The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-02
WEALTH FROM THE MINES.
aHE RAND DISTRICT EXPECTS a
PROSPEROUs WINTER.

Electric Power on the Comstock - Great
Shipments of Iron Orc from Minnesota
Discoveries in Ontario - Returns from
Alaska Mines-sales of Utah Property.
Los ANGELES. Sept. 23.-The Lucas mine on
the Mokelumne river. Calaveras county. has
been sold to Posey q Co.. owners Of the Tom
boy mine in Colorado. for $4,000. The new
owners intend to spend a large sum OF money
in the developeme emit Of the property. The
Demarest mine near Fourth Crossing has
struck high grade ore In the 400-foot level.
aS Barstow mine. recently sold to English
investors a good deal OF money 10 being
spent In improvements.
In the Rand district, Kern county. all the in
dicstions are for very prosperous winter sea-
SON Every stamp mill In the district has
already moro work than It can do. The big
mines which own their own mills are running
them day and night at their fullest capacity.
and properties which few months ago were
nothing but prospect holes are now taking out
and milling ore that yields good returns. Sim
liar conditions can be found In nearly every
mining district in southern California. There
has been an enormous development OF water
during the last year. and. with water assured.
mills are being erected and mines are being
developed. The mill OF the Yellow Aster. at
fandsburg. 10 crushing $50 tons Of ore a day.
yielding from $4,000 to $4,000 in gold a
month.
The King OF tho West copper mine. near
Acton. Los Angeles county. promises to develop
into Q big property. Work 10 going on night
and day. The ledge 10 twenty feet wide and
shows up four or 1ve feet OF rich pay streak on
Che hanging wall. As there is no smslter In
the Southern region. the ore has to be shipped
TO San Francisco. Mine owners In southern
California are hoping that smeltsr will be
established at San Pedro a. result OF the har-
Dor improvement The discoveries OF good
paying smelling ore in southern California
during the last year have made the establish
ment OF . smelter one OF tho most imperative
needs OF this part OF the State.
At the Gold Mountain mines Ia Holcomb
Valley. San Bernardino county. preparations
have begun for their vigorous development.
They were recently purchased from Lucky
baldwin by Capt. De Lamar. who will put
200 men AZ work upon the property. The de-
posit 10 low grade ore. OF which there lie an I'm
mense quantity II averages about 81 a ton.
but cyanide will save 90 per cent. OF 1t and the
ore 10 free from base. The Gold Mountain
lodges were discovered twenty-five years ago,
but ID has been impossible to work them
probably until the m odern processes OF work
ing ores reduced tho expense Of treatment. A
thirty-stamp mill and q cyanide plant will be
put up ct once.
Another deposits Of kaolln has been discov-
sred In San Diego county not far from San
Onofree station on the Southern Pacific rail-
road. Andrew Thompson found 1t while pros
pecting for gold. The clay has been examined
and pronounced to be kaolin OF the best quail
fly. very free from grit. The new owners OF
the kaolin deposit In II Cajon Mountain are
preparing to develop II and expect to ship the
clay mainly to Japan.
In Shasta county the Coronado Cop
Der Mining Company Is developing a large
area OF territory near the Bully Choop mine.
Rbout thirty miles from ReddinR. Tunnels
md shafts are being run. The company owns
400 acres. A third ore body. assaying $40 a
xon. has been found In the Eureka mine. near
Bhasts- In the Orc Elmo mine. which has been
worked without much success by many opera
tors during the last few years. the present
owners. Behrns Il Lievasay. have found the ore
body. The values are from fair to high grade.
The 6reenhorn Blue Gravel nine in Siskiyou
county has been sold to Wetzel. Harmon &
Rdenour. who will sink new shaft and add
apparatus for working the mine on more OK
tensivs scale. A group OF quartz mines on
SQuaw creek. in the Gazells district. has been
bonded to DR.. q. W. Dwinnel for 5000. The
mines show ledge 90 feet wide. Ore yielding
$50 or more 10 TO be shipped to Keswick. and
that Of less value stacked at the mines until a
mill IL erected. Tho Merrimao mine. on Hum
bug creek. has rich ledge.
NEVADA.
VIRGINIA C1TY. Sept. 23.-All the oomp anies
on the Comstook. interested In the new electric
power installation have signed the bonus con-
tract excepting Hale d Norcross. The bonus
which amounts to S124.500. is raised by tho
apportionment. The bonus will be paid In
ihstallmentS Of increasing size. the last one OF
S25.0OO to be paid upon the completion and
successful working Of the power plant.
Az a result Of q two weeks run OF stamp mill
and cyanide plant at the property OF the Dsx-
ter Company at Tuscarora. bullion and auro-
oyanides to the value OF almost $4,000 have
just been shipped This is the ninety ninth
shipment under the present management
The orc comes from the 250.foot level, 100
feet deeper than the previous workings
Sixteen tons Of high grade anthony ore has
been shipped from Taylor's antmony mine In
Bloody canyon to San Francisco.
The California and Nevada Copper Mining
Company 10 preparing to develop systematic
ally its newly acquired property in Pyramid
district In the Crown Prince claim the 1900
foot tunnel Is to bs extended until tho ledge IL
struck. which will give 700 feet Of STOPPING. II
the ore 10 az good at this level as on the sur
face smelter will be erected at once The
dixie on tho surface Is 200 feet wide. twenty
three feet Of this being good ore
MEXICO
GuAYMAs. Sept. ,23..In tho Clneo do Mayo
mine In the Escondid ON ountai Chihuahua, a
ledge hiss been struck which gives high returns
IN silver, and shipments Of ore to the smelter
have begun.
Il ID said that the deal by which James Co.'S
tsllo was TO secure IS per cent OF the stock OF
seS coSTe Grs and tC9PGer COMPANY ha. been
owner: and the Mitchell interest have com
$660.000.
The rloheAt copper deposits of the republic
are said to be in the State OF Michoacan In
some parts OF that region are deposits Of copper
pyrttes which lie between flow OF andesite
and granite
MINNESOTA
DuLurH. Mimi Sept 27-The railways are
preparing for much increased ore traffic next
year, though that Of the present season will be
100000 tons greater than any In the past
They are already ordering locomotives and ore
cars. and are planning for larger dock. storage
Range has has ordered three hundred 10o,o0G-
Nay. and ten locomotives six OF which
WI be az large as any in use 10 America
cars and six engines, and other roads