The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

tracted to America by the superiority of
goods of this class. America leads the
world, not only in the construction of
bridges but in the manufacture of bridge
material.
The Mining Investor reports another
mining deal of considerable size and i'm
portance at Cripple Creek. The deal i'm
cluded the sale and transfer of two we'll
located claims to the Constantine Con.
solidated Mining company, which has
been incorporated for the purpose OF
holding and working the same. The
claims in question are the Constantine
and Julia E., comprising little more
than 10 acres of patented ground, and for
which price in the neighborhood of $780,
900 was paid.
The Mammoth mine at Tintic, Utah, is
making a big record these days in the
way of ore shipments, says the Salt Lake
Herald. Every day witnesses the arrival
of several cars, and the information was
given out last Tuesday that 10 cars which.
it is claimed would average from Is to
20 per cent. copper were in readiness at
the mine to come down to the smelters
The management of the Mammoth ex-
pected to break all previous records for
single weeks shipments before Saturday
night of last week
syndicate of Boston, Baltimore Chi
cago and Denver capitalists have pur-
chased the Eureka copper mining group
at Grand Encampment, Wyo., for a con-
sideration of $4,000 The properties en-
brace the Eureka lode mining claim the
Cliff lode mining claim, the Gray Eagle
lode mining claim and the Black Eagle
lode mining claim, consisting, all told, or
about s. acres of surface Patents will
be secured on the properties and they will
be equipped with the latest improved ma
chinery. The property is said to have
fine showing of ore.
The mines of Cripple Creek are said to
be suffering from congested ore market.
Among them is the Modoc, which has
about 10 carloads of ore running from
two to five ounces to the ton. that can
not be disposed of upor satisfactory
terms The ore formerly shipped to the
cyanide plant from this property and av-
eraging about SIT to the ton is being
dumped. This will be attended to later,
when increased milling facilities will per-
nit of its treatment. The shareholders of
the Modoc company, however, need have
nothing to fear. The treasury is fully abe
to maintain the present rate of dividends
for at least another year. In the mean
while this big little mine is adding daily
to its ore reserve.
The Mining Record of Colorado Springs
states that on the 26th ult the Economic
mill at Victor. owned by the Woods In
vestment company, started up with three
roasters and three chlorination barrels.
making capacity at this time of $50
tons a day. 1t was hoped to be able to
start with 900 tons on the first of the
month, but this is an impossibility. as the
mill has not received its electric motors
and it will not be possible to start the
plant until that machinery arrives. This
| Will be in about 10 days, when so horse
power motors will be put in use and
roasters and chlorination barrels added to
bring the capacity up to 800 tons a day.
The mill is so arranged that it's capacity
can be readily increased to 900 tons a
day.
Two freight teams from White Pine,
New, were in Wells Saturday with Is, 900
pounds of concentrates from Paul Bros,
mill, near Ely. The freighters report
great activity in the mines of that vicin-
ity. 1t Is rumored that Colorado parties
have bonded % claims in the vicinity of
Osceola and that they they will begin de-
velopment work Immediately White Pine
is fast becoming recognized as a good field
for investment by capital seeking invest