El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-02
Mines aud
Mining.

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The Big Butte mine at Randsbure
had milling last week of forty toni
of ore which Melted $23S0.-Ex.
Reports from Tacoma, WASH, an
nounce the arrival at that city OF seve
rsl amounts of gold from the Atlin, B
c., gold fields.
Chronicle says that fifteen claims al
Silver Peak have been bonded to 81
A. Cohen for 100000 for sixty days
The properties were discovered by
James Curtis last winter.
A Mexican company is working the
Cat Creek mines in the Hawthorne
district, Esmeralds county, New Don
Caesar de Jesus Salszsr is the man
ager of the company.-Ex.
A strike of 1900 ounce silver ore has
been made on the American Flag
In the Wallspai Mountains. This
mine is one of the old producers that
have made many men rich.-Miueral
Wealth.
The Hordwick copper mine, near
Horcasites. Sonora. Mex, was sold
last month by the owners, j. J. Hard
wick & Co., to sp English syndicate,
for SO. O00, 900, though last February
the mine could have been bought for
half q million.-Ex.
The Cochise Mining company is now
down TO depth of 800 feet in it's No. !
shaft, and has started to drift at the
3O0-foot level. Superintendent Muheim
reports excellent prospects and indica-
lions improving as development work
progresses.-Bisbee Orb.
Matthew Dunn of Great Falls, Mont.
has sold his one-fourth interest in the
Yoeo sapphire mine near that place for
$4,000. This Ia considered to be q
very valuable property. Mr.. Dunn sold
his interest to his partners in the mine.
Elk.
Three hosting plants are en- route to
Prescott, which will be placed on prop
erty In this vicinity, one steam hoist
for the Blue Bell copper property. the
other a gasoline .hoist for the ZoDia
Copper company. The third hoist is
for Mr.. Butt-n's mine, near Minnehaha.
PRESCOTT Courier.
At La Prieta near chihuahua mine
q thirty thousand dollars strike was
made last Wednesday night, in coming
in contact with the large pump which
has lain there for q number of years
covered with water. The pump Is ap-
pareptly in very good condition and
can again be used.-Ex.
The Cuchillo Parade disti let in Mex
leo still attracts the atten ton of min
ing men. Some people have claimed
that the state has been pretty thor
OuRhly prospected. but recent discov-
cries in this district and many others.
show that only q beginning has been
msde.-Chihuahua Enterprise.
The Val Verde company has closed
contract with the Colorado Iron
the com pany's smelter in the Aqua
Fria river, north of the Clifford works.
The cost of the works has not been an
nounced, but S10,O has been deposit
ed as an advance payment.-Ex.
The Nogales Oasis says: The Cop
per Queen Co. has 400 miners employ
ed taxing ore out of their big property
At Nacosari, at the rate of ], 200 tons
per day. An additional force of mech
anics is engaged in constructing the
big engines, smelters and concentra-
tors. All the subsidiary machinery will
be operated by Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
While not officially announced as
yet there is no doubt that the investi-
CATION of La Barranca coal measures
by the Southern Pacific Co, has proved
satisfactory, the property will be TAX
up the region will be constructed from
Ortiz station. It is credibly reported
that beds of coal have been developed
sggregsting eighty feet in thickness
Mex. Herald.
It is stated that John M. Hand has
cold the Heskell copper mine, which
is located three miles from Polissky.
to Henry B. Vercoe for $25, 900.
Mr.. Vercoe represents an English syn
dictate. who also own the Copper King
mine and other copper properties in
Fresno county. Is is reported that
large smelters will be erected at once
and the Heskell mine developed on q
large scale.-Ex.
The new smelter pear Stafford Is ap-
preaching completion. Il is announc-
ed that everything will be in ord er and
the fires lighted by August l. It is
that the first run will be of
ore taken from mines near Stafford. In
order TO make of the smelter custom
works where the or.'s of the surround
ing dis: riot may be treated, the COM
pany is consid ering building bridge
across the ella, whereby communica-
tion will be m ade good all the year
Recent indications tend to the con-
,lusion that will be practically fret
seasons gold output from Atlin will
reach but moderate aggregate 1t
will not compare with the Yukon out
put, but may show promise of fair aver
,ge results in the future. There is |
reason, however, to believe that the |
'ichness of the gold field has been much |
by ''boomers," and the |
British investor will do well to be ex-
ceedingly cautious in regard to Atlin |
gold mining schemes.-London Mining |
Journal.
In the state of Chihuahua during the
last week the following mining de-