Volume 18 (1869) (430 pages)

294 The Mining and Scientific Press, Mining Summary. Tre following information is gleaned mostly from journals published in the interior, in close proximity to the mines mentioned. CALIFORNIA, ALPINE COUNTY. Tur Peynsynvania.—Chronicle, April 24: This week an increased force has heen drifting north and south, and on both sides of the ledge, which has heen Jaid hare hetween 40 aud 50 feet. A quantity of the ore has heen worked at a Nevada mill with satisfactory results. Their poorest ore, with a miJl at the mine, will pay a profit of from $8 to $10 a ton. The agent of the Schenectady (Tarshish) Company from New York, will arrive in Alpine soon, after a quautity of the Tarshish ore, lately sent to San Francisco, has been worked by the Paul process. We may now look for an early resnmption of work in this valuahle mine. Itis prohahle that the company will erect a mill during the coming Summer. Guopr.—Miner, April 24th: This tunnel has a softer suhstance in the faco than ever before, with quartz all tbrough it, and some ore visible ; ali good symptoms. BUTTE COUNTX. Oroville Record, May 1st: The Merrimac Mill, at Swede’s Flat, has heen running during the month with good success. There has been no trouble in getting ore enough to keep a ten-stamp mill running night and day. They bave heen prospecting one of their ledges by siuking shafts. In doing so they have struck a chimney of rich paying rock. : MARIPOSA COUNTY. Tue Manreosa Comupany.—Mail, April 30th: The company some time since coutracted for 500 cords of wood at their mill in Mariposa, which is now being delivered rapidly. The pump will immediately be set in motion, and probably in five or six days, a gaug of men will commence taking out rock. NEVADA COUNTY. Rep Diamonp.—Transcipt, April 27th: The owners intend to fit up a hydranlic power on their claim immediately. They have thoroughly prospected through their tunnel and drift, and at the last clean up declared a dividend. The gravel prospects first rate, and they can do the work more rapidly by washing off the surface, and afterwards runuing an open cut. Payine Bic.— We understand the quartz ledge, owned hy Josepb Perrin and others, a short distance from Forest Springs, is paying big. You Brr.e-We are informed that tbere is uot likely to be an effort to rebuild You Bet on the present site, and the gravel, which is thought to be valuable, will prohably he washed off. New Dirca.—Zianscripi, 30th: Covnty Surveyor Bradley yesterday completed the survey of aditch ten miles long, which, when built, will carry water from the Cascade ditch to the Pittsburg mine. ANOTHER Strize.—(fazeile, 27th: Some 25 or 30 miners employed by the Banuer Co. refused yesterday to work with the siugle-haud drill, to use the giant powder, and wero discharged. These, with those who left last week, make over G0 who have thrown up thoir situations rather than drill holes for blasting with giant powder. The owners are determined to work the mine in their own way. Ipano.—Same 29th: This splendid mine keeps up its yield of the precious metal, and on Monday morning shipped $15,000, the result of two weeks crusbing, with 15 stamps. NortH San Jvuan.—Letter of the 28th to same: The miners up and down this ridge, from the township line ou the Hast to French Corral on the West, are doing remarkably well. The mines at Sweetland, Sebastopol and Buckeye Hill particularly, are remunerating their owners with heavy dividends. At Kate Hayes and Empire Flats the miners are coining money, and if the supply of water holds out, there will, in my opinion, be more gold extracted in this township this season than there bas been in any one season siltce the mines were opened. Water, cbeap and plenty is what is now desired. Evans & Co., at Buckeye, are using 700 inches daily, but want 1,100 and can’t get it. Wn. Prenn.—Same of May 3d: We are informed by Alex. Stoddard, President of the Co., that they are vigorously prosecutteen days more will suffice to prmp it dry. Wisconsry Mixnz.