will pay
The increase in the price of lead and the re,
covery OF silver has stimulated ore shipments
and production throughout the State. and es-
pecially in Bingham, where the shipments for
August were about 500 tons more than for
July; Should silver continue to rise, 1t will re.
suit In renewed activity among the silverlead
producers.
ARIZONA.
Tucson. Sept. lo,-Harry Turner came in
from his mines at Mammoth this week and re,
ports having cut two veins in running fifty
feet-one, ten feet wide, giving an assay OF $40
In gold, the other eight feet wide. A mill test
OF the two veins shows S9.i5 per ton.
A 3o-ounce gold nugget has been brought In
from Lynx Creek. 1t was found near the old
Shelton group Of mines. This creek has been
famous for her nuggets, and every heavy rain
unCUyers many moro of them.
Tho King OF Arizona Is pushing along the
work OF development, and the outlook con,
tinucs as promising as ever. The smal mill al
Mohawk Station produces the usual amount OF
bullion, and win be kept steadily at work
until water Is reached at the mine. when a
large mill will be erected.
GEORGIA.
ATLANTA. Sept. l5,-The Wilkes gold mine
In Meriwether county has been sold for sos, 900
TO "A Massachusetts syndicate. Tho mino was
ODencd long before tho war and waa wOrked nj