The record-union., 1899-05-07

time steadily employed from lUU to 10y
men. 1t was closed down ON account OF
the low price of quicksilver.
The mine produced $504, GOO and built
costly furnaces and condenSers, which
are still in good order. The expense OF
these WAS originally $4,000, besides
other inproveme and accommoda-
| tions for the men. the furnishing OF the
camp with a water supply and with a.
read one mile long to connect the mime
with the county road.
| The company declared over $1O0,O5O
in dividends. The ledge is from forty
to ninety feet wide and has been de-
veloped distance of $500 feet In the
bottom are two chutes of cinnabar. One
chute is 30x70 feet and the other 115xS
feet in extent The former contains
from l to 2 per cent ore and the latter
from 3 to 90 per cent. All the ore for
merly put through the furnaces and re-
torts averaged 27s per cent product. The
mine is remarkable for the richness of
it's ores.
NEW MINING COMPANY.
The Kelsey Mining Company has been
! formed to carry on mining operations
| in the Bee Gum district in the western
part of Tehama County The principals
| OF the company are A. j. Bogard J. I.
Powell and e. ]. Blossom Each one.
has filed notice of a claim near the
Bee Gum Peak They have also filed
notice of a millsite and will shortly
erect mill with which to work the ore.
Active operations will commence at
once. The ore appears to be very rich,
and the report of the assayer on SAM
pies sent him is expected soon.
PLACER MINES.
Riverside Press: A combination has
been formed to develop placer mining
in Lyle Creek, above San Bernardino.
1t is reported that c. S. Peer, mining
engineer, has made preparations for
work on a large scale along the middle
fork of the creek, having control of
about 300 acres of auriferous land. The
only men interested in the scheme are
F. NJ. Potter, a wealthy capitalist of
Cleveland, o., Mr. Venable of Redondo,
Mr.. Ashley of Pomona and G.. S. Peer
of Cotton. The Transcript says that
the company has had a few men at
| work for some time up the canyon
casually picking out nuggets ranging in
value from 80 cents to Sill. But it has
been slow work, and no especial effort
has been made to get rich in that man1
ner. But within ten days there will
| be between forty and fifty men busy
as bees erecting bunk houses, eating
houses and other buildings in the can
yon in preparation for the beginning
of the active mining work Mr..
Peer, the engineer of the company,
leaves on the 18th of this month for
Chicago TO purchase the hydraulic ma
chinery and the roar of the water wash
ing out the pay dirt is expected to be
heard within four months Exper-
fenced mining men have said that So
000.O00 can be washed from 'thesa
claims, while members of the company
place their estimate at S750000. The
camp in the canyon will be known as
the Black Eagle mining camp.
A COPPER BOOM.
Winnemucca Silver State: c. K Nc
Cornick, who has been for several
weeks camping ON the trail of the cop
Per boom, arrived in Salt Lake from
the East last Monday. Mr.. Mccormick
says that only those who have been
upon the ground can appreciate the de-
liriCus nights to which copper stocks
! have risen, and While at times some of
them have been raided, the bull was in
the ascendant at the close. The only
thing to divide attention with them has
been silver, and its prominence dates
back but few days Eastern confidence
in the ability of the American Smelling
4 Company to advance the market has set
large number to buying, one firm fill
ing orders for 100000 ounces on Wall
street upon the eve of his departure
and everything denotes a steady adj
vance to 10 cents an ounce.
OF the transfer of Mr.. Newhouse of
the control of the Utah Consolidated
to the big men of the East, Mr.. Me
Cornick says it was as has been report
ed. the seller himself taking down about
$3,O00OG0. He reports New York and
Boston both full of promoters with
propositions Of every variety, and with
a good demand yet for meritorious Of
ferings. Utah has acquired fine pres
tige through the big deals that have
been made. and everything indicates
an active season in its camps, with a
preference at present for Bingham. Mr.
Mccormick found his observations in
the East highly instructive, and returns
in excellent health.
KLONDIKE FIGURES.
Klondike Nugget: The output has
not been more than doubled so that it is
not probable that royalty will this year
be paid on more than $S,000,000. Ex-
emptions and evasions will give about
double that amount, as the production
of the territory for the year ending in
the summer of 1899. The primitive
methods used in working the claims
make it very unlikely that the wash-up
Will give more than from twelve to fif-
teen millions at the outside.
AS compiled by the Midnight Sum-"
this seasons yield win be $4,000 900
distributed among the various creeks,
including branches, as follows: Ell Do
rado S5,5C0,00G; Bonanza, $4,000, 600;
Hunker, $4,000 600; Dominion, So, 700-
1000; Gold Run, $500. coo; Sulphur, $780,
600; Quartz, $250,000; Eureka, $3.50
o9oa all other creeks, including Steward
River, 81 100000
Frank Lusk, a recent arrival from
Copper River, Alaska, tells a story to
the effect that d party from Copper
Center started for Mount Wrangel re-
gion to prospect, but met with disaster,
caused by a sudden overflow of water
upon the ice of the Liebestag, one man
being drowned; all of the slecfs and out
fit were lost. The party consisted of
the Craft brothers of Portland Or,
man named Edward from st. Louis and
several Swedes.
The Indians back of Yakutat reported
that a party of white men We're winter
ing near the head of White River. and
all Of them We're very sick and would
soon die.