—Same of 30th: Work is heing energetically prosecuted. They are uow taking out some very rich rock ou the 800-foot level. Tbe ledge is two feet thick and looks well. The rock, it is estimated, will ruu $75 per ton. The Grass Valley Union, of May 2d, descrihes a test trial of the giant powder made at the Empire mine in the presence of several mining superinteudents. A %-inch hole 26 inclies deep was drilled, charged and fired in 90 minutes. Tho effect was greater than with the ‘* hlack” powder. ‘The conciusion reacbed by those present was decidedly in favor of the ** oliant.” ‘ The timbers in hoth the old and new shafts of the Allison are found to be perfectly sound, the water haviug preserved them efticiently. ° PLUMAS COUNTY. Merapow Vaunry.—Correspondence of Quiney National, April 24th: ‘Near the Tollgate, Robinson & Huut, Edmonds & Co., aud Nelson & Co. have started to pipe. On Clear Creek, Smith & Nelson have heen working all winter, opening a claim, aud have got some good prospects. On the maiu Meadow Valley Creek, four companies are at work, and some of them are doing very well. Jack Hanson & Bossel have also made good wages there. They are piping onthe rigbt bank of the creek, at the head of the valley. On Spanish Creek, Grace, Douglas & Co. have been husy at work for some time on Gieen Flat, and on the opposito bank, Warren Stagg and Mumford « Co. are also piping. Doc. Miller and Taylor are reported to have struck it very rich in a ravine, emptying in Silver Creek.” SIERRA COUNTY. Fim Car.—Downeville Messenger, May 1st: The claim continues to prospect as well as when pay was first struck. The gravel has widened out to about two feet, and is still increasing. Weuer,—-A ledge three feet wide has been struck in the Wehe tunnel, ou the east fork, one mile and a half ahove town. The rock prospects well. Ned Leonard has struck his ledge in the lower tunnel, and finds it solid, witb casing well defined. The rock prospects equally well with that taken out ahove. ALASKA Mintz.—The continued yicld of extraordinarily rich rock euabled the compauy to declare a dividend on the 15th inst., of one thousand dollars to each tenth share, payable forthwith in coiu. Hownanp Fuat.—Tbe Union elaims have again got quite an extensive bed of rich ground.The Monumental is doing well. .The Pittshurg is also said to he doing well. SILASTA COUNTY. Rion Quarntz.—Courier, May Ist: A Frenchman miniug on Dry Creek, near Whiskytown, a few days ago founda piece of detached quartz rock, which, when pounded up, yielded over $200 in gold. SISKIYOU COUNTY. Corronwoop.—Yreka Union, May 1st: Quite an excitement prevails at Cotton wood over the rich quartz now being taken from their ledge by Meritt, Dewitt, Brown & Co. They are sinking on the ledge, and at every advauce find the most encouraging prospects. The ledge is said to be well defined, and to increase in thickness as well as richness as they descend. It is the purpose of the company to erect a mill as soon as practicable. TRINITY COUNTY. . Brown’s Creex.—Journal, April 24th: George W. Ward has found some excellent prospects, with plenty of ground. WravER CREEK.—Tbe flume is working finely. Several men are sluicing on the ereek, and considerable work bas beeu done for two hundred yards above the head of the flame. TUOLUMNE COUNTY. Goupen Rocx Drrcx#.—Sonora Democrat, May 1st: Andrew Roca having purchased the interest of John H. Watts and Otis Perrin, iu addition to that of Irwin Davis, in the Ditch, will lose no time in bringing the water into the Gavrotes aud Big Oak Flat. He is now in Sau Francisco puvehasing pipe through which to force water across the gap formerly spanned by the big flume. When this is completed, lively times may again be expected. ARIZONA, Bre Buc.—Prescott Miner, April 10th: Rich specimens are brought in from the Indepeudeuce lode. Ata depth of ten feet ing the work. During last month they the vein is ten feet thick, aud in a cut ran sunk 50 feet on the ledge and took out 55/ across it at another point, it is over twelve tons of rock of good quality. Aumison Rancu.—Grass Valley National, . ey-comb sort, and very rich.The placer. April 29th: The water in this mine is be-. miuers at work near the mill, and in theold. feet in width. The ore is of the red, honing rapidly reduced. Both pumps are kept . Mexican Gulch, are making from $5 to $10 going day aud uight, and lower the water . per day. Hassayampa.