El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-19
Mines and
Mining.

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in America is that of Copper Basin,
II miles southwest of Prescott, Ari-
IONA.
Tin is much hihger in price than COP
per and in the United States IL, 900 tons
of copper is consumed monthly against
5000 tons of tin during the same Pc
Rod.
Managers OF copper mines through
out the United States report, that their
product ia absorbed az rapidly as It can
be produced and that q still larger pro-
duction would be taken.
The Demorest mine in the Dos Ca
bezas mining district has recently been
bonded to parties whom Expert Frank
represents. $1,000 has been paid down,
work will commence in 80 days.
Eastern parties have bonded some
mines to the Thumb Butte neighbor-
hood near Prescott for 80 days, and put
force of men at work on the mines.
| reported money transaction $40, 900.
The Kelsey strike of native copper.
west OF Grand Encsmpment, Wy, has
proven to be q good one. 1t Is eetimat-
ed that the ore for the entire width of
the vein will carry from 20 to 80 per
cent in copper.
Specimens carrying wire gold have
been received st Tom bstone from q 20
foot copper vein 10 miles east of the
Pilares district, Sonora. The property
Is owned by two Arizona miners, who
are now developing it.
The greatest successes in mining are
not made by paying big prices for big
! mines, but in developing good pros
poets. A prospect, that will attract
| capital, however, must have something
more than a ten foot hole and eitus-
ton In good neighborhood.
The mining country of Colfax coun-
ty 10 about to experience much more
activity on account of the erection of
custom mills, that can make low grade
ore pay: This is Just what has been
needed in this district and will put lifs
and additional capital there-SprinRer
Stockman.
A high grade of ore does not neces-
sarily signify large profits any more
than low grade of ore may Indicate
failure. The environment of the mine,
the size of the vein or ore body. the
character of the ore and the facility
with which it can be operated all have
direct bearing upon the value of the
proposition.
One of the biggest quartz discover
les ever made In the history of the
State of Idaho has recently been re-
ported on Badger creek, q branch of
Boise river. This new discovery is
about 40 miles from Boise City A
throng OF people are rushing t. the
new district. Phenomenal assays have
been had from the first strike, running
as much as $50 pound.
A new mining district has been dis
covered In Colorado on Chicago creek,
. tributary of Clear creek, south from
Idaho Springs. The now district is
called Ozone. Assays have been made
from the ores of the district as high as
IS 900 per ton In gold. It will be re-
membered that the first discovery of
gold made on Clear creek was near the
month Of Chicago creek.
The Copper King mine at Dawson
City, Colo, owned by the Dawson fam
lily, and In which the discovery of rich
free gold ore at the surface was made
last December, is making steady chip
City, from which the net returns are
satisfactory to the owners. The ore
still shows free gold, but the values are
in the coppsr, the gold av-
ersge being about 81 ton.
Work on the plumbago deposits
about seven miles southwest of Ration,
was commenced Monday under the di-
rection of DR.. Shuler and associates
In few days an increased force will
be put to work, and the ore, which is
said to be of extraordinary fneness,
will be gotten out as rapidly "a posi-
BILE. This promises to be one of the
most important industries in northern
New MexicO.-KatOn Reporter.
F. N. Anderson, with some Walsen-
berg, Col. parties, has q fine group of
properties at the head of the west
branch Of Mallette cannon. They are
develop the properties, besides the tun-
mel which 1s in upwards of 100 feet,
they have other workings on the pro-
persies amounting to 269 feet They
nave several good veins and propose
developing these claims into a good
mining proposition.
1t seems tn at the smelters, now idle
IN account of the strike, are taking ad-
7antage OF the shutdown; In nearly all
II them forces of men are engaged in
making repairs, substituting new ma
'hinery for old appliances, that will
enable them when in operation again,
o run with force materially reduced
md expenses correspondinRly lessened.
They are spending large sums of money
n improvements, but she saving In ex-
'enses will soon reimburse them.
The Keystone. on the southwest slope
# Gold hill, in the Cripple Creek die
riot, is again the scene of what ap-
'ears to be q Pood strike. The proper
y Is being worked by leasers, who
ave taken a little ore from the old
takes in the last few months. During
his time miners have been opening
In