The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21

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viii be not lar from a,t0o.900 tons OF ore. 81
great Great Fed T' Steel Company. '' =, ~
The latest mine e i resume is the lee Lee, Peck
opened and Is to ship TO- 90 tons this Year.
is on the Mesaba range and had never shipped
any ore.
IDAHO CRY. Aug. 13-Rlch gold ore, con
There seems to be no doubt that very impor
tant district will be opened, -
Mike Leary Co. cleaned UT $4,000 from
the sfns9ns run IN ,t two placer fpism s, 0ne
the west side Of Boise Basin.
dep22s 81 has been located
| Thunder Mountain. In Idaho county. 10 now
Hepors from 20 prospectors are that the Vsin
carrying gold In paying quantities; However
the district has not been sufficiently developed
mnes The Country INT vii be e prettg thoroaeb,
prospected before snow flies.
Prospecting machinery 10 now on the grount
or x Of Sbovs
| ley. The company has options on placer
claims extending along the river for foul
The drift from the third level Of the, Black
Clnder near HALEY has entered a mo 59dy d
The Boston and Idaho Copper Company. a
| Warrior and DEBORAH mines In Seven Devils
district. Assays show 40 per cent copper. 81
| In gold and - silver per ton.
MIssoURI-KANsAs.
JOPLIN, Mo-, Aug. 20-The controversy be-
tween the Missouri Kansas Zinc Miners, Assoc
oiation and the zinc smelters over the prices TO
the zinc 1 %ner Having saned ther
point. the miners made schedule Of prices for
hs rest Of the year on She basis o. prices fof
%oh s45 ton n IKE bin 11 and for fns
per cent less OF zinc in the ore the price is re-
Last weeks sales of zinc and lead ore we're
the largest for several months.
MONTANA.
BUTTE. Aug. 16-The Amalgamated Copper
Company will at once proceed TO explore the
Butte copper belt to ~ limit OF depth; It is
than In this district where the copper values
are found In the, granite. Few of the copper
The original prospecting was generally for sill
YER the copper being struck as depth was at
The, retimberinG Of the Parrot mine Is COM
pleted and work resumed. The Parrot smelter
has been permanently, closed and the Parrot
sfPns '%sSt'SG hs e GEEK ss
B ndns "a road "py ana had aI picked some Poef
s o
Creek except that II is more richly covered
with gold and needs no ehemical, process as
company has decided to put in a en-stamp
mill
SALT LAKE. Aug. 1.-THE receipts OF
soidsted Kansas CITY Smelling Il Refining
G9s@gp1y ds, IN the ySS Sst ssSShS total OF
In the, ore and bullion market the week
closed with settlements amounting to $780,
Rich galena discoveries have been made by.
Willard smith thi5ty,GSse miles s.n vest 1.s Of
wedge group In aarysdas has REUSED to give i've
at sl,5Q6.o0o. Ore worth $500 900 Is already
Assays from body 9t ore 5eSsntly taken ont vt
Several ihnes specimens showing native COP
the Congor properties. Bingham. and q largo
quantity OF ore Is now In sight.
WASHINGTON
@, SEATTLE. Aug 1.-THE Eagle group in
bimilik ameen district Okanogan county, dis
he had spent his last dollar and eaten his last
Bpot6srs aa 5s sSf has H.
covered BY Q, heavy iron Gaping that carries
Attention IS beng, directed TO the first dis
coveries made by Okanogan Smith, twenty
permitted to remain Idle in hopes Of cheaper
tIr aa,s y, The properties show good
The Edison group. in the Silver Greek dis
trict. struck rich Body Of goi copper ore this
II new tunnel that sh%ws Width Of
Mineral City. recorded a strike last week going
i've Wds snd Streak w o'h ee
Another strike In the same group was made
the week prey!ous, the assa "a showing 20 per
pgo. carrlgan staid with it. and is now reapinG
In Carbon district the. Tacoma owners OF a
large group Of claims have negotiated deal
astr Isl now tss as
opening coal mines. building tramways and id
bunkers. 1t Is anticipated that everything
and in eondon s Ship f o69 s sePs
daily.
ALASKA.
psTt IT P wah w ASs ,p the sss so1hs5n
feet. has been found. the ASSAYS OF which show
analysis show eo Is % SSay
IT ns a9 s sod s M the
done for fifty cents ton. There are two
claims situated on tide water, with good har-
Dor protected from storms.
Sinking on the compartment shaft OF the
Willis Yakima group on Douglas Island CON-
intended to cross:cut at the $50 foot level. and
continue to the foot wall. Ore brought out
within the past week assayed from So to 500
gold a ton which is much higher than antici-
pated by those who have the greatest conf
dence In this big neighbor OF the Treadwell
The new hoist recently installed is working adj
mrably and everything Is progressing to the
satisfaction OF the management
An Eastern syndicate Ia pushing develop
ment on some very promising gold properties
While there are conflicting reports from
the gold fields Of Cape Nome. the Lane syndi-
cate continue to work their claims and take
out gold. Up to date they have taken out
S30.OOO. and express themselves as well salts
Ned with the mines and country. They have
already sent In supplies worth 100000, and
their vessels haye sailed for Seattle for two car
goes. worth $4,000. They are not urging
miners to go to Nome. although they are Civ
ing employment to a large force, and will con-
tinue work all winter; II is estimated that
there are 5000 mon in the district and that
5000 will winter there.
The floating population OF Dawson having
scattered. IL Is said that this famous camp
will enjoy better times than ever: that every
man can get employment at high wages and
the output OF the mines will be as great or
greater than II was this year.