The sun., 1900-11-05

owns a large smelter at Black Rock. Buffalo.
at which extensive improvements are now now
been secured on the Niagara River and num-
Der Of new, building. are being erected. one oi
fhiS viii be- ss1 Used in re Peannx The mineral o
crude copper IL come from the jig ana
slime table, at the stamp mill Only IN" Ine
tics Of silver will be refined elecrOlvticallr. n
the oppuer 20 produced will ell for an hveraiEe h-in,
OF one-eghth cent per pound under the ii,rEet nre
mium over Western copper because OF ~ sred.er
toughne~s and consequent ,uperioritN lnt WIZ WIZ
The director Of the Mint gives figures show
practically all from the, COPPER. lnlhieS,
amounted to the coinage value OF $4,000 la-t
year, this u.'ng the largest amount produGr,n ,,,n
bv this state for many years. Much ol w
increase l. credited to the new snlel,er ol tle s
Quincy. which is saving great deil 2i sMiIver M
able that the Michigan COPPER mines are pro
ducing nearly million ounces OF silver M
nually, most of which IL not parted IRON 'ho
cop er.
TrCsoS. oct 2s.--It Is reported that body
OF high grade ore has been struck IN one oi 'ne ne
bo -iN feet wide and assays from sie To $50
ton. - -,
There Is turquoise. excitement over at
Mineral Creek. Several claims, haye been
located and are being develol ed. Inc fhIl"
OF the stones ha; not yet been ascertained'
The Mariduita gold mine has been soid Dy
Nine. Jacqucst Iravers t. Los Angelo par
l eS%hsG puny ny is e 70 6e e1ectsd ssStd '''
f. is reported thnt the work on the Silver
Rel. group If mines az Tutqnol-e. KNOW ci
also that the mill at soldiers D. olea VII o.
operated with them Thsse mines md mili @
were ecenty amsiSTr@3 d,i5y to ,hr fS'er" a''
Il IS reported that two let I ,oid le'd ore
has go n " r. Ia "re fG's is he
best over found IN rhe mine, being very clear
and free from zinc, 49,.
nac mill ha~ teen gr1'ei nrh team Will com
n once NJ once hiuing thirty tons of or" "
tlv from mine 20 nil 10 p" conc"ntrs'"a
J / Pcndor.rast has discovered another
vein on the Grorn linnet grounds, linton Basin,
and is sinking a shaft on the lcdre In sink
"a eirtt feet he ha, taken on, iiftssa ,aGks ,r.
q or" that run tTsiye o"nGGs E ESd ana ndpine i2Tn
he sinCt 10 water rs rapidly as pos4ihle.
Harvey and Findetter are a. work n their
ore for shipment The ore is OF the usual htgh
grade They recently made what premises I"
be- an imrorta.t strke o, glance %Ic on Ia"
report from Jerome saws that on last Wed-
me- lav lnor,tls the miners enn,oyei on ths
5.I-foot level Of the great United Verde COPPER
minns noticed the ground giving away over
their head, The alarm was immediately given
and IN short time the 20 men enpl3yed
In the mine were taken to the surface without
Injury Investigation showed that the sink
extended through all the levels to the top;
III. surface works. including the boiler and
blacksmith shops, were badly damaged. and
the foundry was lowered ten iee' Work or
repairing tho damage l. in progres and addi-
tiGnul men are being advertised for.
Advice- from Jerome c,eived this week at
the Office of the Black Hills Copper Company
state that the drift that Is being run from the
main shaft /, now in sixty feet and looks well
II /, estimated that II will be nogssary 70 20
in about twenty feet more to strike the ledge
and then drift will be started the other way
up the hill The ledge toward which the drift
from the main shaft is being run i the same mat
wa lately struck In the Brookshire property.
which ndjolns the Black Hills mines on III"
southeast This ledge crops out of tho latter