—The only qnartz mining. mill on North Clear Creek at once, ut the rate of about 25 feet per day, Fitnow in this district is upon the Sterling mine, The new Snperintendent, Mr. Widman, has taken hold of matters in earnest. There are over 20 men employed. Thenew hatteries and pans are expected to arrive soon.The proprietors of the Chase mine are awaiting the arrival of the new machinery. Tbey baye several tons of tailings on hand, which they design working over,.Placer mining is heing pursued with success. We learn that no niiner on the creek is making less than $5 per day. Joseph Young and 8. R. Scott are working a high bar that is paying them about $10 a day to tbe hand. J. B. Slone bas a bar that pays him about as well. WaLrEn’s.—Very little is being done. It is rumored that the Accidental Co. will soon start operations. Brapsuaw.—Most of the miners have abandoned the BlackCation diggings, owing to the high cost of living. Every pound of provisions costs the miners two dollars. Wickenporc.—The Vulture Mining Co’s 20-stamp mill was, at last accounts, turning ont huliion rapidly. But a short time ago, Mr. Phelps took with him to Calitornia, over $50,U00, and James D. Cnsenbary, the old superintendent, took in $30,000: Before returuing to Arizona, Mr. Cusenhary will prohahly organize a company to work his own claim on tho Vulture. Itis believed that another 20-stamp mill will he erectvd, and 20 stamps more added to the Vulture Vo’s mill. Many Mexicans are employed by the company. Reeso & Krause’s mill will not run for several weeks.A party had gone to prospect tbe big eaton of the Hassayampa, between Wickenhurg and Walnut Grove, for placers. Lowrr Lynx Crreex.—The news is that dirt has been struck in the claims of Jacksou, Lovejoy & Co., that will pay $30, and prohably $50 a day tothe hand, At present, wo cannot say more than that it promises to eclipse all hydraulic mines yet discovered. The other claims on the creek are paying well. Weaver Drisrrict.—During the past winter, the old diggings known as Weaver Hill and Antelope have yielded well. Pieces as large as au ege are frequently found by Mexieans. The American miners are prospecting the deep hars in Indian and Antelope creeks. Formerly, these creeks were dry for two-thirds of the year, but thisyear their beds are filled with water. Pra County.—The Apache Pass Mining Co’s quartz mill is roady to work. Yuma Counry.—Some Mexicans have found rich diggings up the Gila ahout seven leagues from Arizona City, and parties are rusbiug there. The gold is coarse. .dames Spann is working his gold ledge, near Gila City. He is putting up new machinery.The Germans have gone to work with their dry washing machines, and are taking outagreat deal of gold.Mr. Bntterfield aud Jack Hamilton are working a galena mine at Castle Dome, and making it pay well. There is something in the rock that makes every white miner who works there sick. A man died a short time ago, trom the effects of the poison ore, COLORADO. TrRRIBLE. — Georgetown Miner, April 15th: The machinery for tbe tunuel will be bere this week. Work will be recommenced at an early day. Equator.—The owners ‘have purchased a large steam engine for their mine. It will be here in a sbort time, and be set up as fast as men and mouey can do it. Messrs. Jackson & Way have returned from their new El] Dorado, west of the Middle Park. Mr. Jackson has prospected all the streams flowing iuto the Grand from the Rabbit Ear range, and found float gold in all. . Spring.—The trails to the mines are open. Huepeden & Co. have made arrangements tor ore toruu their mill and cylinders up to their full capacity. We saw this moruing two bricks from Stewart’s Works, Georgetown, weighing 45344 and 450 ounces; coiu value, $831.82. Inano Disraicr.—Bennett, Wright & Co. aro takiug out good pay. . Fitzpatrick & Co. commence sluicing this week, with tip-top prospects .Koons, Beazy & Co., half a mile below Masonvillo, are taking out good pay .Reader & Co. are preparing to make a big rnn.The Clear Creek Couuty placers will be workiug on a large scale this summer. Garpner Lopr.—Central City Herald, April 14th: Work is abont to begin on Nos. 4and5west. This property has lain idle four or five years. Shaffer t& Co. cleaned up $1,200 gold from tbree cords of surface quartz from the No. llode. This firm have leased the Holman mill, at Black Hawk—1?2 stamps. John Sensendiffer will start up bis new Bunuion Surmuent Dunine Marce.