The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-24
LUMP CITY MELTED AWAY.
III WAS a FLoURIsHIN6 CAMP BE-
FORE sILVER TUMBLED.

gnpptsG Aiaska.u Rich Petroleum Fields-A
California n1ine Yields 10000 Pounds OF
Copper n sionth-Aapeu Trieu = New Method
or Reducing Her Low-Gradc silver Ores.
BUTTE, Jan. 1s.-Lump City Is no more. Tho
Post Office in that silver camp of Jefferson
county has been officially discontinued. Tho
Postmaster hung out as long as he could, but
whom he found that he was the only male resi-.
dent left in the place he felt the responsibility
was too great, rendered his resignation and left
for other parts.
Three or four years ago the Lump Gulch min
ing district was one of the most active in the
State, about 1000 men being engaged in min
inR in a district six miles long by four In width.
eeveral fortunes were taken out Of the mines
and q large number OF leads were discovered
which promised to mako the section the great
or producer of silver In tho West. But tho
drop,in silver made silver mining In this dis
erict improbable, and one by ono the minos
have been closed and the inhabitants migrated.
Unfortunately for Lump City oil Its mines arc
silver.
A contract for n tunnel 100 foet in length has
been let on tho McCaulcy mining property at
Cooke City to be completed on March /.
Tho big retaining wall Is being put in at the
Katie smelter at Basin and the masonry work
N nearing completion. The plant will DO in
operation by June /. Another coal mine Is
being opened up in tho first Hulch north Of Gobo.
It In on the Gebo vein.
On tho Comet claim in the Dunkleberg dis
trict, ct o depth Of $50 feet, an eighteen-inch
lead of copper and silver ore has been encoun-
tered. The property is seven miles from New
Chicago.
Developmentswork on Indian Creek in Madi.
oon county Is being pushed steadily. Fine
looking rock Is being taken from the old Faulk-
ner lead. The mine struck by Baumgardt and
Williams In August last continues to show
we'll.
The ten-stamp mill of the Overland mine at
Clancy closed last week owing to tho fact that
the ore was becoming too base for profit.
The product Of the Crystal Spring coal.mine,
Ave. miles south of Joliet, in Carbon county,
was put on the market last week for the first
time. The tunnel ia in more than 800 feet on q
uix.foot vein. The coal is anthracite and
closely resembles Pennsylvania coal.
Work on the Snow Shoe mine at Libby has
been stopped temporarily owing to o shortage
of water for milling purposes, the result Of cold
weather.
Tho murder Of p. A. Largely in this city last
week will hinder mining development in many
parts Of the State. Mr.. Largey owned moro
patented mineral claims, ssprobably. than any
man In the United States. and was engaged In
developing and operating mines in almost
every county Of the State. His death stops the
Oale Of the Ruby mine in the Lowland district,
which he had agreed to take and form q stock
company. Other offers for the Ruby have,
however, been made by Boston men and o sale
may Jet be effected.
DENVER. COL, Jan. l9.-The silver camp of
Aspen In undergoing q complete change In the
method of operating the mines. Tho leasing
system with royalties, which has been In opera
ton for the past four years, Is giving place to
the concentration of the low-grade ores. During
the past year q way has been devised whereby
the ores of Aspen may be proftably concen-
trated. and now the Mollie Gibson. in conjuno-
ton with the Argentum-Juniata, is building q
mill with O capacity of 700 tons q day, to be
worked on tho automatic plan. By this means
the owners believe that they will make o good
profit on their ores. Lessees on the Della 8.
mips have bean notified to clean up and retire
by Feb. is, as that property is to DO worked by
the owners, who will also use the concentra-
zion method. o.
The annual meeting Of the Isabella Gold
Mining Company was held in Colorado Springs
yesterday. ]. J. Hagerman and his associates
retired from the management Tho production
Of ore amounted to o gross value Of $54l. O76,
and tho expenses were $4s6, 497. The divt-
dends paid last year were $67,5O o. and the to.
al dtyidends during the life OF the company
The coal miners in the ignite field north of
Il Rsh q pr ,aaIS a that th bqs r sn lnars wiH n IN gSs s ss:
coded to and that a strike will occur, throwing
Put OF employment loo men, Leasers at the
tered q solid streak Of copper ore of high-grade
smelling quality, which promises to make this
mine an excellent shipper.
There 10 unusual activity in the San Juan this
winter, due to the very light snowfall Two
d dunasef b eSsS be- ore an T inope Sn,pp of % 560% pet o senf,
over the corresponding month Of 1896. The
new Fowler smelter at Ouray handled a great
% Denver smelters.
SEATTLE, Jan. 1.-two companies have been
neighborhood OF Cook Inlet. The tests OF the
lubricating oil In its crude state are said to
S bsSs received sss . I ssa'ifs or Saasre an 9Sar sSaf io ssa'F Th sa "
By vessels, in bulk or barrels, The companies ex.
this spring. In the same district q very faIirs
quality Of Ignite has also been found, and there
70 q good home market for 1t, as steamoats and
A group Of claims on Kuiu Island were bond
i n @Srla aS aRs sisss T tSsm Il IN h ths spr %sn' T Ths
ires. somewhat similar to that of the freadweii.
In Cook. Inlet a large amount of property 10
expressed in the mines by home and foreign cap
bLhi. -LOuuOn mcu nave WlluiH inc past week
placed q group OF twelve claims under bond and
purpose introducing an extensive hydraulic
Expeditions are Quitting every week for Cop
per River and the tributary streams for the
purpose Of exploring that portion OF the Terri
tory. ~ 10 estimated that from 1000 to 1000
men viii locate on this stream this season.
In Southeastern Alaska, near Fort Wrangell
and ketchikan. prospectors have been in the
neld prospecting without interruption. They
report that they have been successful in making
aisooyeries Of gold and copper lodges. and also
In finding men to purchase or bond them.
WARRINGTON,
SEATTLE, Jan. 15.-Work In nearly all the
mines In State Creek district. on the summit OF
the Cascade range, has been suspended for the
winter. The, lye-stamp mill recently--con.
etructed has also closed for a time by reason OF
the water freezing; The Eureka mine in tina
Slate Creek district has been developed to great.
or extent THAI any other by incline and shaft
from seven to fourteen feet In width and nearly
al the ore shows gold. values from $l5 to $2l
Per ton. and enough Of 1t to keep ten or twenty
stamps employed probably. It % estimated
penditure In development of $40. 900.
The Swank district, IN Kittitas county. has q
case OF excessive capitalization In a group OF
seven claims, recently sold TO Eastern man for