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very reasonable to believe that they
were washed up from the depths of the
sea, for the tendency of gold is always
toward a lower level, owing to its
weight. If they came from the higher
shore line, then there must be very ex-
tensive deposits there, and we have no
authentic record of any such being
found
Still, they may be there. Accompany
ing these statements of gold discoveries
is some information concerning the cost
of living and the home comforts" at
Cape Nome, which presents a picture
more interesting than pleasant. The
people live mostly in tents, which, in
latitude IS north, is not suggestive of
a very high degree of personal comfort
for more than about three months in
the year. A bed in a tent costs a dol
lar and half per night, and a meal is
from a dollar and a half to two dollars
and half according to quality. The
place is ice-bound and completely iso-
lated for seven months in the year.
There is no doubt about the climate,
and there is no doubt about the ex-
pense of living, but there is a great
deal Of doubt about the abundance of
gold. Therefore, 1t is to be hoped that
there will not be an immediate exodus
from Montana to Cape Nome.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
Tunnels and Mining Claims.
From Mining and Scientific Press.
There is somewhat of a difference

From Mining and Scientific Press.
There is somewhat of a difference be-
tween the rights of a locator of a tun-
mel site and the locator Of mining claim
who may desire to run a tunnel to de-
velop his location, the mouth of the tun-
mel being outside the lines of the claim
IL A has located a tunnel site, under the
mining laws subsequent mining locations
on the line thereof are prohibited so long
as work is being prosecuted with reas-
enable diligence in the tunnel; conse-
quently, if B locates mining claim SUBJ
sequent to AS tunnel location. the latter
is senior in point of time, and A may
drive his tunnel through BIS claim with
out his consent. IT, however. A and b
are each simply locators of mining claims
which may be near or join each other,
has no right to pass through BIS claim,
although may be junior in point of time
to A. In other words, the location of
mining claim does not carry with it the
right to pass through other claims sub
sequently located. The consent of the
junior locator is essential. In these con-
troversies at law there is often much
which does not require the services of Il
lawyer to determine what is right. The
laws are framed with view of justice to
all; as the law guarantees to the bona
tide locator of a claim the absolute pos
session of all within its boundary planes,
it is unreasonable to presume that one
may enter upon another's property for
any purpose without his consent.
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lowered between three hundred and
four hundred feet. The deepest mines
are down about thirty-four hundred
feet, and 1t will be Herculean task to
get to the bottom of Them
The hopes for the Comstock are based
upon the cheapened mechanical pro-
cesses of mining, together with the i'm
proved methods of reduction that have
came into play since the mines were
closed. 1t is scarcely probable that any
more bonanzaS similar to that of the
Con-California will be brought to light
in those mysterious but historic depths,
although even that is possible. The
depth of about a thousand feet, after
passing through hundreds of feet of
comparatively barren ground, and it
was then the marvel of the world.
The silver of the Comstock had, par
haps, more to do with the demone-
tization of the metal than any one
other thing. The most fabulous stories
of it's inexhaustibility were in the air,
and some Of the worlds financiers be-
gan to worry lest it might become
superabundant. And to this day we
find men who are toiling along the
weary pathway of business life, strug-
Cling, twisting and turning in every
possible way for money with which to
meet their obligations--we find such
men raising their hands in horror and
taking on a scared look over the i'm
aginary spectacle of the country being
"swamped with silver" But that is
another matter. We are talking now
about the revival of the Comstock.
While it may never yield again as in
the past, there is no doubt of the pres
ence of large quantities of low grade
ore, which, by modern methods, may
be made to yield a fair profit. The
work in progress at these mines is
therefore full of hope for Nevada and
will be watched with the deepest con-
Germ by every old friend of the state,
wherever he may be.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17

1t is reported that the smelling fur
naces at Eureka, New, are being
broken up for old iron. At first glance
this would seem to be very discourage
ing, but the Sentinel, published at that
place, takes a cheerful view of the
matter, saying that it was to be ex-
pected for the reason that Eureka
cannot compete with Salt Lake on ac-
count of the high price of coke. The
mines of the district are said to be
doing very we'll, as a result of the re-
duced freghts they have enjoyed dur
ing recent years. The great need of
the district is said to be a concentrat-
ing plant, and such a one seems to be
a probability of the near future. Eu-
reka has been one of the greatest sill
ver-lead camps in the world. Its total
product has not fallen much, if any,
short of 500, 600 geo.
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Copper Shares and Copper.

