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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
Important Cyanide Test.

From the Mining Reporter
The Colorado group, on the Colorado
vein in the Royal Arch mining district, on
Red Mountain. owned by Richard OAR
ling and Henry G. Lang, will start a cy-
anioe mill at the latter part of this week,
the mill having been built by the Colo
RADIO Iron works. Charles F. Cuno goes
to the mine to superintend the chemical
work and starting of the mill. The vein
is $50 feet wide and has been opened on
the surface 5000 feet. The property also
has two tunnels, which expose 100000 tons
of ore, which averages 81 in gold and one
ounce Of silver. The mill is put in to
make a run on large quantity to deter
mine the requirements of it's treatment
Some Denver capitalists are interested
in the Piedra group, adjoining, which is
also an immense assure, capable of devel-
opment by adit levels on the vein. Dem
YER and Boston capitalists are also devel-
oping the Pacific vein, which is on the
opposite side from these properties, on
the Continental divide. The ore of these
large veins is quartz the only metallic
contents outside of gold and silver be-
ing from to 21a per cent iron pyrites and
more than 90 per cent silica They are
believed to be ideal ores for the cyanide
process.
Other companies in that section are
anxiously waiting the outcome of this
test of the values of this district.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
Mining Ups and Downs.

The alternating periods of depression
and revival in mining, such as we have
experienced during the past decade, al
most invariably prove to be conditions
that are needful and appear as though
providentially designed, remarks the
Mining Reporter. The resumption of work
in old, neglected mines and the recon-
quest of abandoned and depopulated
camps has resulted in many startling rev.
Citations of discovery for which the his
tory of mining in America during the
past 20 years furnishes the most valuable
precedents. For instance, when at a
depth of $50 feet the Congress mine in
Arizona was deemed a worthless prop
erty. Now, at 800 feet, it is held at a
valuation of 100000. The Fortuna at
$50 feet was sold for 1000 and it is now
valued at more than $4,000, OO0 The famous
Copper Queen mine of Bisbee. Arlz., is to
be placed in the same category. Apropos
the recent Mobilization of numerous old
mines and camps of Colorado has been
fruitful of many Immediately happy re-
suits, and among these the old pioneer
district of Empire can be cited as bright
and promising example.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
Mining at the Paris Exposition.

In addition to the exhibits contained in
the Palais DIES Mines at the Paris exhi-
bition of next year there will be two real
istic representations, or demonstrations,
of the mining art, the underground min
ing exhibition, and also the monde SOU
terrain in the catacombs under the Tro-
cadero and neighboring avenues. The en-
trance to the former is to be in the Rue
de Madgebourg, where a shaft of five me-
tiers (about 80 inches) diameter will serve
regular mine workings; and the second
communication with the surface will be
afforded by an adit, the mouth of which
will be in the special exhibit organized by
the Transvaal Chamber of Mines The
wrought-iron head gear Is to be of the
latest type, designed by the firm of NAL
lissardTaza, surmounted by an elegant
campanile; and a powerful four-cylinder
winding engine from the Dubois works,
Amin, will work cages of the latest type,
designed by the Amin company's engi-
neer,s. for IL tubs on four decks. After
the exhibition all the plant is, states the
Echo des Mines, to be transferred to the
Arenberg pit that Amin company is put
ting down to the seams in the Foret de
Walters.
At each lift so visitors will be let down
to the underground roads, 100 meters long.
laid out for winning coal by different
methods; and from these roads will be
turned off several working places where
actual miners will show the methods of
getting coal and various ores, all the de-
tails of the underground work being faith
fully reproduced. Side by side with hand
mining, power driven rock drills, coal
cutters, etc. will be shown in operation,
and the various methods of haulage from
the mine pony to the Marles electric To-
connective, will be represented.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
Snubbed Her Repentant Suitor.

