The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-15

mum, tellurium, tungsten. uranium,
f1ourine. chlorine, manganese, bromine
| ruthenium, iodine, osmium. iron, nickel
cobalt, copper, rhodium, palladium,
silver, iridium, platinum, gold, argon,
helium.
1t often occurs that where two
neighboring mines are consolidated UNI
der one ownership and it is necessary TO
connect them by levels that drifts are
found already driven some distance
toward each other from the respective
shafts of the two mines but these shafts
are not at a common level, although
near it. 1t being desirable to utilize
the cuttings already made, the differ
ence in elevation of the two drifts may
be made Use of by constructing an ore
bin and chute at the place of intersec-
ton. as was done in the Wildman-Ml-
honey mine at Suffer Creek, Cal In
this instance the connection was made
and the Wildman drift was about 10
feet higher than that of the Mahoney'
An ore bin was constructed here, 10
receive ore from the Wildman. A car
was run underneath the chute, filed
and trammed to the Mahoney shaft.
The device proved an economical ad-
junct to the operations of the new mine
and saved the driving Of several hum
bred feet of new drift.
A special correspondent of the Min
ing and Scientific Press says: The
Cleopatra group of claims, covering
100 acres of ground in Lower Squaw
Creek canyon, near Spearnsh canyon,
South Dakota, is being developed by
Manager r. B. Hughes; 740 feet of tun-
nels and drifts have been driven on
the upper ore-bearing contact in large
bodies of ore of good grade, suited 10
treatment by the cyanide process A
shaft is down IS feet, sunk with the
purpose of exploring the lower quartz
lite contact, which lies about 100 feet
lower. The region in which these mines
are situated is very rugged, and a
wagon road has been built from the
Carbonate road to the mines at consid-
cradle expense.
The Mexican government has granted
to William c. Green of Arizona over 50
miles in extent of lands in the Fronta-
ras mining district, Sonora. In it are
gold, silver and copper mines, some old,
abandoned properties and others not
yet opened. Greene, it is said, repre-
sents some $4,000 capital which will
be invested in the lands. The scheme
embraces the formation of large grain
and cattle ranches, the establishment
of two great smelling plants to treat
the ores and the construction of rail-
way to connect the various portions of
the grant with the road from Benson 20
great industrial colony and is calling
upon the Mexican residents of New
| Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Sonora to
| take employment on his lands.
The mineral region surrounding the
city of Guanajuato, in the state of the
| same name, is divided into three i'm
portant districts, the Veta Madra
| (Mother lode), La Luz and Santa Rosa.
| In Veta Madre district there are IL
mines idle and IA producing ore, the
amount of the production of these in
! gold and silver last year being, in round
numbers, s773,5 500. In La Luz district
| IA mines are idle and the IA in operation
produced S745,7o0 In Santa Rosa dis
trict 10 mines were idle and seven in
operation, producing $3.50 In the
suburbs of the city of Guanajuato there
are Is idle mines, while the IL working
produced S1,274 600 This makes
grand total for the year of 50 ,651, 200 for
| the districts surrounding the city, but
outside of it's limits. In Guanajuato it
self there are 81 working mines and 10
| idle. The working mines are produc-
ing about $4,000 a week The mine
which paid the best during the past
year was La Loca, which produced
$500, 900.
The Mariposa grant, upon which
work is to be resumed after an idienes5
of 80 years, is located IN MarifoSa
county and covers an area of 1887
across, or about 20 square miles,
being strip of land Is miles in
length and of an average width Of FIVE
miles. The principal developments III
this great territory are the Princeton,
| Josephine and Pine Tree mines. In ad-
dition, there are also the Elizabeth,
Green Gulch, Mariposa, Mount Ophh
and Mexican, but although the tract is
intersected by a network of veins they
are scarcely more than prospects.
| From about 1858 to 1866 the property
was extensively worked, the Princess
d mine yielding 600 down to the
5OO-foot level. Since then opera tons
have been conducted in a tentative
| fashion, mostly in the way of tunnels.
Not giving results hoped for, they have
been allowed to lie idle.
The Equator mine. on which work
has been suspended for a long time on
account of litigation, will soon be re-
opened A compromise has been eff
fected by which the property is divided
in two. w. A. Clark, who got one-half
in the division, calls his property the
Copper Chief of Jerome. But the great
est interest is felt in the Dillon mine,
located by Ralph Dillon, who is now
backed by Scotch capital. About $4,000
of machinery has already been put up,
and more will be ordered when the
mine shows up we'll enough to justify
It, A great deal of development has
been done in this mine. The Dillon lies
In sight of Jerome and near the United
Verde mine.