The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-14
RICH FINDS AT RANDSBURG.
A NUMBER OF NEW STRIKES KEEP
UP THE EXCITEMENT.

CALIFORNIA; onyx Deposits-Great Cold ne
sources OF Western Ontnrio-Aetivity In
Cooks Inlet, A~Inska-EHsrts to Recover
y lest silver Mine In Lake superior.
Los ANGELES, June 5.-The excitement at
Randsburg is again running high over rich finds
and strikes. In the Alameda very rich ore IL
being taken out. A piece Of ore containing two
cubic feet was recently taken out which goes
800 to the ton. seventy-hve sacks of ore have
Just been sent TO the mill from this mino
which were worth Sl40 to the ton. Tho mine
has had several days run Of ore that was worth
81 400 per ton. The Val Verde, adjoining the
Alameda, has Just paid q monthly dividend off
per cent, II has had several rich strikes In tho
Inst week. The Kenyon mine last Friday took
out four tons Of rock that ran $1,000 per ton.
The Wedge, adjoining the Kenyon on the same
ledge, Is also taking out ore equally rich. A
single sack Of ore from these two mines sold for
$1,000. The pay streak in tho Kenyon holds an
almost uniform width Of three and ono-half fcot.
Much OF tho rock will produce a dollar an ounce.
A new strike has been made by George w.
Fugard midway between Kramer and Hands
burg. Tho ore runs Ss4 per ton.
A vein OF coal has been discovered near Cudde-
back Lake, which is four feet wide at a depth Of
fifteen feet. Tho quality is good. The Nicholas
mine at Isandsburg, which was located in Feb
ruary, has just been sold to Oakland and Santa
Cruz men for $4,000. Less than $1,A0O had
becn spent in its development.
Enough water has been found In Johannes.
burg to run a small stamp mill, and one Is to be
erected soon. 1t is the general belief that the
Randsburg district viii not be settled until cleo.
trio power is brought from the Kern River.
Tho Representatives of the onyx industry IN
this state are very hopeful that Congress r viii
onyx deposits in the United States OF CONNER
cial value and extent are those OF Gnllfornis'
and very little has ever been done with these,
because. on account OF the difference in the cost
of labor, Mexican onyx can be imported at less
oSispo county are extensive deposits two layers
thick, all OF IT OF remarkable beauty. In loio
and In other parts OF the stnte are many out.
cIoppings which have never been deyeloped. In
Mono county is an immense f se,6 DEPOSIT p H. OF b tsaNer.
Come Eastern capitalists have been investigat-
ing this deposit with the intention OF pmrGhSs.
The facts concerning the recent strike in the
Gwin mine, Calaveras county, arc that the seam
dollars per ion! On, while the entire Lodge is good 3Sd
mill. and the owners have decided to lay up the
drift until they can handle it.
county. Fielding Robinson has discovered a
ledge Of free milling, gold ore running 1891 to
the ton. There has been u stampede OF prospect
The New Idria and tho Fltna Consolidated
Quicksilver Mining companies. Napa county,
have declared dividends, each OF $4,000, pay.
able OH June 10.
today are mines Which were closed down for
years. but which now, under new methods and
d!vidcnds.
rhe Green Lead minc in Holcomb Valley. San
years, is again a goid-producer. The shaft has
been put down nearly 100 ieet further and is
quartz which is keeping busy a tenistamp mill;
The American Girl and Mariposa mines, east Of
mine has struck a rich vein at twenty-five feet
thai goes 800 TO the ton.
CT, rn rsani IS IA f FS san OF bl RsSsp eounty, 70 the hee o WTsr" Of
which have offered liberal bonuses for the dis
e' fSe R 81 mi ( ssr an Ray' Plo P 3 near shasta.
SHASTA county, Is producing ore; not free null,
rich gravel has been found in the new tunnel
and nuggets have been taken out worth S60 70
s5o $500 $50; ra San noRR rs SSa @,n sap hss 0f Sas ]S Sondsa
v HeSE af Es. o Sssssi N is4 sss sssP 'sSs re Ct % sSsss
quartz Lodges near H9opsrville kn9wn as The
iisSess. ! Ad S5ssh' s these Is Gr the o ada Golden %fy Ek aRis
lodge. which has long been closed down, although
to Il S Se se q Eisn Proe Gspita IL tsf ss SsGiiE os safstfs Several !. Il
hnnared acres Eq Of placer ground round near h HAPPY aTy
high-grade ore has been encountered In the new
1.2o0-foot tunnel. and 1t is estimated that there
is enough ore in sight to keep the stamp mill
running for seven years.
A company has been organized to develop a
rich. ledge of copper on Pena Creek. near
On Coffee Creek, in Trinity county. tho Graves
tcn-inch stream 2A9 ounces of coarse gold. the
largest piece being worth $3.50.
NEVADA.
VIRGINIA CITY, June 5.-The litigation be-
tween the farmers Of Carson Valley and the
mining and milling company, both OF which
s ddea' By J 'aGsSiHi ayw fe + a way s,ntisiac Q TO to
both sides; He gave TO tho mining and milling
july, August and SEPTEMBER, when the ranchers
are TO have all they need for irrigation. They
orc also TO have all they need for domestic use
RAT PORTAGE, Ontario, June 5.-Western On
tario has attained so much Importance as a gold
producing region that a three days session OF
the Rat Portage Mining. Convention has Just
been brought to a successful close.
The mineral resources of Western Ontario are
almost unknown 70 the outside world. There Is
m tsrsi Mids, g fsIr Rl1 Tisb tSps Win thu ri ts1% eo ID .o ing
veins Of quart. The rock is LSurentian
and thu h"'0 soid as tas,dia,nS are !AI found nf'T shiaf:
" in the eruptive ,Ipronian, formation.
M Mhpi'pr Of The fhs t Grs 4 sisa nlSs sr% %slo r made FREE js
1881, but provincial boundary disputes and in
sliity to u secure tit T.. Discouraged the fret st in II,
out. a few hung on, and a little over four years
Sgo the ,rS Snitana Nine ps. produced TS d en- It's irst gold
day ten stamps, operated with poor economy, are
tsn, n din an G ;nyC ssnn ye az s. 4 lPCo JOG sSu% Tb TO . p pSr
bali u dozen other bullion producers between
fail tho number will be increased 10 ten or
fifteen. Reliable authority says that in all
Western Ontario to-day twcnty-nine stamp mills,
with n capacity from three to nifty stamps, are
fin operation, under erection. or contract for
erection.
Western Ontario is divided into FIVE great dis
tricts, by local mining men, viz: Lake OF tho
Woods district. Manitou Lake di5trict, the Seine
River district, the Sawmiil Lake district. and
the Jackish Bay district. 100 miles east OF Port
lean side, on the northern line OF Minnesota,
along Rainy Lake. Is n group OF half n hundred
locations and u couple OF developed and bullion
producing mines.
The country Is opening up slowly but steadily.
Amerieans and eastern Canadiaiis have been
titles at their very back doors. A change is
taking place, Already six or seven Of the
strongest English syndicates have secured large
holdings. some of which already have had their
great merit proven. One English company
which lost 81 900, 900 In South Africa has every
hope and confidence OF recouping itself through
a single property it purchased here n few months
ago.