The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17
RIG CLEANUP IN ALASKA.
-so THAT ss,Ooo,Ooo WILL
rovE OUT THIS MONTH.

no" VI ou,rtz mines being In full swing
plaeei a., al. IN Douglas Island are all In ac-
tho - md $50 stamps nre dropping
wv A., ,ybre tho two mills In Silver Bow
"a the thirty stamps at Sheep Creek
aIso pounding.away. The mill OF the Jualin
Cs,,n.rv and that Of the Burners Bay COM
..r. doing well. During the present
9Th I, "a estimated that at least *s'ooo'ooo
ali oone out over the trails and by the way OF
q. Michael from the mines OF the YUKON ana
o. n,i,,. This Is regarded as a very conser-
yatvs estimate , .-,
..,ra,.d the permanent character OF its
hodv has finally determined to order
vi, ,or m, reduction Of ore. This 10 free
..r,,re rroposlton that is regarded among the
49,. ,,oducsrs OF southeastern Alaska.
r.n.rts for the London syndicate. who hold
80 an the Pande gold mines near Sitka
.ab N have reported favorably. but moth
Inc 4, sald regarding future operations.
CALIFORNIA.
..orrys. July s.-New York and Boston
n,,ai has been Interested In the Centennial
~. mar Drytown. Amador county. and It
49,. han nm ratered the shaft 10 being cleaned
~. .nJit 4. now to be developed to the depth
OF 900 feet.
nh. ,.dvs has been struck In the Oneida
TIA NJ depth OF 1895 feet. The shaft is to
=. ,urt 10 1000 feet. A GOOD deal OF money
10. he.n ,pent In the development OF this
,ro,srtv which is owned by the English Roth
.ohiIds andthe Seigman Brothers OF San Fran
o,sco In sinking to l.400 feet 100000 was
.,r.nded Tho Oneida lies northeast OF the
famous Kennedy.
At Randsburg. Kern county. work has been
,.su,p.d on the old Butte property. with an
OUTPUT OF about $1,000 per week. From this
nms all the profits Of the mine are to be ex-
handed In its DEVELOPMENT
A clean.up from the Mlnnehaha mine has
yielded 500 per ton. A cleanup OF 100 tons
from tho stanford yielded $4,000. The Wedge
mine has $3.50 from thirty tons Of orc. A
r,cept mlllins:from the Magganetta yielded al
average OF Ss5 per ton.
some remarkable DEVELOPMENTS are reported
from the Golden mine. near Caliente. This
clnim.vas located three years ago. but no more
development work has been done on It until
Isrey.than was made necessary BY law.=But
m. ledge has Just been opened up and found
N be sixty-fve feet wide. mainly low-Rrade.
fr.e-milling rock. but with two-foot streak
through the centre thai Is exceedingly rich.
II Is estimated that there are In sight thou.
sands OF tons that It will nay to work. A large
mill is to be erected at once.
The California Copper COMPANY Is preparing
10 erect a l0O-ton smelter In MADEIRA county,
on the Fresno River It is to be in operation
on the lat OF October. The North .Star Mines
Company Nevada county. shipped bullion to
tho value OF Sl6.4O0 during the first half Of
June. The company has struck rich ore in
stockbridge No. 10. The Pennsylvania Min.
Ing Company has declared dividend No. 80. Of
20:csnts per share, $4,000.
The Centennial mins. in Gsnosee Valley.
Plums county. gives an instance OF very cheap
mining and milling. The ledge 10 six feet wide
and the ore Is mined and milled at o cost for
both Of only 80 cents per ton.
Another gold dredging machine lie to DO
built near Folsom. Sacramento county. where
the Boston Exploration Company has secured
ready. had 1t prospected very thoroughly and
has bonded and IL Prospecting several other
properties In the vicinity,
A gold brick Weighing 100 ounces and worth
G.3lO. the result OF Two weeks work. has been
triHctt. 0u' W '"o u H. "'n'' ''fe'n'' Ds'e us
VIRGINIA CITY July S.-Preparations are be-
Tor more extended operations. The objective
point l. the l 800 level. The work OF reopen
Ing his level. through the winze from the
:. Copper veins are being pros peoted on Gran
lite Creek. twenty-five miles from Goloonda.
where the Colossus Developmen; Company OF
chicago has thirty mon employed. Other
COMPANIES are also represented. A 100 ton
COPPER smelling plant Is to be installed at So
G. A. Hitchcock OF San Francisco has taken
ninety.day bond for $4,000 on tho iron mines
The mill on tn. Star group. near White Pine.
h haS bee, been started. 1t has daily capacity Ct
The copper maRnates have now turned their
Ariznna nj
time the rich deposits of copper at Jerome
R hsvs been % under e1amination by experts;
IN the mines. Not far from Jerome are the
towns Of Clifton and Morenzi. whore some OF
tns fiehest copper mines in the world are To-
Many believe that Senator Clarke will COM
H Hais with Heinze Brothers to aRht Marcus
called NGla.ke sticks.to his anti trust sehti-
mem me clifton mines can make a large hole
niucca. me men onerating the newly discovered
c SpOvees are endeayoring to copsolidate the
are At present in Chicago sndeavoring to ac-
Sompllsh tho consolidation. These same men
Haye .Sken bond on copper properties dis
tre sTuccesstul,one Of the largest mpani les In
i Inc Western country will be In operation here
r"od c OF sax months With millions OF tons OF
FIFTY miles vest OF here in the Jackson
i T MONTANA r.ahin London syndicate headed
n.
nCa,e controller. for the purchase OF some
tSSnper in!uos IN his possession. This week
te ,s'nu.hie hent'an expert. Oliver Roberts
pro, iasteHt The mines. After viewing the
Stk ne stated he was very much pleased
favorable report -
bono mining camp has been named siegel In
nen no' .. ar Siegsl Of tho Siegel- Cooper Com
snd mp; u Is located northeast of'the Comstock,
n IN oe enls week 40 important strike was made
~ S0pGsr III that district, the ore running
ABOUT 80 per cent
T Mork on the Comstock progresses steadily.
Caiito,C ,1c!NI report from the Consolidated
THmTInIa and virginia mine. in which tho
hGinp operations are going on. is Oncour-
re 7r ne nigh grade ore developed above
ri th,,tt Tu.lGot level dips below the track floor
eInin%r,oin orr where here Is large area Of I'M
tsr.,, te ~ ground and invests with unusual in
sen" 'le advance of the west cross cut to be
N' III IN the l.S)Ofoot level
MEXICO.
conInnlmA', July \. Excellent reports are
In tha :, rom The MOcte2um8 mining district
reNeptiS1 ate ol sonora, Over 800 locations have
ouentiS oeeh made aud new strikes are fire.
SsInn,S reported. AT La California Camp de-
aeyerat ~ WORK is giving good results and
rTch' aUpettles have recently been bonded.
HiIIraarrh copper lead has been struck by J. NJ
Itsne' ana e. W, Beard on the Arroyo del
ersI a. near The CreStOu de Orc mine A gen
four 1saeey OF ''oat and an average cropping OF
% ounea,ol ,tuEe gave returns OF SAB In gold,
10 r. rs OF silver and % per cent of copper
by lis s eon. MS find Is made OF more value
erect.da eeeeSslbllity 10 the copper plant being