The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-20

county. Is showing up well with development
shai' In the east tunnel has developed a
ledge rich in lead. silver sulphate. oxide OF
Frederick g King Of Boston and @. d. GAL
Win. a l9ca mining man. have taken an option
On the Rel mine In star Guch, shasts county.
The bonders will put Ia machinery for de-
Weeping the mine and tramway TO the Kes-
wick smelter. where the ore will ba worked,
The Mount Shasta mine now employees thirty
men. Since IN" present owners took hold Of Il
that time II had been several times aban on cd
and had yielded. al told. only Sl2.OOO.
IN Tuolumne county there has been gen.
eral resumption OF WORK In the mines.
NEVADA.
,,vIRGrSTA CITY. Nov. 1.-THE Commonwealth
Zinc Company has declared a dividend OF &c.
900.
The Vulcan Company has purchased the
Esmeralde county. including the Parrot
group, lying Ave mies east OF Lqnning. II
s9Hsrs other s"' cHas TThs s Fn2rot e shows n
body Of ore sixty feet wide which can be traced
.9 ' g o.n soSns have
ounces OF silver and 81 40 10 gold ton.
MEXICO.
GuAYMAs. Nov, IA company has bsep in-
4 a. S e SSGs the zu''s
deal Of has been sauss
have already been denounced.
Tho San Juan mine. In Lower California, has
been sold to Or. Frank OF Guaymas Tor Sl2o.-
COLORADO.
DENVER. Nov. 15--James Blake. a. prospector
Miguel county. a number OF years ago making
thata successful mining camp has struck n 10 v
district on, Dry Greek. near PlaceIyillc. with
copper and 122 ounces silver to the ton. The
ore body appears to he solid and continuous,
In some places sixty feet In width, Several
claims have been taken up and work has been
started ia driving tunnels TO prove the strength
The low" I mine at sllverton. upon which
over S2OO.O0O has been expended In improve
ments will begin pay ny dividends OF one cent
zinc deposits OF the Mineral Point district on
Quite a large district centerng about Mineral
Point has beon explored In recent years for
poriston the high elevation short p seasons
and ex pensivs operations resulted In dlsoour-
aging many companiss that endeay9red to de-
assure vein showing silver, lead and Zinc for q
distance OF 800 feet along tunnel, Two other
made In 1898 resulting In showing OF lead
and q low amount OF silver but no zinc,
Two subsSq9Snt shipments s showed W., Zinc 70
The indications are now, that with tho zinc
values saved the ore could be mined with nod
very large tonnage opened ~ ready for ship.
mont. In other prospects, similar conditions
were TOunn, Dnt no eIlOTt nus DeeH mhue oil
late years to De- onstrate their paving qualities
Recently 1850 tons Of ore CARRYING Zinc were
shipped from Leadville TO Antwerp via Gal
weston, Other shipments will shortly follow.
the promoters Of this business having pur-
chased q car load Of ore sacks for this purpose.
Deeper mining in tho downtown district OF
Leadville shows nm increasing now OF water
aud more pumps hnye been ordered to over
come this new difficulty.
Tho Cache Creek pacers at Granite have
been closed for the winter. During the
summer season, the PIacHcrS paved profit Of
With tho exception Of the Colonel Sellers. all
the mines about Kokomo have closed because
tho operators say. they can not mine at prolt
and pay the smelter charges eSacted. Apyrltc
smcIter now IN contemplation may solve the
problem for that camp.
The new owners q the Gunnell at Black
Hawk have made a shipment OF gold retorts
representing tho October output which gives
n value Of Sl0,5OO. The retorts we're made W
OF samples Of ore deposits found In different
places on the property.
The Isabella Company Of Cripple Creek has
has purchased a controlling interest In the
property OF the Orphan Gold C9mIJpannyg, repre-
sentng present cash value OF sl2oooO.
ALASKA.
SEATTLE. Wash. Nov, IS. - The Cape Nome