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Show GOSSIP OF MINES AND MEN. Dr. J. Christie, formerly general manager of the International smelter of 1 Peso, died of heart failure at Fairbaok, Arizona. Large bodies of lead ore are reported at the Blue Springs mines and at Cleveland, Tenn. Adjoining property has been bought which will be worked. Gold, silver, coal, kon and other mining smelting companies were Incorporated In the United States lass week to the number of thirty. The aggregate capitalization -was $20,065,000. Physicians maintain that living In and about copper miaes makes men healthy. This may account for the youthful appear, a nee of James B. Haggin, the copper magnate, despite, his gray hairs and gray beard. Robert 3. Devlin has a contract for $200 a month with Sacramento county, Cal., to prosecute hydraulic miners. The contract will expire in a few months, but it la probable prob-able be will be employed in the same work by the new Anti-Debris association. John W. Mackay, of bonanza fame, is expected ex-pected to return from Europe the hist of this month. His advent in San Francisco which is not anticipated till some time in December is expected to be marked by greater activity on the Conistock lode. Mrs. E. W. Thomas, who formerly kept an Ice cream saloon in Phoenix, Arizona, is now in the Superstitious mountains engaged in prospecting for a lost mine, to the bottom of which she believes she holds the key." The Gazette says that some how she has failed to locate the bonanza, though aided by two men. The story of the mine is founded upon the usual death-bed revelations revela-tions of the ancient miner usual In such cases. There is also a lost cabin connected with it Orders have been sent from the East to Superintendent J. H. Rae, jr., of tbe Carson River Placer Mining and Dredging company, to build a new boat for dredging purposes He will procure material in Eacramento or San Francisco for this work. The company will put on a large clam-shell dredge capable capa-ble of lifting 1200 tons of material a day. The amalgamator now on band near Day- ton, Nev., wul be used in connection wh revolviag screens and concentrators, and nearly an entire new plant provided. Christian Piper, the millionaire tobacco man who sold out his controlling interest in the Fifth Street railroad ia Sk Louis for $3,000,000 a Mttle over a year ago, is investing invest-ing considerable money in Colorado gold mines, bis investments being principally near Alma in Park county, ana near Ouray, says the Denver a"sn. Mr. Piper is at present pres-ent examining the Phillips and the Excelsior gold mines at Alma, which he controls, and Is putting in a wire tram bo as to be in a position po-sition to deliver from sixty to seventy tons of ore a day from the Excelsior to the mill on Buckskin creek. . Assessor Frendenihal of Lincoln county, Nevada, reported officially to the state board of assessors and equalization that for the year 1S92, 13,064 tons and 287 pounds of ore rave a gross yield of $356,507.73, as against 10,868 tons and 1674 pounds, or a gross yield of $378,765.67 for 169L This was an increase of 095 tons and 613 pounds, of the value of $79,743.16, for the current year. The mining industry, eompared with the agricultural, shows fie sum of $190,087.13 in favor of the mines; the value of the agricultural products being $166,420 and that of the. ore from the mines $356,507.73. |