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Much has been done the past year in the de-
velopment OF the coal mines Of Carbon county.
The Rocky Fork mines at Red Lodge have been
In operation eight years and employ 200 to 400
mon. About 1000, 900 tons of coal have been
mined and shipped and the mines are likely to
be good for centuries. Tho coal measures con-
sist Of seven veins, averaging from six to four
teen feet In thickness, and others arc known to
exist close to those opened. Tho Bear Creek
coal mines are six miles east of Red Lodge,
1000 feet lower, and seem to be as extensive
and to have the same grade of coal. The South
ern Montana Coal Company developed its
mines at Gebo during the year and will ship
smelling coal as soon as a railroad Is construct
ed. The Anaconda Company Is now sinking a
double, steel-lined shaft 1000 feet to the Gebo
vein. It's shaft is in Rock Creek Valley eight
miles from .Gebo. Coal Is also shipped from
Joliet Practical tests made during the year
show coal extending under thousands of acres
In this county.
Il. g. Mellen, who recently returned from JEFF.
fsrson county, brought samples of ore from
new copper properties there, showing as high
O. 81 per cent. copper and - in gold.
A 1no chute of ore has been encountered in
the Wrong Side Mine at Neihart, which Is bet
ter than anything heretofore brought to light
rich vein Of gold ore has been uncovered in
vein only averages two inches. but gives SO
per ton.
in hG sso 4 pTSpsrsie. 's on the heb bls Sn'i Gola ' Minins
Company. at Smiths Flat, Celaveras county,
eSs s SSsPt f Is to f Se s ssE:o TO , tS Se AND I anath @e to
1 1sss interest ssst; Chicago IN sSs S SsRlSsal st mas m SOssn neo a
NnHAlvrnna Hill md tho papv Cnntnnnv 10
fnoWn as tho North star consolld.tedd. The
property has a channel 200 feet wide, with pay
esven mines nj ase on para parallel eli lodges T1a. neal. .WSSe Vest Point
have been consolidated under the name Of the
A seven-foot ledge OF free-milling $40 ore has
been S SnSoEer Sd in Il 1h nor MSrs sohnt quartz mine
K miner brought into Johannesburg. Kern
county, last week a string OF burros loaded with
sTssini Paia Ai fsi d, s shs' r aGe OF Is per sh poa snGdpliHHs liz
sefus,ssd t. to tel where e his isl, location Gator ISL, Is; but said he b
Of 1ioh ore. The output Of this mine is $4,000
over the cutting Of thss crown Lead ledge in tho
s minss arc O. oh the the ksd mothes P ioae. * m nhes' fr tMS
: Goulterville, on the north bank Of the MERGED
london Exploration Company for $225, 900.
The cross-cut tunnels OF the Red Banks have
Ssve s nnso1esed 10 o Sss tn tsi GFSw Feet aee Of pSiH o ors,
none Of which assays less than $40 per ton, and
r., mue Ia, Of 4 . nla'ny times times = that ! A. a so0fntrr This III s d is
the mother lode for several years. and Ensures
tho thorough development OF these properties.
posa grant. The recent monthly cleanup Of tho
Mary Harrison was the largest in the history
% M sns for %rns Stealing III !n ore pf fpom the Mary la M Ma aTp
SON the manager testified that the rock stolen
The Napa Consoiidatcd Mining Company,
Napa county, has declared a quarterly divi-
pany Is earning at the rate Of 81 to $1.25 per
share: For the last six G6d months i, th Con net !, earn aatrn
anGs s% %ere PAID To- l ss7iiSsos a 9 sSrp SaS'o Of s Il .oo6.
In Neyada county 223 stamps are dropping
n the Grass Valley and III in the he Nevada ada
BEEN struck in tho Chapman Ranch mine. The
SrgHswieR Is TAXI. taking i very ,hS o FiSh ioo ore ,ot from an
Eagle Mountain district, San Bernardino
county. Is showing up very well. In actual y de-
: 1881, and Mexicans and Indians are known TO
way long ago. Every foot OF this canon; four
miles in length, is now up in placer claims,
appears to have come from tho large iron lodges
that cross the canon. Two men. Donivan and
an ounce and a half OF gold per day by dry wash
ing, A recent rain caused them to remove
t SosSd d ~ b wa Of small aG gT Tslne. % Sha ey 1ees since nse t lbnp;
have taken out from two to four ounces OF gold
per day, their largest run being 1913 in one day.
Tho McGrath brothers have uncovered a three
foot vein which mills. $50, per ton. while Il. b.
Botsford has II three-foot ledge that mills from
"A deposit Of asbestos 100 feet thick and a
quarter Of a mile long has been discovered near
surface and is of excellent quality. 1t is al
ready being shipped East at the rate of six car
In Shasta county development work on n
nSm6err OF claims during Indn 'nS last week has "
q e15 per ton. On the Bonanza, a stratum on
the footwall OF a %four-foot ledge gave a return
The Boees hydraulic mine, on Elliott Creek,
SisIiyo%Th S county SThS fn been b bought by Portland nhnnd
yielded 81, 00o during November.
On the Philadelphia mine. near Sonora, Tue:
tumne county, q rich ore body was encountered
last week at u depth of 400 feet.
San Francisco capital has bonded the Potato
Ranch mine. near IhGnix Lake, for $4,000
the Mckinley mine at American Gimp and il
preparing to develop it. san Francisco men
Other capital from San Francisco has bonded
the Golden Dawn; a the skinner and Old
Feet sss. Doe" uncovered at a depth Of 'iSA'''H''
NEVADA.
VIRGINIA CITY. Jan. l.-Tho men who had
bonded tho Logan d Hully mine at Como fol
8 1000 have decided not 10 take the property
S Sss sssSs"' , o. s sns S,s i shs% 10 work. t@e' t GSu miS ne
properly, IL is said that there are go, 800 tons
o. ono ore 81 tn eli sight l,M worth EalnSs l i,o Per ton !ph. about aSatr 20 Pc
develop the property themselves.
n force mas been set tC work 10 develop TN
Rabbit Hole sulphur mines in humboldt county
The sulphur is said to be superior to either tht
japanese or the Mexican.
In the chairman mine Mt Ely immense bodic!
of orc are in sight and blocked out above III,
water level, but as soon ns the ore which hal
baen already knocked down is removed tht
shaft will be sunk much deeper in order TO ex
plore the mine below the water level,
WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE, Jan. l.-Mcn have been engaged fol-
the pas: year in placer mining In the beacl
sands, and among the fine gold that accumu
lated on tho RIFLES OF their sluice boxes was Z
still finer deposit OF light colored dust OF tht
same specific gravity as the: gold. which &C
cumulated in larger quantities than the golC
dust. They were not familiar with the strang,
metal, but thoy saved, It, thinking II might
possibly prove valuable. and they brought
samples OF IL 10 the city this week for the pur
pose OF having Il tested by the local assayers
IL was found TO be platinum. tho assays giving
returns OF 6l3 ounces TO tho ion, valued a
about $4,000.
On Wednesday the Whitaker. York group o
quartz and placer claims at tho mouth OF Bake
and Williams creeks, swank; district, wss 'pur