The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-26
FROM LEVEL AND STOPt
News of the Underground Work
ings in Many Mines.
THE GREAT GOLD COIN
Gold, Silver and Copper in New Mexico.
The Cuban Iron Mines-The Tide
Lands o. Alaska-Utah
Matters.

Weiser, Idaho, Signal says that big
strike is reported at the Dewey group
of mines on the Clearwater These
| properties are on the south fork of the
Clearwater river, about 1000 feet above
sea level. five miles east from Grange
Vile. Pay ore runs from the grass roots
to the lowest level of 100 feet, where
the vein is 23 feet wide and shows ore
similar to those of Trail creek.
The Mercur Miner says that the
West Argent, at Stockton, is working
a largely increased force of men. The
new ore chute recently opened up in
| the mine is being worked vigorously
and a shipment from that part of the
| mine will reach the sampler this week.
| The mine is in an excellent physical
condition and will report with regular
shipments from this time on.
A strike of copper ore was made this
week near Pinos Altos, New Mexico,
by DR.. l.. B. Robinson and associates
| in the Filipino mine. The vein is fully
two and half feet wide and the ore
assays 8 per cent. copper. SO ounces
and $1.20 gold per ton. The Mangus
Mining company. 90 miles from Silver
City, in the same territory, has struck
large body of ore asaying 1916 ounces
of silver and 1920 in gold, with trace
of copper
The tunnel being driven from Dry
gulch to cut the Pacific vein, in Sum-
nit county, Colo, has reached the foot
wall, the vein being nearly 20 feet
wide. Three streaks of ore have been
found in the vein, one Of lead icing
from eight to Is inches wide and car-
ys,,rr rtI,,
and large per cent. of lead, the value
of the ore being about $S7 per ten.
Lessees on the Extension have cprned
streak of very rich gold ore n the
lower levels. The DunSin on Niger
hill is one of the heaviest shippers of
lead ore in the district and it IS 'ound
that as depth is gained the gold
values are steadily increasing.
1t is reported that considerable de-
velopment work is being done on the
Tamarac near Ynir. B. C. The north
drift has been driven $40 feet, encoln-
tering some fine ore chutes, one ex-
tending 140 feet being from ont to
six feet in width, assaylng from So to
81 per ton. The Ymir district is at
tracing considerable attention, and
there is no doubt that there are many
| rich ore deposits in that region.
/ Reports from Loomis, Wash. indicate
| much activity in developing the min
| ing properties Whereabouts. A Hreat
deal of work is being done on The Bull
| Frog, the Marietta and the Black Bear.
With reference to the Palmer Mountain
tunnel the Spokesman Review says
that the close of the year is to be no
exception to the whole of 1899 for good
luck, as every shot put into the drifts
simply confirms the permanency and
value of the ore bodies, while the main
vol 70 tod lao II
of good size and value.
The Republic Miner states thar the
winze in the Surprise tunnel has dis
covered a rich ore chute four and half
feet wide carrying average values Of
$40. The Wine was sunk between two
ore chutes and the find is a valua BILE
and extensive one. The tunnel on the
Lone Pine is now driving toward the
No 2 lead, which is expected to be
encountered almost any day. This tun-
mel at a distance of 430 feet from the
mouth, cut a twp-foot vein carrying
values from 81 to SIG.
Reports are current, says the Mining
Record, of a wonderfully rich strike in
the Ground Hog mine. near Red Cliff.
Colo. Some of the ore is said to run
$4,000 ounces silver and 10000 ounces
gold per ton, while the main ore body
carries values of 10 ounces of the yell
low metal per ton. Such values as
those first mentioned indicate practi-
cally an alloy of gold and silver, with
very little foreign matter-only about
10 per cent It is probable but a small
amount Of this character Of ore has
been found, but the property is, never
theless, good one. J. S. Doddridge
and Judge r. A. Dickson of this city
are among the fortunate lessees.
| Tho local ms n a IF ba Tblorida
Point on Lion hill is exulting over the
disclosure of ore in the main workings
that shows from 80 to 400 ounces silver
per ton, while 40 sacks have been
| filled that show an average of 159
| ounces silver with some gold. THIS ore
made its appearance on the second
level. where the management has been
stopping on a body four feet in width
and 20 feet in height that affords good
| milling values in silver with some lead.
superintendent Stackpole in his report
says that he is Stopping ore in no less
than half dozen different places in
the mine and that the values are rang
ing from $50 to SSH per ton.
The new Navajo mine at Cochite, N
NJ. promises to become one of the big
| shippers of that region. 1t is contigu-
Gus to the Albemarle, which has made
a fine record during the past two
years and has every appearance of be-
coming equally profitable. When the
mine was sampled 220 assays returned
an average of $3.50 per ton in gold,
and in the small cyanide mill used for
testing a recovery Of s1075 per ton
was made. In the lower workings of
the vein the last 100 feet gave values
of SIS per ton and in the last few feet
the values suddenly jumped to $S4 per
ton, the breast being in sS4 ore.
The Mining Investor reports that
Lessee Murphy of the Pharmacist at
Cripple Creek, is rapidly bringing that
old Bull hill mine back into the front
rank of producers from which it fell
under incompetent management. New
ore bodies are being opened up and
the mine promises to soon be shipping
steadily and heavily. The most recent
find has been made in the last few days
and it is an important one. In a cross
| cut soutb from the onn- foot Ja1,al ,,,bo+