They were engaged and had quarrel
ed and both We're slow and naughty
in taking the initiative in making up.
He waited as long as he could and then
called at the house ''to see the old
gentleman purely on business matter"
She was at the door. 81 want to see
your father on business" he said, with
attempted GOODNESS. PA. is not in at
present Did you wish to see him per-
sonally?" Yes" was the bluff re-
spouse, feeling that she was yielding,
land very particular personal busi-
ness" and he turned proudly to go
away. II beg your pardon she call
ed after him as he struck the lower
step, but who shall / say called p"
And then he was sorry that he had
not stayed away.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
find still more of these cyclopean build

find still more of these Cyclopean build
ings."
With this first authentic news from DIR.
Peters expedition the tongues of the
British officials who have in their charge
the affairs of Africa have been loosened
sufficiently for them to acknowledge that
the explorers trip is not in the interest
of Germany, as his previous expeditions
have been, but in the interest of British
Africa pure and simple. And the big men
in South Africa have admitted even more
they admit now that DR.. Peters and his
British colleagues. among whom are men
of the British army, have been directly
charged with ''the exploration and ex-
ploitation of the auriferous territories on
the southern affluents Of the Zambesi."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
Mechanical Power in Mines.

The substitution of mechanical traction
for animal or human power in mines is
continually making progress The ad-
vantages of such changes are now fully
recognized wherever the mine workings
are extensive enough to warrant the
necessary expenditure. AS coal mining is
generally carried on upon larger scale
than metal mining. and coal mines gen.
orally cover a much greater extent, 1t Is
naturally in such mines that the question
has been most studied and the most work
has been done. The two chief classes into
which mechanical traction is divided are
the endless cable and locomotive haulage;
the second class being again subdivided,
as steam compressed air or electricity Is
used to operate the locomotives. Gable
traction in this country is used in COM
paratively few mines, and in them chiefly
in adits and slopes, where the mine is
entered in of those ways: so that locomo-
tive traction has been most studied.
Obviously the steam locomotive is adj
MISSILE only in the largest mines, and
in those which are provided with abund-
ant ventilation. There is also a strong
objection to the steam locomotive in fiery
mines where the danger from gas is
great. The advantages of this engine
are it's comparative simplicity, its COM
pleteness in itself and the fact that no
costly power house or compressor plant is
needed.
In most mines the choice is between
compressed air and electric locomotives.
Both have their advocates and both pre-
sent advantages which are worth con-
sidering, but which cannot be enumerated
here. The introduction of compounding
in the air locomotive has increased its
efficiency and made possible the utiliza-
ton of much higher percentage of the
theoretical power than heretofore. The two
rival systems, in fact, are so closely
matched that in most cases very
careful consideration will be needed
and the local conditions will finally
determine which system shall be
needed and the local conditions will
finally determine which system shall be
adopted
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29

contact Of eruptive rocks with an under
lying crystalline formation. The ores con-
tain gold and a small amount of silver in
addition to the copper contents.
Professor Hirsching says that he in
tends to employ the cyanide process in the
treatment of the tailings, the objectiona-
BILE copper having been removed.
An important feature claimed for this
process is that 1t will treat sulphide cop
per ores at cost considerably below that
of smelling, which, If true, will consti-
tute it an important factor in the reduce
ton of copper ores generally.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
Amonia Process in Reduction of Copper
Ores.
From Mining and Scientific Press.

From Mining and Scientific Press.
At Good Springs, Lincoln county, New,
Professor H. Hirsching, formerly of the
Salt Lake. Utah. Mining academy, has
recently installed an innovation in the
way of an extensive plant for the treat
ment of copper ores by process invent
ed and patented by himself. The plant
has a crushing capacity of 100 tons daily
and teaching capacity of So tons.
The plant was constructed by the Ris-
don Iron works of San Francisco, Cal,
and consists of a crusher two sets of
rolls, trommels, elevators, conveyors.
etc. The motive power comprises 100 Fl.
P. boiler and a 50 H. P. engine. The
teaching plant is arranged on a series of
terraces and comprises SO watts. The solu-
tions pass from top to bottom by gravity
and when the copper has been extracted
the solution is pumped back to the stor-
age tanks for reuse without having dete-
riorated.
The ore, which is chiefly oxide and car
Donate of copper in a silcious gangue. av-
erages IA per cent. copper. 1t is crushed
dry through a fine screen and subjected
to teaching by what is called by Professor
Hirsching his ammonia process. In two
hours the copper is dissolved and suisse
quently recovered as a finely pulverulent
black oxide of copper, in which form 1t is
marketed; but as the market for this
material is limited, a portion will be
melted into bars and sold as metallic
copper. The secret of the process is not
made public, as the various operations are
not fully protected by patents. The am
mona is said to be recovered with prac-
tically no loss or deterioration.
The ore deposits of the region occur at
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29

