The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-26
PACIFIC COAST B0RAX.
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Largest Mine In Washington with 81, 900,
600 Gold ore In SlRht-DriilinE for OIL In
observation-disclosures Make n Mig Strike in
British Columbia Promising Iron Region
In Canada. North of Lake Superior.
Los ANGELES, Sept. 1.-THE English syndl-
cate which has been investing In Pacific coast
borax property, the Pacific Borax and Redwood
Chemical Works. limited. has filed n trust deed
Of all it's properties on the Pacific coast to
cover a loan Of 81. 2JO.OOO for the purchase and
construction OF n large borax plant at Constable
Hook. New Jersey. whittier is to be moved the
large plant which the Pacific Borax Company
has been operating in Alameda. The deed
recites that the syndicate controls borax mines
or factories In San Bernardino. Inyo and Ala
media counties OF this State, Esmeralda county,
Nevada. and Curry county, Oregon.
Experiments are being made in Butte county,
which so far have been successful, In the
use OF dredRers for working large tracts OF
dry, low-grade gravel which are not rich
enough To be hydraulicked. Prospecting these
deposits with steam drills Is also being tried.
A six-inch hole Is drilled to bedrock. taking
out enough dirt for assay purposes by this
means at q fraction OF the usual cost. With
the dredRer gravel can he worked at q cost
y hDOuL . Genus ptT tuDlC ghEu, huu thuS
low-grade deposits OF gravel. Of which there
are almost unlimited quantities In this State.
may be profltably mined. Several Of these
dredgers which are now being built In Butte
county will cost about $25.OOO each. and each
will handle about 200 cubic yards Of gravel
per day.
The Lightner mine. at Angels. Calaveras
county. has been filed with water which broke
through from the Coleman shaft. The Light
ner was flooded to within 1OO feet Of the sur
face.
The Oneida mine. Amador county. has a
large ledge from which the first crushing OF
100 tons yielded 81 per ton. The ore can be
mined and milled at Il profit.
A very rich strike has been made In the
Gold Bug mine at placerville. E. Dorado coun-
ty. The report says a single pan yielded 500.
A rich chute has been uncovered In the Son-
net mine. which was worked some years ago
and yielded gold to the value OF SIS .000. Then
the lead was lost and the mine was abandoned.
The present owners. after some work. have
found the lead again. The rock mills from
$50 to 500 per ton.
Tho PennsylvanIa, at Grass Valley, Nevada
county. has declared q dividend Of 8 cents per
share. Ten stamps are to be added TO the
milling capacity. At the Texas mine. near
Nevada City. a seven-foot ledge OF good value
mas Deeu uucoTeToO at ZOO Lt0C anu u LWouty-
stamp mill 10 to be built.
Sulphur deposits have been discovered In
San Diego county. about hfty miles from
Flowing Wells station. on the Southern Pacific
road.
The larger part Of the Old Boss and Mo-
Cleary gravel mine at Trinity Centre. Trinity
county. has been sold to the Mcdonald Broth
ers Of French Gulch and San Francisco for
$4,000. The property consists Of about
1000 acres OF river benches and ancient chan
nels. The average value Of the gravel Is good
and the total amount OF gold contained has
been, estimated by experts at $19.0O0.000. A
million or more has been taken out during
past years. and more recently the property
has been proftaby worked in a small way.
1t is now tn be developed on a large scale The
water supply will be tripled and new giants.
fumes. pipe lines. ~sluioes. and elevators will be
among the improvements.
3d. NEVADA.
VIRGINIA CITY. Sept. 17.-At Golconda a
body Of superior copper ore has been uncov-
cred. and works have been erected which han
die sixty tons OF ore every ten hours. producing
four tons OF matte. Two more furnaces are
being built and Golconda promises to be soon
one OF the big copper camps of the country.
The gross value Of the ore taken out Of the
Do Lamar mine during the three months end
ing in June was $417.516. land the present
net EARNINGS Of the property are said to ex-
ceed 500. 900 per month. Work has been be-
gun to double the present 300-ton capacity.
WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE. Sept. 1s.-The Haber syndicate,
operating in Troublesome district. Have in
creased their working force TO sixty. and are
constructing wagon roads, trails and camps
preparatory to development all winter. The
ore bodies give assurance OF permanenry and
profit.
In Republic district the Republic mino Is
making a wonderful showing Of hiHh-Rrade
ore that puzzles the experts. This ore Is as
white as chalk. and apparently AZ barren OF
precious metals. On the surface IL assayed 81
per ton gold. but 1t increased rapidly In value
and now gives returns Of from 800 to $500
per ton. and the ledge has widened TO twenty
five feet. Although but a small amount OF
work has been done. It Is claimed that over
$2.0O0.OOO is in sight. and that amount of
money has been offered for the property. At
present It is regarded as the largest mine in
Washington.
ALASKA.
SEATTLE. Sept. 1S.-In southeastern Alaska
Ketchikan is assuming importance as u min
Ing centre, and a great many discoveries have
place during the past week q gold ledge Of
from six TO twenty feet wide was discovered
unVnk lax .pohcH' lhc OTt averaging SlU Tree
gold and 10 per cent, copper. Discoveries Of
this character are OF almost daily occurrence.
The excitement over the Pine Creek placer
mines has subsided somewhat, and business
has settled down to a steady gait. Thousands
OF locations were made and a large number Of
properties are being worked successfully, but
no astonishing discoveries are being made.
MONTANA.
BUTTE. Sept. 20.-Two good strikes are re-
poEted, on the PROPERTY Of the Eclipse Mining
Borax In western. Montana. The more i'm
portant is on the KeaTsarge. where in the bot
tom Of a forty-foot shaft the workmen found
three feet OF ore which runs % per cent. lead
and l4O ounces In silver. The other 10 on the
shakespeare. where the company has already
grade than the Kearsarge and entirely difier-
emit ore. running, only ~ To % ounces ia silver.
- to 50 IN gold. a little copper and no lead.
The W Lodges are running nearly at right
angles with each other. crossing in the
A, few weeks ago the vein at the 3O0-foot
level In the Overland mine was found badly
taulted, causing Il stoppage OF pumping and a
general reduction ip the force, An e~Iplora-
tion force was retained TO explore the fault,
and II possible recover the continuation OF