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Show s MIMING REVIEW. INTER-MOUNTA- IN Slews q the Camps. which was organized twelve years ago for the drawing renewed attention to- the ground purposa of working the rich gravel of the Car-so- n owned by Joseph Steele and upon which lie has river bed, has abandoned its original inten- done a large amount of work. Mr. Steele lias a tion of dredging on which it has exhausted well defined vein that has yielded large values over 120,000. and is considering a proposition in spots and which has attracted much attento remove the waters from the bed of the river tion in years gone by. Park Record. by fluming. The intention is to get at the accumulations of tailings and mineral bearing Bingham. material which are believed to be worth over The Mohawk tunnel in main Bingham, and $30,000,000. The flume that is under considerlocated ation is four feet high and forty feet wide, and Winnamuck, is to be just below the driven ahead another 100 feet, and a contract its estimated cost is $60,000 per mile. About thirteen miles south-weof Bunker-vill- has been let to Shaefier Bros. The Mohawk is in Lincoln county, a new mining district in a richly mineralized zone and should prove has been regularly organized, the area embrac- the avenue for an immense extraction. ing the copper mine owned by Charles D. Lane The working force on the Dalton & Lark has and Alvisa Hayward, owners of the famous been considerably increased since the recent Utica mine on the Mother Lode in California. advance in lead. During the period that ship, The district is christened the Copper King menta were suspended the working force was Mining District, and the Copper mine is re- engaged in stripping and blocking out the ore garded as one of the best copper properties ever bodies, and in prospecting the vein, and this discovered in Nevada. Samples running as work, it is believed, has opened up the most ore body ever cut into on the Dalton high as 80 per cent copper are common. J. C. Stewart of Camp Vida, Lincoln county, was vein. elected recorder of the new district. The Phoenix on York Hill has recorded Osceola is almost a mining another important development in the shape of camp. Nearly every man in camp is working a body of rich ore that carries important gold placers, and all have more or less dust in their values. pouches at all times. Outside of De Lamar it is Correspondence Mining Review. the liveliest and most constant district in the Bingiiam, Nov. 16, While Bingliamites were - The Rkvirw desires reliable correspondence from every mining camp in Utah, Idaho and Nevada, ai d will give publication to any news items of merit coming from a trustworthy source. I Jberal commissions will be paid on subscriptions. ! IDAHO. The Jupiter, Bird and Crown Point mines near Pine Grove in Elsinore county have been sold by Oliver Sloan to Stephen Shea and Albert Benton. In the Bird there is a good body of free milling gold ore that averages 25 to the ton, and Mr. Sloan had shipped an engine mill to the mine before the deal and wus closed. This will be set up at once and will run all winter. ff, as has been stated, the projectors of tae Seven Devils railroad have been holding back through fear of the triumph of free coinage, says the Weiser Signal, they now have no exTheir stable money and cuse for delay. their confidence is assured for four years and they should now prove their confidence in their professions by building the road at once. labor for almost They can get materials andassures them, and nothing. This the election the returns of the investment will not be in eastern part of the state. mp flfby-ce- nt of Bonneville, has purchased the Easter, Magpie and Judas claims in the Willow Creek district from D. B. Levan, for 20,000. The purchaser, whose knowledge of Idaho mines gives the transaction a significance that ordinarily would not attach to it, will put a good force of men to work on the group at once, and it is stated that he will erect mill as soon as the weather opens in a the spring. The energy with which assessment work is being prosecuted on properties in the Willow Creek district, and the many favorable showin ings that have resulted, is putting the camp bea most flourishing cohdition, and capital is ing attracted to the rich mines. The Checkmate has suspended drifting on its lower level on account of water, but a hoist and pumping plant is to be put in and work will be resumed. The property is producing some very high grade ore. Two carloads of high grade ore have been shipped from the Middleman, and were taken out at a depth of only 35 feet where there is a solid vein of ore 2 feet wide. The Emmett mine, owned by Blain & Dempsey, has recently yielded over 12,000 from a vein 32 inches wide. There is now a ledge at a depth of 35 feet, and the . owners are sacking rich ore for a shipment. A party of Baker City capitalists have organized themselves into a company to work a large area of reputed rich placer ground near Silver 0 City in Owyhee county. A ditch to cost will be a necessity, but the Jground is said to be so rich that this item of expense will be no obstacle to the enterprise. mp 5-fo- ot $10,-00- WYOMING. feet long is being driven from the south end of Cooper Hill, to tap the vein on the Emma G. mine. Work on the large placer ditch in North Park has been suspended on account of the approachwill be ing winter weather. The out lumber for kept running all winter getting the flumes. The onyx quarry at Cokevilleis being worked by a Chicago firm under an option, and the new company has put in expensive machinery for its reduction, including saws for cutting the slabs, and polishing discs. The machinery is run by water power the company is now getting out and finishing