The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-03
THEY FOUND LITTLE GOLD.
DISGUSTED MINERS RETURN FROM
THE MEXICAN PLdCERS.

Not white Mans Country Chin amen Co
ing Into the District Will BE Content with
Small Returns Colorado Smelter Strike
breaking demand for Copper Mines.
GUAYMAs. Mexico. June - Disguised pros
psctors are beginning to return IN largo num-
sers from the Sierra pintada placcrs and the
bottom has fallen out OF one more mining eX-
element CAPT. II. l.. Swain. the official rep
resentative OF the San Diego Chamber OF Com
merce and an experienced mining man. has
reported that while there is without doubt
considerable gold in the country IL 10 80 fns
and 50 widely distributed that at any one SPOT
It is not found in paying quantities lie
thinks 1t will never DO rich'pacer country.
and says that while the paoers cover ten
square miles the actual workings are limited
TO the dry beds OF streams. good many have
turned their attention to quartz hunting, and
1t Is alleged that some good veins have been
found Othsrs'have gone to prospecting for
copper. but the veins thus far.found have been
too small to be worked.
Capt. Swain thinks the rlacers will be
worked for number OF years by the natives.
but does not believe they will pay any one else
Cinnamon are now going down. as tho white
tenderfeet come back. and they are the ones
who will probably 10 able to make money out
OF the fields. A number Of them sent down
some Chinese experts two months ago and
they are satisfied with the prospects. About
thirty Chinese are ready to start down from
San Diego after the rush back is over and
they will be able to buy their supplies and
washers for almost nothing. About twenty
pounds Of gold from the pacers have passed
through Enssnada. but Santa Rosala. Cal
MALL and San Ygnacio also received a share OF
the output.
The Calmalli mines have Just shipped gold
bullion and concentrates to the value OF $1,000.
The Niznaga mines have made a shipment to
Ensenada Of twenty two pounds Of gold the
product Of a twenty days run OF ore. The
mines at Alamo are turning out moro gold
than ever before.
President Robinson OF the Mexican Central
Railway estimates that Mexico will produce
this year Sl2.OOO.OOO worth OF gold. and he
thinks that when the richer mines get railway
connection Moxicos gold production will rise
to S30.0OOOO0 annually.
The Panuco Copper Company has been
formed in London with a capital OF nearly
S2.500000 to acquire and work the Panuco
hopper mine. State of Coahuila. The purchase
price Is Sl.75O.OOO. payable partly in shares
and partly in cash
In the district Of Rayon. State OF Chihuahua.
there thirty five mines OF gold. silver. cop
per and CHM abar in active operation.
The Cananeas smelter Is turning out 200
tons OF copper every twenty -four hours. Quite
a llttle camp mas grown uD tneFo anu q stage
line will soon connect it with Bisbee.
CALIFORNIA.
Los ANGELES. June PA novel method OF
Hold hunting is being tried within the city
limits of Redding. Shasta county Three pro-
fessiunal divers.from Port Huron have located
claim on the bottom Of the Sacramento River.
They have anchored n scow over the claim and
attached to the scnw ladder which reaches to
the bottom ~ the river. They go down in full
diving costume aud bring up samples Of dirt
from the river bed. They have found that they
must 20 through a layer OF gravel from six
inches to several feet deep before they reach
the gold. which is deposited on the bedrock be.
meath. II the present good indications con
tinue machinery worked on the suction rlan
will he installed in the river for working the
claim.
The Angels mine. Calaveras county. has
been cleaned up and put into working order
A twenty. stamp mill is being erected. The
Esreranza mine. near MoRclumno Hill. Is TO
be reopcncd and operations have been re-
sumed the Ida Livingstone. in Kelsey
district. i! Dorado county.
The mines in the neiGhborhood OF Pleasant
Canon. Inyo county. are-showng excellent re-
suits this spring.
ing in Death Valley during the last winter
One Of them asserts that he has discovered the
lost BreyiogIe lie, mine n, He has sprcimcn, Of
q large conner ledge rich in silver and copper
TwoeXperts have taken it un,!era six months
Several fairly good flnl have recently been
made in the neghborhood of RandsburG. Kern
county. The yellow Rover. adjoining the Gold
en- Courier. was bonded two months ago Tor
$4,000. In running cr9ss-cuts since then
been uncovered that run at the smcltcr from
$a1 to SO PER ton This is 60. co,nsidcreh the
er. since the Randsburg discoveries. The Ac-
cident, southeast Of the Rover has a vein
from en:jnchcs 70 siX feet vile. in which
mine; at u depth OF eight feet. free gold was
sstr1pGk that raG at the rate Ct from 5000 to
sheet .T" gold dr. '0''' was I'll" S0'' KNOWN "'
"A new chute OF ore has been struck at the
and the mill is to ic, started ur at once.
The North Star Mines C3mpany, q New, Jer.
h. New York I'M mine and the Mas.achWseits;
Tor s5.o60oo0. or 100000 .hares With nar
value 81 $40. The OLD North Star Company
ley district. The North Star mine first Welded
S3ooo,o,o9 in gold then lay idle until it was
TOOK out S2.500. coo more The three mines
haze rroduSed IN nm II" aggregate between ST.
Gold racers have been found in Lucas
Canon: Orange county. The Location Of the
who viii not tell where they are. but some ono,
very good ENDS have been made bv Americans
OIL has been discovered on ranch owned
by the Santa Cruz Lime COMPANY. fourteen
miles from Santa Cruz
Near leo. in Shasta county. J =. Wright has
found twenty -inrh silver ledge from which
a shipment Of several tons TO the S"lhy smell
ter returned 300 ounces of silver per ton.
Tho PlumhagO mine near Forest city Ser-
ra county. is giving very good results since il
passed into the hands 81 u aomrnnv of New
York capitalists. II hud previously been work ed
In n suner 'ial way and had "c' asthnally pro.
duced rich ore. The new management aban.
doned the shat: sinking on TIE top Of the hill
AM tunnel,ed in from the sides. The tun-
nsls were run in on the ledge which varies
from few inches to ilNe feet in thickness 4
ten-stamp mill is running night and day on
the ore lunches and pockets Of vCly rich
or4 are occasionally found.
THE LAKE REGION
DULUTH. Mimi. June 2i.-Ore nc vcment at
the rate OF 1OOOOD gross tons a dlv keeps M
from the uppnr lake ports ana taxes vessels to
keep pace with the rail Ways Of the region
New ships are coming INTO usO every week or
two. ships that carry from 1000 To- 5000 tons
at a load. and the fleet will lie very much