New-York tribune., 1907-06-03
NOTES FROM THE MINES

Heavy rains in the Cobalt district have inter
! fered TO come extent with the development work
going on IN the camp. Much of the work the
new shafts has been temporarily abandoned be-
cause Of the great amount of water that has
| poured into the openings Notwithstanding these
disadvantages, however, It IS announced that the
construction work the Cobalt CentraTs
work has been o oompleted and % the building is going
Eme reports that IN n% t4s dT 6o%n 6m9 as N
mas been started IN the Big Pete shaft 60 feet
below the collar Of the shaft. The new. drift is.
therefore, on the l5-foot level The ore being taken
values heretofore encountered.
Charles Bell, superintendent of the American
Nickel Company. according TO The Lovelock Trb-
une.' came from that camp on Saturday. bringing
with him specimens of the latest strike in that
mine. The samples showed some Of the finest
nickel ore yet taken from the mine, and the large
body OF this being developed makes this the
most important strike yet made on the property
This ore IS encountered in cross-cut which IS
being the shaft about the 400-foot level
When Superintendent Bell in from the mine
Saturday they had cut twenty-five feet into this
ledge and had not yet reached the other wall
Samples OF the have been sent TO the Eastern
ing OF the big strike At present the main tunnel
are being made on the pumps to nandle me me L Iow
CT water. While this vas being done Ihey t %fTe 6,
body OF ore So that section is rapidly coming 10
the front as one OF the great nickel and cobalt
The New York offices of the Ely Consolidated
Copper Company received q telegram Saturday
from Superintendent Miller saying that the first car
Of copper ore from the property Of that orgahlza-
ton and the first of such rock from the camp
had been started its TO the Salt Lake snelt-
ers. The recent developments of high grade copper
ores in the Ely section have served as revelations
TO all the mining world, for the camp was first
advertised as low grade section. In the opening
UP Of rich red metal rock no organization has been
more generously rewarded than the Ely Consoh-
dated unless It is the Cumberland Ely. The rock
now en- route to the local ore market comes from
what is known the Rising Sun claim. and TINS
portion OF the Ely Consolidated group IS further
south than experts originally deemed the nlneraI-
zed part OF the district capable Of extending. The
rich ore has been known to exist upon the Rising
sun ior some rn Ig' t be' & To- invesgate it thor-
copper ore that averages three or four feet N
per cent copper 1t IS not stated By tho mine man
agement how rieh the shipment is out 5oeat one
Of % per cent copper.
Latest advices from Batopilas report prom
Using developments IN new exploration work in the
Camuchin mine, with very favorable returns TOT
increased yield from present workings. Two I'M
portant connections are looked forward to in the
lower workings OF the San Antonio. The working on
the Mesquite vein IN the northern part OF the san
Miguel mine gives great promise, with expectation
Of a large pot Of silver IN that locality. The south
front Of the San Antonio Veln tunnel level, con-
tiuues in very promising condition about 100 feet
from the junction of this and the Carmen vein.
south Todos Santos continues to yield encourag-
iugly. The vein IS in light silver and good milling
ore in the northern workings. from the san Pedro
level upward
An announcement comes from silverton Col TO
the effect that Robert W Davis, Jr.. general man
ager OF the Old Hundred mines, has installed sew
eraI carloads OF machinery including two
Gillian mills Of large capacity. With the new ma
chinery operation the mill is able to handle over
10000 tons Of month, and this capacity VIII
month This Will be three times the present output
Of the Tomboy mine. which Is IN the same district.
Tho Meerschaum Company Of America has
finished the examination OF its property IN New
Mexico. On its claims OF 800 acres there have been
uncovered two issure veins Of pure meer-
schaum about 1900 feet in length William J.
Sedenberg, formerly ytce-president OF the Aneri-
can Tobacco Company, is president OF the meer-
schaum company.
The rlnlor that an option has been given for
control OF the Combination Fraction Mine at Gold
field is officially denied. The mine has cut in
the south drift Of the main company shaft at 4
depth Of e25 feet. This means 200 feet moro of
backs The ore now blocked is estimated at
s5O0VO in all. The Daisy has also mado another
important discovery cutting free gold at the 80
foot level Paintings show values OF from $50 10
F41 IN this geld So much water has been encoun-
tered IN the Daisy that additional station pump
has been put in
A contract has been let the Nit group Of
properties at the Kelly mine, purchased by the
Tri- Bullion Smelling and Development Company
q year ago on the recommendation OF the COM
pauv's consulting engineer. The development work
has thus far proved these recently acquired prop.
critics TO be of great value The metal yalGess s 2t
the zinc, lead and copper ores mined on the MI
group win average more than $40 Ton.