a large lot of the onyx for the wainscoting of the great Francis Williard W. C. T. U. building in Chicago. Other heavy contracts have been secured and there is a splendid indication of lively times at Cokeville on account of the onyx industry. A tunnel im-porta- GOO saw-mil- ls NEVADA. The Carson River Placer Mining Company Other The framework for the old Garfield mine higher than Bingham Districts. the bucket tramway for situated about 5,000 feef City, is completed, and tha stringing of the heavy cable has com menced. A spur from the main line of the Utah Northern, a mile long, will be built to the point where the tramway runs. The Garfield is owned by the Consolidated M. & M. Company, and is said to have a good body of rich ore, but the Companys operations have been conducted under a cloak, and authentic information as to what so much capital is being expanded for, cannot be obtained. re-marlm- bly It is certain, however, that the underground workings at the mine are very extensive. LA PLATA DISTRICT. M. C. nt self-sustaini-ng dollars. Col. E. H. Dewey 20-sta- e, st Harrington, night foreman at the Daly West mine, left this week for LaPlata, the lead and copper district north of Ogden. Mr. Harrington owns a valuable group of claims in the district, which he is seeking to have patented. The recent discovery of copper near his ground has created great interest in the district and many claims have been jumped and cross locations filed. Even old established claims that have been worked constantly since the camp was discovered, of which the group owned by Mr. Harrington is one, are not exempt from the attacks of these vandals. Mikes mission is to interview would be claimants. Park Record. Park City. A new streak of. ore in the Vallejo which is proving a wonder in the district, assayed 102 in gold and 14 per cent, copper to the ton. The recent developments in this property indicates the presence of a strong copper belt carrying high values in gold and has given a stimulus to prospecting in the vicinity. It is also of great importance to Park City, as her mines have heretofore been classed as silver mines, and the prosperity of the camp depended almost entirely on the price of silver. Now that gold and copper are being taken out in big quantities the camp will be on a more stable basis. The Park Record says the indication are that Park Citys list of dividend payers will soon be increased by the addition of the Daly-Weand the Vallejo. Both are in a most promising condition. Unless all signs fail there is going to be considerable stir on the hill north of town within the next few months. Claims are being patented and considerable development is being performed. The writer was informed this week that Thomas Kearns had purchased an interest in one of the groups located on that hill, which, if true, would lend force to claim that the Woodside-Silve- r King vein crosses to that section of the district, and will be the means of st very much disappointed over the defeat of W. J. Bryan, and can hope for little legislion favorable to silver, there is a ray of sunshine in the election of McKinley. Already lead has commenced to advance, and it in many cases means the margin between which it can be mined and smelted at a profit or loss, and if lead reaches a fair price it will lead to the resumption of work on'numerous mines now idle, which have thousands of tons stored in their ore bins and various stopes. Your correspondent visited the Old Telegraph and all the ore bins are filled with ore waiting for an improvement in the metal market before shipping. Some of the leasers are shipping regularly from this property. The Indiana above the Old Jordan made its inital shipment It is being worked by a Mr. Eastman, and he has a nice body of galena ore developed. From reliable authority it is learned that it is the intention of the English syndicate who have secured control of the Winnamuck mine to sink the present incline 200 feet deeper and to sink the Dixon shaft on the opposite side of canyon to a depth of 500 feet and then to connect these workings, thereby developing a large amount of new ground. As this work will take all winter the mill will not be started this year, but as the mill has proven a success its capacity will be greatly increased in the spring. The North Last Chance is working about twenty men with Superintendent J. W. Campbell in charge. The mill lately fitted up for concentrating the ore from this mine is doing excellent work. The plant consists of a engine, a Chilian mill and six fine vanners, concentrating about twelve tons into one. The concentrates being well up in value in gold, silver and lead. It is the intention of the Superintendent to open up the mine so ss to do away with the hauling by team of the ore from the mine to the mill. To do this, con nections are now being made, and the mill will probobly be closed down until such time as this work is completed. The Dalton & Lark has made a shipme nt of ten car loads of lead carbonate, whether it is the intention to resume regular shipments or not it is impossible to learn. Men are engaged in clearing away the brush and digging for the foundation of the mill j the Highland Boy Mining Co. It is pri mmed that it is the intention of the company to begin19 the construction of their mill this fall. It the sincerely hoped that this will prove to oe means the case, as the success of this enterprise to-da-y. Wes-tinghou- much to Bingham. Should Mr. Weirs cmleav ors b9 crowned with success. Many similar or plants will be erected within the next eareJas two on other properties having the saim1 of ore. mill is in operation on the Gol 'vlie Ridge mine near Baker City, Oregon.Lake. by J. E. Bamberger and others of Salt A ten-stam- p se |
