El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-27
Mines and
Mining.

The discovery of the extensive depo-
sits of valuable silver carbonites at
Leadville, Colo, was accidental, but
that discovery led to the building up
of Leadville and added enormously to
the mineral wealth of the country,
were digging trench on the site OF
Leadville, were perplexed by the
weight of the earth which they threw
out with, their shovels. The foreman
submitted q specimen of the earth to
chemical analysis and found that it
was made up in large part of lead and
silver. Then came the Leadville ex-
mines of carbonites, and the building
up of many large fortunes. And now
q report from Dawson City states that
in the apparently worthless black sand
found In every stream in the Yukon
and which has always been considered
as an Indication of goId-gold and pla-
tinum have been found in such quanti-
ties that miners are looking for black
| sand now as much as they are gold.
1t is said that ton of this sand has
run as high as S1O2 in gold and nearly
$500 in platinum, which latter metal Is
worth almost half the price of gold.
Traces of other precious metals have
been found in Alaska, and it will not
be surprising If it's mineral wealth
proves to be much greater than has
been anticipated.
One of the biggest mining deals of
the season has been all but consum-
mated during the last twelve days
past. Money has been paid down to
the Pride of the West, the Belmont and
the Allen mines in the Washington
district. The purchase of these mines
and the building of the railroad line
already surveyed out from Crittenden
forms part of the work laid out by
three of the largest and best known
companies capitalists in the United
States. The Westinghouse company,
(Of air brake fame), have the railroad
venture in hand and have q party of
men on the ground now to push the
latter improvement to q rapid and sue
cessful issue. The names of the COM
panies purchasing these properties
will be kept secret for q few days for
business reasons, but that this gigantic
deal is on, as we have said, not the
shadow of doubt remains. The story
leaked out three days ago, but up TO
last night we could not get sufficient
Information of it's truthfulness to war
rant it's publication. Star.
Mining properties are changing
hands so fast in the Hillsboro district
that it looks very much as though an
boom had struck the
district. w. L. O'Kelly has purchas-
ed the Saddle claim, located between
the Snake and Eighty-five mines of
Hon. w. S. Hopewell Welch & Nc
Pherson have purchased the Flora
has fallen to the lot of Denver capital |
lists. Negotiations are now pending |
for the sale of the Eureka. Hon. w. |
s. Hopewell has secured q lease and |
bond on the Eighty-fve, and has plac-
ed force Of 10 miners to work. John |
L.. Mclaughlin is the new owner of |
the Horn lease on the Sherman, and P.
leased and bonded the Eldorado mine
and have resumed operations with q
force OF eight men.-Ssnta Fe New
Mexican.
George Watson, of chihuahua. is at
present at indie, state of Durango.
where he is erecting smelling plant
for the reduction of lead and silver
ores. He is also installing a compell-
ing furnace and we learn that he has
surveyed and constructing q new
wagon road five miles long, and is ex-
pecting to install wire rope tramway
for the carrying of ores from q mine to
HAO /
Is $50 feet. The company backing him
n these enterprises will install q
steam hosting plant, to take the place
ii their present horse within. The
company show recommendable enter
PRISE. in erecting q smelter so far
way from railroad, q md deserves
uccess.-Chihuahua Enterprise.
A report has been received here that
n important strike of ore was made
ew days ago in claim on the Hasa
'ampa owned by j. T. Shull and Jasper
Philips. The claim was located seven
cen years ago and very little work
ntil recently when Mr.. Philips, one
# the former locators, made an exami-
alton OF it and it seemed so promising
hat he commenced to work it. In do
ng so he opened up ledge twelve
nches wide, from which he has taken
ut ore which goes from $500 to 800
er ton in gold and 26 ounces in silver.
Prescott Journal-Miner.
w. 81. Burrage, prominent
inning engineer, supposed to represent
he Rockefeller syndicate, is in camp.
[e Is highly pleased with the proper
es now opened. It is said he will re-
lain here to examine and report upon
he deep workings. which he will in
estigate as soon as the Romero shaft
pumped out. J. P. Whitney is also
camp and the indications are that a
liz deal for these great mines is on
'ot. No other copper mines in the \
orld average as rich as these and the L
lantity is here as we'll as quality
liver City Enterprise.
The recent strike in the Graphic \
ines is now demonstrated to be per-
anent and of undoubted richness. -
he vein is constantly increasing In
ldth and is now shown to exceed 80