The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-12
MINING NEWS.

The Admiral Dewey. at Republic. WASH Is
reported to he opening up promising ore
Every shaft in the Snowstorm. at Mercur.
Utah. is increasing the volume o! gold bearing
ores. The mills OF the Mercur ana other prop.
critics are running at their full capacity, and
crease over last season.
Salt La o reports scarcity OF eNrert mine
In several Utah CAMPS. There is a demand for
timbermen and drill hands, and the samplers
want shoveIIers and whee lbarrow men.
and Gold Mining Company. are reported much
pleased with disclosures in cross assure.
There is eight or nine; feet SNro.cd which AZ;
ounces silver. and SD gold Plans are being
perfected for the erection Of smelter.
Letters from Cripple Greek note that the lost
ore chute in the Fluorine on Conner Mountain
has been found: and that ehtpmcnts OF 500 ore
have begun. Last year tho OUTPUT of this
have also started from the Old Hickory, which
Is looking we'll and has streak Of quartz that
Victor, Col. reports that the ore in the Hull
City placer is blocked out to depth OF 500
feet. and that rich and Widar bodies OF pay ore
are being found in the bottom workings. The
mine Is now shipping at the rate OF thirty tons
per day. 1t is expected that this rate Of produc-
ton will be doubled by the end Of this month;
ore has been encountered thatsruns from $1,000
Several hHndrcd Atln miners whose license.
were cancelled by. the Canadian officials have
formed an association to prsss claims against
the DOmlnlCn Government amounting TO S0,-
100000. Data and proofs are being collected
for transmission to the State Department at
Washington. The officers Of the association
contend that their case is'lust as I'm portant
and deserving OF as much consideration as
that OF the British Column bia s.alers.
Paul Johnson, who has been erecting the
smeter for the California Copper Company
at MADEIRA. tslegraphs that all the machinery
will be on the ground within two weeks. and
ton OF the smelter Of the British Columbia
Copper Company at Greenwood, b. {. The
California mines are owned by the same per-
sons who ore working the Mother Lode OF
Groenw wood.
Boston and London capitalists. It is reported
from Seattle. have bought $40 acres OF the
placer grounds near Eagle City. the new Ameri-
for. A full equipment Of machinery VII he in
stalled next spring. 1t Is claimed that the dirt
will run - per cubic ward. and that the entire
tract holds over S3O.OOOOOO or gold
Western minsrS are nothing II not superstl.
.ious. Just before the shots were put In which
opened up rich ore body in the Lafayette.
Cripple Greek. two weeks ago, a black: cat
birth to FIVE black kittens. Manager Fitting
at Cnce attributed the strike to tho advent 81
the sable feline. and he gave orders to guard
the cat and her onsnrIng as jealousy as the
precious mineral which had been uncovered.
This story spread. however. and there was n
great demand for the kittens one Of which was
sent to the President Of tho Princess Ali,e
York women. which also recorded rich strik e q
short time ago and the others are treasured as
mascots by superintcndents who are still look
ing for gold. The mother 10 being fed on ten
derloin and cream. and shows no desire to quit
the engine room Of the Lafayette.