Matters at the Homestake are in statu
quo. Mr.. Heinze seems to be virtually in
possession of the mine. The Glass broth
ers hold the surface at the shaft, but this
has been bulkheaded by Heinze, who en-
tiers by and controls the tunnel which
strikes the shaft about 100 feet below the
surface. In this tunnel work is proceed
ing. There is a considerable flow of wa
ter from the mine, and this is understood
to constitute its chief value in the esti-
nation of Mr.. Heinze. The water joins
the flow from the Clinton tunnel and the
joint supply is used at the concentrating
works of the Montana Ore Purchasing
company at Meaderville
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
Good for Old Ontario.

The Salt Lake Herald reports very
important strike in the Ontario mine. II
quotes Superintendent Chambers as say
ing that the developments on the 1,loO
/. 200 and 1900 foot levels are proving
highly satisfactory. On the 1900 level he
saws an ore body has been struck So feet
wide. carrying some value throughout,
and with large streaks which run into
high values. Mr.. Chambers thinks that
great deal of the second-class ore will
make a good concentrating proposition.
If this proves true he expresses the be-
lief that the company will erect a mill
for its treatment at the mouth of the
three-mile drain tunnel. He also states
that in the Daly-West large quantities of
free milling ore were being developed, and
he thought that Maisac mill would be put
in shape to handle the ores Such reports
from mines like the Ontario. which have
already produced many millions, are in
the highest degree encouraging. When
the management of that property serious
ly thinks of building new mill to work
concentrates, 1t may be safely assumed
that the conditions warrant 1t.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-29
BUTTE MENTION.

The new work at the Spectator is pro-
ceeding smoothly and rapidly. The new
shaft is down about 270 feet and the man
agement is rather expecting to reach 800
feet by Sept. 1. The foundation for the
steel gallows frame is being laid and work
is in progress upon the railroad switch
to the mine. The usual quantity of ore
is being regularly extracted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-29

LONDON. Nov 18.-The Speaker
prints a scathing denunciauon Of the
Samoan agreement, declaring that
Lord Salisbury has given Germany
possession of the pearl Of the Pacific
and the only possible naval base in
the South Seas in exchange for an ac-
acknowledgement of the already estab-
Iished British rights in Tonga and a
peck of new troubles in the Solomon
Islands, adding: The nation that
holds Samoa holds the Pacific, and
Lord Salisbury deliberately consented
that this nation should be Germany.
1t is true, he dashed their JOY and laid
up a store of strife for them by giving
Tutuila to America, but that does not
help us, and will not console the loyal
and generous colonies whose interests
were sacrificed for the sake Of tOadying
to the Emperor, who only despises us
for our servility."
The writer then declares that the
Admiralty records fatty disprove Lord
Salisbury's Mansion House assertions
| regarding the harbors, saying: Ton
ga Tabu, which Lord Salisbury sale
was a good harbor, is inaccessible II
rough weather or at night, while Pa
] go Page is the finest harbor IL tn
world.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-29
A FASTER AUTOMOBILE.
One Runs a Hundred Miles Without
Recharging.

One Runs a Hundred Miles Without
Recharging.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., Nov. 18.-A
practical demonstration Of the ad-
vanced power of electric motors, as
applied to automobiles has Just been
given over the South Jersey bicycle
course. The record for the best prev
fous performance of a storage battery
in an automobile, being double the
weight in both battery and vehicle to
that used here, without recharging,
eighty-seven miles, made during the
summer in France by Count Chassa-
liant LAMBERT, was eclipsed, the auto
mobile making 100 miles without hav-
ing the battery recharged.
The automobile used in this test was
a runabout and weighed complete 1900
pounds, of which the batteries weighed
900 pounds. With two passengers
the total weight was about $500
pounds The total time for the dis
lance was hours, 4412 minutes, which
included twenty minutes rest,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-29

