Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-07-05

silver ores. When ores are not ma
ally in the state of chloride, they
chloridized in furnace and the re
ed are leached.-The Mining and Sc
tific Press.
When making application for q
ent to placer ground care should be
en- to determine the exact classified
Of the land. and the clearest evidt
possible should be presented.
Quicksilver is obtained on the +
fic coast from four minerals-cinna
meta-cinnabarite. native quicksi
and tiemannite (mercuric seleni
This latter occurs in Piute cou
Utah.
The development Of mine is exI
alton. The stopping and working
mine after 1t is developed Is explt
ton. A good maxim in mining is k
ing exploration well in advance OF
ploitation.
A normal fault is one in which
hanging wall has sunk relatively to
foot wall, and a reverse or thrust (
is one in which the hanging wall
has moved upward relatively to
foot wall.
The slow backward movement of
rupt rock faces. due to weathering,
been called the recession of cliffs.
The states Of the Mariposa beds
the California gold belt are proven
be cretaceous by the appearance
casts of the fossil aucella.
Sedimentary strata to q depth of
900 feet have been removed by eroi
In some portions Of the Grand Can
region in southern Utah.
1t has been asserted that all by
contains gold in some amount, but
full tests have been made by some Of
most expert chemists Of the I'm
States geological survey and pyrite
quently found which showed no II
Of gold.
In the early stage of development
a quartz mine 1t Is often impossible
tell whether or not the ground is n
valuable for mineral or agricult,
purposes. A vein small and low 81
upon the surface may develop int
valuable mine In depth. Several 8
instances are of record.
The zone of oxidation In the COZ
mines of Butte, Mont, ends abruI
usually, the oxides and carbonates
ing place within a few inches to
of the normal sulphide type. In
Homestake mines of South Dakota,
phide ores are found on every level
low the 100, but oxidized ore Is 70
as low as the 400 level.
A deal has been consummated wheI
a Spokane syndicate has purchased sec
q, township 2S, range 36, upon which
Crystal mine is situated, near old ]
Spokane. The purchase does not incl
the 40 acres owned by the Crystal c
pany, but takes in all the mineral 10
surrounding the Crystal, 600 acres in
This land has been already patented.
The Gray Eagle is the latest mine Il
added to the list of choice showing
the Inland Empire. II is in a comp
lively new and unknown district.
located on Hook creek, about six n
from the Great Northern, and about
miles from Davenport. A Spokane
pany owns 1t. Captain j. w. Heisne
interested in it. Yesterday he recei
box of samples from Is. N. Dams
who had been sent down to examine i
The Cumberland mine, near Silver {
Idaho, has been sold by o. g. Labare,
the Virtue Consolidated Gold Mining c
pany Of Montreal. George Sonnem
and j. f. Branscombe, the Spokane
who owned the control of the mine,
w. 4. Mcdonald, who is Mr.. Labar
representative here, are authority for
statement that the price is 81 ,000, 900
News Of the consummation Of the
reached the city yesterday. This is
second large deal made by Mr.. Lab
this year, he having previously sold
Virtue and Collateral mines, in Bs
City district, to the same company
$685., 900.
The greatest placer excitement Z
known will be within the borders Of Id
county within year. In the northe
ern part OF the county there Is conf
atively unknown placer field, yet Of wi
sufficient is known to prove beyont
question Of doubt that it is immen'
rich in golden sands.
The drilling contest at the Spokane
dustrial Exposition puts up the follow
prizes: For the double-handed cont
$1,000 will be offered, $500 to 20 to
winning team, $500 to the second b
and 500 TO the third best. There m
be at least six entries for this event,
we'll as for the single-handed contest. Z
entering team must put up an entry
of 10 per cent Of the purse, that is O.
but the prizes are so liberal that even
third team will earn double Its entry
For the single-handed contest the pr
and conditions are the same. There m
be six entries, and each man must put
an entry fee Of 500. The best man
win $500, and will have the distinction
being the best single handed rock dri
in the world, for the contest IA open
everybody. The second prize will be =
and the third prize will be 500.