The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25

GAINS IN the camp. ia erectlnh .ha1t Ian Il
mill which Will be- ready for work apou,, Sa't; =.
The camp Is expected to develop rapluly aiees
II has Milling facilities; The same nss ~ ths
Will construct railroad from tine MINUS W viz
Colorado River.
GrAYMAs. Dec. lo,A company has e SS f,o Sr-
glnized in the City OF Mexico WIN oyer pevvv y,
600 capital TO operate and deal In mining prop
cry IN hS Sta,G Of EStS silver and copper
have been ,V made a. 2acu"ipan and Tenascalte.
rac, in the State OF hioxlco. and ores In paying
Juan i. ire IRE iHt superntendent Of the Chi.
huahua and Pacific railroad. hn. secured e, nrsd,
s516S S iron ,hs Hoy1ne' e''s
l9Qstamp mill being added ny TO q 'h So PEW fy
MSx AeTc ns NH Mn soSn Se ready Tor worn
The plant OF the company mas cost eooo''oo ia
LAKE. rEatos IRON MINES.
DULUTH, MINI. Dec. 1S--The state Of Min
Mosaga range. Which by law are le ms o 10
the past Ave or ak years state lenses have
been almost without value and hundfcds OF
| doned Within the past few months these
| lease privileges have taken on new vaiue
ana there H. scarcey peHS 81 m nts OF iron
formation. that is not now teken up, r necS
forfeited for nqn-payment OF SiVO year ea zen
b eDe VeSp ,aSSen ans ~ tons OF ore are
being found on these state lands; . or,,nc
| crews operating other forms OF drills and
OF territory. including a length OF sixty miless
! on the Mpsnhh alone. The ore areas. as lalu
d9wn BY the seScESS! s1eygys M e than
! now are being wdcned materially ana scores.
q m96; ,b If toms Tsnsc VIII be
exrloTatiqn but with les. result. and thus far;
| spont during tho pnst season, few now deposits
! have been found ,old mines have been c r.
| tended by the use Of the diamond drill, anu the
Minnesota lion COMPANY has found very large
! additional loads Of iron By the use OF drills SCI
in IT," bottom o, It's d%Hp m Tas am pddi r 70
stnrtIng at the depth Of $50 feet has recently
opened large and rich lense OF orc l .ouD feet
| Underground and shaft is now BEING, opened
| 70 reach and min" It. The whole OF the great
biz where thc Minnesota Comparny,s re-, sou dan
holes in the hopo Of finding new lenses or the
| extension Of ol ones.
! bril- men have been OF the opinion that their
| indications are now that 1t has not more than
! begun. and thnt for the next year or two there
DO ii Dc NOR" Work '"'n men OF machines 10
| Krrorts from all over the ranges are that
eluallpd. and there viii be- at the ioust calcula.
! ton 100000 tons In stock by the opening OF
! navigation. This IL l.OOU.OOO tons more than
the entire snipmcnts OF the full year 1903 The
| general opinion now Is that tho shipments ~
| tno coming year will be as high as 2O.OOO.OOO
There IA u mino on the MenomInce range
| whose iron ore comes out Of the mine at about
Ike c5a.:uIate1 6lool Th,s is the Armenia
and Corrigan. Mckinney 4 Co, who lately
| took possession Of II. have now given orders
| for work thero "a soon as the machinery and
| mine can be mHlc ready.
ALASKA.
SEATTLE. Wash, Dee. IL The shipments Of
conrnntrltcs from tho Douglas Island mills
! are ycrJ heavy, iprTIuEa Uart OF the cargo 81
| lrari" every vds-". leaving Juneau an Doug
la city, 1hrs" CONCENTRATES run from Slupto
! $500 gold par ton aud are being successfully
! hut economically treated at tho reduction
! works ON Puget Sound.
! Tho weather uloag the Yukon River and
| chain o. axes has been unusually mild. no leo
! having formed excepting along the shores.
whore the steamer have been placed in winter
/ sudden fr"e2"-ur, No regular mail has hcen
s"n' 9nt IN siK weeks, the e" trails not being
/ Lake bennett
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
, SEATTLE. Wash. Doc. lS-WIthn the past
| Is rrGaraed A. one 81 the largest and richest
/ COPPER group a. L! ges on the continent 10
! cnt"i Oh Hove sound, three miles from tdr-
! wa'rr AMI deep hnrhpr. and thirty miles from
( IN" c,.yo Vancouver The property = :, braces
SET claims. OF about thy'c hun re! acres, on
! pe,, si5nn s. gold. and ~ to - silver 10
| s,"vnt. - r-timates hy competent mining nng'-
/ n""rs pace the amount Of ore IN sight ut sew
! l. ,srot Il question o, ore or quality o, ore In
/ thI- P.hp't'E, nut question o! train facilities
( '" a.. F'g Iron thc WiHr1to st"nmcr landing.
! u distance o' about three miles \ gravity
/ ram tgT I'M rHfr SO. catHhi" ~ handling 1000
! IN, dH'F. VIZ ue lh~'A''sl IN the spring.
! LW'l'n '"n Rr' now Engaged IN prosecuting
/ we, =" am determining the width on the sew
I 'fnl 'I0ili1.
| I'"r'n"s ~ Rl-s aud n" kcer'nG up thoir
| i"'nT ~ wondrr'll IEb in'rr-. the output dur
/ M ~ rI- Fv"H nE.nE $500 tons. or tho Sec
| ohp "A !g-' ever mAiH by the camp.
,v,,yt...,,
I ,
! NG'f -. Doc " IN" lalmer Moun'O n
Z 'uNn". ~ bNNoEnn district Is now IN hal! y
/ 49," HuA mas 'ro.~''rt fifteen distinct veins Of
/ Ne, ~. eU!'i.,"nt.y IisT a. e. rin,n 'Ls,n On
! record ~ cool pay. II IS now To" iut"n'iou 81
! Va" ''.uiHNH 10 NIit On thc-" lodges aud as
/ '''ihn 'h'r truo N.IN" H'N extent. A3olO-
/ VIC, oyer ItAlt has been decided upon to
/ run "" tr''I ana other mhrhilrry.
| IN ,lrhoW d's'r,'t ~" Noat Crock mine has
sIrHch II hghIi,, TINS 'iigr ~ depth Of ninety
/ W. i"s'. On De : th' men drove through
I W ' "f ~ ssoui rNhi'npIriM- hat aSsay"d
/ 80 r'ip"r, Nf,t'p gu.i. and 800 silver a ton.
Lhlt - good ore, thn' wil bear TRANSPORTATION
tlIi me hllNet MO tp,umbii RIVER. thence
ny hIh' anu ran to I'll" smrlters OF Puget
/ SrIhi'
! AZ me mines IN tho western 9ope 81 tho Cas-
cafes have h"Nh lrOT.SlOHHd tor tn" winter and
nj u al 4