The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-27
NEWS AND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD.

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49, ...-,
cofnpafaiyely low temperaiure ana Pc
comes NpIa tlh1td' PaSslhE vu N Whl,e
Tunes OF teHurlc oNlIe IL the 'cH9flle
mineral contains soIu iIe ld'l@t WIZ re-
main IN tHe FORM OK slo- us. LNeA NC
precious telurlde hiudth IN ne seams or
ihe piece q ore VII pe TAuuea a. y 7i-
!9Nlsa peIspITHlloh. :, ne miner Ctils
inns process sWeaiiIhe, ana we reason
are observed
FXuerianrsd miners such as those ~
the boulder district ~ Colorado. who have
been WORKING amid these particular ores
from RE disanDotntirr returns Of many a
shinmeut 10 me snciter that there sew
eraI minerals closely resembling tellurides
which are not rich in gold and therefore
mat n rCush feet hv roasting Is occasion
ally necessary The mineral NAV rp off
in fumes when heated leaving no gold or
silver behind as native telIurium does
Consequently the Boulder miners are apt
TO cali everything native tellurium which
in the process Of roasting disappears en-
tirely or leaves residue In which the
precious metals are re-ognizahle. Eut
among the latter wouid he Included no
teimrides or Iead bismuth and nickel and
10 the former belongs not native teIlurIum
alone but also the tellurld. Of mercury
because mercury also readily volatilizes
under the conditions Of the roasting test
This mistake was made al kalgoo-lie
where found tho .euurlle of mercury
being LABELED .'blacl< telurium' for the
reason Just referred to- The mineral com
O. "a Pc
il was first found at the Mountain Lion
mine at Magnolia in Boulder county. and
"a simple test for II Is To roast Il particle
Of IN i'm n class fflSe The mercury il vol
atil!zcd at the lower oud OF the tube
and is condensed al the cool upper end i'm
the form Of minnie metallic t-lohY1ea
which are readily recognizable rs quick
silver
CrtppIe Creek TciIuridez
~ -, -, -,,
ne 'lLuCIPdI tt'iurlae lIlltI9lS luuhd IN
~ any .. ~ lanl,r, hatlep ~
~. ~, "a ~ 80" % 'iiv Hts
80. 49, ~ me.i o. - i@,l,S " 'nia' Is lne
80, 't.iSi 49,, y! =. , ~ ~,
~ - IA oPctliii,,l9 vi IL nay 'Ie u1el
opIalhS9 az among olhets. Ihe AhdSpend-
cbora-T olsrd mir ipi hhu an
rae containing spid and silver an aver
a. ,''''i tl "eii3 =. l.l ~" bU'u'
10 ie' VStt SliHer anu % Rgr cent, tellu-
~ lNiii'' - pllli'dht shNeIy-
Wit nm, nllitl1l; haNlns chafa9terlslc
VIEslalne Haut, 70 "hlGh IL owes rs oth-
ri m',Iur, S.aap'lt. .Sl i rum Ihe ar
~ 7,i','r, " 'He crystals 'eS7ilpl'hs Ara
"'S ''t1'ltnt.
M. N account OF In9 large percentase OF
SS'V II, ~ ,TinboSlsioH OF ine flchest ores
~ -iiPple NtSth. W mas uteh concluded
s,laI 1le pI'eN 4Ith' mineral ~ not a SILVER
t lts 'iut u ~ til1t we Eo4u occurs
ION, ~ VIII tei'ur,un alone n tne
t"Iil o. we HllilSSrai calaFerlte CalaVerlte
- ,,ic slnipIe 's'H'Iur ol k"lu, pure spee'-
uithS Ctutoiih - per cent. soid ahd 90
l or In, 'Vii,.i !Itn. ~ ~ named AFTER the
"uii'y ~ @Ndl'ias' n tautotnl8, Where
!, vas urst louhu al me Stanlslaus mine
~ t9uaiN carries rom TWO 70 three per
80. ~ .i'Nei VIZ. mus men ue con-
@,u'teI IN an mummy. me p1fesl Vari-
IN b aaa g = 90 o'lat-E no" Iol"ri II IS
we JHaIdCtetl9uc mineral or the rlch ores
2 3, kalSooTIle, ana 5ea4tlLui specimens Of
IL dIt common ~ the GREAT Boulder, AS
,tSstr3 ets.tiI.I. SataNetlte Is raIher
tba iifcrorl, a. - ,'' ,,rt U"