| Show It MINES MINES AND AND ND M 1 MINING MN NING NEWS NEWS NE S I i RO ROCHESTER HESTER NO NOW NUMBERS 1500 t Tunnel Strikes 40 i Ore Ore New New Discovery to the S South By Br actual count la last t w week ek there V were Iso tents and frame houses in n the tho two camps camps' and Intervening section I writes write a n correspondent from Rochester I cy Figuring five rl o to a habitation this w would uld moan mean that there arc aro Sro 1900 souls In Rochester canyon Conser at Conservative o CAt CAt- estl- estl nj ma matel by br mining men who ho have been in raining mining excitements and nd have a fairly accurate knowledg cf r conditions c place t the e. e number Dumber In Rochester canyon In the neighborhood of ot 1300 Each da day Is i adding to the population i ianI and tIit e number of houses and te tents er erected anI There are are 8 87 frame buildings alred already U up and occupied Intense rivalry rival rival- ry exists between tho the upper S and d lower lowertown towns town The lower town Is the lively town and has his a greater pia play than tho thE upper upper town It I Is the terminus of ot the 4 automobile lines ines and ond the motor trucks has hu the night life and never closing t I On the W Weaver aV r group o owned ned by bi byI I George pay ore 1 Is 11 found In tb tannel which Is being run It I runs to values over 40 0 and like Iko the leasers on onNo No 1 and and 2 every effort is being put forth to tap the the vein There Thera is considerable considerable consid consid- I erable work ork yet to be ha done on this property It i is if stated that M made the assertion that with the i amade tapping of the vein ein he would put 1000 i tapping men to work on the property No o work is being done on lease caso No 3 3 this being reserved d b by the Nenzel company compan and will wi undoubtedly ba be bey bt y opened up after tho the leasers on either el e have demonstrated that tho the vein eln t actually exists at depth On O I lease ee No 4 a shaft has been sunk to to- toa a depth or of 1 15 feet teet through the hardest hard hard- est cit kind of ot rock Progress is lI slow but ft 1 full fuU crew crewl Is kept constantly at work Weather conditions have thus far been j admirable and workers find no difficulty p cult culty in Sn pursuing their operations I The leasers on No 5 6 5 which Is on the thet t extreme north end ond of ot the r i have run a tunnel for a distance of ot 30 feet fee 1 Find rind to fo tb the South It I I Is I. reported that a find of or silver silver- lver- lver lead Ial has hM been made one and a half halt miles south of ot the lower camp From almost every section about Rochester reports are being beinG received recel ed of or surface Indications which look promising The The Nenzel discovery has hns stimulated prospecting pros pros- 4 and nd little doubt remains but that Important discoveries will wil be made madet t In the near future All l that section of ot tho the country countr is h rich In mineral deposits and In tho the early history of ot tho tato state proved the center of or numerous mining excitements A University of ot Nevada man n named med Reardon is one one of or the original locators locators locators loca loca- tors on Lincoln hill bill hl Ore has be been beon on shipped from this property in property In fact the first ore from the district went from fromI from rom j I here Reardon has found round ore containIng containIng containing contain contain- ing free gokl golc assaying as hl high h as ts 75 a n ton He le has has' or ore which runs 3 I to 10 Inches In Jn width and on Saturday JI L unc ered a 0 l Inch 15 vein yel running from 14 1 Inches to two to feet eel In width assaying assaying as as- saying good values In silver It I is also said that a vein carrying ruby sliver silver ver 8 intersects a gold bold vein ein on this property A ledge has hns been unco uncovered for feet teet currying free freo gold In white quartz R Reardon arcon Is said to have refused an nn of offer offer ot- ot f fer r of or cash and shares In a company which wanted to take takeover over his prop property crt t Work ork Is ii being beinG actively prosecuted on oni 1 Lincoln Hi Hill and th the frequency of or the thet i blasts heard from the district speak t volumes for tor th the progress prore s which i Is it be being heIng he- he ing made Lincoln Jill Hill Hi looks as If 1 it might claim attention as ns a mining property prop rt of Immense value 1 OIL IN CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO INCREASE The production of ot petroleum In California Cal Cal- Call Call- fornia In fn 1912 Increased to million barrels barrel from barrels In 1911 11 1911 chiefly on of ot large 1 i KU gUers hers developed In the Midway field and the number of good wells opened 1 It In La La Habra aJ valley according to David J T. T 1 Day o of tho the United States geological Survey urvey The production t of the coast mid field feld declined mark markedly dh A number ot of oto o producers In the Midway and other other oth oth- er valley fields were ruined bv by an In In In- flux of ot water which turned the oil to a valueless emulsion 01 Consumption In increased In- In creed creased sc so o that the additions to stocks were re not as great a as was expected Th The rh total stock at the end of 1911 was as i barr barrels 18 This