The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-20
AMILLI0N-D0LLAR POCKET.
TWO LUCKY MINERS THOSE FIND
Is MAKING THEM VERY RICH.

OF Miners AEaiB-New Alaskan Gold FINDS.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 1l.-Beckworth and
Colby, who, a month ago, took 100000 in a
day out OF the Ganzy mine in Sonora, Tuo-
lumno county, have found the so-called pocket
q largo one, for they have not yet reached the
end OF 1t. They say they are still uncovering
large quantities Of fine ore, and expect to take
cut 81. 900. 900 before they are through with
the mine.
Tho Eclipse mine. on Tunnel Ridge, Gala
voras county, has struck a rim channel which
yields $40 to the ton. The gold is coarse and lie
worth sic an ounce. Tho Paragon mines are
yislding rock from lodges three to ten feet wide
which mills $40 per ton. The North Star gravel
mlne In Happy Valley has resumed operations.
From Fl Dorado county rich strikes are re-
ported at Spanish Dry Diggings. Bear Creek,
Long Cahon. and other places near Georgetown.
At Spanish Dry Dlggings 81, 500 was taken out
Of tho Hines mino In one day. A pocket was
struck which required several days to clear It
cut
At Randsburg, Kern county, a mill run of
seventy tons of orc from tho Wedge mine
yielded $lO,50O. Rock Is being taken from
the Rattlesnake mine which goes $40 por ton.
A wonderfully rich pay streak has been de-
yeloped in the w. J. Bryan mine ut a depth Of
only thirty feet Tho remainder of tho ledge
n Just as rich as ever. while the pay streak, six
inches wide, fairly El!tters with gold. The
Philadelphia. which lies just east of the Butte
and on a continuation of tho vein which runs
through the Kinyon. Little Butte, and other
rich properties, Is sinking upon q very rich
Ledge which produces high-grade ore OF the
Same character as that from tho Butte. The
0arlock mills are all busy on Randsburg orc.
Their capacity Is about 5000 tons per month,
and the ore SO far has averaged nearly $500
per ton.
The New Idria Quicksilver Company. Napa
county. has declared dividend No. 2 Of 10 cents
per share, $4,000. Tho Etna Consolidated
Quicksilver Company has also declared a divi-
dend Of 10 cents per share.
Tho Pennsylvania mine, Nevada county, has
declared q dividend OF 5 cents per share. The
mine Is working q day shift only. and . clean
up OF less than . months run from q ave
stamp mill yielded SO, 500.
The Morning Star, Placer county, has do
clared q dividend Of S5 per share. r. L. Dunn
has bonded tho mines OF the Dardaneles Com
pany near Forest Hill.
OH has been found near Lompoo and In Santa
Maria Valley, Santa Barbara county. 1t has
been discovered In several localities. both ON
the surface and when boring for water. There
ts much excitement over the.discovery, and-tho
whole region Is to be thoroughly prospected.
Jesse Bates OF Minersville. Shasta county.
was prospecting In his backyard last week and
struck q porphyry seam from which he took
dirt which yielded $40 to the pan in gold.
The Schroeder mine, near Yreka. Siskiyou
county, has made q rich strike on the ZOO foot
level. The vein ia four feet wide and averages
$3.50 to the ton. A largo amount Of gold has
been taken from tho mines on Scott River
this season. Tho Pidifbeau claim has been
paying well, and several good.sized nuggets
have been found in 1t. one Of which weighed
0A5O. Nesbitt 8 Hunt have picked up many
Jumps of gold from their claim which weighed
from IS to 500. Russell s. Walker have
taken out numerous specimens worth $50 and
less.
William Conant, who last week bought the
Hines property, on Coffee Creek. Trinity ooun.
~, has found ON 1t q dve-foot ledge of orc.
parallel to tho ono which had been worked.
which will run 500 to the ton. A twenty days
run on the Bloss & McCleary property has
yielded over $500. This gold is worth
1925 per ounce.
NEVADA.
VIRGINIA CITY, Sept. IA gold mine In
Humboldt county, owned BY Dennie, Dugan q
Cowdon, has been sold to j. w. Brim for $l6.-
The Hutchinson Company, at olinghouse
Canon, near Wadsworth. has cleaned up $207
from twelve tons OF placer dirt.
MEXICO.
GUAYMAs, Sept. lO.-An extensive refining
plant Is to be built at the sulphur mines on tho
Gulf coast OF Lower California. The ore Is
IOunQ In immense mhSbeS, nearly pure, AVerak-
The Esperanza Mining COMPANY. near Tul-
tonango, State of Mexico, Is taking out 500.
OOO Der month in gold ore. The camp Is 5000
feet above sea level.
There is unusual activity in mining matters
In Durango, Chihuahua, and Coahuila More
l. being brought in. and more ole Is turned out
El- Orc property, in tho State OF Mexico, is
paying $4,000 per month in gold. and the
refused an offer or $2.OOO,O0O cash from the
The State OF Oaxaca, is known to be very
rich in gold. The old-fashioned method BY
which the mines have been worked has lost
much OF the soid In the tailiings, and 1t is said
tons which will assay an ounce to the ton.
The state Of Sonora. WHICH Is Just now at
ton has been thrown open, furnished $500
600 of the s6,oOo,ooo in gold last year export
DENVER, Sept. l5.-Tho new gold camp north
vest OF Saiida Is being pr9spected; 4 carload
q CAMERON Se = ron dis,r rhs G returned dsi she o Ssnim u sa tae
This was from "a shaft only sixty:ive feet deep.
A group OF claims in the district has been bond
Cd for $50, 900. surface assays from which run
fifteen ounces in gold. The frankie group of
three claims has been bonded for $4,000. with a
Streak ef 6 Ses'' bee yA found tSlft the PTop.E Fly
which runs as high as $500 a ton, a recent small
The Ni.Wot Mining Company of Boulder
Sounty has been reorganizcd, and a number Of
wow ubiu II w" I capitalists WILL
make q venture in the property. Over $780,
600 Of the 2,0OO,OOO capital has been sub
eeribed. 1t will require u years work to open
the mine.
The Mendoza mine at Georgetown gives
employment TO about 100 men working on
leases. The shaft is to be sunk 100 feet.deep-
e:, A new strike was made this week in the
Albro at Dumont In a new drift where a ten
inoh streak was found ~assaying 800.
The May Queen on Womack Hill, where the
first discovery OF gold was made in tho Cripple
Greek district, has recently revealed a fine
collaborating quartz near tho surface, assays
OF which run as high as $50 per ton. Another
Glory No: 4 on Gold Hill, The Pharmacist
recently shipped. ffty tons of $40 orc and forty
tons of $50 ore.
our9y shipped 100 cars Of orc last month;
men. and tho output: is gold in high values.
The Virginius mine employs 900 men. Red
Mountain properties show considerable prog.
tess and more miners will be working there
during the coming winter than for several
years previous.
The Olsen property. near Animas Fork, has
been sold to n company Of Eastern men for
$50 600. Six cars Of ore that yielded $50 per
ton in gold were shipped out by the owner this
TI,a nVaUaa sill $50 a. -