El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-29
Mines and
Mining.

TX NA1A111x. i
There is now being built at Cherry
Creek, Arizona, 100-ton copper matte
smelter.-Ex.
The Tucson Citizen SAYS 100 miners
are wanted at the Peabody mine near
Russellville, Ariz.
Another discovery of molly bdenite in
California has been made, this time in
Ventura county.-Ex.
A rich placer strike is reported at q
point south of Pine Ridge, forty miles
east of Fresno, Cal.-Ex.
A streak of almost pure galena has
been struck on the upper left-hand
fork of Red River, Taos county n. M.
-Socorro Chiefman.
The zinc mines in the Hanover dis
tr1ct are now producing about 100 tons
of ore per month, all of which Is chip
ped to Mineral Point, Wisconsin.-Ex
The Mexican Herald says New
York company has bought the Guerigo
mine. near San Pedro, Sinaloa, and
other mines near Tapisco, for $3.50, 900
gold.
A shipment of 100 tons OF zinc ore
was lately made from Buffalo City,
Ark, to Rotterdam, Holland. 1t was
test shipment and is likely to be fol-
lowed by others.-Tucson Citizen.
A mining claim has been filed at
Santa Barbara, CAL, by Gustave
Wucherer,a German miner who claims
to have struck gold just over the sum-
nit OF the Santa Ynez range back Of
Summerland.-Ex.
The Rainbow mine in Mohave county
Arizona Is reported sold and force of
men will be put to work Immediately
The Rainbow has produced q large
Will not regret their Investment. A.
M. McDuffee was the former owner
Ex
brought into Chihuahua forty-five bars
of silver, valued at 100000 The ia
nous Hidalgo mine in Parral is doing
a fine business, and is shipping large
consignments of ores over the Mex
lean Central railroad .-Chihuahua
Many silver mines in the state of
Colorado are at the present time pay
ing the owner q much better profit, at |
present prices of silver, than was real |
lied when silver was worth $.29 The
difference in price is practically over |
come by more economical methods in |
handling and treating the ores.-Ex.
A group of thirty-seven copper
claims located in the Silver Bell min
ing district, in Arizona, have recently
been sold to Boston parties for 500, 900.
Boston Is becoming copperized and
Boston people are figuring in almost all
'ales OF copper property, made within
me last few mOnths.-New Mexican
Miner.
There is on exhibition in the First
National bank. Boulder. Colo, q fine
effort OF gold from the Golden Age Ut
JAMESTOWN, The retort weighed 81
ounces. valued.at $3.50, was taken from
hirty-two pounds of ore. The gold is
he property of Messrs. Shelleday and
stevenson, lessers on the mine.-Den-
'er News.
We learn that all work has been
topped at the Little Butte mine,
ssndshurg, Cal. and that the mine has
zen shut down. We also learn that
mortgage for $1,000 on the 5-stampI
a1ll and machinery has been placed on
ecord. 1t is about time that this
roperty were owned by people who
now what mine is and how to work
ne.-Ex.
iecia Mining Company of Michigan
xpires in 1901. When the new char
sr 1s asked for it is reported that the
Ulcers OF the company will seek to
ave incorporated in it the privilege
Issuing ten shares of capital stock S
Or every share now outstanding. That l
ould be q pretty good stock dividend
l Itself. Inc Calumet and Hecia now '
ave 41O6 persons on its payroll. IL
lining Review. /
The first quartz mine to be developed | 3
nd operated On large scale in Cali
,rnia is in Mariposa county on the q
[ariposa grant. which consists of 4
bout 20 square miles. Millions of dol r
RS In gold have been produced from q
lis property. which has remained idle r
r some years. Plans are now being n
'ojected to again work these mines on =
large scale. which, if carried out,
III add materially to the gold output r.
the state.-Ex. @,
1t is indeed gratifying to note, that VI
e mines of New Mexico, are attract
g attention from those seeking in
,stments in that line. Several large n
les have been made in the last few y
onths as well rs a large number of "
sser note. Taken altogether the q
ming outlook for the territory is in 9.
le condition and prosperous times are Is Is
store for every camp. The prospec- =,
r is In full feather and new finds in u
d and new camps are of almost daily
currence.
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