Volume 24 (1872) (424 pages)

January 20, 1872.] SCIENTISIC PRESS: 37 shaft connected. The manager claims that there is suflicient orc in sight to snpply a 10-stamp mill for 3 years. Sxconp Soora Ex. or Hmpex Tneasone. The drift running north from the foot of the Anchor incline is carried along npou the stratified spar wall, which dips easterly nnder the Edgar shaft, and carries the great ore gouge. At the depth of GO ft. in the North shaft, on Nevada street, a drift has Leen started running in an easterly direction. Working 10 menand proseenting work day and night. Seutn Avrora.—Work is pushed on in the tunnel without intermission. All the works show favorable indications of finding ore when the point aimed at is reached. Epoar.—There are 150 tons of ore on the dumps, which will be shipped to mill when the roads are in good condition. A force of 10 men are at work in the breast. The body in sight is about 50 ft. wide and inereasing iu width. Icenenc.—The heavy fall of snow on Treasure Hill sect back work. The breasts show well as far as the mine is opened. Colorado. Sutrrpep.—Colorado Miner, Jan, 4: The Stewart 5. Reducing Co. shipped for 2 weeks ending to-day, 9 bricks valued at 6042.08, also £lead bars valued at $2502.44. Palmer & Nichol’s shipments for the week amount to 2 bars valned at $2217.21, Cumpbell & Clark shipped during Dec. 15 tons of rich smelting ore for and on accouut of owners. The ore was takeu principally from the ground of the ClarkS. M. Co., ou the Terrible lode. Baily & Nott shipped during Dee. for and on account of owners, 81,509 tbs, of rich smelting ore to Swansoa, Wales. There are 15 teams hauling ore to the Colorado & Boston Smelting Works, Black Hawk. The value of the monthly shipnients of ore from Clear Creek Co. to the above works amounts to about $50.000. Petioan Lopzr.—We acknowledgo that po lauguage, at onr command, can do justice to tho rich ore deposits of this great true fissure vein. The mine is being well opened by cross cuts, adits and winzes. Hardly any stoping has been done. The amount of ore in sight, in the mino, we will not undertake to estimate. Large depositsof valuahle ore are met with throughout the whole mine. The discovery of the Pelican is on Sherman Mt., on the east hank of Cherokee Gulch. There are 4 adits in the vein ageregating in length 420 ft. The depth obtained from the surface in the gulch is 85 ft. The greatest depth ohtained from the surfaco in the lower west adit is about 200 ft. This adit is cut in the gulch by a tunnel about 100 ft. in length. A tunuel, 100 ft. in, is now being driven 300 ft. in length, to cut the vein 110 ft. from the surface. A winze is heing sunk on the vein from the lower adit to intersect the line of the long tunnel where it will cut the vein. By the first of June the mine will be in condition to yield 20 tons of rich milling oreaday. The lower, middle and second adits are connected by air shafts or winzes.~ The mine is well timbered. The Pelican is a large true fissure vein. The walls are defiued with almost mathematical exactness. The north wall is porphyry and the sonth wall granite. The breadth of the vein hetween walls averages from 5 to 8 ft. The vcin matters consists of argentiferous galena, copper and iron pyrites, gray copper, black sulphurets of silver, blende, and native silver. Among many assays we select the following: No. 1 9823 ozs. silver; No. 2, 1700 ozs. silver ; No. 3, fine galena, 1782 ozs.silver ; No. 4, blende, 428 ozs. silver; No. 5, gangue, 808 ozs. silver. E Tur Eclipse tunnel has been driven into Griffith Mountain 490 ft. One large lode has been cut in this tunnel, and drifting will commence on it in a short time. THe Matilda Fletcher lode, Democrat Mountain, is in a royal body of ore. Thero is in this mine, from 1 to 3 inches of ore, that yields from 4,000 to 5,000 ozs. in silver per ton. Trosan.