Commenting upon the recent fall in
copper shares some of our exchanges
have argued that there was no good
reason for the decline, because the
price of the metal held firm.
That argument is by no means con-
elusive. The price of the metal is only
one of the elements that determine
the price of the stock. The quantity
of the metal is quite as important
But in this case there was neither a
drop in the price of copper nor fall
ing off in the quantity of the metal
produced. Therefore, both of these
elements may be left out of considera-
ton.
1t was unquestionably very largely a
matter of speculation, which is always
to be reckoned with as one of the
great, and perhaps the greatest, factor
in determining the market prices Of all
kinds of stocks. Speculation is con-
trolled by number of things, notably
confidence in particular stocks and the
ent and prospective.
A stock will be priced according to
the real or supposed value of the prop
erty it represents. This depends upon
its productive capacity measured in
terms of money, and this in the case
of a mine depends upon the output,
the richness of the ore, the net profit.
and, possibly, more important than
any other one thing, the prospects for
the future. No matter how great the
output of a mine may be at a given
time, if the end of the ore bodies is
IN sight, the price of the stock cannot
be maintained unless it be by sheer
deception and speculation based upon
it.
The condition of the money market
is probably, as a rule, the most DO
tent factor and it is quite likely that
this had much to do with the decline
Anything that lessons the supply of
Immediately available funds will in
juriously affect all prices, but stocks
Will feel the pressure first and in the
greatest degree, because they are more
peculiarly the subject Of speculation
and are dependent largely upon the
surplus funds-that is, the moneys not
actually engaged in what is usually
termed legitimate business.
If the war in the Transvaal should
seriously effect the money market
stocks will probably suffer considera-
bly,. But the mines are all right That
is, the mines hereabouts are.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17

William NJ. Brewer of Victoria, B.
c., in an article written for the Engi-
neering and Mining Journel, states that
there are considerable deposits of cop
per ore in Vancouver island. At very
shallow depths masses of chalcopyrite
have been found, carrying in some in
stances as high as 1926 per cent. cop
per, associated with magnetic. He
speaks of one body of such ore fully
four feet in thickness occurring within
six feet of the surface. Lode mining
in Vancouver, he says, is merely in it's
infancy, the greatest depth yet attain
ed being but one hundred and seventy
five feet. AS the whole Pacific coast
of British America is a strongly min
eralized region, We are aware of no
reason why Vancouver should not have
valuable deposits of almost any kind
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
RANGE or THE MARKET
A Dull Week on Change in
Copper Shares.
ANACONDA HOLDS FIRM
All the Others Decline Sharply-The
Money Market Tightening as a
Result of the Boer War,
.. The Metals.
THE METAL MARKET.
Ieoo ..... ................4.6 o@4.0Sc

1t has been dull week for copper
shares, with prices sagging consider
ably. Anaconda f1uctuated from 49,
to 491s, opening, the 9th, at 40 and clos
ing on the 18th at the same figure, The
other stocks all show rather marked de-
clines. Boston & Montana fell off an
aggregate of 9 points from the opening
figure of the 9th; Butte & Boston
dropped from IS to rs after having risen
to soy; Parrot fell from 47A on the 9th
to AN on the 10th, and Utah closed at
30 against an opening quotation of S9A
on the 9th No material change &C.
CURED in the price of metallic copper,
but electrolytic is gaining in favor as
against lake. The decline in stocks il
undoubtedly owing mainly to the con-
dition of the money market, which has
frightened up as result Of the war IN
South Africa.
The following table shows the range
of the stocks from day to day, there
having been no trading on Saturday:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
Overlooking Ore Bodies.

