The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-17


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CALIFORNIA.
San FRANCISCO, Nov io,-The dulness that
mas marked mining In California for three
months VIII soon give way to great activity.
Winter. for which al miners have waited SO
long, has come. There has been one good
the Sierra Nevada Many mines have already
started up and more will follow, this wee X.
the Inc snowfall in the Sierra has already been
season
lna pocket mtne in Tuolornne county, near
Gently two pieces OF crystsllz'd gold, one
q which was worth, $500 and the other si75.
aqsrta oaTf s a. Rish as $50 in Gold
Eastern capitalists have secured control
OF the old Blue Lead mine at Bangor, Butte
county. This mine was shut down In 1862
by a great food that filled all the washings.
and richer discoveries In other camps led to
SO pound fsSS hye1 ao SS
several dollars In gold
COLORADO.
Bear cTssE srn,S s6 S9v aea a
Colorado Springs on the southwest, con-
tinues to attract the attention OF prospectors.
phonolite dixie .parelleling II almost the entire
distance has been traced by numerous out
seems probable Bonanza values have been
found and the bulk Of the ore averages well
Within a mile Of the camp are the telluride
smeler Of the United States Reduction and
Heiining Company: willie the Cripple Creek
Short Line road connects both. gold field
and ore-treatment plants.
I, ne s,fiEe recently made at i,o Feet depth
2 great bonnnzl. The ore Is iiRh grade.
besides. the discovery is in the granite. vi iah
Occurring just now. when the Venture Com
pany IL trying to establish a claim against
because the mine was worked out, or at least
q low-grade-ore proposition. 1t Is OF much
The Portland mine continues to produce
s2j0.O)1 to $4,000 monthly. STATIONS In
dePendenoe fill but LITTLE below III, stard-
aTS Tna sfy eknnss
t75.o)) in October and the Gold Coin $4,000.
Durire the quarter just ended the indicator
treatment charges AT S2.77I SO.
Al the junction OF the Deadwood and Wilson
GENERALIZATION occurs. values running high.
The strike is in tn. si0-foot level Its extent
j. unknown Returns from a 30-ton ship
ment show sio5 value per ton.
LAKE REGION IRON MINES
DULUTH. MINI Nov 10 The United States
Steel Corporation. In iurtheranc- OF it, plan
now asked Lake shipbuilding companies to
make bids on twenty steel steamships OF
O nt ,ons SaRaGy eson a o ICn
These ships will be $50 feet long and viii,
Il built cost about tocoo,ooo, or nth Of
the sum set aside By the committee OF the
the sale of new bonds There Is now very
little doubt that the ships Will be built, and
efforts will be made to have u few of them
out next year in time for the late ore trade
The steel Corporation expects to move a
great deal more ore In 1903 than this year.
and will consume four or five million tons
,ion il now oS Soins on II i the opinion Of
well-posted Lake ore men that the total ton
,Ran 20. 600 600 tons, and that On even $4,000 oo
tons Is not impossible -,
pass ~ 900 go tons which Is an increase over
the year befor" Of more than rs per cent;
This l. "a great surprise to all mining men and
shippers, who had no idea OF the growth OF
win inch record for b ,hG ep H1se Tesicn
with total shipments OF more than 100 900
tons, which is far above the product OF any
s, np e Shafacter r Of hi. Achievement,
cannot b" realized by those not connected
directly With the industry Ihi- T. al , done
tons or ten immense trains per day. Much
of this ore was taken from open pits BY steam
ground and hoisted through shafts to surface
and then reloaded into cars for the trip to
Many mines Of the various ranges are
closing down their season allotments having
ben lsd They are now deySIpg sae N,
the, summer OF 1909 They enter the winter
vigor In order "a accumulate the required
amount by spring
The large new mine of the ternational
Harvester Company. the trust. has, started
shipping and will make. trial order of a
few thousand tons thi. fall This mine was
an unbroken forest as late IA June and was
twelve miles from the nearest railway point.
the distance trackless wilderness OF swamp
and woods
4 large addition to the ore shipping dock
OF the Clergue syndicate ut Mtchipicoten
Is to be- made this winter and timbers are
now coming from the Pacific Coast for the
work Tne Chicago and Northwestern road
is building very large new dock at Escanaba.
and will have II ready for business In the
spring One of its smaller and older docks
was torn down year or two ago. and the
same fate will reach another in year or SO
are unable TO trade at the-. docks. and all
round the Lakes IA movement Is under way
to enlarge the capacity OF slipping docks.
Those that few years ago were 81 TO 40 feet
high and thought ample are now made up
TO 20 and - feet and are not thought to he
enough for the ships that are soon to come.
IN TIRE BLACK HILLS.
LEAD, $ u. Nov. 0.-The annual report
Of the state Mine Inspector of South pa kotn.
the Governor. II deals with the transact ions
OF the Office and the operations OF tho Black
Hills mines for the ten months ending Nov.
|, being transmitted two months earlier
than usual In order that II may be printed
for distribution before the Legislature con-
vcncs that the members may bc informed
OF the Importance of the mining industry
and what il requires In the way OF further
legisltt ion.
The gold PRODUCTION for, tho ten months
$4,000 for the lively" months OF 1901. TIE
orc tonnage and bullion output of the prin-
cpal mircs nave been az follows:
h Nm ore I 70. o,S Go e, T q, I,
Golden Reward ........... 10 COZ i'2?s rs 20
llor eshoe ..........,,...,.. 800 100000