Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-22
WESTERN MINING MOTIFS,

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A somewhat phenomenal gold strike
is reported from the Golden Star. one of
the TWIN Sisters group in Boise basin,
Idaho.
A sample of ore from the Revenue
mine. near Livingstone, Mont. was as
Sayed and found to CONTAIN $40 in gold
per on.
In the South Butte mine near the
Redbird, on Squaw creek, Idaho. some
remarkably rich silver ore has recently
been discovered. Selected samples assay
5000 ounces silver per ton.
The Mikado is the star bullion pro
ducer of the Lake Of the Woods mining
region, and for the past thirty days sen:
down SlGI0O in bricks. Its average
monthly production for the year is about
$1,000 less than this
during the past year there have been
many new discoveries and much develop
ment on the west side of the Patagonia
Mountains. ATlz. The ore in that see
ton is mostly copper sulphides, the grade
is good and the veins generally strong.
On Forty Mile the MINES have been
paying well and nearly $l,OO0,O00 has
been taken 0ut this summer. coming by
way of Dawson. Steam thawers VIII
lac introduced this winter ON many Of
the creeks and the output greatly in
creased.
AT Wellington camp near Greenwood,
Il. c., the Evening Star and Selby claims
have been bonded to Spokane men for
$4,000, which is "A small price consider
ing the magnitude Of the properties. The
ore body is abuut 100 feet wide, the ore
carrying copper principally.
he Iron Mountain Mining company
has resumed shipments of iron ore from
the mountain CT hcmatite eight miles
north Of Custer, $. -. \ contract was
made several weeks ago by the company
10 furnish the smelters at Omaha and
Denver with 1000 tons of ore per month.
The Zenith zinc mine ut Rossport,
Ont. has paid $4,000 in dividends this
summer. \ crew of men is now working
at the quarry of zinc getting out ore
for next winters shipment The mine
is so located that it can ship only in
winter. Its product goes tO Belgium, but
sales have now been made in Hamilton,
Ont.
Seattle reports that the Triune mine.
which was leased to several miners Il
few months ago, is making a good record
as shipper. 4 twcnty-ton lot was
shipped to the Trail smelter last week
which gave net returns Of S26S ton in
gold, silver and lead after paying freight
charges aud smelter expenses of $42
ton.
A dispatch from Pearcc, Ariz. says
that ut the l1O-foot level of the Barrett
mine rich ore Of free smelling variety
and showing native copper, is being
taken out in large quantities. An aver.
age assay Of the ore shows over II per
cent. copper. Tho faces of the east and
west drifts from this level are both IN
solid ore.
Great activity is reported at the new
copper camp ut Allyn, Mont. in the
north west corner of the recently-cedcd
Blackfeet Indian reservation A ri b
strike has just been made in the Cracker
mine, owned by the Michigan q Mon
tana Copper company. The vein runs
from ~ 10 6o per cent, IN grey, peacock
and copper pyrites
The feature of the past week in
Occur d Alene mining circles was Il new
discovery on the waters of the North
Fork, eighteen mics beyond Murray.
Ida, of class Of ore hitherto unknown
in the district. 1t is rich in gold, silver
copper and lead, the first time that the
four minerals in quantities have ever
been found associated.
-l he Tenana diggingS III Alaska hav-
ing pald we'll this season. are attracting
more attention than usual. and a great
many miners are going in this winter to
Try their luck. Dirt that pays from SD
TO SO a day is found on several tribu-
tary streams and as high as $50 is found
IN exceptional instances The country
IS extensive ana is comparatively easy
of access.
a more liberal policy is claimed for
fhc klondikr mines this winter in order
10 prevent other districts on the Ameri-
can side from attracting the crowds thar
are heading for the north The iut,n-
ton is To reduce the royalty one haf or
abolish il entirely, throw the reserved
claims open TO location and give pros
peCto1S and miners the same privileges
they enjoy ON American soil
One of the greatest mining deals ever
made for an American property is just
now being closed in London by The Vent
IRE corporation. II IS nothing less than
the purchase of the celebrated Camp
Bird mine. near Ophir Col Ii is owned
by one man. Thomas Walsh who is to
receive SlO.UuO,UOu in cash and 40 per
cent OF the stock Of new company capt
iallzed for I,uO0.O0O II shares
Quartz that VIII stand the EXPENSE
Of packing twenty-five miles on morse,
back and shipped 10 Tacoma has 10 he
worth az least $40 Il ton for a starter in
order to cover the expense. j Il. Burns
Of Portland who mas been operating \
uunrtz mine ON Mule mountain. in Curry
coun j. Or. has been shipping ore nv
this slow and expensive process all sam.
mer that runs over $50 per ton.
a remarkably rich strike of free mill.
lng ore has been made in the Bear Gulch
district = II. Assays from along the
VEIN average $4,000 in gold per ton. Thu
ore Is III quantities and it is considered
%'S"' N'f,hc' ne rear Guich district
has been the richest place in the Hills
for placer mining and the rich lodges Of
ore which have been the sources OF the
placer gold, are just commencing 10 he
found
1t is estimated from returns Of clean
luGS already made and those in progress
that The gold output for the Ucicua dis
trist this year including quartz aul
placer operations, will b, over $2.30O
con \ gratifying increase as compared
with last year, Last year the mineral
output of Montana WAS $4,000 600. Con
this year at from SGl. OnO. 600 in SIX
0oe.ooo. or about 1910 for every man.
woman and child in the state.
The latest mining company to be-
organized for the purpose of developing
Black Hills ground is the North Ampri,
can Tin Mining aud Milling company OF
philadelphia, with a capital stock of 81
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