The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
ALASKA'S NEW DIGGINGS.
OrER 5000 PRoSpECTORS VIM ne
At carr NOME NY ara. Z.


ing In Southern California Mexican
Placer Boom Based on False Reports.
SEATTLE. Wash. July 3. The Sea Level mino
on ReyelllEigedo Island southeastern Alaska.
has reached n stage Of devs lopment that iusti-
hes the construction oi "A mill, and the superin-
tendent has recommended that twenty STAMPS
be installed as soon as possible This Is free
milling gold property with ledge from Ave 10
twenty fees. that ASSAYS from So to $50. and 10
located on the water edge where every con-
Nenience can lie had for the economic working
OF tho ore
On Prince OF wnles Island the coppsr mines
which have been under development for the
past Yearly juneau PARTIES are showing splen.
did bodies OF Shipping orc and the mines are
commanding the attention OF mining men from
oil parts of the country. IL Is said there Is
enough ore in sight to keen large reduction
plants employed steadily for years Like
nearly all the southeastern Alaska mines. these
Gomez properties have excellent harbor facili-
ties where the ores can 10 dumped from the
mines into tho holds Of vessels q. triiing cost.
The stampede from Dawson and other
Yukon camps u the Cape Mono dlgGlngs con-
tnues. and will keep M all season. II is esti.
mated that from 5000 to G.OOO miners will 10
In tho nsw gold fields 10y the first OF August.
most Of them Americans who have tired OF the
Canadian restrictions and are anxious to get
under :h- stars and STRIKES again. The re-
ports Of hig discoveries increase from the time
tho gOlisreksr leaves the Klondike til he ar
rives at Cape Nome. Definite information OF
the extent OF these diggngs will be received
ly the outside world by the middle OF this
month. coming by the regular mail from st.
Michael
Tho shHmsn a OF concentrates from the big
1readwsll mills to the smelters on Puget
Sound continue to increase. During the EAST
week they amounted to $40. 300. The bullion
SHIPMENTS are also increasing. five or six
mills besides the Douglas Island mills con-
trbuting their output.
CAIIroRNti.
Los ANGELES. July l.-There ia more pros
pectiug through he desert region of sou hern
California now than during any previous year
since the discovery Of the Randshurg mines
In all the region south Of the Tehachipi Noun
tains and from MoJave to the Colorado River
prospec's arc being developed and ore taken
out
\ rich strike has been made In the 3OO.foot
level Of tho Lamphear mine in Spring Gulch.
The vein is ten feet wide and the gold IL dis
trihuted throughout the rock.
The quicksilver mines IN Napa county have
declared their regular quarterly dividends OF
~ cents a share.
A Michigan company headed by G. /. Loops
las bought tho ST. Patrick group OF mines In
Washington district. Nevada county. for 800.
OUO. and Will incorporate an tho Paris Gold
Mining Company. A twenty stamp mill will
be erected at once. This Is large luw-grads
property.
Near Acton. Los Angeles county nm Fncli.h
syndicate has leased the King OF the West cop
per property and will attempt to get rid OF tho
water which has prevented It's DEVELOPMENT
No., I.,r H. Inu ~
good COPPER ore.
Another attempt has been made to open the
Gavnn mines on the San Jacinto estate
Riverside county. Years ago the veins were
worked by MeXicans. The property. stood
Idle for some time and WAS reopensd by River
side people seven years ago. but soon closed
down again. The present effort bids fair to be-
successful. Tho main shaft 10 down 30 feet
aud enough rich ore is being taken out to keep
a ten stamp mill busy.
II il reported that rich ore has been struck
In the Winchester mine on Providence Noun
tam, san Bernardino county. The orc was
found at depth OF forty fec. and the indica-
tons are that the property will prove valuable.
Providence Mountain has a number OF good
ledGcs which are being satisfactorily deyel-
oprd
Dennis Clark. one of the owners OF the Re-
public mine, IN Washington, has taken SIX
m"ntl!, opton on ono Of the Admiral Dewey
ErDuu 1t Gains in Grapevine district. san
D.esu county. He viii nut A force OF men at
wor. and devotion the property at once
G"rmta capital is preparinc to build Il am ell
ter n SHASTA county During the last three
years u rrprc sentative Of German syndicate
has Hled locations on twenty five copper claims
Cu saltwater Creek. has carried on extensive
dev"iuurcnt work ana has bonded several nj
joining Claims. 4 smc,sr is To- be oreci.
theae Wv the hyuuirutp electricity
Grated lnr motive uouer and eight miles ot
railroad built Ia connect with the southern Pa.
ct!Ic.
\ rocket which has AIMED ont $4,000 was
[e"tnt!r struck in HE q liara mine at Browns
The Colorado amt California DEVELOPMENT
lomthnyWh"h recently required bora'e nrou-
active rrcIarntions to lerelop the mines The
hOraN viii not lie manufactured here. hut tho
ores wi! nc snInred to san fraHci77ro and the
the company will cMpOy about loo men.
NEVADA.
IIRGINIA CRY. July The Eureka mine OF
Snn nJ Of are Mdr. 'G ms ar. "a' Srk ON the
rtu?er'v than for i've years past The other
Min"s OF H!eTn sn are Al shipping os
nn.h ~, .ro .E H. sad"rSs nia,.r:i ana /;
IT, lie ula""r, came. The p!acers have been
worked ioHr years and have yelled $4,000
MEXICO.
",ANNA~, Jmnlyr IA California syndicate
hraG"u hy i. W. Fender. n mining man Of So
nora. has bought all the claims OF the Casa
Naute- ,miues, 400 mile. northwest of Guer.
silver I.-nry Of timber and water is at ham.
The rrnpcrtv was worked at a handsome profit
Or some Years hY the raids of the Apnchs In
dlans. The purchase rrlre wRs Sl5O.OpO in
MeHGnn I"nr ,.,o npsrati"ns 70 nut he prom
not lie worked until after the rainy season.
The Gus Zenhems have bought the ,snielt-
nj f1r tg an