FROM the British Columbia Mining Rec
ord.
How haphazard mining is after all. and
with what extraordinary persistence bod
les or ore are sometimes overlooked. A
case in point Is the recent discovery on
the surface OF the Black Bear at Ross
land. The Black Bear shows the outcrop
of ledge on which pits have been sunk
from the fiat on which the LIE Roi COM
pressor stands up to the crest of the hill.
tunnel was also started by the original
locator, supposed to drift in on the vein.
In all of this work no Indications of value
were discovered and the LIE Roi company
bought the claim, so it Is reported, for
$500. The company continued the tunnel,
but desiring to use it as a means of exit
to the mine, bore away to the north.
This summer, to carry out the proposed
development scheme of the LIE Roi, this
tunnel is being enlarged and improved
and extensive grading was undertaken at
the mouth, where a shop for framing
timbers was contemplated. This involved
blasting the top off the ledge Gaping,
which had been lying stripped for years.
The result was more than 10 feet Of beau
tfui ore, carrying fair values in gold and
a high percentage in copper. The portal
of the tunnel is within six feet of this ore.
Four sticks of giant powder and four
hours work would have made difference
to the original locator of between $500
and $4,000, or if he had held his property
till now between $500 and 100000. But the
tunnel started above the ore and bearing
north, remained above and to one side
of it all the way. The only thing the oc-
currence reminds one of is practcing at
a window pane with pistol to see hoH
near one can come without breaking the
glass The obvious moral is never run 4
drift tunnel to show up property with.
out prosecuting, and do not be afraid of
surface work.
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Big North Carolina Mine.

From American Mining News.
Work at the Union Copper Mining COM
pany's mines. Gold Hill, progressed re-
markably fast in September The COM
pany is working 10 shafts on the vein
known as the Big Cut vein. and is get
ting out about $50 to $50 tons OF ore daily
that runs on an average of 10 per cent
copper, from 31s to % ounces of silver
and from V to ounce of gold to the ton
In addition to this, about 20 tons of rich
galena ore are being taken from a vein
that runs into the Big Cut vein. An
other shaft is sunk on a silver vein, from
which % or 80 tons of ore are being taken
out that runs from so to $50 ounces of
silver to the ton.
The company has about 200 men on the
pay roll. The entire mine is lit up above
ground and in the mine with electricity
Steam will be turned on in their first con-
centrating plant by Oct. Is which will
concentrate about $50 tons of copper ore
daily. The Gates smelter. now in the
course of construction. will be completed
before the end of the year. Richard PEN
hale, chief engineer of the plant, says
that about Jan. / the mine will be pro-
ducing thousand tons of 10 per cent. cop-
per ore daily, besides the gold, silver and
lead
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From all over Colorado come COM
plants of insufficient smelling facili-
ties, and various plans are being con-
sidered to supply the deficiency. 1t is
suggested that an immense smelter be
built at Denver; also that the present
smelters be enlarged and that the min
ing men unite and build smelters at the
mines. Whatever plan or plans may be
adopted it is very certain that Colorado
will not long permit her mining indus
try to be hampered for want of ade-
quate facilities for the reduction of the
ores. Of course the present condition is
somewhat abnormal, the ores having
accumulated while the smelters We're
closed by the strike. But there is no
reason to doubt that it will lead to an
enlargement of the smelling capacity
in some way.
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PARROT.
UTAH CONSOLIDATED.
New Boilers Set TD.

Two of the new gunboat marine boilers
have been put in place at the Anaconda
mine and are about ready for firing up.
Indeed, they may even now be making
steam. Two more will be set up in few
days. These new boilers are connected
with the great steel stack heretofore de-
scribed in these columns. The stack has
been painted red. thus making it still
more conspicuous. But it is so close to
the old stacks that the upper part of it
is already smoked almost black. Some
paint has been wasted, because it will
have to be done over again as soon as the
other stacks are all down. The opinion
has been expressed that the company can
probably stand it
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
The Old Comstock.