— Of gold dust, $150,665.12, currency value, was shipped, and silver bars to the amount of $6,713.68,—hy Clark & Co. We saw six bars of gold yesterday worth $800 each, the yield of Stanley & Stalkin’s mine during one month. In addition these men have sold a large quantity of smelting ore, which brought $100 per ton. One hundred and uinety-three feet of cap was passed through before the rich body of ore was struck. Crear Creex.—Dennis Favro has been taking in about six ounces of gulch gold per week during the past winter. Last week ho took in ten ounces. The creek is in good condition for working. There are 14 companies now at work helow Idaho. Register, 15th: The prospects of the season are good. Mining is brisk, and every mill in order is at work to its utmost capacity. The amount of hullion is large and constantly increasing. Some old mines are shut down to await change in management, but others have heen opened, and noneare worked which do uot yield a profit. The working of the ores is done with much more skill than formerly. William Lynn, on Gregory No. 2, isdown ahont 20 feet, and has levels started east and west in which his vein of pay ore is two feet in width. None of the ore has yet been reduced, but it prospects well.’ Several cords of it were yesterday hauled to Terry’s mi]], Black Hawk. German Lopr—Verro Lopz.—An assay of surtace rock yesterday gave $124.02 gold, and $28.60 silver, per ton. An average assay of rock from tbe Veto lode, Gilson Gulch, gave $350.33. Needham & Leighton are opeling a promisingsilyer lode, in Virginia Cation, the surface rock from which yields ovor $200 per ton. William Hohhs has commeuced working his Kangaroo lode, in Boomerang Gulch. John Shaffer aud party have struck a new lodeon the hill. Ata depth of twelve feet they have a pay vein three feet wide, which yields, under stamps, over $400 per cord. The material is mostly dirt, and easily taken out. Tun Bars.—On Illinois Bar, the Schwartz claim is paying nearly an ounce per day to the hand. A patch of hedrock 455 feet, last weck yielded eleven ounces. Mead & Co. are working a portiou of this claim on shares, and doing well. Cooken & Co’s elaim, on Grass Valley Bar, is yielding six to eight dwts. per day to the hand. Bouzie & Co. have struck some rich diggings near Masonville, and Tirrell, Porter & Co. are reported as having found some rich’ diggings helow Haines’ Bar. he claim of Wright, Clenfield & Benuett is turning out its ounce a day to the hand. Tue Minus on Lake Guicu—Rvussei GuxicH.—Brastow’s and Cheney’smills now have all the custom ore that they can erush. The Unexpected lode, ahove the Brastow mill, is furnishing a large amount. Two cords recently cleaned up 29 ounces. Mr. Perrin is hauling ore from the Pewahie, which yields seven ounces per cord. Mr. Reed is working: the Delaware lode, near the head of Russell Gulch, and from a depth of ahout 370 feet is raising some vieh looking ore. Georgo Mitchell’s 12stamper in Leavenworth Gulch, is pounding away steadily, two batteries on Llinois ore and two on eustom ore, mostly surface rock. Bonlder correspondence of Denver News, April 14th: ‘ All joiu in predictingsa busy summer in Jim Creek,}] Ward district, and in the vicinity of the great Hoosier lode. Allthe available stamp mills and arastras will be put to work. Of tlie latter, a numher of new ones are to be erected, Mr. Thompsonis miuing on the Stoughton lode, aud selling his ore to Prof. Hili, at Black Hawk. The transportation costs $37.50 per ton, and when the cost of mining is added, the total is not far from $50. He receives $160 per ton, leaving hima profit of about $100 per ton.” Proposep Sueurinc Works av Denver, Messrs. Charles Halleck and L. J. Wehber offer toagree with the citizens of Denver, to erect and have completed for operation in July, smelting works, consisting of a brick building 60x80 feet, with fire-proof roof, brick stack, at least 50 feet high, and of sufficiont dimensions to attuch six or eight furnaces, viz, two smelting, one roasting, and one eupel or refining furnace, In consideration of the above, they ask as a donation; from the citizens of Denver $7,000, one-half in cash, and one-half in teal estate or 1uerchandise, at a cash valnation. Other propositions of the kind have been made. The Denver Tribune says smelting is reqnired in Denver, and that the best men of the town will support a subseriptiou. ‘ MONTANA. Grizziux Guicn.—Helena Post, April 16th:

