The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-02
MINES OF GOLDANDSILvER.
n ToUoH OF KLoNDIKE FEVER IN
COLORADO AND MONTANA.

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DENVER, July 2s.--The Alaska gold excite
ment has caught a number Of Colorado mining
men, who have formed companies to send out
prospectors with supplies to last a year or more.
All the old.timo prospcctors are eager to 60,
and are trying to secure assistance 10 ala tnem
In getting away without loss Of time.
This excitement adds to the interest taken In
me old placer fields OF this State. Breckin-
ridge has not been so active in years as during
this season. Tho camp is full OF miners, several
new mills are building, the sampling works are
crowded with business, and much now develop
ment work is In progress. A st. Louis COM
pany, recently organized. will undertake TO
solve the drainage problem OF the breckenridge
placors by means Of a drainage tunnel along
bed rock, thereby drawing Oft the underiow so
rapidly that 1t will not interfere with sluicing
along the placer territory.
Az an Illustration Of tho way things 90 in
Cripple Creek, this incident is cited. A Kansas
farmer, wholly unacquainted with mining,
applied for a lease on ground on Raven Hill.
Whom asked what portion Of the property he
wanted, he replied that he was not particular,
or he wanted to dig most anywhere. After
proper papers had been drawn up he set to
work with two friends from Kansas, and
when only a few feet from the surface they
struck upon q vein Of sylvanito orc from which
they are now shipping ore.
For tho hundredth time FREQ gold 10 ro-
ported from Mineral Hill. north Of the town OF
Cripple Creek. Planning tests have shown
gold to tho value Of almost a dollar to the pan.
The strike extends along the length Of two full
claims, and eight different lessecs are now
digging on these two claims to open up the
vein.
Sixty tons of 500 orc are awaiting treatment
ut q public sampler as the net result Of the new
strike Of orc In tho Ch~icago-Cripple Crock tun-
mel. This L. one of the many tunnel schemes OF
the district to really show a reason for exist
ing. The cross-cut at the ninth level In tho
Victor has opened three veins In q distance OF
100 feet, but the ore Is very low in value. The
output Of tho Victor is 100 tons daily, and much
Improvement work continues on the property.
The output Of the Moon-Anchor property Is
valued at 81. 200 a day Of two classes of ore.
In Lump Gulch in Gilpin county, eight miles
from Central City, q new camp has been organ
lied called Gilpin. considerable development
work has been done. Several Eastern com
panies are operating in this new district. Yam
kee Hill is another new gold district, lying eight
miles from Central City and twelve from Idaho
Springs, high up on the range. About 200
mon are at work in the camp. The Lombard
tunnel makes the best showing, having at o
depth Of $50 feet opened q four-foot vein, and
five stamps are working day and night on the
ore removed as development work progresses.
f. Crocker of New York city is negotiating
for the purchase OF the Alice at o reported price
Of: S25O,O00. There was recently shipped from
this property a lOO-ton lot of very high grade
ore. About q dozen tunnels are being opened
in the camp.
lot of ore this season by burrO train to the Sill
verton smeiter. 1t came from the George Ill.
and assays Is ounces gold and 800 ounces sill
Leadville is outputting about 1880 tons
Of ore daily, mostly iron containing some sill.
Se5; nns eu irdm the e0 sePRerssi BIG dS%aR SSntow Sa
mines, is having enormous winches made in
the RsnT srea W'' bumps M4nsn w ~ ehop pr aoW to WORK VMsI inc ios saaieT
IN handling the underiow. The Weldon and
BONN will each use bailers instead of pumps.
each and are provided with dump
ing devices. It Is believed the pumping com.
pany can keep the downtown district well
BUTTE, July 2s.-The Klondike gold discov-
While there Is much talk, only about twenty:
five miners have started for Alaska from this
s tsfs cha MSss Of IF the the a miners are Sild dst Of fa tSs it TO
North. Many are talking, but few are going.
They seem more willing to take chances on
Miners from Sheridan report a big body of
high. grade gold ore uncovered at the 30O-foot
The annual cleanup Of the fues at the Ana
sequence several OF the anaconda mines arc
Work has been resumed on the Hesperus
lode, No copper has yet been discovered, but
viii be pushed until it il ascertained WIN What ~ can
be found in that section. Two stringers have
been cut which carried copper; Those who
greater depth good copper ore will be encoun-
A two,foot vein Of. gold quartz has been un,
covered in the Blackfoot country which is said
1t is reported that barring any further de,
Cline in copper the net earnings Of the Boston &
Montana for the past year will be upward OF
TSs ,0EO. asnos,ts ., Mon,.n, ,,rs v,0,sod
IN the aggregate about 100000 In gold. The
days Of the great yields of Alder Gulch, Ban
past yet et'a almost aH Without EXCEPTION iAs ali these es:
localities are still steady producers. Many gold
bon nlsssr are still rIk Saiv to to bed be Discovered " 1vsgsd and and
put Of gold than ever before in Montana. Thi.
state is stil the banner State Of the Union fol
antimony, tin, platinum, zinc, and arsenic are
elso to be found here in increasing quantities
miles Of the territory Is undertake With coal
Asbestos is found in considerable quantity.
Two prosPsotor; struck a very rich poke, IL
about sixty nine pounds Of decomposed quartz
which TSs IsIIo1. them abe ABOUT SSoo. ,.. =, c.,.,,
thO III JudBo miuOb dL SdbLlt
will be started up soon.
Two Sheridan prospectors have Just received
assay returns from a recent discovery in Geor
gia Gulch which gives every indication OF be
Ing a bonanza. Three Central assays shov
the ore, 10 carry from $500 to 1892 per ton
!ampled from across the face of a twenty-nine
Inch pay chute.
1t Is believed the Nelson Gulch placers will
year. The head Of water has been good eSS
cept for q short time in May.
CALIFORNIA.
Los ANGELES, July 24.-Tho Bellwethe
n, Bright to Messrs. Hepburn and knapp, VIII
will organize a company, to work II. Sinking
has been resumed on the South Spring Hi
and the shaft, which was DOWN 300 feet, is +
DO taken 800 feet deeper before any ore 10 takel
out Tho mine 10 owned BY a Boston oomPany
Kern county, for May was ll3 tons $40 pounds
which milled 70. l70, and netted above expense
1880. During June there were mined SO
Tons 1899 pounds. which miued $l3.s4l. an,
hetted 1914.
Nevada county is having n very marked re
yiyal Of mining interest. Much Eastern car
ltal Ia coming In, and local capital is going int
mines more extensively than ever before. Ney
prospects are being developed and many oil
Ind almost forgotten mines that were aban