The future of the once world famous
Comstock lode, in Nevada, is matter
Of great interest ito many people. With
the great slump in silver that took place
= few years ago, the pumping opera
hons were suspended, and the mines
were allowed to fill with water UP to
the Sutro tunnel level-about sixteen
hundred feet below the surface. -..'
The mines are now being unwatered
by special contract with San Francisco
parties. and the water already has been
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
LEVEL AND SLOPE.

According to the Idaho Daily States
man, the Daisy mine, in the Neal dis
trict of that state, is really-"a wonder"
While the ledge is not so large some.
it is said that none has truer vein or
one that carries higher average values.
Mill samples are said to average from s25
to S35 in gold with a goodly quantity of
such ore. The mine is equipped with a
thoroughly modern 10-stamp mill
The Gold Bug mine. at Turret, Colo,
upon the 200-foot level has cut a good
body of ore which is being saved. 1t is
understood from good authority that it
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cffic mention is made of the exposure of a
fine vein of yellow copper 81 feet wide in
the Primrose. a rich gold ledge in the
Alma, another in the Golden Eagle and
combination of gold and galena in the
Granite and Banner.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17

Utah mines continue to pay divi-
dends. The Silver King has just paid
$4,000, the Swansea $4,000, while it is
confidently expected that Mercur will
speedily post one of $4,000 and the Bull
lion-Beck one of $4,000.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
Desperate Enough for Anything.

From the Washington Post
If the bolt of the colored brother in
Ohio becomes formidable the admins
tration might draft the sultan of Sulu
for few campaign speeches.
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1t is reported that George Ostrander.
operating in Peralta canyon, New
Mexico, has made rich find OF free
gold in his claim.
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IN THE VESTS MINERAL REALM
News About Mining in Montana and
the Northwest.


of
will
give the public trustworthy mining
print.
Communications intended for the mining the Standard will
Anaconda Montana The general
Standard will
he denortrnep
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runs better than 500 per ton in copper.
1t is reported that a contract will soon be
let to sink another 100 feet. The outlook
for this property Is fattering. Work Is
being pushed on the two levels.
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News has been received at Provo, Utah,
from the Gold Hill. Stateline district, that
a four-foot vein of ore has been struck.
Samples Of ore sent UP for assay go As
ounces of silver and "a in gold. L. N.
Millet, who is in charge of the work at
the Gold HILL expects to bring a ship
ment north with him in few days The
mine is owned by Provo parties.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-28

IN nre 40 effective that II showed rney
were veterans. probably members Of the
native militia which the Spaniards or
ganized. but the American artillery put
a dramatic end 10 the battle.
Approaching under the cover Of the
bushes. about 90 yards from the trenches
the artille, ymen emerged upon the open
space commanding tte town When
the Americans appeared they gave =
great yell and the Filipinos were panic
stricken. About 100 seeking safety by
fight while the white flag was raised by
those who were In the trenches, who
also shouted Amigos" Colonel Funs-
ton. with 90 men of the Kansas regi-
ment. swan across the river 10 the left
Of the railroad bridge capturing 80 pris-
oners and all their arms The Pennsyl-
vania regiment also captured 40 prison.
era By this time the right Of the Flip
inos was demoralized-
The Americans refrained from burn.
ing the town and are resting there to.
night General Otis brigade is crossing
che framework Of the bridge. General
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ON TO MALolos.
American Troops Making Progress. To-
ward Headgu.rt.r. of AEuia.ido.