294 The Mining and Scientific Press, Mining Summary. Tre following information is gleaned mostly from journals published in the interior, in close proximity to the mines mentioned. CALIFORNIA, ALPINE COUNTY. Tur Peynsynvania.—Chronicle, April 24: This week an increased force has heen drifting north and south, and on both sides of the ledge, which has heen Jaid hare hetween 40 aud 50 feet. A quantity of the ore has heen worked at a Nevada mill with satisfactory results. Their poorest ore, with a miJl at the mine, will pay a profit of from $8 to $10 a ton. The agent of the Schenectady (Tarshish) Company from New York, will arrive in Alpine soon, after a quautity of the Tarshish ore, lately sent to San Francisco, has been worked by the Paul process. We may now look for an early resnmption of work in this valuahle mine. Itis prohahle that the company will erect a mill during the coming Summer. Guopr.—Miner, April 24th: This tunnel has a softer suhstance in the faco than ever before, with quartz all tbrough it, and some ore visible ; ali good symptoms. BUTTE COUNTX. Oroville Record, May 1st: The Merrimac Mill, at Swede’s Flat, has heen running during the month with good success. There has been no trouble in getting ore enough to keep a ten-stamp mill running night and day. They bave heen prospecting one of their ledges by siuking shafts. In doing so they have struck a chimney of rich paying rock. : MARIPOSA COUNTY. Tue Manreosa Comupany.—Mail, April 30th: The company some time since coutracted for 500 cords of wood at their mill in Mariposa, which is now being delivered rapidly. The pump will immediately be set in motion, and probably in five or six days, a gaug of men will commence taking out rock. NEVADA COUNTY. Rep Diamonp.—Transcipt, April 27th: The owners intend to fit up a hydranlic power on their claim immediately. They have thoroughly prospected through their tunnel and drift, and at the last clean up declared a dividend. The gravel prospects first rate, and they can do the work more rapidly by washing off the surface, and afterwards runuing an open cut. Payine Bic.— We understand the quartz ledge, owned hy Josepb Perrin and others, a short distance from Forest Springs, is paying big. You Brr.e-We are informed that tbere is uot likely to be an effort to rebuild You Bet on the present site, and the gravel, which is thought to be valuable, will prohably he washed off. New Dirca.—Zianscripi, 30th: Covnty Surveyor Bradley yesterday completed the survey of aditch ten miles long, which, when built, will carry water from the Cascade ditch to the Pittsburg mine. ANOTHER Strize.—(fazeile, 27th: Some 25 or 30 miners employed by the Banuer Co. refused yesterday to work with the siugle-haud drill, to use the giant powder, and wero discharged. These, with those who left last week, make over G0 who have thrown up thoir situations rather than drill holes for blasting with giant powder. The owners are determined to work the mine in their own way. Ipano.—Same 29th: This splendid mine keeps up its yield of the precious metal, and on Monday morning shipped $15,000, the result of two weeks crusbing, with 15 stamps. NortH San Jvuan.—Letter of the 28th to same: The miners up and down this ridge, from the township line ou the Hast to French Corral on the West, are doing remarkably well. The mines at Sweetland, Sebastopol and Buckeye Hill particularly, are remunerating their owners with heavy dividends. At Kate Hayes and Empire Flats the miners are coining money, and if the supply of water holds out, there will, in my opinion, be more gold extracted in this township this season than there bas been in any one season siltce the mines were opened. Water, cbeap and plenty is what is now desired. Evans & Co., at Buckeye, are using 700 inches daily, but want 1,100 and can’t get it. Wn. Prenn.—Same of May 3d: We are informed by Alex. Stoddard, President of the Co., that they are vigorously prosecutteen days more will suffice to prmp it dry. Wisconsry Mixnz.