The sun., 1902-03-10

States. While il was being developed .e4-
perts were sent out by the Govsrnment 70
and il was through their reports that the
existence Of tin OF commercial value - In the
deep interest in mining and metal circles
q the sOgHyM % nj ,s time shss
PSOpment SEHa en OS'n Of the TN deposits IL Of the Black
baan % Tas reSE aG ana s
lish capitalists. and strife arose among them.
vast mis@ppropriqtionI OF IHnds 9eins ietn at az
cation In 1894 from which II has never emerged:
The experience OF this company pToduGIed
ing in the Black Hills. and the Gertie CON-
pany suffered with the others
There is a tin belt in the form OF crescent
around the northwest border OF the Harvey
range OF mountains, and there are number
Of Other Pariady devel2Ped Ponh Hn III mnef Resf or
old JeT, Tenderfoot, Cowboy, Mohawk
Samclias and Salle Cavanaueh. ,,,,-
markably free OF metals that would inter.
icre with the, reduction. Numerous tests
per cent of impurities, and it's smelling Is
almost as simple AS melting down so much
lead.
PHGNIx, March t-A deal was closed here
oday whereby George f. LsmS saoreS SeGTse 9o%
d. O. Hatfield for ,ioo. 900 sixth interest In
The orc, Grande gold mine at Tisken5urs
YORK is making making some once Of the largest purchases
of copper properties ever known In the SOUTH
west. Il Is stated that the &c company @ intends
copper producers In Arizona and northern
over a find of gold, silver and copper ore.
The strike is about ten miles east OF wilcox
n the Dos Ca6ezas monntStins az sonnar on wh csins
Tho ore Is carbonate. strongly impregnated
with iron, copper. gold silver and also ais some some
nous mass appear bunches OF ore which assay
as high as 1920 a ton n gold; r.,n...s.
mine big SoSr SqVSp chofGe sS q Mopdag md M q
the ground above the 4oo-foot. level between
the two working shafts S ISS feet % tbn bapaiTt aiIe
'nf fhe e'GaS"sh nS~ shaft at the tnted Verde mine
200 and $50 feet north Of the present work.
ing shaft, It was started about tive, two year. year.
Si@ MEsre sna aast trs esGpeSted G necesasd change
being made, which caused delay. Tii
have treble the capacity Of the present 9 hoist.
building this sEaft was 70 get away from
inc shaft is located 1t was found that this
latter shaft was continually thrown out OF
MnS by tne and and as i was DAM
sSTSai sSPSdeHs to put ut shaft where these dim
IuINl'S "OHie 'NNN''
SALT LAKE. March "a peculiar md Of
worked for long time without results The
ert6qgsEG Last baye fa bSen SSneteHH tsHe that edsd
a. ~niGe Rieh sau.','I,s as .iss to to the % ton.
The mines of this State paid In dividend.
to the shareholders during the month OF
me Mono group Of tTsntydtha5sS dsass elST; Jain;
n
property have been assayed. one OF them
sfIs e, So; ounces Psr 0sn' sxef GoPp5 so pi give
iSSdi' iead. s'"1''' ~
BOISE. March 2.-The storms continue In
the mountains, which ipsures good reason
Tor the placer miners Up to two week, ,haro ago
was very little snow In the higher mountains
and none worth mentioning on the lower
The state officials and others are reoeivins
many inquiries as TO the Thunder Mountain
d7trct central idaaS ms, s Is sons soG1 iS ,beps
too early, as al who, do not wait u1tli late
spring VIII suffer and be unable TO 40 any.
very very deep and men can only get into the
country on snowshoes. and slides are Of IRE
9@oRt TtrS 'GisasTSSable and Uncut but dan
rerops in the extreme IhrSe i,s men 1nsa % were
SnG Ta s6sSu9 GhS' 'hS rush G begin within the peI
Two Two weeks many more lives will be lost
Men unused 70 the mountainsE " would SI not be
and and il is doubtful whether, prospecting, can
are one hundred men there now az work on
mines already discovered, and they have
hardly provisions enough % last etn mem uh'i
tfcir fUGT fortunes fort when the country is free Of
'"TTSS TSo Mineral nm group. near Plsceryille,
is turning out good ore and the min Kept
company has held an option on II. but II
viii run out in a few days and the, owners
Of the min and soG OF an ,he ftsh GS
zion Tho lodges Of the group have been
developed 10 the depth Of 800 feet, and at
that depth the ore is better than al any point
The The Gold Hin mIno at ouartzburs is now
mine in shape for working has been started.
The mine was worked prottably Tor over
twenty ySas ana Is n9% IN rom 1ne tbe ns1as PscSd
are large porphyry dkes from 80 70 40 feet
" rRe N%% 2nsaa e aS%a SgTTE } drodss
at Idaho CITY started gp q few days ago
two This Is over a month earlier than work
hes over been started ~ ,Hl, Hny Other year
ground can he worked much cheaper and
more gold saved than by any other means.
least one more drcdge during the coming
summer. and the chances are very favorable
for two more one Of which will be on Cold
springs lat six miles below Idaho City
The new copper smelter going up for the
White Knob mines AZ, Mackay are nearing
completion They will be the only copper
smrlter- ia the state and will be capable
Of reducing 6oo tons Of ore day. The mines
are monsters and will do much toward bring
ing Idaho to the front az a copper-produoins
state
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