American Troop. Making Progress To-
ward Headquarters of Aguis~ide.
Manila March 2s.--General MacAr-
thurs division spent Sunday night and
early this morning at Meycauyan. the
next station beyond Polo. After recon
noitering 10 the front. he pushed along
the railroad In the afternoon toward
Maloloa.
II the statement Of the IS prisoners
captured is true. the main body Of the
enemy has retreated 10 Malolos
There are no more trenches TO encoun-
ter. although over 30 villages. including
the larger settlements Of Bulocan and
Gudguinto intervene
At every railroad station circulars
had been posted signed by the Filipino
commander-in-chi Antonio Luna. or
dering all spies and bearers Of news to
the enemy TO be shot without trial and
instructing that all looters and ravish-
ers be treated in the same manner.
Further on IL ordered that all towns
abandoned by the Filipino troops first
be burned While deploring the exist
ence Of war. the circular maintains the
undeniable right Of Filipinos to defend
their homes. lives and lands against the
would h dominators. who would kill
them. their wives and children. adding
that this motive ought to impel all
Filipinos 10 sacrifice everything.
The Smelling Of Paranaque was not
premeditated. The MoEadnock was an
chored of the town and the insurgents.
emboldened by the long silence Of the
warships on guard duty. opened fire on
her with muskets with the result Of one
man being killed and three wounded.
The Monadnock then destroyed half the
town. including church.
The Washington regiment had an ex'
citing experience and displayed much
gallantry. The soldiers found band
OF Insurgents concealed In stone house
over which the French flag was flying
A private volunteered 10 set iire TO the
building. He did 80 and the troops ap
proached when II was burning and tn,
Filipinos had apparently fed But the,
were greeted by a sudden yolley from
the balcony Of the house. resulting II
the building being cleared Of the enem,
In short order
One thousand Filipinos, composing
the rear guard Of the rebel army, whicl
is rctreating ON Malolos. Aguinaldo'
headquarters made stand toda,
az some strong entrenchments abou
Mariloa. across the Mariloa river Il
the engagement six Americans wer
killed. including three officers, and a
y men were wounded.
The American forces advanced frou
Meycauyan. The brigade was com
e manded by General Harrison g. Otis
being ON the left Of the railroad. and Cien
! Hale's ON the right They eventual
ly dlscerned white roofs and steeple
among the green trees beyond the river
: looking not unlike a Massachusetts, VII
!. iagc. The rebels had an unfordahl
I river In front Of them and they poure
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ssOss. n. inY4npsOn Clarence wagte.
Second Oregon Company b. Privates
II. b AianIs: d. William W. Cook: l.,
Charles Herbert and Guy Millard.
First Montana Company +, priyates
Joseph Bickman: @. Pryor Lockhart
and Stevens; N. William Mitchke.
Third infantry Company ". Private
MorreIl and Corporal Cummings
Tenth Pennsylyania = Private Aliz
NewalL
First Nebraska Company NJ. Ser
geant Poorman
colorado--company c. Captain John
s. Stewart.
Twenty-secosd infantry Colonel H.
C. Eghe.t.
Prince Loewsnstein. formerly aide-de-
camp pm the staff Of Brigadier General
Miller at Ioilo. somehow got on the
front of the firing line at Malinta and
was shot In the side. dying almost in
stanfly. Alderman who accompanied
him was wounded
The death Of Prince Ludwig Karl
Ioewenstein- wertheim ends career
which Of late seemed mysterious and
has given rise 10 no little speculation
According 10 dispatch from London 20
the Associated Press on March 4. the
prince. who married Lady Anne saville.
h daughter Of the Earl Of Marlborough.
has been Lost sight Of by his friends, and
an advertisement inquiring a. 20 his
whereabouts had appeared in the Lon
don newspapers This ELECTED dis
patch from Manila saying thatthe mise
ing prince was in the Philippines. and
had been there for many months. was
present at the destruction Of MontejoS
feet and was member Of the European
club The dispatch asserted also that
his behavior had given rise 10 a suspi-
cion that he was acting a. the conhden-
tial agent Of the government IL was
further alleged that before Manila sur
rendered he was allowed TO pass in and
out Of the Spanish and insurgent lines.
each party apparently regarding him o.
favorable % themselves.
The Americans at II O'Clock this
morning found the important town of
Polo and a number Of small villages
west Of the railroad deserted and burn
ing They are advancing along the
railroad
The Washington volunteers. who held
Pssig Sunday. had an engagement with
band of insurgents who drove in their
outpostS In the fight the Filipinos lost
haayily.
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