The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30

81 per cent. metallic manganese. The find IL
The Copper Queen Company OF Blsbeo, Ariz.,
has purchased the Nnrcaeori mines In Sonora.
4 dredging boat for sinice mining a has been
William Schuckman and his associates.
Important discoveTics. In gold and copper are
The news OF ri n strikes in the Yuqui country
has been confirmed, and Moxicans and Ancri-
cans are ioCking TO the new discovery, which
lies bet wccn tho Yaqul and tho Maya rivers.
Since tho Snquls have made peace with the Gov
from the Minas PrictaS east TO the .Mulatais and
south to Culieau Is said to be one immense min
eral deposit.
BUTTE, Aug. 24.-Something definite has
been learned concerning the reported discovery
Of gold on the south fork of Sun River in north
crn Montana, which two or three weeks ago
caused q stampede Of miners, prospectors
that a lead had beer discovered which carries
between $40 and $50 in gold and Is 100 feet
Mr.. r.. G. Fish is just back from an exam.
nation of the sun River gold finds. The scene
Of the discovery is eighteen miles MIRA sifa,I IN M bp
main range Of tho Rockies. The discoverer is
4. W: Denton. an old timer. Mr.. Denton a9Ia
s az The lead runs about $i,56 to ST
per ion Instead of $40. Tho gold i3 found In q
place where the waters of the South Fork have
cut through the soft formation, exposing u great
lead OF mincrnlizcd rock. Tho lead Is com.
ppS Sssai Sr i m N sea% OF of F0 harao POr SAFE Both
walls arc Of slate, The value lies IN a sui;
PhidSo of iron and G II. GIG ep6 l. T in1Sa a rs ip some.
thing may be made out Of 1t. Tho stampeders
have already all left the South Fork country
The placer season in Lewis and Clarke county
is drawing TO u close. The Nelson gnlch piac,,
cs have thus far washed lao yards OF bed
rock. which beats tho record OF the Eulch;
Nelson Gulch produced in 1855 the biRsest
sS'@5o. The placer showing this year will DO
large.
near Maiden. For ten years p-ospectors have
been trampinG over u section OF country west
OF Maiden which has been covered with what
test e. Of this rock shows It to be 4 certain kind OF
granite wi Ii a porphyritiG tendency and sho ows
is u perfect slide and so broken up that no MIN
An important deal was consummatcd ycster-
day in the sac of the Sunnysido group of mines
in Madison county to the Rocky Mountain IN
B prIFe bnid fi Is gBBS,GxSc Of f f22Sd s"np Ensla viii er rnf
Il small mill and work the mines ut once. Tho
ore is s2Id, with 4, a very little silver y of Rosin has
purchased tho old Algonquin property for
"a Vein of coal has been discovered near Re.
cap on land belonging to the Northern faeino
shown an uninterrupted increase each year
since 1877. The product in 1896. was l,5i3;-
H. H. short tons Of 4 spot yal %e. Of ib ri t ta;9'Z'
ALASKA.
SEATTLE, Aug. 2l.-The Donaldson and, He'd
dy placer claims on Cook Inlet are making o
Of tho district a year ago. The Beedlc claims
are also doing well, giving employment t9 .
large force and yifldlns np " S9G D OF S Ss0 TO TO t ths
man are plentiful, and are receiving more at
tention than usual.
gold quartz discoveries have been made this
summer, but their importanGe has bsen greatly
They will receive attention later.
In sheep Creek the Queen and Glacier mines
commodate the increased production.
for The Su Trea of sss, s ssgoF II With 4 imUns ssS. 500 GtSaH mas
clear profit. The amount Of ore milled was
$1,000 tons, and the average per ton was S3.l2.
produced Ssi.isS from 1000 tons of ore, an
average of Sl.s5 per ton. The expenses for the
The AiasEa.juncau Company, operating
thirty.fve s,amEs. reduced 3,Sos tons in July,
q sil, 500. The average Yield per ton was ssG.S7.
WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE, Aug. 2l..Ihe Conger Mining Com,
900. The purchasers expect to build q mill
and hoisting works.
Snohonish, county; tho main working tunnel
has been driven ahead on the ledge for thirty
o feet sit ssSPo sjas Of iaf FSs t S1alei and 15 f 1850 Il EF tbe ta ars
The Cleopatra Mining Company of Miller
q San Francisco; The mashTiHsrX is to b
abundance on the property.
BRITISH
SEATTLE. Aug. 2l.-On Upper Arrow Lake q
great deal of prospecting, has been done this
s serr sn ena s,.iRlHer'' on an Fix shG c FseRlt Sb hnEe e GGSn
ties into the lake, n solid body Of galena seven
feet wiue has been opened, by S. G. Chisholm
not been reached, but there is enough already
in sight to satisfy the owners.
week, has not made any effort to refine its bull
lion; but I'll this week II produced a gold bT Eml
IA new departure in British Columbia.
tons nsG Of S' oSa dnt y fH rS@ the g sfiwcr rei Ri y m Roo
Il is s!lyer-load ore with gold values sufficient
F &c msfe de ct P@y IN gilT TeE"Fa He l" "s the te ihs iiaii
mines by reason Of this decline is estimated ut
TN West Roatenai tho Investment in snclters
and reduction works represents 81 900 ,O0O.
On the Sunset group, in Trail district. a seven
new hoist. These improvements have been
made necessary through the new strike, on tho
thlrty-two feet, and the bottom is solid orc six
feet wide next the hanging wall. The ore as
says $50 gold and per cent. copper.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
DEADwoop, AnE; 22 20 The. Golden G. LlsS Reward
oAble 30 o'ill'he Ap' 'o'1 VI " - uuiy
to the chlorination works at Dead wood. and Ii
also sending forward to the Omaha and Grant
smeltcr eighty tons daily of silver ore that
comes from its Stewart mine. There are thou
sands OF tons OF this ore on the dumps, mined
several years ago. 1t runs all tho way from SIC
to $25 in gold and as high as l2o ounces In
silver to tho ton.
The ID. & ID. Smelter Company Is taking out
100 tons u day Of good grade ore from its Union
shaft.
Tho Buxton Company Is sending Nfty.nvt
tons daily from the Bonanza TO the ID. a. ID
sIueltcr.
Tho ten-stamp mill at Gayville. idle fol
many months, has resumed business on ore
from the Omega mine. 1t Is to be increa ed tc
twenty stamps.
The Rainbow mine, near Garden City, Is he
ms opened, and already. ~quartzite worth SIC
to $50 a ton Is uncovered.
Fifteen tons OF ore shipped TO smelter from
the Harrison brought returns OF 5000. One ore
chute Is twelve feet wide and Ave feet thick
willie another, running $40 to tn. ton, Is Of the
same thickness and eight feet wide.
The Little Blue, in Yellow Creek, Is shipping
ten tons a day OF $50 ore. The company vii
run u tunnel into tho Wasp No. 2 ground.
LAKE SUPERIOR.
DULUTH. Mimi, Aug. %. Development al
the Arcturus mine, at the western end of thu