New-York tribune., 1907-04-29
NOTES FROM THE MINES.
Concentration of Three Carloads of
Ore from Cobalt as an Experiment.

Howell Kinds. president OF the Cobalt Central
Mines Company: ]. NJ. Elmer, manager az Cobalt
and other mining experts have spent several days
recently al Waverly. y. J.. watching the conoen-
trstion OF three carloads OF received from the
Big Pete mine. The three cars have been put
through the system OF concentrating which is 20 be
erected al the companys camp IN the Cobalt
The result OF these tests. AR. Elmer said so
satisfactory that Il will not be necessary TO make
any changes IN the machinery originally de-
signed. More than 80 per cent of values have been
extracted by she process. The test is regarded as
Of great Importance by all Cobalt mine owners and
engineers. Mr.. Elmer returned TO Cobalt Fri
day. Before his departure he expressed himself
As being very enthusiastic over the development in
the Big Pete and other mines. Ee said:
The Tr-BulIion Smelling and Development Com
pany has received word from Superintendent Ferry
ra - - ,re IN ~ Saveitp1,1ent V,orIt n the
extent OF from 25.coo 10 $4,000 tons month:
from 9S5e So T to T SIS an toa Engineers l in Charge
Of these properties say that their expectations
are being more than fulfilled IN respect 10
gho great development now being made,
fl @ pr @ sent ore in sight @ more thaR double BY the
end Of the year. The power plant, Mr. Ferry also
commission within few days. The new three com
paTnent working smart Is nov uoMh 70 oept sa % %
= feet each month. They fully expect TO have THIS
shaft reach tie leoo-foot mark by December 81.
The selling and buying Of mining stocks IS car
ri,d on partly on regular stock exchanges and
partly in uaOrganized markets Almost every min
ing district Of any importance has its own mining
81 So IN q; ;e innedateiy surrounding dis
tFict traded in Their market Is theTefore linn
Exchange in listing mining stocks Is desuned 10 oe
successful as many OF ne mos, - po ,e Pac 5h COAST
have signihed their intention Of joining the eA-
change.
Latest advIces from Batopilas report active eH-
ploration OF very promising virgin ground 10 the
hfa
San Antonio vein. In the last two years TINS VEN
has been one the cOmpany's principal prodneeIss
the Workings 81 e9ning 9adi Ses N snne s eye and having
more Ia - 1 80 - 90 ON II IS also announced
that a vein corresponding with the san ANTONIO
has been opened IN cross Guy :" LeSe , iDi,,
tunnel level large aIlo s WEI I.ticsI ma n,Ire silver
down The ore for 1895 incTease,d, ls Rgr
proveHert this year IS extremely favorable
Parton seu,eu. yiee-president Of the American
Smelling and Refining Company, has returned from
Chilli South America, where he has been making
an inspection OF the mines OF the Braden Copper
Tno1ths HIS trip viii be followed by important
sTte1sion work ~ the Fraden copper mines which
pacity. A smelteF is TO be erected hI put rs
location has not been determined ~ Is p9SSDlSS piIS
contrgced fEem there T. me fe mines mines unt the large
and permanent smelter is ecnpleted o9t aTS [s 15S
is said 10 have OF the largest copper mines ii
the world.
AZ a recent meeting OF the board OF directors OF
the Mckinley Company IL was decided 10 employ
an engineer OF prominence 20 go over All the prop
erty Of this company and make report as 70 its
condition. Inasmuch, however, as the Rrouha ~
covered with slush and snow at the presenl @ tliIo
81 win be several weeks before this eNaInli n
can be made The president OF the company IA l!s
letter OF April g. did not intend 10 imply thLt oIsi
dends would cease until the development woIh
suggested by him should be completed, pul onlZ
for the tme being In that report II Is 70 Dc hots1
that there are 90 900 pounds of ore sacked reSaoy
for Shipment and ore Is constantly being tAASl
out But ID was a question as 70 whether II woulo
not be 10 the advantage OF the stocholders 10 re-
frain from shipping this until the sfne!tets t
could give a better return upon the proouct TIA"
heretofore
The Mexican Mining Journal" for April places
chihuahua second on the list OF gold and silver
producing states in Mexico. with a production OF
100000 for 1896. The Batopilas. santa E1dailad
Parral and Jesus Maria mines alone are EePoLpe1i
having produced Sl5O0O0GoO since their oflglhai
development
The stock OF the Ely GiTouX Extension copper
Company having been underwTitten by New YORK
and Denver capitalists will shortly be traded IN
on New York Philadelphia, Boston, Denver and
salt Lake markets, II is announced. The property
ot the company consists OF $50 acres Immediately
adjoining and entirely surrounded by such wen
known producers as the GirouK, Ely Central, Cum
beEaand Ely and Robinson.