Mohave County miner., 1900-11-03
General Mining News

in operating silver lead mine now
with silver at 635s cents than when
it was 80 cents an ounce. Improved
and cheaper methods, economic pro-
cesses, better facilities, improved ma
chinery, utilization OF all mine pro.
duct, are among the stated causes.
Another carload of machinery and
mill parts consigned to Samuel Hunt
ington for the Phenix Gold Mining
Com pany, has arrived over the Santa
Fe, Prescott Il Phenix railroad from
Chicago. This shipment with two cars
of cement, three of timber and three
of steel plates for the cyanide tanks,
make nine carloads which have already
arrived at this point for the large plant
under construction at the Pheuix
miEe.-Republican.
A Pittsburg dispatch says: Seybold
Il Dickstod of Sheffield, England, the
largest manufacturers of crucible steel
in Great Britain, are preparing for the
removal of their plant to the United
States. An option has been taken on
site near Wheeling, w. Va, and it is
proposed to erect thereon modern
plant costing about 3,000,0J0$. About
$500 men are to he employed. The
object of the move is to get into the
American market. The constantly in.
creasing price of coal in England also
is prominent factor acting As an in
ducement to the move.
The following is legal, though
unique location notice posted on a
claim in the Grand Encampment,
Wyoming: 1--WE found it and we claim
our'u. It's $50 feet in every direction
except southwest aud northeast, and
there il 80 feet on each side Cf this
writiu' Its called the Bay Horse, aud
we claim even the spurs, aud we don't
want nobody jumping on this Bay
Horse-that's what these trees is
around here for and we've got the
same piece of rope that we had down
in old NJ Missouri."-Mining & Engineer.
ing Review.
At the foot of Main street, where the
big gold saving dredge for the Advance
Gold Dredging Company was con.
structed, work has commenced on a
big machine for the California Devel-
opment Company, the American organ
ization in connection with and under
the same management a. the Imperial
Land aud Canal Company, which has
its charter from the Mexican govern.
ment. The dredger being built is of a
variety little known here, which in the
opinion of experts will prove admirably
adapted for the work it is intended to
be used for. By hydraulic pressure
the earth proposed to be moved il
looSened and powerful suction ap-
paratus raised it and through an i'm
mense rubber hose carries 1t to wher
ever 1t is desired to deposite it. The
capacity Of the machine Is said to be
l,500 per hour. The dimensions of the
barge are 6,xl25 feet, by four and one-
half feet in depth. Mr.. George Sim
mons, of Los Angeles, has charge of
the construction Of the dredger and
force of ten men are at work. With
the assistance Of this Dig dredge, in
conjunction with the one now being
operated, Mr.. Chaffey, the manager of
the Imperial Company, expects to be
aLle to push the canal to an early com
pletion.-Yuma Sun.
George Shaw of Santa Ana, Cal,
says: The San Lncas canyon presents
an appearance Of the mining days of
40 The whole canyon is taken up by
claims aud a number of good mines
are being worked. Camps and miners
lodges are scattered about over the
claims, but none make as good show
Ing as the Three Nations, which is be-
ing worked by gang of fifteen men.
George Shaw, In company with five
other young men from this city, has
been working on this claim for its
Santa Ana stockholder. They have
sunk one shaft down to the bedrock
and tuuneled for number of feet nm.
der the mountain. The boys have
made good wages during their stay In
spite of the lack of water, which is the
only drawback to the place. Paying
dirt Is plentiful, but water without pay.
ing for II is very scarce and must be