The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-26

soale their holdings Mr .Sowrll himself can
cel- his OSn Opnds and adds n hi1e.Johnsof
properties which he held hiuarli Va W" k"n snE
ton lode operated by We old company, a new
company viii be formed at uroc ana ire man,
azement viii entirely chang" Ill' n one ,ol
the most important transactions w hiasha
i " i%iefinan of New York has Jps, com.
iUf New lprh capitalists and II I. Understood
That development Worn on al extensive scal'
vii b" undertaken
lhe two great l~dgos he NJ I'm elevation ri
2.SOO lcot above soa level al sosiri city, on the
northwest sde Of Berners Hay, On the enst
shOr" Of Lynn Canal. about sixty. miles north Of
been run isr s!s feet The ledge IN the upper
tunnel shows eighty feet wide ~ ier ~ u ha..
been c%ross-cut With no hanging wall YET found
ledge This on tho surface shows q width OF
from IS to Jp feet. II will br tapped AZ n point
i;cc2 feet below tho %-griaoe, ihe Character
and assays seem 10 point 10 signify hisher
values
dropping on ore IRON the Kensingt0n. which
this summer has shown an average recovery
OF " 50 a ton,
Tie new plan Includes the construction Of a
s0O-staInp nil which will be cons!ructed as
soon al. the tunnel warrants, while the present
mill will be run as a test mill Ihero Is HDuh-
dant water power on the property LOT all pur-
The new io--tamp mill Of the windham Bay
Gold Mining Company ia now droplins on nne
for the past three years by W NJ. LINER
Boston people compo,e the company.
Twsixe-siiie Arm. prince Of Wales ISLAND, is
showing up well and rs giving promise OF De.
coming a fine property. II u owned by .one
i MT Under saeif own DT1p Supervision; The lode ]:
traced for over two miles and gives good gold
atssys the entire length: The owner. think
Justify them In building a mill.
, sSe5siPss & , IN %lq iu s4r' ' hey say sns ss1 Jsyf %ssih e
G s.% tfsssN os, Fl, TG' . sTs I: fry 'Ss f hand ana %o tssz e;sf
.;'.G % ; ,ss. Wa. the Nth 9lr q Sas s,f 1as t from a'S one
10 two feet. There is ore enough now exposed
to keep a ten,t,amP XII. 6Es an there has s.en
a great deal II prospecting and some valuable
discoveries by men who have not had ne money
wInser' Literal Offers .of Interest are made to
men who will put " funds for d~sve,opmsnt,,
R, 4th9 SisslaG m'n snd h sh.y s9 pnrp % 30 remaiHins
All winter The mines are on the hssds aters
and as the stream Is nav!yable foI sGG miles
steamers q. soon as navigation opens in lhe
vsa.cIs. With beadGuartsr at Dawson, The
Miners who made the trip from Dawson
TO S9.s S Uye[ the S,h Hq Is5 .si zee tsS aS arpri hns sta tRl.
sons S"ISs' ;dissinss' The distance i. i..% nile;
dog teams /. siyty DAYS. They 20 IN this way
10 get ahead Of the etampeders and expect TO
be. on the ground early in June.
preparatory work has been done this season
ind about 100000 In gold dust hss been taken
out; Two 3 hundred nnri g ln miner tG ,S hse s Trh,slfH allo cRsr9
by a very active and prosperous season. fuei
and provisions are plentiful N ths eaipRHs.:
Sor the winter. The district il large and rich
enough to afford work for from 1900 10 2.Wo
The receipts Of gold dust from the Nome
mines during the past week were $4,000 Q
while the Ietpr,ins miners numRerea 80.
tion Of retYrnins. as soon as navigation opens
and are 'eS1,pscted to bring out 1000 men and
several hundred thousand dollars in treasure
Tim BLACK HILLS.
LEAD. s.. D., Nov ,2O;n7,Ihe largest mining
deal made In the Black Hills for several years
Wing south Of the Hon.est1ke Conpshys pos
$50 acres, and when purchased by the company
owners. The, Crosoy-E chrich syndicate q
Colorado springs, Got: : backing the deal;
i i.a ss .A snme ssGSgI nI. f lode. os su Isani"s son mfn
ward tirough. this ground.
The name Of the new organiIation Ia the Belt
a plant capable Of sinking 1000 feet. work upon
the buildings TO commence about Jap. l., 4
three compartment shat !; to De sum- and II
pany gets an extension Of the bond one year,
making two and a half years In all. IL Is not
believed that 1t will be more then 800 feet to
the ore lodes,
LAKE REGION IRoS MINES.
DULUTH. Mirn, Nov. % The movement
Of iron ore Is now carried on under difficulty.
all cargoes having TO be steamed before they
will pass out OF cars through the loading docks
The cold weather has stiicned damp ore greatly.
bbh h,rs, are ssd "R ffSn R Rsi,,sH o s.iP docks Ts'i foa cs ar ens
tIs season closes. Which, VT not bring some
docks on Lake superior have stopped business
for the season.
tons are under way on ali ranges The oliver
Iron Mining Company Carnegie i putting
10 new shafts and dcveiCpiIS nnderground
Of the past season. and II IS stated that the COM
pany viii take out of Minnesota n.ines alone
I! .o,a 1891 n %STs ,s tSi, y s:GI have i Seas 80 ti o'o Mons, toms
The Federal Steel Company. which this year
slipped out Of this state about 100000 tons;
will next year be p~renared for a business Of
On tho Marquette range there are large
quantities Of ore left on the surface. while the
| underground work Is proceeding on a scale IA
large as any year In the past Most Of the
large companirs; t1 s0 sn no Org al aas s, yet been been
sold ,s S5S p SsS rrG:.n nG' sea sSng larger OUT
sales have been closed Of q Mesaba range
property, for the lease Of VIII ch the men hold
ins 1t receive s2os go, They have had 1t a year
and have spelt about 5000 In development;
The option Of purchasing this lease was held
until a month ago by a large and wealthy con-
Germ NJ SlcD.Oc0. but II was allo we'd to drop on
account OF the dulness n iron and perhaps for
some other reasons. The present purchaser
IA a rival interest.
That portion Of the Duluth and Iron Range
road which was not double-tracked last year
will be this winter, ,
The Hemlock mine Mt Amasa will he equipped
with a Gates centrifugal cruster. capable Of
| braktng zoo tons OF the hardest kinds Of ore
an hour The nature OF the ore near Amasa
Is suoh that crushing improves Its value ma
tcigIly.
J The Clevelsnd-Cins Company will send ore
tn lite charcoal furnaces at Gladstone and Manis-
tiIue all winter. though r. has ceased lower
lake shipments, II Is completing n large wood
carboni,ing plant at Gladstone, under "A now
plan. ny which astonishing results In the saw
log Of by-products are clhlmed The company
vii probably erect additional furnace stacks
during the coming year, either at Marquette
or Munisirg
The Michigan Tax Commission Ia. won In
the SUI RENE Court OF the State. forcing the
county assessors TO u read on tie records the
tax valuations a. returned by the State board
This rHise< the taycS on mine- Of iron many
millions. those Of tie Oliver Carnegie Com
PAM alone more than S,oco.on II ralse
other companies In lrorCrtion, IsrhaIs. ard
l. ,....S - 10 a Naltn'f,, 40 a.tt,a Al ,ra IL al