The copper era., 1901-05-16
MINES AND MINING.

tue COlumSECt IHLuluB COH pdh4i OPSi ating in the Ash Peak district, this county, was in Solomonville last Satur-
 day and went 10 his camp on Sunday.
 Recently Mir. Twomy has reduced the force on the Commerce mine to five men.-Bulletin.
 Mr. Buckeley Wells, mining engin- eer from Boston, Mass, has just finished
 a thorough examination of the Shan
 non Copper Co.'S. great mines in this
 district and left for his home Monday,
 via Denver, Colorado. He was very
 favorably impressed with the extent and value of the shannon property.
 It is understood that he represents
 prospective purchasers of a large block of the Shannon Co. stock.
 Col. P. R. Smith is spending a week or two in Clifton reviewing some of the great combinations of valuable
 properties which he has been instru- mental in placing in the eastern in- vesters. Col. Smith was the first prom
 nent mining man after many years, to call the attention of eastern investors to the great undeveloped resources tagging in this wonderful camp. His interview accorded the CoPPRR ERA nearly year ago, has been copied all through the east; and there has been, and is still such a demand for the article that we have induced him, to review it, and allow us to republish it.
 John Molder, one of the veteran pro- spectors of this section, was in from his camp, four miles southeast Of Nor enci, to-day, and made the ERA visit to find out what was going on in the ing a copper claim which he thinks is going to he a bonanza when he reaches sufficient depth. At 11S feet he has good ore and a cross-cut reveals the rock throughly impregnated with rich seams of copper for a distance Of 35 feet or more. Mr. Molder thinks a little greater depth will bring him to sulphides when he will be assured Of the permanency of his ledge. Capt. Wm. Jenkins is associated with Mir. Nolder in this property and the wish of the ERA is that they may strike it big.
 Asbestos has recently advanced in price. The demand for the mineral is increasing much faster than the supply. SOuroa of ,1ro6rctiop i- Canada where only a moderate devel- opment has so far been accomplished and where operations are much imped- ed as yet by the heavy snowfall of the winters and the general unopened con- dition of the country. But the Cana dian mineral is so superior on account of the length, tOughness and elasticity of the fiber, that when obtainable it supplants all others. Italy used to supply the demands of Europe but manufacturers will not buy Italian asbestos any more. There is a fine op- euing for the production of the miner al in the United States. The best var ieties are to be found as veins in serpen- tine, dark green rock with distinct ly lustrous appearance on new fractures and greasy feel.-Denver Mining Report.
 Mr. w. L. Austin, of Denver, Col orado, who is considered one of the best authorities on copper production in this country, has just finished 3 weeks examination of that extensive combination of copper claims recently secured here by the General Electric Company of New York. It is under stood that Mir. Austin was well pleased with the outlook and a favorable re- port is expected. Mir. Austin left Monday for his home in Denver, Colo rado. Mir. D. NJ. Riordon, who repre- sents the General Electric Co.,, accom- panied Mir. Austin and left for Los Angeles, California Monday. The General Electric Co. have secured by bond and option, one of the best com binations in this great copper produc- ing camp, and with the unlimited re- sources at the command of this com pany, there is little doubt but they will develop their property into one of the great producers of this country, and while they will doubtless reap rich reward on their investment, the fact of their locating in this camp, after prospecting the great mining districts from British Columbia to the Gulf of Mexico, speaks volumes for the merits of this camp.