El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-10

Mines and
Mining.


There is talk of reducing the wages
OF miners on the Comstock, Nevada,
from 81 to 50 day .-Bisbee Orb.
The Azurite mines, southeast OF
Tucson, are being steadily work ed
with force of seventy-fve men.-Ex-
change.
A big strike of copper sulphides has
been made near Hills bOrO in the north
workings of the Opportunity
change.
1t ia reported that an accident &C.
urred at Pinos Altos mine recently, in
which two men were killed and several
injured. Herald.
w. S. Stratton has closed the deal on
the Independence mine at Cripple
Creek; the price paid by the London
syndicate was $40, 1000, OOO.-Exchange.
The Silver City smelter has added a
crusher and an elevator to it's plant.
The new business and assay offices of
the company have also been finished
Exchange.
The production of copper the first
quarter of '99 is reported at &C, 441
tons; exports during the same period
were 20, 295 tons, or about Al per cent
of the productions
The Canada and Coch1ti grant sur
| vey is almost completed and boom
| has set in at Peralta canon, for none of
| the valuable properties in that district
are thought to be on the grant.-Ex-
change.
The chihuahua Enterprise says:
Cha. Minera Del Orc, have their new
| smelter in the Santa Barbara district
completed and will begin operations
~ hn
MadronOs mines.-EX.
The Arizona Copper company re-
ports the production of it's mines at
Clifton on March at 974 long tons
black copper. For the three months
tons black copper.-Exch.
The Calumet & Hecla Copper COM
psny, of Michigan, has paid $50. $780,.
81, 100000. The Tamarack mine is
capitalized for 81, 100000 and has paid
S35, $40, 900 in dividends.
An accident occurred in the Senator
mine near Prescott several days ago,
resulting in the death of q miner nam
ed r. D. S. Grant. The accident was
cave-in which occurred in the mine,
burying the unfortunate man.-Jour-
nalMiner.
The Atlantic mine in the Lake
Superior copper region has the small
est percentage of metal in it's ore of
any of the working mines, yet has paid
its stockholders $4,000 on rock
yielding of l per cent copper per
ron.-Bisbee Orb.
The following old mines were de-
nounced last week in the state of Mi
choacan: Del Blanco and Santa Ger
trudis, both of silver ore situated near
Maravatio; and Trinidad, being the old
Minita copper mine situated near
Huacans.-MexicanH Herald.
In the state of Guerrero Don Carlos
Elsenmann recently denounced 800
hectares of valuable cinnabar deposits
near Santa Cecilia; and the Amadita is
another cinnabar mine denounced near
del Rio in the same state.
Last week the San Guillermo gold and
silver mine was denounced near Tlaci-
tepec.-Ex.
It is learned on good authority that
the famous Vulture mine which has
produced millions in the past, will
soon be operated on a large scale. The
mine has been stocked for large
amount, it is said $3.50, 600: a hundred |
stamp mill is to be erected and q large |
iorce of men put in the mine.-Arizons |
star. !
Last week the following new mines |
we're denounced in the state of Sonora,
Mexico. The old Ell Dorado gold and |
silver mine denounced as the Roble
mine, situated kilometers west of |
San Miguelito; the divide, gold near
Cumpes: and the San Pascual, gold
and copper, near Altar; also the old
Sonora gold mins was redneOunced near
1t is stated that the stock of the
United Verde Extension is practically
for. OF the $50, 900 shares,
$4,000 have been retained in the trea-
;ury- Franklin Farrell owns 125, 900
shares. and the balance was subscribed
for by the public. The money receiv'
ID from the sale of stock will be ap-
piled to building smelling plant and
other necessities
1t is understood that the Washington
nine, which has been closed down for
'ome time on account of litigation, will
'esume operations some time next
month and large force of men will be
given employment. The Washington
s the apex of the Cochiti district and
8 supposed to be the richest mine in
he camp, having paid from the grass
'oots, and but for trou blesome litiga-
ion would now be the scene of great
Herald.
The Mexico Venture Syndicate, of
london. operating the Mexico claim to
he north of the Esperanza mine, has
net with considerable success and has
the object for which it was .
ormed, viz, locating the great San |:
Rafael vein. A pay streak has already
,een found, eight feet six inches wide,
sssying $13.l5 U. S. Cy., to the ton, !:
which, it is thought, corresponds to ,
he centre pay streak of the Esperanto
Elm. Developments are being pushed
o be west to cross-cut the main pay .
freak, which is found in the Esperan- :