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Show 8 INTER-MOUNTAI- Lake Superior mining and smelting man, were here Tuesday with Superintendent McErlaine and visited the Northern Light mine, also the Hoogly, a property of much promise near the Old Jordan and said to be on the main vein. It is reported that on Wednesday Mr. Karste closed a bargain for the purchase of the Hoogly, and is now its owner. A large amount of rich ore was formerly taken from it, and late developments show that the mine can soon be put in shape again for large production. A relocation of the old Damphool lode, situated northeast of the Winna-muck- , on East mountain, and being operated by Roy Bemis and F. A. Virtue, has just made one of the best g strikes of the season. After nearly 300 feet, the vein was encountered, and a body of crystalized lead covering the face of a drift and cross-cut-tin- running high is reported at the present showing. The Winnamuck will next week ship 150 sacks of ore which assays $500 to $800 per ton, ruby silver, taken from the small pipe discovered several weeks ago in the footwall, near the 200 level. The streak has widened steadily in the past few days, and is receiving careful attention. On Wednesday an unsuspected h streak of galena was discovered in the front vein of the Mary of the Old Reliable companys group of mines. It is considered a good find, and may lead to important results. A. L. Heaston has completed his new water-powjig near the Markham mill, and is resuming his contract on Montezuma ore, of which he has many tons in waiting. six-inc- er State Line District : The new State Line district, located west of Desert Springs, on the boundary line between Utah and Nevada, is asserting its merits and demanding the attention of the mining men of this region. Many conflicting reports have been circulated, but the best proof of merit is production, and the new district, in which the first discoveries were made but six months ago, is now a producer. A carload of ore, consisting of two lots, was recently marketed in this city. One lot gave returns of 120 ounces of silver and half an ounce in gold, while the other carried 240 ounces in silver. During the week the Mining Review has been shown a large number of assays ranging from 8 to 510 ounces silver and from a trace to 15 ounces in gold. The ore carries from 80 to 94 per cent silica and 1 to 5 per cent iron. Twelve of the properties are now being regularly developed, and recent orders for ore sacks indicate that more shipments are to be made. There seems to be two separate and distinct ore zones In the district, the silver being found in a lime foundation and the gold in granite, although some of the silver veins also carry high values in gold. The owners of the Ophir claim, one of the first locations, are preparing to erect a stamp mill. The new town of State Line is booming, and lots are inselling for $100 each. There is every redication that the seasons work will sult in the development of some producing mines, and the district is well worth investigation by investors and mining operators. MINING REVIEW. N miners previously emquartz by heating in an ordinary the same force ofmade no change at the and has blacksmiths forge. There is a great ployed, mill. He is preparing to start the upfuture ahead of the Antelope. it will probably drop John Moore yesterday secured from per mill also, and 10th. This will necessthe William Johnston a six months' option stamps by on the Hazel Kirk mine for $1000. The itate an increase in the force, which is Hazel Kirk is a southwest extension of always a pleasant feature in a mining the Surprise and has about the same community. The final payment on the Yosemite sort of ore. mine was made to Hymen E. Wolf of San Francisco on Tuesday. The entire IDAHO. sum paid for the mine was $15,000. The last payment was a little short of $5000. If it had not been made on Tuesday Owyhee County. the mine would have reverted back to A correspondent at DeLamar, Ida., Mr. who had granted an extenstates that the annual report of the sion Wolf, of time to July 1, 1896, some three DeLamar Mining company for the year months ago, when the final payment ending March 31st was presented to the was due. The mine has improved stockholders at the annual meeting, greatly since then. held at London June 30th. During the Coeur dAlene Miner: The tunnel in year the company shipped to the smel- the Union, just below Gem, is now In ters 193 tons and 807 pounds of crude 300 feet, and the boys expect to strike ore and concentrates, for which the ledge in about 150 to 175 feet more, was received, and this product which will take four or five months yet. cost the company $32,600.62, leaving a They are following a small stringer in profit of $58,162.21. more or less ore. find they The mill crushed 45,687 tons and 25 which Foster & Co. struck a fine body of pounds of ore, the assay of which wras concentrating ore in the shaft of the $25.40 per ton, divided into, gold, $18.34, Belle of the. West, on Nine Mile, a few and silver, $7.06. The mill worked up to days agp, but they had no pump and a saving of 78.11 per cent, according to the water drove them out. They are assay, while the bullion returns were now driving on a cross-cu- t to reach the 76.57 per cent. Number of bars pro ledge about the same point as the botduced, 260; ounces pure gold, 24,500; tom of the shaft They have but a ounces fine $90,-762.