The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-20
COPPER FIND IN MONTANA.
and 4 ZIG sTEIKE. roo. IN a
CALIFORNIA GOLD MINE.

81 Any other Place In the Copntry.
=BurrR, June IA story of:a claim that has
caused . sensation herO.comes from the main
range above the Moose Creek mining dis.
ttcG. The name Of tho CLAIM 10 tho Sen.
ate. 1t was nrst located in 1870, when
very little work was done on 1t. A few
weeks ago II was relocated, and much doyel.
opmont work has boon done on vRrious parts of
tho claim. Pieces Of the ore from the lead have
been exhibited here which assay 25 Per cent,
copper. and IL is declared that the lead 10 sew.
onty feet wide. The lead can be traced for
nearly three miloS by croppinEs that project In
places several feet ssoVo the surface. 1t 10 in n
high "swayback' ridge about eight miles south
ofNoose Lake. Clains have been staked along
thoridgOfor several miles. 1t 10 . rugged, noun.
famous country, very difficult Of access. Much
difficulty will be experienced In getting the ere
cut 10 q point for alignment.
The MaynowoH mine, noar whitehall, 10 look.
ing well al . depth Of Aso feet The ore body
has been twice lost after hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars in gold ore had been taken out, but
with further development It was again caught
below. and the theory that the mine was merely
q big surface pocket has boon long since sban-
d0nsd. Tho company has decided to sink to q
depth of 1000 feet.
George O. Durham has acquired for q Now
York syndicate q group Of copper prospects near
st. MSry's. In the Blackfoot country. Mr..
Durham is confident that a now copper district
viii be opened up. He regards the surface indi.
cations as most promising.
A stamp mill 10 to be erected at the Bonanza
Chief mine, near old Montana City.
The Hope mine at Basin has been closed
down until tho war IL over. The company has
expended $4,000 on the property, and, not
wishing to incur debts, will await the.inolnA-
tions of Eastern capitalists.
a find OF rich silver ore 10 reported from tho
Little Lotto claim In Ohio Gulch.
The main entry in the Bridger coal. vein in
Carbon county has been driven fer q distance
of ], 800 feet. Some ranches adjoining the prop
erty have been purchased for tOwASito purposes
and everything indicates that Bridger will soon
DO one of the coal-producing camps of the State.
Simon II. Stearns, who represents o Now York
syndicate, has purchased for $3Uo, 900 the Herr
coke plant OF the Montana Coal and Coke Gem
pSny. Tho. price includes tho atore at Horr,
There IL q complete cokinG plant and the coal
nineS, which include 5000 acres of good coal
land All arc included in tho deal.
CALIFORNIA.
Los ANGELES, juno 11.-Another big stri ko
has been made In q California gold mine, the
third this year. This time it Is in the Black
Oaks nine, near Soulsbyville, Tuolunne county.
county. and N tho Gwtn, CslAvoraS county.
level and the ere assays Sl4s per ton. 1t Is on
the same vein a. the ore on the level above.
in width. and presents q S4cfIRr OF 100 feet 10
that ledge. It 10 not yet known what IL tho
less than tho ledge above and at only two. thirds
it, assay value, the deposit would be worth
S q ieoS coo 9wiG TIL hat SH1 asSus are ' fss ' sr. yf IN III i:
Level above runs only $50 per ton, so that this
I Tsils i ISs%s aG DF 1ifS d ep9shsF T fnsI BIssr q Oar ere
mine WAS bought for d very small sum about
9ftseH years ago BY Its present owners; after it
SucosSS They developed it slowly and it did
pct bogin 70 pay until about TIVE years ago.
MINE Mines q u Pa Gali hsar e 'A FL is oR PtsSs : aPS Is. e. 8. a ND
W.. F. sootL who own One-third. and c. 9. Dowo
The Denver mine. Butte county, has struck
pm oiEht-feot ledge Of high.grads ore 400 feet
feet, suficiont Developments have been made
on the ledge TO chow that 1t Is peTm2nont. The
company will put up chlorination works this
The Crossnan mine. at Rescue, e. Dorado
county. has . ledge which measures frem 40 TO
SS per ton. and Il i holds out to The soo-foot level
Scotch company has bonded and will push work
upon the Hoskins property, comprising the
Tho Kinyon. at Randsburg. Kern county,
has made a cleanup Of twelve tens OF ore which
Of the Wedge mine have not purchased the ]. l.
@. and the Excelsior, but have ACQUIRED = bond
upon Lnom from J. d. brown OF leaQNlllo. Inc
Badger mine at Rademscher hasa si1.foot.
TSiitdSnned vein sssSytnE 80 per tor; The
which Dills from 500 to $500 per ton. d. f.
Brooks has near JohannesbprE some excellent
deposits o. a[ePs09f paint, Sut i not able to
made In tho Wheel of Fortune in tho Pluto
The Champion mine. Nevada county. passed
Its dividend last month Oh account OF tho tenn.
porary clostnE OF th. large mill. made neceS.
mine tS large, but;so far as developed it is low
Eastern capital has secured q working bond
on tho Bay Horse mino, in the Mesquite dis.
trict, San Diego county. There are three shafts
wide, COO feet long, and 10 feet desp. Pho
new c9mpahy VIII pump water rom ne Coz,
erect q twenty-StRnlp mill.
In Shasta county placer mining. which has
held chief sway there ever since the early days,
development, is showing thai tho surface yield
TaS 9nnfiSy AZ indication Of the wealth bc!ow. In
low-grade ores Of tho Mammoth, which recently
furnished 100, 900 tons 10 Lhe Mountain Copper
StiSRP "a Il. w ors S% Soaysf IN sIsRRt SF'f fSs Sl stniHH,
mine. at French Gulch,. has turned out about
plenty OF hisN.gTads oro, ana The. Niagara has
yielded s.. oOo, 600 and gives promise OF still
abandoned several years, Is being opened az ain
ledge which assays wen. Tho Boyd mine. near
Fort pinsee.;ls Yielding ore which mills $50 per
has been Increased TO supply the smelling ca
paclty. On tho opposite sids of the mountain
from the pr0sent works q large body of ore,
Eeventy-tve feet wide. has been developed.
The big snOitSrs al koswick are in full opera
ton and ground IL being prepared for extern,
sion Of the roasting surface.
Tho Mascot mine, GuoIUmnS county, has a
Six-toot yeiu OF ore yielding So per ten In free
gold and $50 in sulphurets, Tho Republican
mine. near Jacksonville, has uncovered, almost
at the surface. u veIn of good grade ore which
runs from seven to twenty-five feet In width.
HEvADA.
vIRGINIA CITY, juno lit Is reported that
the famous Hale L. NorcrOsB suit 10 about to be
conpremisod. The last decree of the court rem
dered Judgment fer over 500, 900 to the stock
holders, and nJW their attorney asks that thii
Be stricken out, merely snDulAtinE that the de
fondGnts pay. tho entire costs. The court ha.
taken tho matter undOr Adyisement. 1t is gen
Srally believed that this indicates q sure re
suit OF compromise.
ThS Magnolia mime. at BelSmSr, has shipped
another carload, the second this year, OF golC
ore Of the value of 1898 per ton. The property
now In condition To mako raEnlar nhln