—Central Herald, Jan. 3: The Trojan lode, Grand Island Dis., continues its steady yield of rich gold ore. The entiro width of tho 3 ft. crevice is composed of 7 oz. ore, with the exception of from 4 to 10 inches of smelting ore, worth from $100 to $150 per ton. P. P. Peck has purchased 300 ft. on the Buckeye lode, Cariboo hill, Grand Island Dist., for $230, The crevice is 3 ft. wide and is largely composed of $100 ore. Some gulch mining is being done below Idaho at Grass Valley bar. Fair pay is beiug obtained by sevoral parties. Further down a party of Frenchmen are making money. In Clifton lode, 2 shafts are being sunk andatunnel driven into the mountains. In one of the shafts the crevice had been taken out (as far as worked,) 5ft. wide, of fine looking ore, when a shot was put into the hanging wall at one side, which blew outa block of quartz 18 inches wide and ore still in sight. An English mining captain and 3£ men are employed altogether in and abont the lode. Quartz from this lode has yielded as high as 500 and $600 in silver per ton. Central City Register, Dec. 27: The shaft on the Garrison claim ou the Kansas lode, at the depth of 265 ft., has opened out into a very fiue crevice of oro 10 iuches in width. In the underhand stope, the width of the crevice is improving, and the ore in quality. Eastward, the next claim but one, D. L. Southworth is working. The prospect is more encouraging than at any time since the discovery of this property. Inthe shaft 105 ft. deep, a small erevice of copper and iron pyrites is coming in that is very promising, and the iudications are that it will soon open out into a large crevice of ore. ‘ Saint Vrain.—Greeley Tribune, Jan 3: The St. Vrain mine opens so well that the supply seems inexhaustible, Ronerts, Murray & Co., are sinking a shaftfor eoal 5 miles northeast of towu, and they are now down 95 ft. The indications are said to be uncommonly good. Idaho. Surrep.—Silver City Aralanche, Jan. 6: W., F. & Co. shipped from this place during the year ending Dee. 31, 1871, gold dust valued at $45,128.38, and bulliou valued at $936,234.87. This amount exceeds tho treasure shipments for 1870 by $175,288.26. Locat Recorp.—The South Oro Fino Discovery is owned and worked by the Ida Elmore Co. It appears that Sup. Minear was authorized to purchase a mine for his Co., if he could find one to suit. So, after due consideration, he bonght this mine, for whieh he paid $22,500, and is now taking out about 25 tons of ore per day. Bosides this, Sup. Minear has opened up a rich vein in the 7th level of the Elmore, and has let a contract in the Gth level to run the drift far enough north so as to be able to sink a winze from the 6th to the 7th level through the rich hody of ore recently struck. Ore of a splondid quality is being taken from the Golden Chariot, between the 7th and 8th levels south of the shaft. Sup. Davies informs us that he will have 500 tons ready for the Owyhee mill by the 15th inst. The Miunesota shaft is down 230 ft., well and substantially timhered, and drifts are being run both north and south on a fine looking vein of ore. The ore taken from the shaft and drifts is boing worked at the Elmore mill. Some of the amalgam was assayed yesterday, showing nearly $5 per ounce, from which it is estimated that the ore is milling over $60 per ton. The Cosmos mill will soon start up and be kept running steadily on Minnesota ore. The Mahogany ledge was cut yesterday at the 4th level, where a rich vein 2 ft. wide was struck, and, judging from the appearauce of the ore, it will mill from $60 to $75 per ton. We learn that the South Chariot, adjoining the Mahogany, has a fine 2-ft. ledge in the 4th level, of ore that will mill from $35 to $40 per ton, and easily worked. The Sup. tliuks that the ore can he mined and worked in their own mill at from $18 to $20 a ton. Work continues to be vigorously prosecuted in the Red Jacket tunnel, which is in about 150 ft. Mr. Wells had some of this ore assayed this ,;week which went $812.59 per ton in gold and silver. Mr. Fassett, Sup. of the Elmira (N. Y.) Co., is still drifting north on the Empire, and taking out some fine looking ore. Minear & Hanks are in the Empire, taking out the richest kind of silver ore. Loon Creex.