- 83 silver, 434,310. Value of gold realized $505,010.13 Value of silver realized 288,928.05 Add for slag etc., realized.... 5,758.78 Amount belonging to 1895, re6.565.07 alized this year Total $806,262.03 a of total $897,024.86. Making product The thirty-stam- p mill ran 350 days and five hours and crushed an average of three tons 818 pounds dry ore per diem. The cost of mining and milling was, for mining, including all mine work, etc., $5.52 per ton, and for milling, $5.33 per ton, a total of $10.85 per ton. Four dividends were paid, aggregating 80,000, or at the rate of 20 per cent per annum upon the capital stock of the company. There is estimated to be uncovered 45,000 tons of first-claand 112,000 tons re-timber- ing, ss of second-clas- s ore, while all parts of the great mirje are In good condition, all of which are described in the report. Capt. Plummer, the manager of the company, will start for England next week. De Lamar Nugget: Mr. Britt, the engineer and manager in charge of the placer enterprise, near the junction of Joidan and Louise creeks, was in this week from their camp and reports that th'e men behind the undertaking have fully decided to put water from Louise creek upon the ground. The undertaking implies the construction of six miles of ditch and laying about three miles of twenty-fou- r inch iron pipe-implone Is of the most important enthat it terprises inaugrurated in this county for some time past. The placers have been, exhaustively examined this spring and are proven to be an ancient river bed with fully one hundred and sixty acres of ground explored. The plot of ground lies about a mile northeast of the Lepley ranch. The discovery of its wealth in gold was made a year ago by John Norton. The expense of getting water on the ground staggered him until he interested capitalists, who have spent nearly three months in examining the property ana Piute County. making surveys. Mr. Frederick Irwin, of the Black Jack property, The wagon manager Richfield Advocate: Is understood to be the principal mover and in the enterprise. His name is suffroad Crystal canup to the other mines in Cottonwood icient to give confidence that it will be yon was completed yesterday and now carried out. turn-pik- e there is a first-clarunning to the from Marysvale great properties, Shoshone County. a distance of ten miles. Up at the Crystal carpenters are busy building Coeur dAlene Sun: The lessee of the bunk and boarding houses and a big Golden Chest discharged all the miners force will be placed on the mine so soon on Friday, but the mill kept dropping as their quarters are complete. stamps until midnight of Tuesday unTwo pieces of home-mad- e bullion, der the old management. Harry M. each about the size of a pea, are ex- Gregg assumed charge of the Golden hibited by Jeppa Nilsson at Monroe. Chest mine on Monday, and the mill The metal is almost pure gold and was turned over to him on Wednesday. silver and was taken from Antelope Manager Gregg has put on practically ss ying few feet farther to ga Boise County. Idaho World: The New York mine, on Deer creek, five miles north of this place, is developing into a fine mine. A cut fourteen feet deep has been run across the ledge, which has been found to be thirty feet in width. All of the ledge matter contains gold, and a streak six feet wide will pay handsomely to mine and mill. One foot of this will yield over $200 per ton in free gold. The original owners, who worked the mine thirty years ago, were deceived by a large porphyry dike cross-cuttin- g the mine, and, after doing but very little prospecting, abandoned the property. M. H. Jacobs, the present owner, is sure of making a very handsome sum before the close of the year. This is another evidence that because a mine was worked and abandoned years ago is no reason why it should be shunned. In those days men knew but very little about the peculiarities of veins and ore chutes, in consequence of which failures were the inevitable results. The company holding an option on the Union group of mines, in Gambri-nu- s district, will extend the tunnel that was run a good many years ago until it cuts all of the veins of the group. They expect to reach what is generally knowne as the Sub Rosa vein feet. Capt. J. D. inside of eighty-fivChannel! will have charge of the work. Gerard Huppertz, foreman of the Iowa mine, says that the mine at the depth of 450 feet, where is was tapped thr tunnel la.t week, is much betIy ter than has been expected, and that the mill will start up on fine ore inside of two weeks. 800-fo- ot NEVADA. Pioche Record: Work at the Summit works by Messrs. Rice & Co. continues and about 100 tons of ore have been put through the mill. The company has been delayed somewhat for the want of teams to haul ore and they are In want teams. They are now of four two-hornow run to twenty tons a day ready and will put that amount through as soon as teams can be secured to haul the ore from the mine. The mine Is looking fine and the ore Is getting better in grade. The Southwestern Mining companys mill at El Dorado canyon, after lying idle for over a year, started up last month and is running on ore from the mine dumps. The mill has been converted into a wet crusher and its case pacity doubled. Mr. Mills, the superintendent, believes that they will be able to run the mill steadily and that with the wret crusher and frue vanners will |