The Western news., 1900-07-11
MINING NOTES.

MINING NOTES.
/ According to the sworn statement.
filed with the board of equalization the
net profits of the Utah paying mines
of the current year were $2,370,O26, as.
compared with $1,7S2,S24 for the same
period Of last year.
/ A mill is to be erected on the Poland
China in Chesaw, Washington.
Twenty tons of American Flag ore
areto be tested at the Red Shirt mill in
the Methow valley. Good results are.
expected
Another strike Is reported in the Sill,
yer King in Chesaw, Washington. The
ore is free gold bearing and carries
large per cent OF copper.
Some good low grade ore is being
found in the Nava. in Republic camp.
The ore is similar to that found in the
Mountain Lion hill.
Samples of coal from the newly dis.
covered deposit on Orinofino creek, IL
miles from the town, show a better
quality in the lower level, which is now
'being prospected.
A copper discovery is reported in the
lower part of the Mascot camp in Ida
no, Iowa men own the property, and
are said to have cut three-foot body
of ore averaging Is per cent copper.
Double shifts are being worked
/ A company of North Yakima capital
lists has secured the services of Ole Mel
son, an expert miner from Eureka,
Utah, to explore the copper properties
in the vicinity of Dumping lake. Sew,
eral men are working on the prospects
and reports are favorable.
Among the deeds placed on record
last week at Wallace, Idaho, was one
conveying number of mining claims
to the Sunset Peak Mining Company,
limited, the consideration being $780,
900. Among the claims is one which
has shown some ruby silver, a very
rare ore in this region, the Sierra Ne
vada, Omaha and one or two others in
the same neighborhood near Wardner,
being the only other claims which have
shown it.
Several large nuggets have been
found on the Mary Ann placers in
Chesaw camp, Wash
A stir is reported on West Fisher
creek. 80 miles from Libby Montana,
where $50 ore is reported in an old
claim.
A strike is reported on claim be-
tween Delta and Carbon Center, Idaho.
The claim is owned by John Dowd and
j. j. Purcell, and lies in a direct con-
tinuation of the Amazon n-Manhattan
group. The ore is high grade milling
and was found near the surface. No
assays have been made.
John Markey. employed in the smelt-
ing works of the United States mine
at Jerome, Arizona, was burned to
death and two Italians were severely
burned recently. Markey was a skim
mer on converter. He had poured
the contents of the converter into the
great ladle and the crane was hosting
1t when the pail broke pouring a large
quantity of seething copper over Mark
ey and partially over the Italians
Markeys clothing was burned from
his body, and he lived but short time.
dying in fearful agony.
The reduction works of the Detroit
copper Company, at Marenci, Arizona.
caught hre and was totally consumed.
Inc works consisted of 15O-ton con-
centrator, smelter furnaces and con-
troverters. The fire will throw large
number of men temporarily out of en-
Iployment.
Reports from Slate Creek. Wash
say that the mill on the Eureka will be
running this week. A large force Of
men are at work on the 2,OOO-foot tram
way which lies at an angle of about
81 degrees. The Mammoth is in the
best ore it has ever mined, although
none OF 1T has been put through the
mil. The mill is running on poor ore
Wnch was put in the bins last winter.
out 1t has pounded out a 59.45.ounce
brick, worth about $1,000. On the
lacoma claim. through which the Nam.
oth claim runs, a fine body of fine ora
lour 1eet wide has been opened. The
Gold Standard Mining and Milling
company operates the claim.
me onowshoe is showing some rich
rock, though on the surface poor ma.
terlal was found. The claim ia half a
mile from the Mammoth.
Inc main shaft of the Mavf1ower
mine near Whitehall has reached a
uep.n OF S25 feet. The lead has not
YET been crosscut and the quantity and
value OF the ore at that depth has
therefore. not been ascertainei. On
tne Soo-foot level there was good
Dody OF very rich ore. The Mayflow.
OF Is one OF the phenominal mines az
Montana. W
Inc Parrott shaft in Butte has reach.
% the depth of 1900 feet and isl lstiI1
gong down. it being the intention of
tne management to ultimately make
connections with the lower wo-r,nas
OF the Never Sweat.