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

The British Columbia Mining Record
states that for the year 1898 the entire
mineral output of that province was
S1O, O6.S61 against $7,201, 1871 in Ontario.
1t is stated that the July cleanup of
the Republic mill, running on ore from
the Republic mine at Republic camp,
amounted to 100000
There are in Mexico S644 mining
properties, says Modern Mexico, divid-
ed among 20 classes, as follows: Gold,
S2S; gold and silver, 1875; gold and cop
per, "a; silver, 4,O24; silver and copper,
1856: silver and lead, 1,035; silver and
iron, AZ; silver and manganese, 2; cop
per, SOL; copper and lead, 6; copper and
iron, 40: lead, 10; lead and iron, I: iron,
SO; antimony, 10; tin, s.; mercury So;
sulphur, 20; opal, 10; rock salt, 2.
good strike in copper has been re-
ported in the Yerington copper mine al
Brunswick, New. The ledge is six feet
wide and carries 80 per cent. of copper
1t has been asserted that all pyrite
| contains gold in some amount, but care
| full tests have been made by some of
| the most expert chemists of the United
| States geological survey and pyrite
| frequently found which showed no trace
| of gold.
The Teton Chronicle reports what ap-
pears to be promising coal discovery
| in the vicinity Of Bynum. The vein
| as far as explored is about 10 inches
wide, dipping but slightly and appear
| ing to be of the blanket" variety
| There are said to be similar Indications
extending over an area of a square mile.
| The coal Is reported as being of good
| quality.
According ITO reports from Elizabeth
| town. N. M, conditions in that town are
steadily improving. In many of the
| claims good bodies of ore have been
| uncovered, and some of the mines are
shipping considerable quantities. Leas-
ers are coming in and taking hold of
claims long idle, and it is said that
there are many opportunities for the
bonding of fine properties. The camp
| has two modern mills in operation.
1t is said that the low price of silver
| has caused a complete suspension of
work at Georgetown, in New Mexico,
and the utter desertion of the camp.
Throughout that section the attention
Of mining men is now being directed
chiefly to copper properties, and the
discovery of considerable bodies of
fairly good ore is reported.
The Rossland (B. CO Miner says that
| Mr.. Toole. mining expert, is looking
over the Similkameen section in the in
terests of Marcus Daily, the Montana
copper king. Mr.. Toole recently pur-
joining properties for Mr.. Daily, paying
$64 900 in cash for them. The ore from
these properties averages $40 to the ton
and the ledge is IL feet in width. The
ore is free milling. Mr.. Toole has his
eye on other properties which he is ne
gotiating for.
The Shafter mine, near Iron Rod.
Madison county, owned by Fred Tur-
ney, was recently sold to A. D. Hart,
who has crew of men now at work
upon it. The lode is from eight to II
inches in width and the returns from a
shipment of ore from that mine to Hell
ena netted $S7 per ton. The considera-
ton for which the sale was made is not
stated.
Joe Brien and ST Michael are leasing
on the Virginia, just north of the Deer
Lodge, near Basin, says the Sheridan
Chinook. They have very good show
ing and have taken out % tons from a
small tunnel and have just struck the
top of the chute. This is lead ore run
ming as high as 40 per cent lead, from
$50 to 200 ounces silver and "a in gold
In sinking a Wine on this chute of ore
they took out five tons of ore in eight
feet.
1t seems that a dredging process has
at last been found that saves the flour
gold of Snake river. The gold in the
Snake river is so fine that it takes from
900 to / 900 colors to make one cent, anc
it is so light that when dry it floats OF
the top of the water like so much bran
The difficulty of saving profitable pei
cent. of this gold is therefore appar'
ent, but this dredger seems to do this
without trouble. The machine is in ope-
ration at Bridge island, near Payette
where it runs day and night.
John King of Virginia City, who is
working his quartz claim, the Y. S
Grant. in Alder gulch, about three
quarters of a mile from Virginia City
last Saturday shipped about Is tons Of
high-grade gold and silver ore to the
Twin Bridges smelter. This is grea
. mining proposition, as it is said there
, are II, 900 tons of ore now in sight thai
will average more than $40 per ton. Mr.
King works this property all alone, i
is said, and is making money out Of it
The Single Standard Claim.