—There are only 31 white men and 30 Chinameu wintering at Loon ereek, and all hands are at work. Furr. —Gilmore & Winchester went to Flint Dist. this week and brought back with them between 500 and 600 tbs of bullion for Warnkee & Co. Hanson & Co., of Twilight gulch, are having 80 tons of ore worked in Black’s mill. Montana. Bannocx.—Cor. Bozeman Avant Courier, Jan. 4th: The Blue Wing Dist. is yielding large bodies of very fine ore. which shows, as far as dovcloped from 5 to 10 ft. wide of quartz, worth 35 per ton on tho dump. Mr. B is working from 5 shafts. The Saint Paul, also in this Dist., is one of the best developed lodes in the vicinity, and is owned by Merry & Brown, who haye A. Bessette . is working 10 men on the Brick Pomeroy, . 5 shafts down and are working the lode at a depth of 110 ft., at which depth itretains its original width and ricliness of ore. This vein is about 5 ft. wide and the rock will yield about $30 per ton. The Dacota Swing, Kent and Wadhams lodes are all working with good bodies of paying ore in sight. . Hor Sprixcs Dist.—Cor. sarue: Prospecting and the development of mines in this locality progresses slowly but surely. Loun & Mallory have leased Mr. Hydo’s Mill at Sterling, and are crushiny ore from the Red Bluff Lode. They are employing a new force of miners for that lode. Baldwin & Dorr continue sinkiug the shaft on the Appalachian Lode. This mine improves. aud the vein widens as work progresses, Mr. Bradley’s Bradly Lode looks as wellas ever. lapgood & Goodwin have let a contract for sinking on the Bullion Lode. The contractors are now at work. Very rich oro has heen taken from this mine. Sriven Mixinc.—Helena Cazette, Jan. 1st: Work is going on quite actively ou the silver lodes in different directious from Heleva. We hear of several lodes heing worked on upper Ten Mile, while the miners at Jefferson and elsewhere are generally as busy as the weather will permit, and there will he many tonsof ore onthe dump in May next. The Reduction Works will start upagain on the 10th of Jan., by which time they expoct to have on haud something over 200 tons of ore. Grizzty Guios,—At this placo the diamond City mill has been leasod by Courtvight & Harvey. The mill has 20 stamps and 2 arasfras, Themine is 4 ft. in width, atunnel has been run 113 ft., 20 miners are employed breakiug the rock, which gives from $20 to $25 per ton in gold. Utah. Forwarpep.—S. L. Tribune, Jan. 10th: W.F. & Co. forwarded yesterday to New York 9 bars of bullion worth $11,108.43 from the Meadow Valley works. Tue Sparrow-Hawsx, Camp Fioyp.— Capt. E. H. Shaw is pushing this mine through with a purpose. He has 43 neu on the ground, and yesterday a 20 stamp mill for the working of the ore was shipped from 8. F. Lion Hiu.—To-day we were shown a specimen of ore from the Sunnyside mine, Lion Hill, Ophir Dist., it is a very interesting specimen to all interested in mines on Lion Hill; as it proves that the chlorides whicb are found at or near the surface, change into sulphurets with depth. In this case the change occurred at 100 ft. The Sunnyside mine is owned by W. Hussey, and its shaft is now the deepest on Lieu Hill. S. F. Stock Exchange Board, Mining stocks have been active and firm for the week past and the Board has held protracted sessions owing to pressure of business. On January account $32,400 have been received from the Meadow Valley mine. The sum of $50,726 has been received from the Raymond & Ely mine—the bullion product up to the 13th inst. A motion to change the hour of session is under consideration by the Board, Owing to press of business it is the general wish to meet at 1034 instead of 1la.m. The new Board spoken of in another column consists of 40 charter members. There are over 80 members belonging to the San Francisco Stock Board. Stocks to-day are still steady and advancing in prices. Comparative Prices—Extremes. Advance and Decline.