El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-19
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During the past three weeks the
Ell Paso smelter treated 81, 900 tons of
ore.
| The Summit mine is q new producer
in the Hillsboro district.-New Mexi-
can.
An important strike was made on
the Mamie Baird in the Jarillas few
days ago.
Mr.. Dumble has discovered several
other large veins of coal at La Barran-
ca mines near Gusymas.-
Herald.
| Hillsboro mining district contains
fifteen producing mines. Since January
l the total Doutput of these mines Is 7 =
225 tonssof ore.-Albuquerque Citizen.
A block of ore was in Arizona taken
out of the Sunnyside lead mine one
day last week that weighed HOO
pounds and asssyed 45 per cent lead
Copper Era.
The three diamond drill men from
the Lake Superior district, who came
to Mexico come fourteen months ago to
work on the Inguaran copper mines in
the State of Michoacan completed
their work and are in the city on their
way back home.-Mexican Her
| aid.
The rich Viznaga mine in Mexican
Gulch, a few miles from Alamo, Lower
California, has been bonded for sale
for S65, 900 to J. Fl, Plsyter and others.
For some time past, it is reported, the
Viznaga has been turning out from
$4,000 to $4,000 in bullion.-San Diego
Union.
A dispatch from Colorado Springs,
| Colo, says an English syndicate has
bought the Elkton gold mine at Grip
pie Creek, paying therefor $3.50 a
share, on capitalization of 1,25O, 900
shares or S1.875 900. The Elkton has
paid 81 900, 900 in dividends. Mining
Review.
The average price of silver in New
| York during last May was 61.23 cents
an ounce as against 56.9S cents an
ounce during May 1898. The average
price of copper during May of this year
was 18. 25 cents pound as against IL
cents pound in May 189S.-Mining
Review.
The sale of the Big Mike and other
properties on the Red river in Colfax
county. New Mexico, the starting up Of
the Black Copper and the work on the
FRANKLIN plscers Is building up the
new mining camp of Frsnklyn. A
| store and q postoffice are promised in
the near future.-New Mexican.
There was an increase in the export,
from Yokohama, of copper last year of
665 tons, the figures for 1898 being 7436
tons, valued at e326. go against GIL
tons, valued at e275 ,679 for 1897. There
have been q considerable demand, and
prices have been in consequence con-
sidersbly higher.-London Mining
Journal.
A few days ago an enormous meteor
knocked off part of the Comanche
peaks in the state of chihuahua. The
enormous mass from the clouds has
been visited and found to be composed
of various metals, among which is iron
fused and In apparently a pure state,
and large proportion Of gold.-Mex-
lean Herald.
The North Star tunnel insColfaxco,
New Mexico, has cut the vein at Is
feet. An incline shaft follows the ore
| 80 feet. There Is feet of ore running
81 to SIS per ton. A streak of higher
grade ore of about 20 inches in width
lies on the foo: wall, snd assays $55 per
ton. The owners are Henry Pritch-
New Mexican.
| OF all the Australian colonies there
is none increasing its gold output as
| May 1899, the gold output of British
owned mines only was 112, 2O6 ounces.
For the corresponding month of last
gear the output was 49, 1854 ounces.
Thus it is seen that the monthly gold
output has increased nearly two and
one-half times in one year.-Mining
Review.
No arbitrsry percentage of copper
in ore can be fixed as the point at
which such ore can be profitably mined
and treated. As in gold and silver
mining, the economic conditions sur
| rounding the mine; the size of the ore
reached and worked ARE important con-
siderations, as we'll as distance TO
market for the ore transportation, etc.
Silver City Independent.
| The report of the production of cop
per in 1898 has just been submitted to
the United States geological survey by
| Special Agent Kirchoff. The prodmc-
ton of the United States was 126. 1915,
sol pounds, the largest production ever
reported. The increase was largest In
Arizona, while the Lake Superior dis
triot also recorded an advance. Mon
tsna fell off considerably.-Ariz
Republican.
| At the Independence 100 tons are still
being hoisted daily and some Of this
ore is being handled at the Taylor &
Brunton sampler. 1t Is understood
| that the mine will be worked as usual,
arrangements having been completed
to store the entire output, which will
total about $500 tons this month. In
connection with the property 1t is learn
ed that the first dividend will be clear
ed about August l. 1t will, according
to your correspondents inform alton,