Report Recommends the Use Of the
System on Naval Vessels.
CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-A Washington
special to the Times Herald says: THE
system is adapted for use on all yes
sells in the navy" is the finding Of the
special board of navy officers that had
in charge the investigation of the Mar
conf wireless telegraphy. The conclu-
sions of this board and its rec0mmen-
dation that the system be given a trial
in the navy were given out today by
Admiral Bradford, the chief eXecu-
tive OF the Bureau of Equipment, I'M
der which supervision the Govern
mental tests on board the New York
and Massachusetts were recently made.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-29

Those Taken from Spain by the United
States.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1S.-secretary Of
State Hay today notified Commission
err General Peck that the islands Of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans acquired by
the United States as a result or the
Spanish war are to participate in the
exhibits of the American section at the
Paris Exposition in 1900. The exnlolts
will be symbolical Of the different
products Of the islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-29

The Culgoa Goes to the Aid Of the
Wrecked Cruiser.

WASHINGTON, Nov 18,-The Cul-
goa started today from Hongkong for
the wreck of the cruiser Charleston.
Naval officers here believe she carries
a force Of wreckers in accordance with
Admiral Watson's directions and at
least sufficient plant to make a thor
ough examination Of the hull Of the
ship. If she can manage to approach
the wreck and lift off the big turret
guns it is believed that the Charles
ton can be doated. The main source
of anxiety is the weather, which al
this time is likely to be stormy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-29

Negotiations Over the Islands G0ine
on at Washington.

Ne3JE4aEDES over TIE 3SEdAA3s e8J4kA@
on at Washington.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1S.-The ne
souations for the perfection of treaty
arrangements providing for the geo
graphical partition Of Samoa have been
transferred from London to Washing
tou. and conversational exchanges OIL
he subject occurred at the STATE De
2artuent today
The most interesting development
IS that the negotiations have not beeL
completed. despite the statement 70
Jhat effect given out officially III Berlin
and confirmed III London. Authorita-
ave information was obtained here
few days after the Berlin announce
ment that, so far as it affected the 20
sition Of the United States. the state
ment from the Foreign Office in Ber-
| liz was correct, although the AmerI-
can officials frankly acknowledged that
| they had not been notified by Embas-
| 5adOr Ch0ate Of the arrangement Of a
| treaty 1t appears, however, that while
| Choate was a party TO the London ne
| gotiations. they included actually and
formally only the surrender Of Great
Britain 5 interest in Samoa TO Ger
many.
Ii was learned today that the United
States twice stated to the other pow
ers when the partition scheme wa!
preached that it would not be satisfied
with less than the cession Of all Sa
moan territory lying east Of the Ills
degree of longitude. This includes tn
Islands Of Tutuila, Manua, OlOOsing;
Ofoo and Rose. Great Britain an
Germany practically conceded this de
mand and proceeded TO discuss Sa
moan partition among themselves an
independently of the territory desire
by the United States, but not Withou
permitting ChOate and his Govern
ment to know what was going on.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-29
Y. 2. COUNTER,
Matchmaker, JeWeler AND Opticlan
We Buy for Cash. We Sell for Cash. .
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cheaper any
will statements
a7s CHAIRS CFAIRs-strong durable maple chairs 6oo cae
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to
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the loan of each shipments received every nl M
of adventure, travel eIc iAN7 "7 800
WILL
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snectacle o gold, for $I25; silver oUc'
g MATHEWS & SON, FURNITURE DEALERS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
DEATH ON THE YUKON TRAIL.
A Story OF Starvation, Possible Cannibal-
ism and Death Among Yukon
Gold-Seekers.

