Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1899-09-01

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| ,ss is AS and the advantage BIS.
The law requires that the work
shall be done, and does not require
how or by whom. Still, under the
circumstances y should In all fair
ness make 1t all right with A, II It
is evident il really was mistake
and that A did the work in good
faith.
Just ns we go to press we are
informed by the local merchants
who usually buy the total prodnc'
ton Of gold dust produced by the
drywashers in the Hillsboro placers
that the output for August ls
worth $4,000. Amid the dust are
seven nuggets worth $467,
The Rex, Mastodon, Black
Diamond, Whaleback, Freiburg'
Percha, Garfield, Butler and Gin
clnnati mines will pay of on the
9Th inst. The mines Of the Sinnn-
mahoning Gold 4 Copper Go. will
pnv off on the 10th inst In all
nearly $1,000 will he disbursed
among the miners.
= Samples Of mica continue to be
received AZ THE ADVOCATE Office
from different parts OF the Hills
boro gold dis,rict. AS heretofore
stnted. the value is in direct pro
norton 10 the eize of the sheets -
quality being equal. Scrap mica,
or that produced IN sheets less
than 3 inches square, il not consid
cred worth getting to market.
None Of the snmples received by
rs equals the above dimensions and
are therefore Of no value.
One Of our nesayers finds That
the water being ruured out Of the
Boblall mine yields 81 rs in gold
to the ton. Aud now Messrs
Weich and Nickle Of the Porter
mill are trying to devise ways and
means for successfully grinding up
several hundred tons of II, In
reality, however, the discovery has
10 further value than going to
show the great richness Of the
Bobtail property.
The Bull of the Woods mine
is again clamoring for admission to
our table OF output, and we guess
we'll have to let her--or rather
him-iu next week. A stockpiie
OF about 60 tons has accumulated
at this mine.
Copper is in great demand and
as a result every sort OF mineral
having blush or greenish color is
considered copper by inexperienced
prospectors. And therefore our
assayer and chemist, Mr.. Prelsser,
has had dumped at his office for
assay for copper, principally by
budding prospectors. green ser
pentine, green iron and vegetable
colored rock, with o request to find
out how much it goes III copper J
In vain he protests and tells the
"discoverers" that the rock is
worthless they still continue to
bring it along, until now the assay.
er is fearful they will begin bring.
ing him green hardwood TO test.
The range Of copper ores is very
wide one, but the principal ores
become familiar after brief &C
quaintance. The most common
ara the green ana blue carDonates
and the yellow sulphIde. A good
test for copper is to boil the pul
verized mineral 10 nitric acid "a
green solution will result II copper
be present. To further prove it,
add ammonia in excess, when the
solution becomes beautiful blue.
The Touring OF quicksilver
in an arrasira is unusual, but still
such nm occurrence traDspired At
one OF the arastr8s at work at the
ferdigreasa mine, one day thI.
week, dui ng our Inspection Of
OPERATIONS there. WhrD quick
silver hours the pulp may be too
thiak. or grease may have gotten
into the afrastra batin in some