—Same of 30th: Work is heing energetically prosecuted. They are uow taking out some very rich rock ou the 800-foot level. Tbe ledge is two feet thick and looks well. The rock, it is estimated, will ruu $75 per ton. The Grass Valley Union, of May 2d, descrihes a test trial of the giant powder made at the Empire mine in the presence of several mining superinteudents. A %-inch hole 26 inclies deep was drilled, charged and fired in 90 minutes. Tho effect was greater than with the ‘* hlack” powder. ‘The conciusion reacbed by those present was decidedly in favor of the ** oliant.” ‘ The timbers in hoth the old and new shafts of the Allison are found to be perfectly sound, the water haviug preserved them efticiently. ° PLUMAS COUNTY. Merapow Vaunry.—Correspondence of Quiney National, April 24th: ‘Near the Tollgate, Robinson & Huut, Edmonds & Co., aud Nelson & Co. have started to pipe. On Clear Creek, Smith & Nelson have heen working all winter, opening a claim, aud have got some good prospects. On the maiu Meadow Valley Creek, four companies are at work, and some of them are doing very well. Jack Hanson & Bossel have also made good wages there. They are piping onthe rigbt bank of the creek, at the head of the valley. On Spanish Creek, Grace, Douglas & Co. have been husy at work for some time on Gieen Flat, and on the opposito bank, Warren Stagg and Mumford « Co. are also piping. Doc. Miller and Taylor are reported to have struck it very rich in a ravine, emptying in Silver Creek.” SIERRA COUNTY. Fim Car.—Downeville Messenger, May 1st: The claim continues to prospect as well as when pay was first struck. The gravel has widened out to about two feet, and is still increasing. Weuer,—-A ledge three feet wide has been struck in the Wehe tunnel, ou the east fork, one mile and a half ahove town. The rock prospects well. Ned Leonard has struck his ledge in the lower tunnel, and finds it solid, witb casing well defined. The rock prospects equally well with that taken out ahove. ALASKA Mintz.—The continued yicld of extraordinarily rich rock euabled the compauy to declare a dividend on the 15th inst., of one thousand dollars to each tenth share, payable forthwith in coiu. Hownanp Fuat.—Tbe Union elaims have again got quite an extensive bed of rich ground..The Monumental is doing well. ..The Pittshurg is also said to he doing well. SILASTA COUNTY. Rion Quarntz.—Courier, May Ist: A Frenchman miniug on Dry Creek, near Whiskytown, a few days ago founda piece of detached quartz rock, which, when pounded up, yielded over $200 in gold. SISKIYOU COUNTY. Corronwoop.—Yreka Union, May 1st: Quite an excitement prevails at Cotton wood over the rich quartz now being taken from their ledge by Meritt, Dewitt, Brown & Co. They are sinking on the ledge, and at every advauce find the most encouraging prospects. The ledge is said to be well defined, and to increase in thickness as well as richness as they descend. It is the purpose of the company to erect a mill as soon as practicable. TRINITY COUNTY. . Brown’s Creex.—Journal, April 24th: George W. Ward has found some excellent prospects, with plenty of ground. WravER CREEK.—Tbe flume is working finely. Several men are sluicing on the ereek, and considerable work bas beeu done for two hundred yards above the head of the flame. TUOLUMNE COUNTY. Goupen Rocx Drrcx#.—Sonora Democrat, May 1st: Andrew Roca having purchased the interest of John H. Watts and Otis Perrin, iu addition to that of Irwin Davis, in the Ditch, will lose no time in bringing the water into the Gavrotes aud Big Oak Flat. He is now in Sau Francisco puvehasing pipe through which to force water across the gap formerly spanned by the big flume. When this is completed, lively times may again be expected. ARIZONA, Bre Buc.—Prescott Miner, April 10th: Rich specimens are brought in from the Indepeudeuce lode. Ata depth of ten feet ing the work. During last month they the vein is ten feet thick, aud in a cut ran sunk 50 feet on the ledge and took out 55/ across it at another point, it is over twelve tons of rock of good quality. Aumison Rancu.—Grass Valley National, . ey-comb sort, and very rich..The placer.

