Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
WESTERN MINING NOTES.

Large bodies Of ore and amazing
breadth of deposit have been discovered
in the Godiva mountain. Tintic. Utah.
A Seattle dispatch says the perro-
ieum excitement has spent itself. No
strikes are reported in any of the oil dis
tricts in Washington.
In Axe canyon. few miles east OF
Dillon, Mont, some excellent samples of
graphite have been found. \ st. Louis
company has acquired eight claims.
Tacoma reports that Dakota and
Minnesota men. headed by John CrOnan.
former United States marshal Of North
Dakota. are spending 100000 develop
ing marble quarry on Prince Of Wales
island. near Kasson bay.
Another discovery OF rich body of
ore has been made on the Pinkhlm mine
al Chloride, Ariz. The value of this ore
as il is broken down and taken out is
vari0uSly estimated at from $500 to
$1,000 TO the ton in carload lots.
AT the Ritter mine in Calaveras
county. Cal. the average value Of ore re-
Gently struck is $3.50 a ton. though
some rich rock assays from 500 10 81
600 ton. There are at least 10000 tons
in sight. which means from SlJ0,OOO to
100000.
The Elizabeth Mining company Of
Milwaukee has begun the erection of a
forty-stamp mill at the Bismarck mine.
near keystone. :. ID. This company was
formerly known as the Big Hit company
and John Barth of Milwaukee was the
president.
A company Of Phoenix and Prescott
men is being formed TO operate "A vast
garner field in northern Arizona. The
company will locate several miles Of
claims. The garnet lands of Arizona
have been the cause of much excitement
at various times.
A new Leadville is reported from the
Wind river region of Wyoming, where
Frank Smith of Leadvlle says that IA
discovery Of lead and iron carbonates has
recently been made that old Leadville
miners say is equal to anything found in
that camp during the early days.
In lead 40 feet wide and at depth
Of 200 feet in the Anaconda mine at
Butte, Mont, copper ore assaying from
10 to II per cent has been found. This
is tn" richest ore that has been found he
low the 12OO-foot level in that place and
means much for the future Of that dis
t~Ict.
a very rich strike Of free gold ore
has just been made in the Golden Crown
mine. north Of Lead, S. d., which is. in
Guided in the big purchase of II. j. May
ham and associates of Denver. The ore
resembles that found by otto +. r.
tirantZ n wear ago, which went $4,000
TO $4,000 per ton gold
During April California mines paid
dividends of $4,000. of which the
Mountain Copper company of Keswick,
Shasta county. paid $420,000. This COP
per mine was originally worked for gold
and did not pay expenses when an expert
for an English company discovered Il
practical mountain of rich copper ore
which could be easily worked.
1t is claimed that the published re-
ports Of the rich find of placer gravel
near Republic, WASH do not begin Il
give an idea of the real situation The
strike was on Granite creek. two miles
west OF Republic. and the entire creek
has been staked off for fifteen miles from
The mouth Of the creek, One man washed
cur 50 worth of shot gold in two hours.
Recent rich discoveries on Vancouver
island in the Nainimo district b. c.. ar,
attracting great deal of attention al
over the coast, and capital is seeking in
Ntstment in that part of the province
The rich vein struck of the Tyre min,
that assayed 500 in copper, gold an,
silver To the ton, has also been found il
tn" Lcnora. 400 feet distant, carryin,
equally high values