The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-06


American Mining Company. on a basis of
SIS, 900 for each claim
1T Is a matter of personal regret 10 me
that the venerable col Lewis. whom came
TO esteem most highly. did not live TO enjoy
the benefits OF his discovery. or realize the
yerinca ton of his prediction that this i ~"
greatest copper mine In the world '
rs the visitors stood NJ the ontruu," 20 g. -
shafthouse ana looked out over the rocky,
sage-brush slopes. 1t was easy 70 understand
how the uracti,ed eye of an experienced
mining fleuth would be required 10 detect
the vast copper deposit ~c'rcteG th'.r by
close observations, however. mineral Ind
cations are TO be found IN the but'c~ that
rise here and there above tie general lrNe!
Of the slope. and, on breakinV ulo"o- of the
rock. its metallic value is pat beyond Uues-
tiOn
Since the purchase g. tn tire" original
claims. tie Nurtu American MiuIug IOu-
pauy has increased it, holdings along and
around this tremcrduus ledge OF. copper.
until II now owns twenty claims IN all lh"Ne
claims contain within tu'r boundaries 100
feet along the ore body al 81 CO.," edge. IA
fact. that outcrop~ above the surface
A descent wa, made Ia the cage 10. the
bottom OF the shaft which at the time OF the
visit to the mine had attained Il perpendicu-
lar depth of,l25 feet a station was cay a,
the lOO-foot level, and tunnels at that point
were being driven at right angles 10 tho
direction OF the ledge. with a view 10 cross
cutting the ore body, The breast OF edrh
Of these drifts was about ~ feet distant from
the shaft. making the total width OF The cross
clt nj that time about eighty fect. Both
the shaft and the cros,-cuI for the entire
distance were In ledge mater. and, thc
dump at the surface showed that nothins
elsc had been encountered throughout .ths
entire workings. Everything appeared 10
be ore.
EQuIpMf>T or THt mSr.
This mine is provided with ono Of ne hn"s,
and most complete plants OF machinery OF
any We have seen. II has a capacity Tor
about 800 feet IN depth. The ar cpmpt"o-
sor il OF the --latest Leyner patent and luI-
iusles power sufficient Tor slN buIIeish Ih'-
chime drills. II supplies also a blast 70 20"
black smith forge, IN place Of a bellows Ma
ohinery and tool, incident and necessary 10
repairing any accidental brrakage ~ con
necliou with tn" plant are ON hdnd IN ln'
wGli-reSnlu'ed -l2b 'srJtm lima % vo g@ati
wide and a foot deep. into and through IN"
furnace room, iyrn,a'p EE;l@ a. he'e'-''"'"I
For tho accommodation OF The employees
there IL u drying room above the iuTha.r,
where they can hang their damn Clo'hr- aver
emerging iron! tn" mime. \ bathroom IS H'-o
supplied for them. with hot and cold water,
by an arrangement from the, boiler lts
bunk house Is peculiarly well desi eued, both
for comfort and convenience and ha7 a ca
pacity for about tIity men,, The table III me
boarding. h9qss : supplied Eth len c m1TH'
II the dinner on the day Of ms visit may Dc
taken as a sample. II can be SAID ol me 1000
lntt II 10 We'll 'ihhf'l anu 49,
that the menu contains a VARIETY tnal N".'Id
astonish the average workman ~ the mines
OF the Eastern Rookie
Az INFA$I oTY
This great property with IT,, buildings
Inc ghatth6u-e. which H. a building 30 feet
high "a feet long and go feet wide, there are
scattered within convenient distance oth'T
substantial and CuIumodipus buildings used
respectively a., boarding house, lodging
house. assay oNic" mine ,ofiCe. storelou.ei
buildings, all erected from lumber fur
nl-hcI BY the Compauv'- Will from ~" vat
mile of the camp. In all, tho cor'pauN ha'
about 'it"ru buildings 10 a''oHInp"'l" lh'
Ia couuoction with this property. h j.,
the ambition of Jldc" Burke To b,Iild "a modal
mining town. Maeth"r or not h" succeeds
In fa-hloninc IL after his IDEAL is O question.
but one tang seems certain that II viii out
strip the famous Montana copper camp ~ -lIr
anu wealth, and consequently. ln everything
else that attends "A growing city ~ the mining
districts Of the West It. present population
ishmited mostly to tn" employ e "sui ih"mln",
but II al" ha- a trtnut'iN population rom we
valleys OF ruwdcr and Eagle river, and, q
Post pn'rr hl- recently been granted IL ny
th"t Government
camp. ere long. will have o ful! complement
OF -'o'",, stable. -nop~' hotels ana h'"7-
papers.
RAILROADS IL PROSPECT.
The present railway shipping point Tor
Brrkeu'ort. aad 'l" u,lrr-t station, j. lnt"r
CITY. This is situated 80 miles eat ~ Port
land. on mo Oregon Eailwty and \aviSt-
of U~uututr,H, which latter i e." western
terminus Of the or"so9 Sort ilqr h1!ir"'a
BurAcuout. Via Irv o. au iutrrurdlai" Post
ONO, Il. atrd .u tue ylii,, 81 Powder River.
Burk"m"ut olr"aay ha- telephone c"l',
county srtt Of mon county. line ~
railroad sro NV In con',mll4',1n Ia l.,r
tIfF fltA iIV. survey mayo |f"f'l| 'I.if.f'F