The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-01
READY FOR Big NOME RUSH.
A SS,OOO,OOO SEASON EXPECTED
ALL ALASKA $4,000, 900.
Another RIoh strike in the New Nevada
BOnanIa-Deal for the Golden Cyele
IN Colorado 90 Be COsed-lADor
troubles IN Lake District ANerted'

SEATTLE, April 2I-The regular lines OF
asameTs plying between Seattle ana NaI9 1e5
and Seattle and SkaRwAy have been cro"ueI
with business for several months past, Snd
now the regular liners between beattle anu
Nome ars being overhauled ana put W t"ou
condition for a very lively season.
Twenty-Five 70 thirty steamers VIII De en-
RaRed in this trade, and II Is anticipated that
the rush will set In at least month carrier
than usual. good class OF steamers -
being placed OH the Nome route, 80 that QUICK
passage IL assured as well as GOOD accom-
Inodations Freight will be hanoleu also
20 greater advantage. Reports from nome
within tho past few days say the harbor IS
free OF ice so that vessels can get In without
trouble and at the mines sluicing Is IN active
and successful operation.
It Is expected that this will be Nome
busiest and best year, with an output oil
from IS 900 900 TO So 600, 900. This IL the est
mate of the most conservative men IN the
towns and the diggings. IL Is estimated
that Title Creek, a stream regarded as among
the smallest producers, will clean up mllll1h
easily enough Dust Is circulating IreeI
and miners and merchants appear TO oe wen
supplied. Gold i accumulating at the BANKS
and the first shipment will be heavy.
Last week sluicing be gan on the klondke
creeks nd there is great activity thIouEnou'
the district, The stampede from the Mon
dixie 10 Fairbanks and other Tanana camps
mated as others have come IN ana takeh
the vacated places. The more sanRulhe
who have been visiting the camps WITHIN
the Klondike district state that Wnhlh
radius OF sixty miles Of Dawson there WIN
be not less than 5000. 600 taken out while
the grand total. including the lanaha ana
Nome, win be SIS 900 600 to Ho.oOoOOo'
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
SEATTLE. Wash April 20 The leading mines
of HosslAnd bid fair "a exceed all records. The
Indications n oH are that az least hall s1ohhen
Of the Rossland mines have reeCne a S bS r..
Earded as permanent and their shlpimitfnIs
large and regul ar. The same cohuH'oH
Sif In A ne simiISSmeen district now one Of
the most promising in the Proving mere
s,,8 grea IN t Feai mines IN and smeters on the
Island OF Vancouver and on leAadsI Az
The output Of copper vii linn morn Tie ' openHE Of
the mines. The production mas Deeh SUNNI
lated by the smeters on the coast. ,a oor.
Work on the wharves, tramWay ana con-
contractor plant at the Brtqnnla DeIlddSS
pushed with energy They VII an ali ot Ii resuy
The ore and concentrates will he shipped 70
the smelters on Vancouver Island. Britannia
de . ES. t6g 86 miners
and prospectors. The stock. which originalIy
cold for SIPS per share, u now selIlhs al S''-oV
WASHINGTON,
sEArrLE, April 2I.--The most important Of
the pew enterpt!ses inauguTated m thlt p az
81 the Pacific Northwest this season Is me
ne tide fats from the city. This is an in;
dividual enterprise that was inauguirstted
within the past week. The success OF the
furnace il assured from the opening, =
oh the SeT pioP SPt ~ the Buros
National Bank Mining Company; or Ladd
sbSnt e GPGT from the TIE famous Mont Fomey
Mountain. 4 shaft has been sunk on the
property TO intercept the ledge that crosses
AZ 100 SOi feet. the entire bottom of tho shaft
In high grade s o5e ias a ounces wf IN sIveT
and 757 ounces IN gold, or - 200 q ton, hocs
taken from the bottom OF the shaft is said
In addition 70 the shaft a tunnel has been
run into the side Of the mountain. cross e4t-
tn tunnel is in on the vein fifteen feet. and
II is believed from the survey OF the outcrsop-
he sS rich SR' ore found on the surface. is en-
countered. Average ASA vs. made In the tnn-
mel 20 far show ore ts sngtS Of Se SSn 'O
Rhyolite. which is now the metropolis OF
the Bnifrog district, Is in state Of ieTmient
Tvery lot i'm the town has been sold and the
town site company yesterday declared a
The Flkhorn group Of three claims. two
adjoining the Shoshone on the west slde'
and the other on Denver Hill. all within a
stones throw Of Rhyolite, were sold yester-
day FOR $40 OOO 10 George Lezinsky. Ct
On the property Of the Montgomery Sho-
donai strike was made two weeks ago, the
upraise from the tunnel has been eNtended
10 a height OF 80 feet and the enormous values
have not shown any sign Of decrease 4
shipment Ia being made every day, va, Las
yeas Hevads 70 she tS sne IN he Course 5n Of
the development work 5000 worth OF ore
10 being a. cked each day. ,w ~
Clark, superintendent OF the Dixie mine in
Gold6eld. At a depth Of 2S5 feet. ore that
showed free gold in abundance and consider
able copper has been encountered. Develop
ment work on this property has been going
Eastern n Ter Dart nS Of The Godhed district and
the strike has especial significance ioT Gola y,
hi this Immediate neiehbOrhoOd up 20 date;
The presence OF copper in the ore IL accepted
By mining engineers in Goldheld as positive
camp. II Is announced that the shaft in
the Dixie will be sunk TO depth OF 900 feet.
Goldfeld is that on the Florence. which is
down S25 feet without any sign OF decrease
RENO, New, April 2S.-Ore shipments over
the TOnOpah road last week amounteu 70
Lee tons Of which soS tons came tT0 To i9s
tons; TonOpah Extension. go tons Monta iH3 =
Tonopah, SIt tons; Midway, no tons Bel BEL
GoIdAeid the Goldaeid ore samplinR Com
pany sent las tons, Combination, 30 tons
The Montana. Tonorah is the show mine
Of Tonopah. In Ruby Alley may De seen
the richest and most beautiful ore ever found
In the camp. This mine could ship 80 tons
Of ore a day IL cars Mere available, The Mid
way ore body continues TO show high values
II has been proved for il2 feet east aud 81
feet west on the same vein.
CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANcIsco, April q. Mining property
from coarse gold 10 grub gulch In MADEIRA
county has been secured by Boston aud Den
yer capitalists. W. II. Ganord OF los Angeles
has been working on the plants for some time
fhe scheme is 70 work the mineral belt which
extends four miles on large scale. Electric
power will he used, and even low grade ore
will be handled prottably,
q l. Canheid head OF the great drift min
ing enterprise at Blue Tent apd Grizzly Hill
IN Nevada county has secured 200 acres OF
gravel mining land beginning at the Blue
Tent claim aud extending along the main
Red Dog aud lou Bet channel 20 SCOTS NAT
q distance Of three miles. The bed rock
tunnel " IN be carried 3 600 feet into the noun
tain. As soon as the gravel H. reached a
90 stamp mill will be erected. This will be
when I'M operation, the largest DRIFT mine iu
the State. The mine has yielded largely as q
hydraulic mine,
The lower levels Of the Yellow Aster mine
81 Randsburg, Moiaye county. will nov bt
worked with little diffiCulty as ventilation
and water have been secured by joining the