April 29th: The water in this mine is be-. miuers at work near the mill, and in theold. feet in width. The ore is of the red, honing rapidly reduced. Both pumps are kept . Mexican Gulch, are making from $5 to $10 going day aud uight, and lower the water . per day. Hassayampa.—The only qnartz mining. mill on North Clear Creek at once, ut the rate of about 25 feet per day, Fitnow in this district is upon the Sterling mine, The new Snperintendent, Mr. Widman, has taken hold of matters in earnest. There are over 20 men employed. Thenew hatteries and pans are expected to arrive soon..The proprietors of the Chase mine are awaiting the arrival of the new machinery. Tbey baye several tons of tailings on hand, which they design working over,..Placer mining is heing pursued with success. We learn that no niiner on the creek is making less than $5 per day. Joseph Young and 8. R. Scott are working a high bar that is paying them about $10 a day to tbe hand. J. B. Slone bas a bar that pays him about as well. WaLrEn’s.—Very little is being done. It is rumored that the Accidental Co. will soon start operations. Brapsuaw.—Most of the miners have abandoned the BlackCation diggings, owing to the high cost of living. Every pound of provisions costs the miners two dollars. Wickenporc.—The Vulture Mining Co’s 20-stamp mill was, at last accounts, turning ont huliion rapidly. But a short time ago, Mr. Phelps took with him to Calitornia, over $50,U00, and James D. Cnsenbary, the old superintendent, took in $30,000: Before returuing to Arizona, Mr. Cusenhary will prohahly organize a company to work his own claim on tho Vulture. Itis believed that another 20-stamp mill will he erectvd, and 20 stamps more added to the Vulture Vo’s mill. Many Mexicans are employed by the company. Reeso & Krause’s mill will not run for several weeks..A party had gone to prospect tbe big eaton of the Hassayampa, between Wickenhurg and Walnut Grove, for placers. Lowrr Lynx Crreex.—The news is that dirt has been struck in the claims of Jacksou, Lovejoy & Co., that will pay $30, and prohably $50 a day tothe hand, At present, wo cannot say more than that it promises to eclipse all hydraulic mines yet discovered. The other claims on the creek are paying well. Weaver Drisrrict.—During the past winter, the old diggings known as Weaver Hill and Antelope have yielded well. Pieces as large as au ege are frequently found by Mexieans. The American miners are prospecting the deep hars in Indian and Antelope creeks. Formerly, these creeks were dry for two-thirds of the year, but thisyear their beds are filled with water. Pra County.—The Apache Pass Mining Co’s quartz mill is roady to work. Yuma Counry.—Some Mexicans have found rich diggings up the Gila ahout seven leagues from Arizona City, and parties are rusbiug there. The gold is coarse. ..dames Spann is working his gold ledge, near Gila City. He is putting up new machinery..The Germans have gone to work with their dry washing machines, and are taking outagreat deal of gold..Mr. Bntterfield aud Jack Hamilton are working a galena mine at Castle Dome, and making it pay well. There is something in the rock that makes every white miner who works there sick. A man died a short time ago, trom the effects of the poison ore, COLORADO. TrRRIBLE. — Georgetown Miner, April 15th: The machinery for tbe tunuel will be bere this week. Work will be recommenced at an early day. Equator.—The owners ‘have purchased a large steam engine for their mine. It will be here in a sbort time, and be set up as fast as men and mouey can do it. Messrs. Jackson & Way have returned from their new El] Dorado, west of the Middle Park. Mr. Jackson has prospected all the streams flowing iuto the Grand from the Rabbit Ear range, and found float gold in all. . Spring.—The trails to the mines are open. Huepeden & Co. have made arrangements tor ore toruu their mill and cylinders up to their full capacity. We saw this moruing two bricks from Stewart’s Works, Georgetown, weighing 45344 and 450 ounces; coiu value, $831.82. Inano Disraicr.—Bennett, Wright & Co. aro takiug out good pay.. . Fitzpatrick & Co. commence sluicing this week, with tip-top prospects ..Koons, Beazy & Co., half a mile below Masonvillo, are taking out good pay ..Reader & Co. are preparing to make a big rnn..The Clear Creek Couuty placers will be workiug on a large scale this summer. Garpner Lopr.—Central City Herald, April 14th: Work is abont to begin on Nos. 4and5west. This property has lain idle four or five years. Shaffer t& Co. cleaned up $1,200 gold from tbree cords of surface quartz from the No. llode. This firm have leased the Holman mill, at Black Hawk—1?2 stamps. John Sensendiffer will start up bis new Bunuion Surmuent Dunine Marce.