The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-28
THE GOLD FROM CAPE NOME.
,oon RESULTS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED
IN THE DISTRICT.

o,.no q non Men ut Work About HAIR VIII
s,,, Through tho Wintor-Copper ana
80, strikes In tho Mining Camps OF
~. ruitod states Development Works.
BATTLE. Wash. Aug. 21.-While there Is
.I,,.nt efYort 10 cry down the mines OF
' Nor,o the substantial results obtained
80. ,hnt son ebody. to say the least. is mis-
- Thor, are 5000 men In the district.
Ill, "a roported mat 5000 will stay there oil
t,.r Tho output OF gold dust since the FIRST
d,scovery is reported at Sl5O.OOO. the greater
,.,tor NJ, which was taken out by the first dis
lo,ar. Price, Xana and others. Thus far
.,no ono hns been marketed in Seattle. The
,,rut y, nil the mines in the district this sea-
ron will reach a third OF million. very lit
.'o y, which will come from bedrock. tho dig
at,g. helng shallow and the gold produced by
t."s and rocking. Lanes hydraulic plant. the
a,st TO be sent in. will hardly be ready Tor
a,,.rotton until tho opening OF the season next
year. -., - p-,
mo Portland syndicate operating on Prince
~ Wales Island. have withdrawn their big
coprer-g gold properties from market and VIII
,,b.ir own money into development. They
a.. tbey are in a fountain Of ore; the face OF
,I,ir tunnel. now in ] 10 feet 10 showing good
,,r,es and It Ia solid ore from mouth to Taco.
n, tho opposite side Of the same mountain.
within 1000 feet oftide water they have struck
bOdy OF copper ORC lIOih t"o w shicO ioos
rids TINT assays over 500. This can be made
.railohle for immediate shipment and can be
,,Len ont and mark eted at cost OF mining and
,opsnortation OF about $3.50 a ton. The
.,,eIter charges for reduction are now reduced
IN station, so that a handsome profit can be
,,ads on the er-gold ore OF southeastern
Alaska.
The camps in Atlin district are reviving. and
within the past month 100000 in gold dust
has been taken out. the largest amount by any
one Individual being $4,000
Several large deposits OF iron pyrites In
southeastern Alaska are soon to be made
available BY reason Of the percentage OF sui
phur they contain running from 40 to so per
cent, with gold copper and silver values be-
aide O, from 81 to SO. which Ia regarded as
clenr profit. There is apparently no limit to
this class OF ore.
CALIFORNIA.
Los ANGELES Aug 19.-The Gwin mine. in
Calayeras county has declared dividend No. Q.
ofs5 900. Ave cents q share. Its total dividends
amount to $Sl 800.
large deposit OF rich gravel has been dis
covered In the Gunter mine at Washington at
depth OF 90 feet.
The Eureka Slate Company has bought the
strahe slate quarry near Pacerville. 1t will
install new machinery and thoroughly develop
the property.
1t Is reported from Big Bug Creek. forty
miles from Fresno. that a man named York
has made rich placer strike there. the dirt
banning out So to the pan and averaging 500
Per day The place had been prospected be-
fore, but only on the surface. while the new
find was made nearly down to bed rock.
An important strike Is reported from one OF
the Black Hawk group OF mines. at Randsburg.
Kern county. The vein is ID inches wide and
runs SIS a ton.
The Yellow Aster Company has declared a
dividend for July Of $4,000. making its total
dividends to date $250.O00. Two-thirds Of the
men employed In this mine are doing develop
ment work.
goody number OF the Randsburg mines
are now yielding rich ore. A clean up from the
Bully Boy went $125 ton. and the King SOL
ONION and the Primrose have made mill runs
averaging from s1S to 500 ton. and the Annex
mine has n vein from 8 to feet wide which
averages $50 ton.
The Elevator Mine and millsite and the Aqua
Jita mine in tho Julian district. San Diego
county. have been bought BY N. d. Jones OF
Pittsburg for $35. 900.
NEVADA.
VIRGINIA CITY. Aug. 1o.-After several years
OF unsuccessful experim enting. the bed OF tall
ings at the old English mill. near Reno. is be-
ing worked satisfactorily by the chloridizng
process, or roasting with sulphur and salt
a''et "h'ch they are run through the amalga-
mating watts Nlne tons oil taiIings are being
roasted daily and yield from So to SIP ton.
Large outcrops OF copper bearing material
nave oeen discovered east OF the Cortez dis
tt'c. ana not iar from lhe Eureka ana Palisade
hailroad. Az camp hity miles south OF Battle
Mountain ledge has been discovered and a
NUMBER OF locations made tho ore showing IA
10 20 per cent copper 30 10 SZO In gold ana
apout ~ ounces oil silver to the ton.
Pumping operations at the c. x. c. shaft con-
tinue to go on successfully, although the water
goes down slowly.
NrxIco
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, uVAihAs' aug 10 No" lork company
pous"' 'n' uuer'eo nlhe' near san feuro'
1a ,"oa' unu nonie o'"el properties near
iup.sto' 'or eioo'ooo' Golu'
Ism, i 'oD'Aooh y, .,e heA'can oeh'rai
nan lhal mexico VIII produce
. .,''s ,ea' si|'ooo,ooo"orth Oh eoio. hethih
.''"V nneh Tue rlcher mines OF the hepuoiic are