The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-19

Mill Creek. four miles from Colville, and auits
number Of locations have 6een made on the
and carries forty ounces OF silver, and rune
high in copper.
Le Roi. has purchased the New Seattle in sill
verton district, S~nohomish copaty.
at Sort6porf. on the boundary betwes the
United States and British Columbia. reports
a a6o o6 66o , impSarta y day OF ne Tea" du hSW Wm am9ThsS. 70
Il has been discovered that the Olympic for.
est reserve covers nearly all of Jofforson and
Clallhm counties. in which are the seaport
towns OF Port Townsend and Port Angeles, and
1t embraces country rich, In copper. gold. and
coal. that was just beginning to attract the at.
tentlon of explorers and prospectors. Lodges
to asy s4S Se0n IN G sIiSST nnd t g TO o' $50 5f IN soId G 10 the the
ton. Exploration companies that were outht-
ting for extended trips into the Olympic range
until the Government sees proper to restore
this vast mineral region 70 the public domain.
operating. and the entire plant will be used
this season.
SEATTLE, April 1o.-The latest reports from
the klondike gold mines are to Feb. 4. The
greatest interest is now %centring on Bonanza
s sns IN p0 TSepS sf ffsm 81 anG 10 H s. 70 SlG ting srioq IS se-
ing taken out The C!ssrense, Berry ryy,u claim aim.
Ing them wages at the rate of.Sl.25 per hour.
On TITS property they have sunk twenty pros
psCI hDlGSl W ItuEOth hiu lONhttu tLo 10 Aph
u width Of 100 feet. and this streak averages
three feet in thickness the entire length OF the
under the muck. when is nine feet thick and
goes from 8 to % cents to the pan. In other
countries 10 cents to the pan is regarded rs e5-
cellent. In the three-fOot pay streak on bed
rock az high as $3.50 to 5000 has been taken to
the pan. while the greatest yield noted, was
S22s. The owner OF this mine is running It at an
expense of $3.50 q day. paying his men in mug;
that that the Ie,f pay grsvei on Jumps Of No. Ga" shafts
viii run Into tho millions. Berry, who was
formerly ,,ms Ky . neTspsper pre ~ MAJ Is now re- r.
present -four is the most precious article in tho
digEings. commanding 81 por pound. or $50 q
proportion. Provisions throughout the Su.
kon country are becoming scarce and cannot
be replenished until the steamers on the river
can get through. The rel;ei overland Nil only
DO temporary, as those now going In only carry
enough for their personal needs.
The steamers sailing yesterday for Alaska
we're crowded, nearly all bound for the Yukon.
The last steamer northoound left 400 men at
Duya, where they pitched their tents %prepara;
tory to taking the trails over the mountains and
down the chain Of lakes to tho Yukon. A com:
pany has been formed for the construction of
a line of steamers to ply on this chain nf lake.
which will serve to shorten tho tlme from the
Puget Sound cities to the gold fields to three
weeks, whereas two months arc now con-
sumed. These vessels will be constructed In
the knock-down and carried overland TO the
liar line will also be placed on Stewart and
Lewis rivers. which, are nRyigable for from
" % " ullltS. L utSo enterprises VII hlu
greatly in opening MP what is now regarded as
the richest and greatest gold region Ia the
At Berner's Bay q tunnel is being run on the
Bear mine that is now in 1000 fort from tho
month. and od Il Is to design Of the 10Y. owners to
them - cut the lodges Of the Kensington. Eu-
rcka; Northern Belle. and Elmlra;
into new mills and general development work
in southeastern Alaska this season.
BRITISH coLUMBIA
SEATTLE. April 1o.-Interest is increasing In
the quartz lodges OF Cariboo. sine" the success
pire mine. near Barksrville. The ledge is elk
Feet wide. and the ore assays $50 in free gold
The slooan.cariboo Mining and Development
Company Of TORONTO has recently como into
possession 2: "a 4. miles MIL so Of very = II o, rich . placer
Canadian Greek in the heart of the Cariboo
country. About $4,000 has been expended in
ounces have been taken from a blind shaft
4x91U feet. Williams and Grouse creeks. OF
duced So 900. 900 in gold. and are again as
Stunning their former Importance.
was q boSiiny wiidernessS AZ Weeks aSo, b g
sprung up along the Trail and Nelson Rail-
road; and now boasts of eighty houses and $50
inhabitants. It appears to DO dividing honors
Rossland. WILSON. and sapdow.
VINO has been testing tho low grade ores of
TIA: property by a milling process. reports as
It Is estimatsd that it VIII 20 $40 per ton gold.
The Sloean-Ceriboo Compan! OF Toronto has
Zee Sa. 1otsS cia,m Ra nf a 5he tb rssn 9i E,Su ipo on
Sandow, and contemplate D large amount of
Development this spring. The present work
has been stripped for sixty feet. showing q
cleen-cut assure five feet wide. Tho ore assays
the average is about 500 q ton.
A large amount OF development work is BE-
district nArfirnlnrlV m Coal Hill yWhnFA nv
tensive deposits of copper were discovered
last season, and abandoned by the original
owners und more recently relocated by men
who realized their value.
The Sunrise, now under bond for S13. 900 to
the tunnel that assays % per sent copper and
SIS gold. The ore is fully five feet in width.
tho The Sa SF' w %saip% %sre 1,o%o sos. 10 FL KG. d !. ,Ss
largest hipment ever made by this mine for
the Same period.
present sos miners engaged in the properties.
Of tho Mercur district. and Just "a coon as the
II not quite doubled. by the commencement OF
surface development work.
a diyIdend for April OF So 800 and on the goth
the Mercur company Will pay $4,000, Some
begin dividends. probably in tho sum OF so. 900.
and several other companies will pay on their
regular dates. The Bullion Beck has passed it's
PAYERS distributed $aoo, ooo. ''"l a''lu'na
Operations have been resumed at the Eagle
producer that. has been idle for some years.
Its product Is largely gold. copper. and silver.
large force.
Tho low price of silver and lead has caused
tho suspension OF all work at the Petro mine. In
Bingham. Salt Lake county. This property Is
estimated TO ,have Mt least 81 400, 900 worth
OF ore blocked ous.
NEW MEXICo.
SILVER CRY. April 2.-NeRotiations arc
practically closed for the sLle nf the Bell d
stephens and the Pncifc Gold Conpany's min
Ing properties at Pinos Altos. The price To be
paid Is S250.0oo. The Bell & Stephens group
OF mines has produced more gold in the past
ten years than any other mine In New Mexico.
There Is more ore now in sight in tho mines
than there has ever been before. and the mines
have been worked long enough to prove that
the veins are true assure veins beyond any
doubt.
DIG ing tho years that mipes have been oper-
ated in the Pinos Altos district thore has not
been q sufficient supply OF water to keep tho
mills running during the sumner months. and
10 company which has operated in the district
has had sufficient capital to pipe water from
the nearest supply. some ten miles distant.
The purchasers of these mines. the Hearsts