Increased o to barrels at the end of or 1912 a Win gAin of or less leas than barrels barrell while Production increased barrels snowing showing that the consumption In 1912 11 wag wu over barrels greater than the production of oC 1911 SHEEP ROCK MILL I MAKES 1200 GOLD GOLDIn In Iii Weeks Week's eek's Run Run Notes Notes From Inspiration Gold Montreal and Nellie Nelie Th Tho She Sheep p Rock nock mill mm was as started d up for tor good Monda Monday The machinery Is running as smoothly as If It it Il had been blen In operation for tor six months and everything everything every every- thing points to a very successful S season season sea sea- S- S son at nt the camp says san the Beaver Deaver Beavert t Ye Weekly Press The Thc mill mil will handle about 83 85 per pcr percent cent of ot th the e gold It I Is vcr very J likely eh that the capa capacity J of ot the mill ml will w bo be In Increased In- In crea creased cd soon so it can take care of oC other ores besides beside tho the Sheep Rock flock There Is In ore oro In sight Ight In the Sheep Rock flock to keep the mill ml going at ot Its present capacity for tor two years cars More than 1200 In gold will wi be cleaned up from this weeks week's run The Tho Beaver Cou County Couty t News says sas At Atthe Atthe Atthe the Sheep Rock flock mine in Newton mining district north o of dilford Mlford A. A B B. B no fey noy and associate who have a lease leae and bond on this property started their new mill min yesterday afternoon being Thursday o of this week This mill ml Is operated v with wih electricity transmitted by bya a aline line lne connected with the Beaver Bearer River p Power company's compans main transmission line lne Tho The mill ml has lias five stamps tamps dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping ninety drops to the the- the minute and able to handle a capacity of or eleven and one half one hal tons tone a da day The They have several several several sev sev- eral hundred tons about already accumulated for tor the mill ml to work on The Te mill ml is so 50 constructed d as to be In Increased In- In creased twenty stamps at expense The Fhe tests on th the th oro ore have been satisfactory a and prospects arc are for tor fora tori a fine tine showing Gold The Inspiration Gold GoM Mining company compan is 15 a new candidate for tor mining honors in Beaver Benver count county T Tie The e official roster agreed upon by those Interested In is IE A. A B. B Lewis president N. N M. M Hamilton vice ice president D. D A. A Baxter treasurer M Myron ron P. P Le Lewis ls 9 secretary with N. N M. M Hamlton Hamilton A A. B. B Lewis D. D A A. A Baxter J. J C. C C Lewis and A. A R. R Lewis Lowis directors Th The properties being taken over b by the company compan Ho lie 10 five tive miles mie southwest of ot Milford comprising In part the Copper King group groupS taken under bond and lea lease e from Angus Buchanan and hi hl his Angs Sa Salt I Lake associates Prout and Madsen ladsen Active work is expected to begin early earb In the tho spring This i Is It another of ot the Hayes Haes Cook groups one that he prized even more highly than the famous O. O K which he located and from tom which ho he made his first stake In Beaver BeavEr county selling It for ca cash h as a prospect prospect Montreal It seems that the Montreal in Rocky mining district has under the superIntendence superIntendence superintendence super super- of or John M. M Forgie gotten goten to a point where where they have ho e to o sink a shaft shat In the bottom bolom of the glory hole from which they have ha been extracting ore for the last month or so This shaft shat starting In the bottom of ot the glory glor hole has a depth of ot fifty feet teet from the original surface The shaft shat is being sunk directly in the middle of or the now new direct ore bod body which Is showing up even better boter than It Il did a while ago Frank Cla Clayton ton Is Ie over from the Nellie with wih some rich chunks of ot ore It I Is 60 or 70 per cent lead lea besides the gold and silver values alues He and Jed Grossman arc are working on a lease and bond They aro are orkIn r fbi b Ute tho contact where whore they expect to find a a big ore oro bod body Somebody Somebody Some Some- Some Some- I bod body Is likely to open a big mine there thero I EUROPE A GREAT COPPER CONSUMER Notes From Old Dominion Alaska and Inspiration Mines Copper consumption b by England France Germany German and other European countries during In 1912 is 18 placed at tons an Increase of or 16 tons or 38 per cent over 1911 comparing with Ith witha Itha a ton ton 6 Increase in 1911 over o 1910 or 13 per par cent and a ton in increase increase in- in crease or 12 per cent cant In 1910 over 1909 1009 Consumption by br Germany German for tor the 11 months of ot 1912 Is IB placed at tons an increase of ot 2392 tons over o 1911 The completion of ot tho the now v ton unit of ot th the Old Ol Dominion concentrator at Ariz depends largely largel on when the shipments of or steel ame came through from rom the east but If there should be no dolay delay the concentrator should be ls running running run run- ning In tho the late fall of this year CAr The excavation for the tho crusher plant is completed and the forms torms are arc In place for tor the concrete During 1912 there was