The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21

on the 400-foot level, the tunnel being over
1000 feet in length, and. now ore from both
"A practical suspension Of operations at tho
Boston q Mercur Company's properties in Mer-
De Lamar mill are re prom pro noun s%ceesstai the
Boston D. Mercur Company will probably add
t tsse% or TO m ms plant oso in oT prsst tSSt the reduction OF
on THO Stewart No. 2 A. bingham, leeylng, but
IN tho Highland Boy.
the Ontario min at PARK City went East TO- tho
Argentine refinery. This was the final ship.
ment from the plant, being tho cleanup made
Tho New Last Chance concentration OF BIne-
ham; which has just been rebuilt aftor. the fire.
has begun the treatment of ore.
Julia Dean and the Spanish at Bingham.
ARIZONA.
Tucson. Feb. 11.-Clack Brothers and Poland
In December and January took out enough ore
70 &, net them $4,000 from their Orc Plata lease.
I They pay ~. a royalty 81 10 per cent ,sG:. and y; ,h their ntS eS.
lfSsSFS orc y from Sa'{ The es stop sS a asSp drifts pSs rue runs " rom
ounces silver to the ton. A few days ago they
hoisted to the surface ore weighing over 500
native silver and Is worth nearly $500 to the
ton in gold.
ve s 3 n large sSs s sHd,s' Fiji IF lead SnS Gr th ssv Sd SS' Rs Dc,
twenty tons of high:grade ore on tho dumps
and expect to be able TO make regular ship.
wide in one Of tho openings.
A rich strike was made in the Hidden Treas:
Preseott. this week. 6. " BENNETT at'' and SdiI G. D.
Nc Mi5c fsSs s 4 lsss t A. E % SiHt ASSAY ss fS oTsr s ssSo H To tb IN
At the Olive camp in tho Pima mining dis.
trict, eighteen miles from Tucson, copper ore
shipments continue, but none but high.grade
ore is shipped on account Of the freight rates
and high smelter charges;
hoists and a large force OF men, and is making
large shipments Of ore to Ell Paso.
ms oTen sb Dqga Snd Of q ffseas to Dsu g sifyyer hSHs
ore from their mine on Helmet Peak. They re.
ceive for the shipment at the rate Of 420 ounces
the dump about fifteen tons Of second.srade ore
which they value at $3.50.
ONTARIO.
RAJ PoRTAeG; On. Ont, Feb. lG:iI .Nv G ,; EnEel'
that is developing the Mikado gold mine. says
that since Sept. !, 1896, when the first Mikado
ore w sons S Gf soss. ts 1aS whine winch h $ss:ys ass4ldSs ss BEEN BEEN
Since August, 1897. a twenty:stamp battery
fully. equipped;with hauling. pumping. and air.
\ management anticipates no difficulty in keeping
the stamps supplied with rock continuously.
ore The Is s SeinR e rs 0PsnsS TO- 40 TSe feet no Snd t f1G 7
and the output Is about $1,000 daily.
is i sinking = 70 pI 400 feet ct the SDi lode s Widening ing With iii
the Increased depth. There arc the three chief
mines of the Lake Of the Woods.
The provincial Government is carrying on q
series Of free and practical schools for pros.
t is at Port Arthur, and reports are that it. is
in the highest degree valuable for mineral To-
Gators.
BRITISH
SEATTLE, Feb. 13.-The Fern mine, In Nell
ROn district. Ia making an excellent record as
a producer and dividend payer. 1t is making
regular shipments to the J Nelson smelter: and
the earlier consignments the gold values were
$75 per ton, now they are from sl25 to $3.50.
from which this ore is taken is six feet wide, Of
which two feet is high-gradc and four feet fairly
good shipping, but the latter is not at present
In the Trail Greek district the ore producing
continues continues f.e% ySo sn d th soS Ss seAi' tS ssi Sres9ss
Of y, which hsa. gees oot to the #. NSSe pI9B st. sm m g l. nro.
ducine 100 tons.a day and has about 5000 tons
awaiting shipment, while the Eugene has an
im The osS Snsn df yhs ' boao, ID 4 VIA 9Eff h Sioeo es sGnp,
have ordered machinery In the Eastfor extensive
Tho Colossal. in the same camp. has a tunnel
In eighty feet, showing some splendid-looking
The stemwinder mine in Fairriew camp,
which Is making q fine showing. has been sold
to q Toronto syndicate for 800. 900. and the
new owners intend to place a plant on the prop
The sH Howard Fraction, in SLOGAN division. is
ment gave i73 ounces:silver two ounces gold.
The Arlington. during the past week: shipped
e%e CACHE Son q new esS' strike o is re Ss;HeS. ! 7 r his p Prop.
erty gave promise. early last season OF becoming
the largest gold producer In the province. and
the chief owners at Vancouver reaped a rich har-
vest from the sale of stock at large figures. A
mill was placed upon the property. but up to
the present it has not fulfilled the early prom
Jesus mine, in the Real del Monte district,
Advices have reached here Of the purchase of
the Sultana mine in the Cerro del Orc district.
one Of the owners Of the famous Anaconda mine
Of M SIdS nso I The purchase price of the sultana
The Guanajnato River Gold Recovery Com
been organized to develop placer mines in the
The San Rafael = Ane1as mine. Stat" of Hi:
dalgo, has declared a dividend for the second
h heaf or t ihss7' us aIsh0u FL 1 mine Gis Is prossctH mere q
large quantity OF rich ore.
The .Garduno y Anexas mine. State of Guer:
margin for dividends. il is in a region known
to DO rich in gold. and It is expected that a big
GgAYNAs.. Feb. l2;nThe profits for the first
Company of London, were $iO5. 900 in gold. Of
which !$1s7,5 Q were paid in dividends, The
eighth levels for over 200 feet. with an average
width Of sixteen feet. The mill has thirty rapid
drop stamps.
The San MarciaI GOAL fields, State of Sonora,
are beginning to attract attention. They OK.
tend continuously from the eummit of Los
Bronces range to the Yaqui River. They are
almost as large as the aggregate area OF all the
coal fields Of England. and are larger than all
Of the aye anthracite coal basins Of Pennsyl-
vania. The coal is an anthracite of the best
quality.