The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-12
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MEXICO.
GuArSshs, Iqne ?. Excitement 4 over thss ne "
e pIe but the rush to n. dlesips. !. Inn
tied By the capacity Of the boats running down
The coast SSs These q. s@Sll and few n nuns M
could acconmodate. More boats are. being
anS' :nS1ss 9 viii hi & Ssas sPS
Ban Roquc. xhlch, Is nearer 70 the dlaginei
than AsosPson The dicsipgs have suffered ,.i
faown as the Santa GiarS placeTs. then I as the
Ban Rcque players, and are nov generally re,
fsrrei 70 as the Sierra Pintada. or Painted
Notwithstanding tho hundreds OF men who
have hurried to the new fields during TIE l last
m.tion SSSc.rnIns thsm 70 FSe r.por.s o. he
milo. TO three by two but tho most trust
worthy INFORMATION says the rich ground Is
found on both sides VI the ledge. ana. u this is
true. Quartz edges ore pretty sure TO DO found
known that the Calmalli region. not far from
these placer posse,ses some rsmsrtsbiy TEL
aseZ r. sd bean % tr n
Lower California fer some time, hut they could
not learn its exact location from the, Mexicans
who sometimes brought dust and nuggets
The inspector Of cu.,oms'at Ensepa ada who
cial rooort to the Govern ment. subs'antiatss
the good accounts that hive been previously
given, It is said that with the poorest sort q
to the pan. and usually goes much higher.
Al the Fortuna mines in Lowsr California.
Sam rles OF gold. bearing ore have been brought
out from the. Cocopah Mountains. whore Gen.
Andrade T. having dsyelopment work done.
A mill Is to be built.
been @sds fhs Ss% Is small 5,i sn The ore /:
The old Nina, Pr! etas mil In sonora is be;
whore The pans I's' stood Is said 10 he saturated
with, amalGnlp. the accumulation q years;
be treated. and the gold and quieIsil1es sspa.
rated and saved.
COLORADO.
this sss ar. Centred IN ,Se
the new elEht-hou labor day. which went
into force on June l.. In some oamps the
At Durango the smelter controlled by the re-
VOID m
son Of strike. This has resulted 10 the shut
ing out OF en- ploy ment about ), % men.
Al Ouray notices were posted at the Wedge
pay. The difiicaItg here is vSeth her ne t tIme
consumed In going down into the mine should
be at the sxnense Of the company or at the
Both smeltsrs at LeadvIlle made an advance OF
hour Tor the nlmbsr Of hours they work At
Colorado City the employees at the reduction
oaf s %a in Bou. an son AN n.
principal mine. will pay So for 40 eight hour
The daily OUTPUT Of the Leadyile district at
present Ia y 600 tOna. which will he inpreaee1
as the season advances. md when tho down
town pumping operation results In onentnG
increased accordingly. One Of the large enter
prises Of the gear is the sinking 2f a deep shaft
81 by S.s
property EMPLOYS 400 men and Ia handling
ABOUT 800 tSns daily.
u ono OF the great epterprIses in LeaSyille that
reorened abandoned mines at a profit. has SO.
Ira placer. eontsininS thirty scrss and to
Shdsr Lease Lease. making total q 140 acres. on
gulches. Tho com oany Is STYLED tbs Revenue
easing and Mininz Gompeny: and Is capt.
Ing the downtown mines viii cost about S125..
Tork VIII be Continued until he Old f1 psop s%e
- 10 Cripple trcsk distric. the Ghe.apea on
Battle Mountain. was recently sold for $780,:
snd rs 81 s Sss h hpss
little development work done. The Last Dol.
l9r W Rips on I Bp! HI owned by senate. q
dv "a nSf for PKG ss sraqs
For tho last two year. J. J. Brown has been
Company OF Cresde. capitalized at $5.OOO.tiOO.
By reason Of the Amethyst having pulled Ia
p1m1 , Mss1 While tunnel has been driven
AmNtlySf Ia haln he
FssS6 ts ntsd Sls. 'I.s
S5 per cent. foad:Niil bs rosu%od. t TSe orc ore
bodies are immsnse,, This stock Ia scattered
al over The United States but great bulk OF
The The sold:di,sover,es on Mcclellan Mountain
above silver Plume stiil continue promising
claim to the sampllng works at Georgetowl
resulted IN a showing OF 4 ounces gold and AZ
ounces silver for the nrst- class ore. the aver;
Der ton.
THE LAKE REGION
.DuluTH.Minn.. June 7.-Despits the efforts
a and the trepsndous work Of the mine,. shirs
out Of Lake superior to this date. COMPARED
with the business Of a, year ago. Ore roads
and snfppers, are strainine every nerve to
s G But e sn Ds,ss is.
they ,S VII hardly We able 70 make i they do
not tneTe VIII Oe continuance OF the present
extreme prices for iron and steel preducts
aud probably further advance for the COM
advance and perhaps a Weakening Of the
PRICES now ruling. A famine In raw material
will surely follow shipments OF ore no greater
.han those OF last year. and q famine In ore will
be disastroua matter to the iron and steel
trade OF the country. 1t Is hoped that by July
! tho shipments will be equal to those OF the
last year at the same date,
Tho American steel and Wire Company has
let contracts for tho construction CT four Ateel
ships for the Du uth- Cleveland orc trade. to be
the largest on tho lakes. with extreme lengths
OF 500 feet. They will carry not far fr om s.5U0
tons each. with II feet drauGht. will cost 1850
200 each and and will be lust fifteen feet l2nger
1JnI,-toot ships p not iar distant. These boats
will give the Steel Wire Company tonnage
enough TO carry nearly all the ore II will rs-
1uire and probably all It can mine in lis own
properties. The company has Just bouRht.two
moresmines. the Ssuntrv at Virginia. and still
later one on the Gogebic range
The NlahoninR Orc Company will open O
large mine on the Vermllion range near Ely.
and will shin hard ore to TIA own furnaces IN
the Mahoaing VALLEY. Tho FittsburE and Lake
AnReline Company Is opening o mine near By
for the Jones 4 Laugh in, Company OF Pitts
burg, and 1t 10 rumored that II will test the
smelling OF nv eleCtrINity IL sill prnba-