The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10

being pounded out In band mortars;
many to neglect their annual assessment, work
on their Washineton claims; he claim jump
s ScSs Ts Is srssS tS on Fd,Ssy m nisns id GistTlst, nS SRd
availed themselves, of the opportunity 81 Oh.
t%inins %g,OPpsST cy c %tthVSt r %SnSy Hnd Il Tlis Is To.
ported that 1000 claims were thus secured.
ALASKA.
SEATTLE, Jan. 1.-while the Klondiko ex-
n %ines q. Ala Alaska SS'f proper and caused hundreds
Of the old miners 70 depart Tor the newer non1s,
their places have been filled; an and N mining pans opera pos.
pecting In the southeastern portion OF the Ter
ritory within tho past two months has been car,
ried on with renewed energy. Cook Inlet ana
Copper River are attracting unusual attention,
and in order to accommodate the travel In
IT on, besides several steam schooners and
sailing craft. In the older districts the mills
output Of bullion and concentrates win greatly
exceed that OF last season, The Jualin Com.
gsRy o6 gTod M = II tb sp Eb%or "p So GSpSSs,r" With 0I its
ing for Increased production by the the cSSl liar
eTsdito MdiR %itES s$ESPsSo3,' , Ss'h Bor nrss, sfsSID Min:
Al .TroadweiI, with 24o stamps, and the
Alaska;Mexieano;, with l lS,,s STAMPS, Jointly 81 pro,
10000; the Bald Eagle, Sum Dunn district,
$4,000; Alaska Commercial Company, forty
stamps, $500, 600, Portland ,G ,hlas sGr &C., COMPANY apapI,
districts aE4GSH Of an -, 5Ess.o6oo esD' ~" ~
During the same period the plaeers Of the
Territory 800. 600 more. making a total placer
yield Of II 500. 900, or q total for all the mines
BRITISH
SEATTLE, Jan. LIN the lower workings Of
struck in considerable quantity. This is the
second strike of the kind, made In this prop.
s tsS mi Tee w 9Sn ofisr sdai for d sais in inG L GSRSa. t and
arc now making arrangements to greatly m
crease the output preparatory to starting their
The Gurlew and Parrot claims in Rossland
have been sold to q London syndicate Tor Y3o,-
600. A large amount Of development has been
done on both claims.
been made consisting of a solid foot of clean
ore that averages 1900 ounces Of silver and
43 per cent. lead. IT was made In the Lower We
drift, 100 feet below the surface. and the DRIFT
' The shipments of ore over the Kaslo and
SLOGAN Railroad this week amounted to i4so
tons. This orc was consigned to the smelters
Of Pueblo, Col; Eyerell. Wash; Aurora, H.;
Omaha, Neb., and Kansas City.
DENVER, Dec. 29.-The Denver branch mint
shows gold receipts amounting to $l2. 100000,
and estimating from this showing, according to
s 9oId r aatpu sste Of eoior az % fer i GhSisfS; ye enT ' viii
amount to 500, 100000. The output last year was
gold production, going ahead OF California,
which led all others since the first discovery OF
gold in ls49. From the number OF producing
mines in shape to work steadily next year
with good equipment, 4 is safe to predict that
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company shows
a production of coal and coke amounting to
1916 tons, divided into merchant iron. cast
ings, piping. spikes, bolts, and nails. The COM
pasnny shows an increase in earnings Of $1,000
i. Porter of Joliet, ILL.,, after paying 1886, 900
for a mine in Cripple Creek and expending SO;
Investment, leasing it to two poor prospectors
who know something about mining. After
let Tho public know that they had found tho
vein which Porter had hoped to find and they
will pay for the l lease t;o, In " very 1Sv snort mo th ofag nrd aha
before the lease expires.
Clear Creek county promises to end tho year
marked gain over previous years: This is due
to the great progress made in the Idaho Springs
Leadville ends the year with an important
strike on Breeze Hill in the old Big SIX ground.
Lessees have already taken E;s1 r out 1.-TWO Two q tons so6 from Oar
ton in silver and lead.
LAKE s%UPERIoR.
DULUTH. Mimi. Dec. 3l.-Another mine has
been secured by the Carnegie interSst is, this this
heretofore reached by that company. 1t has
secured a lease on the section 20 property.
S Yors ci Hsv ena By j. g. g. Brown r.; NJ; Of M buiuth ol It is
understood that Miller and Brown get 5000 900
and,a royalty on all the ore taken out and mat
large amount annually,
With this property the Carnegie Steel Com,
pany and the Oliver a. Snyder Steel Company OF
Pittsburg control the following mines: the Oil
yer and Mountain Iron on the Mesaba, range,
,Fa% ~ the S SasF e" and riiideS on the GosebIc.
whose output at q reasonable hGure may DO
l'1 HoSsGr tEn'' M fnf .n JAN no On i.r II copper copper dis
trict was at "A standstill for a decade in the num-
Der of producing mines, but the turning point
ducing mines in the district is now eleven, one
of which, the Central, is in kcweenaw county,
while the other ten are. in Houghton county.
There were but nine in this county, until Dec !,
OH ,which,date the Centennial mill started up,
and for the month OF December turned out
seventy tons OF mineral.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
DEApwoop, s. d.. Dec. 31.-The Highland
Mining Company will soon remodel its 100
stamp mill. putting in new machinery through
This will add nearly 10000 tons to tho annual
rock-breaking capacity OF the works and In
crease the Highlands gold output py over $780,
The Hardin, Chicago and Two Bit. Great
soon Join in the erection OF a large reduction
plant at Two Bit OF capacity sufficient to take
! care of all the ore from the new companies now
sinking there.
SALT LAX CITY. Jan. 3.-During 1897 the
Utah have made an admirable record. regard.
less of the continued low prices of both silver
and lead. They have accomplished this by the
strictcst economy. through reductions in rail.
road and smelter charges and tho discovery OF
better grade ores. Tho total amount of diyi'
dcnds announced and paid by Ctah's mines in
1897 is So. O32. 600. distributed among the.pub-
lie payers as follows:
Alice $40. 900
bullion Beck 40. 900
Centennial Eureka 10000
Chloride Point 5000
Daiy $1,000
Eureka Hill. goo. 900
0alena. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Geyser Marion. ga. 1000
Gemini. :. 900. 900
Horn Silver. 90, 200
Mercur 3ll 900
Ontario 202, 500