The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-13
1rWS FROM THE MINES.
ATTEMPT TO GET PAYDUST
IEOIn, r1LJFORNIA BLACK SAND.

,.ov,rs. March I.-There Is a remark
y Los saot between the attitudes OF the best
abe H.,ncs in California and In Colorado.
rayps .ria the majority OF the ~best-payinR
in Van .s. between 1000 and 1000 feet above
nineS a. the surface. and In many cases their
the s ,rortinss extend several hundred feet
'oWe' ~ l.yel,ot the sea. Only n few oil the
below, mines are found above an elevation
impV sSo toet, The statement is made that,in
Of ~ M having mines exist below an alti-
taos" onner mines at Campo Seco. Calaveras
lI rhlch have been idle for a long time. are
eoai.S opsrated again. The plant Is being i'm
peips and the shaft Is to he sunk several hun
oe,uatbsr attempt is being made to mine the
S sond so plentiful in California. his time
pS.,csnt Oity, in Del Norte county. Boxes
N.nnosr plates are used to extract the gold.
mnusId.ime method. II is said, havinRsproved
unH.,ior TO any Of the modern contrivances
'" W irct Of land containing 200 acres has
90, lsased to oil men near Carplnteria. Santa
D.,hsro county, and drilling is-to begin at
pa II ia an entirely new field but has been
V~.w,red and pronounced promising by a rep
nantatiye of the State Mining Bureau. The
n,iac Coast OIL Company has leased three
.",,s NJ land near Naples. and another COM
~ ~ bos begun drilling near Surf Station.
M sudden activity in this region. which
..nioes 10 be very rich in oil, is caused by
~ nrohability that the Southern Pacific Rail-
IA will this summer oil in the gan In their
T hstween Surf and.Elwood. and thus fur
pEsh transportation
:, ,tratum of iron ore has been penetrated at
.S,n,h OF 725 teet.by the drill Of al oil we'll
'.,r Westlake Park. in Los Angeles. The drill
~. :, have brought to the surface fragments OF
Ton ore that are unusually pure. The deposit
n, u hang investigated to see II It comes nea
.,ouch TO the surface to permit Of profitable
4 working.
I county. which thirty years ago yielded ore
18th $50 per ton. is being reopened. The
- l,dRe is fifteen inches thick. The California
mine on CASTOR Ridge contains two immense
onartz lodges from five to MINI feet thick. the
ora from which runs from SO per ton up into
,be hundreds. In Placer county the McDaniels
mine is yielding gravel worth $50 Der pan.
Near Coliax the Bear River Hydraulic Com
many has begun operations.
A deposit OF anthony has been located on
The Plath ranch. near Menifee. Riverside coun-
~. The Good Hope mine. near Perris. is be-
ing worked by leasers who are said to be aver
aging $1,000 per month each. The ore veins
IN Virginia Dale district are assures which APP
mar TO be Of great depth and continuity.
i, Many OF them outcrop boldly for hundreds Of
feet, the groupings containing large amounts
NJ iron oxides, but in depth sulphides Of iron.
conner. and zinc appear. The assures range
from a few inches to six feet in width and the
ore is high grade. running from ten to several
hundred dollars per ton.
Rich quartz property has been discovered
near the head OF Union Creek. In the Coffee
Creek mining district. and preparations are
being made for much mining to be carried on
both Siskiyou and Trinity counties. Ground
along Yreka Creek. from the county boundary
to the Shasta River. has been leased to q nov
The Van Ness placer mine. in Trinity county,
has Welded from one wheelbarrow full Of
gravel TWO chunks OF gold Weighing over, o
p @aI q iSse Santa saa Ssos sp mine g. .T qSS fora; co an
II. IS the result OF three weeks work. cleaned
up $1,000 in gold.
ARIZONA.
Tucson. March Arrangements have been
t1es;edb the King OF Arizona Gold Mining and
T Milling Company, operating Yuma county. for
The construction OF thirty-seven miles of pipe
line from the Colorado River to the mining
property. with a relay station on the route.
APE the company to treat 200 tons Of ore daily.
More than hall q million dollars worth OF ore
hs been blocked Out.
mines adjoining the mine OF the Conner King
Mining Company. in the Clifton district. to the
aitkeeh Copper Com pany, through Mr.. Leo
pd Balbach. manager. The consideration
The Bullion Tax bill. which was introduced In
ta Arizona Legislature; was put to sleep last
week, but 1t may possibly bob up again before
adjournment.
The Live Oak Copper Company made an
other shipment OF ore TO Ell Paso last Tuesday
Z ald expects to make regular shipments here
after. one or two carloads per week.
OveT 5000 feet Of DEVELOPMENT work has
betn done 10 the shafts. drifts and crosscuts in
q high grade are exposed. Sixty workmen
The presence OF over thirty prominent min
ing men. from all over the Union. In the city is
evidence, Of the Importance Of Pima county
among investors. The fact that Calumet
aecla people have made extensive investments
ties S snSn Sig haro A Am ~ me 81 numerous I'M proper
aMlcers are Helvetia. Azurite. Saginaw. Table
Mountain. Silver Belle and the mines at Wash
inRton camp.
salt LAKE. March 6.-The Victoria mine. In
r Iihlah county. has a splendid showing OF SO per
sen., copper ore and there is some talk OF
"GI. s,E a smelter for Its treatment.
inII[S mine at Tintic, being, uncovered at q
e .iin Of Twenty-Five feet and assaying lead.
aNer and conner.
Ihe Old Rollins mine. in Beaver county. is
oyT M 10 NE hands OF Messrs. Shope d Mundy
~ on. LIMOS and is being equipped for thorough
~ In he development Of the Ingot at Mercur
MI mlners have encountered considerable
r ~ gold ore. but u permanent body has
n, as KY been discovered. This mine adjoips
"a NJ, strike q gold ore has. been made In the
odr consolidated at Tintic. -. .
MHai sronp OF eleven claims. owned by the
Ss y mining and smelling Company. has
s St1 = leased to Samuel L. Adams OF st, George
NIWVTa 10 contain ar abundance Of copper ore.
inc II expected that the Gold Mountain min
IN, uisIict VIII boom this spring. as no less
Tr n ~. new mills. are to be erected. The
NcnntsISns 70 De equipped are the Holland, Bald
nd sS STSs: doiden Star. Mammoth. Deseret
me mines at Stockton. in Tooele county. are
ISessii9Rg considerable attention at present
YER KIM Sas G lIst been closed conveying the. ST.
E y Of prominent local mining men. who have
KIM p srs under the name of the Galena
ousfv aug VII push development work yiRor-
OM IN Hhother mine Just Incorporated is the
receive similahri i; while the No.U-Don't is tc
Insrpvs excitement prevails at Castle Dale. in
Eros sSe san Rafael River. ST. Y. lie Sieur ol
. hSv a1a W. y. Hubbard Of Salt Lake are said
m Sasgcetors are going In by the hundreds
Goo SSup : IS now staked for miles around.
GoT nay ore has been encountered In the
SaSs Storm mine at Mercur. The strike wa
drltt OH the 30o-foot level.
v, NEVADA.