The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17

Gmo peop oIuplOyou IN tuo
.Gdti0s 70 sn inSEsGss Of some 600 men men
=, Ss IN SSf4
osher IN thf dS i6 BY as
suburbs. a record which will DO excelled only
by Detroit among Michigan cities.
The Phoenix mine 10 being reopened and In
addition to copper is showing silver In con-
siderable Quantities. Several OF the older
tho numGSST being. the Minnesota, CIiiT and
once promIne in the district which is still
Idle. II was opened on assure vein. when
haIsfed by the ne management nj gem when the mine
! was closed down some thirty years ago. Many
We To it's m @ Sod
COPPER ground remsins to be opened pen IN tn;
payment OF profits in 1910 and Its last divi-
dend in iqudqtion Just thirty years later d ,,Jo
were paid while the original investment was
hssure vein. supposed to have been worked
out. but there are miners still living who as
cradle mass of native copper remains in the
old workings, untouched and its existence
reHted %nddp hs OF S
| Michigan. but new mino Is being developed
on an amygdaloid lode known as the Calico.
| OF the most sanguine.
There are now some forty bushes. houses
| Thirty years ago Rockland was perhaps the
| largest mining camp In the copper district.
but its mines we're gradually closed and the
| town grew small. At present building and
hotel WITH S odern pS has P been
built fpE re stranger within thegates. 2 ma
noss. and as the town has several good mines
IT its doors it's former glory may be duplicated
or even eclipsed: ARRANGEMENTS are being
m Al
tho Michigan. which will greatly help Rock
| COLORADO.
DENVER. July 1.-THE strike situation has
A%sriesn Sinister S9%s %,sy' an s its s m:
being back ed and advised by the State Fedora
ton OF Labor and officials Of the Western Fed
are generally working upon agreements made
between the operetors and the miners as e
pot recognize the federation. as that would
bring to the state the same condition OF affairs
To eosr NTH hs
means a rscpenit9n Of the federation no set
Ellers smelter at Pueblo. and Tor .,evernl days a
smster,is tho Guggenhem smelter. which Is
not in the so called trust. and where amicable
at an hour rate which was higher than the
| agree ment under which employees Of the Eilers
large s'f body Of men rom the GuGeenhem s sm.
ter went over TO the Ellers snelter. and by
in inducing the employees there to quit
work. resulting in the closing down OF the Ell
ers smelter. The present. situation is there.
| fore very uncertain. Meanwhile the Guggen-
helm smster is running, at fu CAPACITY. and
the chlorination, cyanide and stamp mills
Owing 70 the difficulty q operating the New
castle coal mines. near Glenwood Springs, be-
Company has decided to abandon the property.
There have bee been many tatai accidents IN tho
great When nth the res broke out again last last
| week tho com pany decided to give up the under;
takng In pIafs Of ths property the coal
The Coal Basin district. five miles from Red
stone and about thirty miles south Of Carbon:
the Denver and Rio brands Railroad. and the
company will be shippinG by the Ist OF Sep
| TENDER The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
| pany has opened up lite anthracite mine at
RUBY. employing a i5O men: u,.. t., Art. ~
for the. fiscal year Just ended REPORTS receipts
Of gold amounting to 81 COMPARED
an. e a r sh the :fn ~ per s1 s.n
The Bailey chlor,inatfon plant at Eldora.
Fst S@d:bSoi to the pranch Min; tai at Denve!
per cent. OF the gold found in tho ore. II this
chlorination plant proves successful the new
camp Of Eldora will have most promising
The DRAINAGE OF the big mines at Creole
fae ,nT During the week the water in tie
Amethyst has lowered over 100 feet. A.torce
| OF men Is now at work on this mine making
| so far drained These workings have been
under WAGER for five years and shipmsnts will
beRin this month from the upper levels.
the Angel mine in the Paradox Valley dis:
district has been made. IT comes from the
Sunrise mine. II consists OF carload OF cop
less silver Upon the smeiter returns Of this
shipment much depends II 1t proves as
eo cor district win be the scene Of lively
Another new, corner district has been opened
The existence q conner in this locality has
several'wagon loa Is OF the ore were hauled to
Denver. Tbs low price OF c9ppeI at that time
opmsnt Cripple Creek miner has lateiy
opened up two claims where he has found an
o ba. mn ssn down
feet developing .welve-tnch vein Of copper
glance. No SHIPMENTS have vet been made,
made BY he Princ.ss Alice Gold Mining com
pany OF buffalo: =; y, in the lafayette mine
f%R 1s7ss di Ss hs1S Hssp EsDG iaatn
/ beginning at knife. blade thickness was ak
inches thick Mt twenty fset. the average being
four. Ino seam runs tnrOugn n IOurteen-lncn
| vein which ASSAYS S745. The fourth assay
was obtained some days after the fret three.
All have been verified by Assayer P. Schuch.
Jr. OF Cripple Creek. At another level in tho
mine bonanza orc has been encountered. A
ton now ready for shipment IL estimated 10 be
worth s1000 while two or three others are
Will pay for the Rubie mine, which has been
bonded TO the Princess Alice Company for
$4,000 Tho seam OF bonanza ore enters the
Rubie at twenty feet The bond was secured
Just before the strike was made
Tho PrinCeB6 Alice Ia tho only COmDanY
operated by women. though there are many
women lpeculdtors, and In tho early days Of
Cripple Creek various women prosnectors.
Tho Independence mine. RECENTLY ACQUIRED
by the Venture Company Of London at SO.
O0O.OOO. Is developing new ore bodiaa, The
company has realized net to date S350. 900 out
| OF $500 900 Rross output. thus enabling IL to
pay 100000 monthly dividends.
During NO weeks In June the smalter strike
caused loss OF 100000. or about one-thrd.
| Of Cripple Creeks monthly output. The shut
down OF mines, particularly the smelter grade.
is general and COMPLETE. The July loss will
be from 80 to 20 per cent.
ssOCRI-KASsAS.
Joplin Mo July l4-Aftar a two wAeka'