The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
MISCELLANEOUS BRIEFS
Interesting Items Relating to
Mining Matters.
COPPER IN TENNESSEE
Boom at Marysville, Utah-New Life ct
Chloride-Big Deals at Cripple
Creek, Colo, and State
Line, Nevada.

A correspondent of the Salt Lake Tri-
bune predicts a boom next spring in the
Marysville district of Utah. The min
ing prospects in the camp are reported
as being excellent. Several of the
mines are said to be making very fine
shoWnge, among them the Copper King
and the old Tell.
1t is said that new life is being in
fused into the old town of Chloride
-Ariz., by the building of railroad.
connecting it with the outside world.
The connection is made with the Ari-
IONA & Utah railroad and has already
given a sharp impetus to business. The
mines in the vicinity have produced
very rich ore in the past and many of
them are still productive with excellent
prospects ahead.
The Denver Mining Record says that
the case against E. M. Gray, general
manager of the Midland sampler at
Cripple Creek who was charged with
stealing ore from the customers of the
mill, was called for preliminary hear
ing in Justice Brewers court in Cripple
Creek on the 18th and Mr.. Gray dis
charged. This is a full vindication of
the good name and character of Mr.
Gray and he is receiving the congratu-
lations of his many friends for the ac-
ton of the court.
Another big deal in Cripple Creek
district property is reported to have
been contaminated. The deal involves
140 acres of ground and a cash con-
sideration of $500, 200. The control of the
stock of the Gold Knob company, for
merly held by D. FL. Moffat has been
secured by the Woods Investment COM
pany and other well-known operators
of the district. James Burns of the
Portland company and William Bon
y bright & Co. Of Colorado Springs form
part of the new syndicate. which will
in the future control the stock of this
company.
The Ducktown copper mines are in
the southeast corner of Tennessee, says
the Copper, Zinc and Lead Review. The
ore occurs in impregnating siliciouS
schists. 1t is all sulphide material Of
low grade. In the early history of the
mines large amounts of black oxide of
copper We're mined, leaving the purer
sulphide ores for later years, when
cheaper labor and supplies and adj
vanced methods of mining and treat
ment made the operation of these
mines again profitable.
The following is given by the state
mine inspector as the depth of mining
shafts in the Missouri zinc fields:
TWenty-siX per cent of all shafts op-
Grated We're between so and 100 feet
in depth.
F'ffty-three per cent were between
100 and $50 feet.
Twenty-one per cent were between
The average depth of all shafts OPP
Grated in the country is practically 100
feet.
It will be seen that the depth of pay
ing mines is much less than generally
believed.
For the week ending Dec. 3 and for
the year 1898 to that date the shipments
of ore from Rossland, B. c., are given
as follows: LIE Roi, week, 1850, year,
SS,577: War Eagle, week, 1920, year co.
728; Iron Mask, week, $50. year, 5,256;
Evening Star year. 1,0SS; Deer Park,
year. IS; Center Star week, lilo, year,
14155; Columbia-k ootenai, year, Ill;
Virginia, year, 100; Mountain Trail,
year, 20; /. X. L., year, rs; Coxey,
year, 20; Monte Cristo, week, 100, year,
100. Total for week, $40; for year, 170,-
248 tons.
Since the sale of the Homestake and
Horseshoe in Deer Lodge district to
McCone & Co., those parties have been
preparing to do more extensive work
upon the same. The property was OBJ
tanned at a comparatively low figure.
the consideration being $4,000. The
mines are on the Nevada side. six
miles south of Stateline, in which sec
ton the Johnny mine is making a mark
for that district, all of which promise
a boom in the near future This is the
fourth important sale there within the
last six months, involving total cash
payments of $4,000, and all by men
whose knowledge and mining ability in
vites the attention of outside investors
and spectators.
]. B. Wemer of the Jessie Weimer
Mining company is doing some hard
work toward securing the building of
a railroad into the Deep Creek mining
district of Utah. He has invited every
mine owner in Deep Creek to call at
his office to ascertain the amount Of
ore they can deliver to the new rail-
road by the time it could be completed
Mr.. Weinler proposes to show the rail-
road companies or capitalists who
might see it to their interest to build
the road what the Deep Creek district
can do, and will be prepared to sign n
traffic contract guaranteeing a suffi-
Gent tonnage to make the proposition
interesting.