— Of gold dust, $150,665.12, currency value, was shipped, and silver bars to the amount of $6,713.68,—hy Clark & Co. We saw six bars of gold yesterday worth $800 each, the yield of Stanley & Stalkin’s mine during one month. In addition these men have sold a large quantity of smelting ore, which brought $100 per ton. One hundred and uinety-three feet of cap was passed through before the rich body of ore was struck. Crear Creex.—Dennis Favro has been taking in about six ounces of gulch gold per week during the past winter. Last week ho took in ten ounces. The creek is in good condition for working. There are 14 companies now at work helow Idaho. Register, 15th: The prospects of the season are good. Mining is brisk, and every mill in order is at work to its utmost capacity. The amount of hullion is large and constantly increasing. Some old mines are shut down to await change in management, but others have heen opened, and noneare worked which do uot yield a profit. The working of the ores is done with much more skill than formerly. William Lynn, on Gregory No. 2, isdown ahont 20 feet, and has levels started east and west in which his vein of pay ore is two feet in width. None of the ore has yet been reduced, but it prospects well.’ Several cords of it were yesterday hauled to Terry’s mi]], Black Hawk. German Lopr—Verro Lopz.—An assay of surtace rock yesterday gave $124.02 gold, and $28.60 silver, per ton. An average assay of rock from tbe Veto lode, Gilson Gulch, gave $350.33. Needham & Leighton are opeling a promisingsilyer lode, in Virginia Cation, the surface rock from which yields ovor $200 per ton. William Hohhs has commeuced working his Kangaroo lode, in Boomerang Gulch. John Shaffer aud party have struck a new lodeon the hill. Ata depth of twelve feet they have a pay vein three feet wide, which yields, under stamps, over $400 per cord. The material is mostly dirt, and easily taken out. Tun Bars.—On Illinois Bar, the Schwartz claim is paying nearly an ounce per day to the hand. A patch of hedrock 455 feet, last weck yielded eleven ounces. Mead & Co. are working a portiou of this claim on shares, and doing well. Cooken & Co’s elaim, on Grass Valley Bar, is yielding six to eight dwts. per day to the hand. Bouzie & Co. have struck some rich diggings near Masonville, and Tirrell, Porter & Co. are reported as having found some rich’ diggings helow Haines’ Bar. he claim of Wright, Clenfield & Benuett is turning out its ounce a day to the hand. Tue Minus on Lake Guicu—Rvussei GuxicH.—Brastow’s and Cheney’smills now have all the custom ore that they can erush. The Unexpected lode, ahove the Brastow mill, is furnishing a large amount. Two cords recently cleaned up 29 ounces. Mr. Perrin is hauling ore from the Pewahie, which yields seven ounces per cord. Mr. Reed is working: the Delaware lode, near the head of Russell Gulch, and from a depth of ahout 370 feet is raising some vieh looking ore. Georgo Mitchell’s 12stamper in Leavenworth Gulch, is pounding away steadily, two batteries on Llinois ore and two on eustom ore, mostly surface rock. Bonlder correspondence of Denver News, April 14th: ‘ All joiu in predictingsa busy summer in Jim Creek,}] Ward district, and in the vicinity of the great Hoosier lode. Allthe available stamp mills and arastras will be put to work. Of tlie latter, a numher of new ones are to be erected, Mr. Thompsonis miuing on the Stoughton lode, aud selling his ore to Prof. Hili, at Black Hawk. The transportation costs $37.50 per ton, and when the cost of mining is added, the total is not far from $50. He receives $160 per ton, leaving hima profit of about $100 per ton.” Proposep Sueurinc Works av Denver, Messrs. Charles Halleck and L. J. Wehber offer toagree with the citizens of Denver, to erect and have completed for operation in July, smelting works, consisting of a brick building 60x80 feet, with fire-proof roof, brick stack, at least 50 feet high, and of sufficiont dimensions to attuch six or eight furnaces, viz, two smelting, one roasting, and one eupel or refining furnace, In consideration of the above, they ask as a donation; from the citizens of Denver $7,000, one-half in cash, and one-half in teal estate or 1uerchandise, at a cash valnation. Other propositions of the kind have been made. The Denver Tribune says smelting is reqnired in Denver, and that the best men of the town will support a subseriptiou. ‘ MONTANA. Grizziux Guicn.—Helena Post, April 16th: