The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-02

minos close to Crystal Falls. At old Hope min,
Menominee range. abandoned years ago. neN
promise. A deal for the sale Of the property tc
one Of the big steel companies 10 now pending
lands close to sDd northeast Of isb penn psmn
specimens taken out there from time to time
| In the past
MINE CENTER. Ont. Sept. 2s.-There 10 great
activity throughout West Ontario from the
Nepgon river TO the west side q Lake 81 .h'
SsysiOpm emit. and Empress Is i" spiendd ore
cut to them; 6tisse mine Il to Be Tsops ned tbs
coming yInter In sheoandowan district sew,
fhs sG od
the first gold mine in western Canada. IL
| near by II will become active 1t was closed
years ago on account Of the cost Of supplies
are busy y' and oman many new finds are reported
On the lower Seine: around Bad Ysrmill lion
Lake. where is the famous Golden Star mine
new properties are opening and the winter
will begin with FAR more mon working than
ever before and better prospects,
In the western part OF the Ontario country. IN
the Lake OF the Woods region. has stirred
things into a boom there and much actual de-
velopm Mt OF an i'm 20 rtant character is under
hundredth part Of the ground has ever been
us rich as any yet found and no attempt at I'M
foreground exploration has been thought OF 30
Probably what will prove to be the most
astonishing find ever made In western Ontario
has Just been opened IN the Sawblll district.
wide. averaging from So to ST 10 the ton. a pay
streak two feet wide and carrying Visible gold
thickly focking the quartz. has been found.
Tho property runs across two locations. and
applications have been made Tor the survey
end entry o. many more on the strike OF tho
arn IN NJ y
belonging to n. J. ,Upham and others Of Du-
lHth Big gold Ard. are also reported from the
wasnsr. House i Co are tho discoveyer;
d po RuK sS nsh
thirty Ave feet and 100 tons OF good ore wait
ing for shipment to mill. There, Is vein
eight feet wide traced for plle and a quarter.
WASHINGTON.
SEATTLE. Sept. 25.--Capitai having become
county. IN the last, few mont rs great changes
are taking place IN this gold and copper pro-
oo gGnF THE es II. Had.n s the
has also had a stimulating effect on others. Al
this nine two shifts are making from ten to
twelve feet a lay, running tunnel directly on
the ledge and extracting ore that ranges from
500 to 5000 In gold to the ton, besides large
tn so ;en IA ore that assay:
xRich yIoids from 500 to $3.50 ton IN sold'
While the third and fourth grades are pei mitted
70 accumulate on the dumps. there icing about
a1S S Ct me 2unne H od @ .nd
Treasure lode. W hieG is ,wel-denned for two
tons Of ore on The, dump that assays from SO
to hs nd f s sHd Ioe 81 hs sn in tn.
The Hunter lode is ten feet wide and traceabs
n n lINa a In laI fha fhar
ioie OF the Nithow tunnel 400 iest t' long
has been driven on the ledge and a shaft fifty
ore for their full length The principal value
Is IN copper and gold. assays thowing $l0 gold
t and IT hs 70 70 per esn c9ppGr The bot
gray copper, There is from 150 to 200 tons Of
ore ore, on the DUMP. i, 4 cross,Sut OF eighty feet
Hunters working tunnel at a depth of $50
iset. The outcrop OF the Hidden Treasure
s sdae an s SIX in
During the past week a strike has been ado
In the WASHINGTON claim n the Washington
posing e feet OF chalco- pyrites that show
values o. S67 Ia gold and copper. Takep in
Of gray copper In the Anaconda, this max es the
group exceedingly valuable.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
SEATTLE. Sent. 25.-In SLOGAN district the
ahPmsnts OF high g5ade silverread orc for the
4 number Of new strikes are recorded, the
Payne being among the fortunate ones. having
in No. Th &sdson wort" Ss. .sa.s
fortunate. showing nearly five feet of new sIl,
labor troubles In this district have been settled
and an, everything is moving along satisfactorily.
h5s syas {hss the Fde
the other mines are employing full forces.
The Ajax Traction, located on Noble Five
new property. 1t is said by the owners that out
OF every six feet square Of their pay streak they
Of s"s and Of eTs ha bs1
state that they have in drift As feet long ore
to the value of $4,000.
district for severakyears past, have at last been
rewarded for, their patience. bringing out $780,
They report SSt hs s have
pleted their water bitches and fumes. and
everything isnow in shape fore steady out
S1S TO $50 an ounce.
Tbs mines in ,Cariboo and ouesnelle are
output will be nearly $50. 900. ups "Au '''
ALASKA
SEATTLE. Sept. %. = For the preliminary
opening OF a prospect on Douglas Island.
twenty tons Of machinery went out to-day
for the purpose OF .detsr mining whether the
ore went down. the fact having been demon
s,rated that 6o 1pFead out oyer the surface
every foot OF 1t showing metal with occa-
sional rich streaks. that would pay from 81 to
$50 ton. This ore can readily be measured
by the acre, and while 1t has heretofore been
only scratched on the surface, it Is now pro-
posed to send diamond drill through Il to
determine the va ues below. New York capital
10 doing this work and Philadelphia capital Is
following the example in properties adjoining
There ish congestion Of mining achinery
At the termi nus OF the White Pass and Yukon
Rai lroad. Mine owners hurrying it up to ea-
pertinent with it through the long winter in
thawing out the frozen auriferous soil and
plllng IT UP for the spring cleanup. A great
many OF the machines have never had prac-
teal test and may prove failures
In the Cook Inlet country where gold mines
nave not produced to exceed 100000 this
year. the attention OF capitalists has been
directed toward the coal and oil fields and men
OF experience from Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana are exploring 1t for oil and coal For
this purpose they are using the most approved
machinery from the East: A very superior BIZ
luminous coal has been found on the surface
along tho shores Of the inlet. while oil collects
freely on the surface OF springs and water
courses.
Confirmation OF all the stories from Nome
continues to come In. and everything points to
stampede far beyond anything witnessed DUR
Ing the great Klondike excitement OF two
years age
SALT LAKE SAINT % -0na ~ thu l.ro.at