shipped from DurinG of or ronner onner com corn paring with p pounds u- u s' s in in inthe the thelast thelast thelast j last eight months of ot 1911 when production production tion started A greater amount would h have ton ve been forthcoming last year e r but buttor for tor unavoidable transportation dala delays dalais t The Tho Bonanza Bonanza mine of ot tho the Mor Morgan Morgan- organ organ- an- an GusC Guggenheim s syndicate wa tho the principal principal principal pal producing factor during durinG the year ar At present Inspiration I Is employing ln mon on underground work and 40 men on surface work This force torce l is II employed on 01 preparatory mining work olk the hundreds of men mon engaged td In the mill construction and railroad grading being o of contractors contractor Tho The inclined ahaC has reached its Is objective objective ob ob- ob- ob point the tha foot level the tie e upper tram level It I has been ed to continue this shaft to a depth f hd feet et below the upper tipper tram level Ie for the purpose of lifting a r raise Ise from that depth to tho the 3 80 where a waste pocket will viii wi be cut the waste to bo be dropped through the tho raise and lifted through tile the Inclined shaft to an nn upper ol lo 10 1 through h which It will wU be conveyed conerd to the surface e. e 4 A drift I Is now pow being driven en from tram the Joe Joc nu Bush h portion porton of ot the Inspiration property to connect ort ct with wih tho thC level 11 10 of or the tho Inclined shaft At the site mill le thu th steam eln shoveling and blasting already have made hea heavy Inroads ds o on 01 the tIle cubic yards yard of earth curth that must be removed construction construction con con- c can m start on the mill mi YELLOW DOG TO TOBE TOBE TOE BE E WORKED BY LEASERS After ncr lying Idle for 01 or the p pa past t six Ix months month th tho thu Yellow Dog DOl mine at tt DY Dyke In t the he Pino Forest Foret range In which H it I v-n v strike of ot gold ore was wal madeI made I last t summer Is tr tf b be under a aU aiu iu U se which w was granted b bv the company com pan pany to George Georgo M M. 1 Ro o of co ca Cl sa says the tile Star The property Is owned h IJ by th the J Yellow Yel- Yel cl- cl low Do Dog Mine company compan t Q ot 0 which S. S L L. B Baker lt I of tn Iowa now re- re In Winnemucca o J Is the president and anti own owner r of or the controlling Int interest rest of th tho thu stock Th Th Thu was waR made at th foot point In a tunnel J that was run In 0 on one e C Jed E. E A shoot of rl rich h gold old ore was vas encountered 10 feet In vertical depth below the surface This shoot hoot hAIl had hen been opened up on the surface and ana followed down 1 In ip a B shaft shaf for tor H t short distance the tunnel being run for this the purpose o of dO developing the tho shoot at depth and with success as n above oye Assays of ot th the ore taken from the ine tunnel ran a af hl high h an as al 2000 per ton nearly all al In gold Jold and an nn average sample of or th the th hl grode h. h streak ten tan tn per Inch Inches ton In Jn with width gave ia c returns ot of SPECULATION S ftC U N S FM ENDS fl STOCK PRICES UP Wall Wal Street Operators Anticipate Anticipate Anticipate Antici Antici- pate Lull Lul in Storm Threatening Threat Threat- eni ening ni g Exchange re New York Tork Feb 2 A A A movement In InAm Am American Can stocks which bordered on Oil the sensational supplied the chief motYe motive mo nio- tire tive tYe power of or the stock market la last t week weak Hugo huge dealings In these stocks on a. a a rapidly rising scale o of prices gave the appearance of ot a revival of ot lathe interest in the tho th long side of ot tho the market markel and quotations advanced generally gen gen- Ien- Ien orally although the movement mO as t a 3 whole was uncertain with wih several O pe periods pc- pc nods of or reaction General 1 market markt conditions con COT were ere not modified fundamentally tally taly and tho the close chose coso of ot the week found sentiment still formless anti and hesitating owing to uncertainty of ot the near future Under the spur spurt of heavy bu buying Can common rose approximately 15 points to within a fraction of Its high price iM or ot last fall tal and the preferred gained 11 1 points It It was waa not until near the close chose of tho week that the movement was explained by the unofficial statement statement state tate ment that plans Were ero on foot toot to pay payoff payoff off or the accumulated dividends on Oil 01 the preferred stock The Thc message of ot Governor Sulzer callIng calling calIng call call- cal cal- Ing for tor legislation to correct stock mark market market mar mar- k ket t abuses was considered moderate and his hIl deprecation of ot Ill considered consIdered i legislation or hasty action acton soothed apprehension In much the same way wai as the actual text of ot Governor Wilsons Wilson's Now Jerse Jersey antitrust proposals had done Adjournment of ot the tho Pujo ne m money trust inquiry and completion of or testimony testimony tes tes- b by tho the governments government's witnesses In the United States Steel suit put a astop astop astop stop to a n stream of or material that had shown active Influence for tor depression In spite of the tho great replenishment of ot the N v N v York |
