El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-07
Mines and
Mining.

pounds per square foot.-Ex.
Blue vitrol, bluestone and sulphat
of copper are the same thing, by differ
ent nameS.-EX.
= A large area of copper bearing Ian
. is reported to have been discovered i
Archer county, Tex.-Ex.
A New Mexico Bureau of Informs
tion and Miners Exchange has bee
established at Albuquerque.-Ex.
!, The total amount of copper produces
in the United States in 1898 was 526,
375, 591 pounds, valued at S61, S49, 1872
Elk.
It is not always the largest mine tina
realizes the greatest profits. nor the
richest ore that gives long life to I
mine.-Ex.
The ''big'' successes in mining are
not, were not and will not be made BY
paying "big" prices for "big" mines.
but by developing prospects.-Ex.
California parties have bought ani
paid $50, 900, in gold, for the La Gu
chilla mine Alter. Mexico. This is 6
very rich and productive gold NINE
Denver Mining Journal.
A very rich 12-foot vein of silver ore
has been recently cut in the Abogado
mine in Mexico. The owner are high
ly elated and are now pushing the work
to its utmost capacity.-Ex.
| The price of copper has advanced
during the last twelve months from IL
cents pound to Is cents, and it ia gen
orally believed that before the end of
the year it will have reached 20 cents.
New Mexican.
Word has been received from Boul-
der, Col. that good strike of high
grade ore was made in the 1.10O-foot
level OF the Slide mine, at Gold Hill.
The ore is telurium, and q streak of
from 10 to Is inches run from three to
Is ounces in gold.-Ex.
pass through one of the most extensive
mineral belts in the United States. It
begins at the Jarillas in the south west
and ends at the Pecos River in north
eastern New Mexico, distance of
more than 200 miles.-White Oaks
Eagle.
Copper coins are now being import
ed from India to the United States as
"copper" scrap" for remeltipg and COM
mercial use, being worth more as bar
copper than in the shape OF coins. 1t
is asserted that Chinese copper coin is
susceptible of similar profit in the
same way.-Ex.
That portion of Mexico known as
Lower California, is said to be the
richest, according size, south of Alas
ka. Gold, silver, lead. copper, and al
most every known mineral has been
found there. The deposits Of gold, sil-
yer and copper are enormous, and all
these minerals are being mined in diff
ferent parts of the peninsula.-Ex
t. l. %
Mexico has so much Intelligent pros
pecting been done as at the present
time. From almost every section of
the territory comes reports of rich
6nds, which justifies the belief in the
future growth of the mining industry
and great increase of the output of
the mines Of the territory.-New Mex
lean.
It is reported that samples of ore was
taken from q new discovery in the
Tetro mine, in Utah, assaying in the
neigh borhood of 800 in gold to the ton
besides several ounces in silver. The
vein uncovered is very large one and |
1t Is reported that an average sample |
Of the ore will carry values of SIS or |
BIG in gold to the ton besides the ell |
ver.-EX.
The oldest gold mining camp in the
United States, that Is still under pro-
yressive operation, is that of the Dab
omega mines in Georgia, where gold
has been mined for the past rs years.
The records show those mines have
produced about SIG, 600, COO, and the end
8 not yet; and with modern processes
Georgia hills, many fortunes in the fut-
Review:
The big strike of 81, 800 per ton ore
& the Trippe holds out handsomely
nd appears to be continuous for dis
his magnificent ore tody has been
robed so feet without a fault Miners
re taking out 81 900 worth of ore per
sy to the man and armed guard has
zen placed over the stOckpile of gilt
ering mineral that is so rapidly. &C
Advocate.
Those who contemplate engaging in
inning who have had no practical ex-
erience would do we'll to employ some
and reputable mining engi-
eer to assist in the enterprise, to out
ne the development of the mine and i
etermine the character of machinery
nd the process to be employed at least.
and self reliance have
roven very expensive to some invest !
IS in mines in California and else
here.-Ex.
AT Butte City, Mont, the copper 4
caring waters pumped from the mines
re run through long wooden boxes in
hich have been placed iron scraps.
he copper is precipitated on the iron
the form known as cement copper,
hich runs 20 per cent to so per cent
upper, and even lower. The length of
lie boxes is determined by the per-
,ntage of copper in the waste water. %
it has not all been precipitsted more ~
)xes are added.
AmOnp conner denoaita One of the =