Circle City. Alaska. May %, via SaL
Francisco. June ia story of posi-
BILE c~annibaliSm and death on the Nu.
kOn trail has just reached here. Three
men who left Dahl river. on December
;. for Jimtown. We're not heard of
again. and they we're supposed to have
been lost. Nothing WAS heard of them
here till the steamer Rideout. Just ar
rived. brought Il terrible tale of sui
feriEg and horror.
The men We're Michael DAILY, Victor
Ediar and NJ. Provost. They were from
Providcnce. Il. l.. WOonSOcket, X. L.,
and ~l;rocktOn. Mass. respectively.
Their bodies were discovered Il miles
from the mouth of Old Mans creek.
they having lost the trail and become
bewiIdcrcd. Having left Dahl river
with only three weeks food, but which
was amply sufficient for the $50 miles
to Jimtown. the poor fellows We're
soon reduced TO starvation.
Days body was found. partly eaten.
in Il tent. on the stove. Just as il was
left when death overlook the others.
Some scraps of moose hide and mecca
sin We're found. of which they were
e~ndeavOrin~ to make a stew.
Days body was identified by the
clothes. The other two men were found
dead five miles away from the tent.
The fac of the tent flaps being shut
down when found would seem to pre-
cludc the possibility of Days body
having been eaten by animals. The
other men doubtless were driven by
hunger to the awful extremity of cam
nihaliSm. Four hundred dollars were
found on the bodies.
The seven boats whicT wintered at
Dahl river are all safe. They are the
ST. Michael. Reindeer. Monarch,
Evans. Mary Graft. Luem and I;ideout.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
COUGHLIN AND ARMSTRONG
Master and VI an Indicted on Ugly Charge
with Heavy Fines and imprIson-
ment Pending.

Chicago. June 2l.-Last night thu
grand jury voted indictments against
Danicd COughlan and William ARM
strong. Coughlan was Indicted on the.
charge of offering a bride 10 Juror
John +. Taylor. lie was also indicted
with William Armstrong. his barren-
der. on charge of conspiracy to do an
act ~preiudicial TO the administration
of public justice. The punishment pre-
scribed by law upon conviction of Of
fering Il bride is a fine not exceeding
$1,000. The punishment which may be
inflicted upon conviction of c%Onspira-
cy as embodied in the pending casr is.
Il term not 20 exceed ten years in the
pcnitentiary or Il fine not TO exceed
$1,000. or both.
Coughlan. il is stated. was positively
identified yesterday by Juror Taylor.
Mrs. Taylor and Il boy he had sent
with messages to Taylor's house. and
$3.50 in marked bills. whichit is claimed
he paid to Taylor as hush money after
he learned that the juror had spoken
Ia Judge Tuthil of the matter. WAS.
also produced in evidence.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24

beer nuthoritativeiy denied Dy an or.
ficcr of his staff as wholly unfcunicd.
On the contrary. .AGmlral Sampson is
now in better health than he has been
al any time since or during the war.
Since January l the island depen-
denotes of the United States. exclusive
of Hawaii. have yielded in taxes about
S>.00O.o OO. every dollar of which has
been or will he expended Cor the beuc-
fit of the people from whom collected,
or in administering the present tenn
pcrary form of government To them.
Mrs. Ellen l.. ellison died recently
in the Eigin Ull.) insane asylum. whery
h was i~ncarcerated for insanity.
c%uscd by the study of Christian
Science. In the same institution are
her daughter. Gertrude. and her broth
q Elmc- T.. Day. both of whom lost
tl.eir reason through the same study
The First California. First Colorado
First Nebraska. First North Dakota
I thirteenth Minnesota. First Idaho
FIRST Montana. First South Dakota
Tenth Pennsylvania. all infantry. ans
BATTERIES y and Il. t'lh artillery. vii.
have left Manila for home on July /.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-24
THREE GOOD REASONS GIVEN.
Chinese Nrrchants Want Free Entry ut
Manila for American Goods
Shipped by Them.

Washington, June 21.-A firm of
Chinese merchants at Hong hong.
through its attorneys. has submitted
to the war department the question of
the validity of duty levied upon Amrri-
can goods shipped from Hong Kong 10
Manila.
The firm maintains the duty should
not be paid:
First, because II expectation from
Hong hong took place under assur-
ances given by the American consul
general nj Hong Kong that the goods,
being American. would. so far as he
knew. be exempt from duty; secondly,
because the goods were American and
no duty should be charged for their
admittance to any port under Ameri-
can control, and third. because. from
the date of the signing of the proto-
col on August II. 1S9s. the occupa-
ton of the city, bay and harbor of
Manila became civil and not military.
and no power existed on the part of
any official of the United States to col
lect duties within that territory. The
specific instance on which the question
is raised is the shipment of 15.OOC-
cases of comet and 10000 bags of
American flour from Hong Kong 10
Manila.