Mohave County miner., 1900-11-10
General Mining News


gold mines OF Mercur, was 1856, ,44646s,
with expense account amounting to
S6,7Sj.24S, leaving net profit for the
month of 96,66l24S.
The Ymir Miner of Ymir, B. c., has
issued an illustrated supplement to
its regular edition, the object of which,
as stated in the preface, is to give re-.
liable Information as to the general
conditions of mining which prevail in
Bitish Columbia; and it may be ad
dei, ju iging from perusal of the
supplem ,ut, ths editor of the Ymir
Miner has admirably succeeded in his
object. The supplement is in maga-
1 ly u.tratei. Those who are desirous
of posting themsel on British
Columbia mining property should send
and get copy of it.
Up to the end of 1899 the total gold
output from the mines of the United
States was 1897 tous averdupois, the
value of which was 2,30s, 49,, ,494S nearly
the whole of which was produced in
the last fifty one years, and from the
territory west of the Great Plains. Only
4,O0O,OO0s was produced prior TO this.
or this great output, California is re-
sponsible for nearly three quarters,
while Colorado, Idaho and Montana
output the bulk of the balance At
present Colorado and California head
the list, with South Dakota, Montana,
Arizona, Nevada, Alaska, Utah and
Idaho following in the order named.
. Alaska Is forging ahead and will oc-
cupy higher position next year.--Cal-
ifornia Mineral Wealth.
Prof. George f. Treadwell. the cop.
The chihuahua, Mex, Enterprise. The
professor owns considerable stock in
the United Verde of Arizona, which at
present pays between four and five
hundred thousand dollars in dividends
per month. Senator Clark holds the
majority OF the stock which Professor
Treadwell ASSERTS he secured by trick
cry. In 1888 when copper had dropped
Clark bribed the secretary of the com
pany to obtain all the shares at Is. ex-
cepting Treadwell's tenth. Clark paid
the price of his purchase out of the
mine in six months. Prof. Treadwell
has since sold shares at 300$, giving
the 100000 shares valuation of 9 1000.
COOS, the highest price ever set on
mine. Referring to the Cananea i'm the
state of Sonora, the professor said he
estimated the value of that mine at
lOO,OOO,OO0S ard this was conservative.
Notable in the history of mining.
says the Mining d Scientific Press.
was the introduction last Saturday of
electric power on the Comstock, Ne.
vada, not In any sense in the installa.
'ion itself, for electricity in mining has
been in use dozen years, but As ex
employing what many consider new
era in the life of that famous lode,
winch has pro luce i0), JJ0.OlOs, and
from which dividends aygregating 10.
ooJ,o'os have been paid The history
OF the enterprise has bsen so complete
" given In these columns from the
tlms thtt this jDnraal urged the m ,ve.
10 ths pre- that all nece,sarv tn
now ch'onicle Is that on the Goth ina,
th' electric current was turnad oo
starting the milling machinery. It ia
|hgured that ,yer can be thu, deliv.
'e'eu at an exceedingly low rate. Tbi.
coupled with other econom;es o,d
ni'derh mining and milling methods. |,
:" connection with unwatering of the
'o"er leVeis aud deeper workings
'nou'u insure new life to the gr eat lode
'na' made ani unmade SO many for
tunes.
secretary Bliss of the Interior De-
writes regarding the 5OOs ex.
pehditnre required upon mining claims
saying that "while an expenditure of
loOs In labor or improvements adm;to
me ciaimantto occupancy for one wear
'oos Is required for continued occupan
cy and enjoyment While severaI
Claims IN common may be mbraced in
the same application for patent sur.
vey and notice, single expenditure of
'oos Will suffice for but single claim.
Whatever constitutes proper annual !
expenditure under Section 1924 may {