—S. F. Stock and Ex. Board. Jan, 11, Highest, Lowest, Jan. 18, Adm, Dee, Alpha Bo al 19 26 = = A mad or. = = = ~ -Belcher. _ 505 450 = = Buckeye. 316 4 3 4 gf = Chollar-Po 89'6 1555 38 45 5a Caledonia . 1 17 1516 1Cons, Virginia. 19 29 Sig aT 8Crown Point. .4723¢ 520 455 =. = Euroka C 24 2s 8: B oD uroka Co. 8 KO pe 20 By — -UM PIre. ee ear? =, = — -_ _Gould & Curry .120 128 no 128 8 _ Golden Chariot. 21 204 iy 22 1 -_ Hale & Norcrose-145 id 12 10 25 = rial.. » 5] 6 50 = _ da Elmore 16 18 4 11K Bg — ae ie ee G _ = Mammotli. i = _ aster we pa 1g 176 ie ecidental. — io = = _ phir.. ‘ 621g 3024 60 oy Orig. Hid. Treas 1's i: = = _ Overman 39 aie é = i ll a4 Il ES, 985g 92 = = 61 51462 i = Sierra Nevad: OT _-silvor Wave. = = =Wash. & Oreo! § 54 44 5 =— — Yellow Jacket. 2 63/4 58 €534 alg — St. Patrick .. 4 46 46 _ > = Seg. Belcher. 37 46 3t 50 — _ Latest Prices—Bid and Asked. BID, ASKED. Farp, as: Alpha Cons. 294 2 . Ida Elmor e's — — . bnperialj. 67. 68 525 510 . Kentuel. 160 160" dd 44 . Meadow Valley. 17 Wy bse) Ho 1 8 2434 25 40 40 ureka . 19 19 . Savage. + 614 62 Golden Chariot. 21!¢ (22 . Raymond& Ely 95 96 Gould & Ourry, 125 12514) Sierra Nevada. 2 ' Hale & Norcross 165 165 ‘Yellow Jacket. 63g 64 Mining Shareholders’ Directory—Meetings, Assessments and Dividends. {Complled weekly from advertisements in the Scren. Tilo Press and otber San Francisco jovrnals.] ASSESSMENTS. NAME, LOCATION, AMOUNT AND DAY DAY DATE OF AKSESSMENT DELINQUENT. OF SALE. Albambra Hill AL. Co., Nev., Deo. 9, 56u.Jun. 13—Feb., 5 Buckeye G. & 8. M. Co,, Ney., Jun. 9, $1. Feb. 13, Marl Cberokes Fint, Butta Co., Jan. 3, $2.50.Feb, 6 Feb. 23 I, Dée. 7, 256. Jan, 34—Feb, 14 Jan, 8—Jan. 30 Feb. 19, Mar. 14 Fob. 8—Ech. 26 un, 10—Jan. 30 —Febd. 7 Empire M. & M. Co., Nev., re Ilalu & Norerosa, Ne Ids Elmore, Idaho. Dee. Imperial S. M. Co., New , Jum, 5, $10. Jackson M. Co., Eurcka, Dee. 8, 25c., Kineaid Flat M. Co., Dec. 11$2.50.. B Kolekerbocker M, Co., Nev., Dec. 4, 60c. Jun. 7—Jan, 26 Lemon, Nev., Jan. 6, ue Feb, 10—Mareh 2 TAllap HallM.Co, Ely Dist.,Nov.18, 50c.,Dec.27, Jun. 23 Mammoth, White Pine, Dee.13, 10c.. Jun. 18—Fub, 8 Meadow Vallvy, Ely Dist., Nov. 27, 50c.Jun. 9—Jan. 31 Mine Kies M. Co., Cal., Jan. 16, 20c. Feb. 193—Mareb 11* Monitor & Magnet, N. T. Dee. 4, 25c.,. lan, 23—Feb. 17 Mt. Jefferson M, & M. Co,, Cal., Jan §, 25c.Fe 5—Fe 22% Nevada Cou. Bornx Co., Nov, 29, 5 cts.J Nevada L. and M. Co., Nev., Jun. 9 Ophir 8. M. Co., Nov., Dec, 20, Orig. Bid. Treasure, W. P., Ovyerninn, Nev., Nov. 20, $4. Pioebe W, Ex, Ely Dist., Nov, 23, $1.50,.Jan, d—Jan. 27 Pioche S$. M, Co., Nev., Dec. 18, $1.50, Jun. 25—l'eb, 16 Pocnhoutas G. M. Co,, Cal., Nov, 29, $5.,Jan. 6—Jan. 90* Quail Hill M. and W. Oo., Dec. 19, $5.Jun. 22—Feb, 13* Silver Wave, White Pive, Dec. 19, $3.Jan, 25—Feb. 23* Spring Monnt Co., Ely Dist, Nov. 27, 50c.Jon. 7—Jan, 20 Snccor, M. M.Co., G. H., Jan. 3, 21.60.reb 6 Feb, 27 Tecumseb G. S. & C.Co., Dec. 5, $3.Jan. I—Jan, 30* Tallulab M.Co., Humboldt Go. Ney., Nov 23-$1,Jan 3, 30 Union O. M. Co., Cul., Jun. 4, $1,00..Feb. 5—Feh, 26" Wasbington & Creole, Nev, Nov. 27,60c.Jan. 5—Feb. 1 MEETINGS TO BE HELD. Belcher Mining Co.... Annnal Meeting, Jan. 30 Binek Diatnond Coal M. Co .Annnal Meeting, Jan. 24 Cherokee Flat Blne Gravel Co.Annnal Meeting, eb. 3 El Dorado M. Co. -Annnul Meeting, Jun. 23 Ely Consolidated. -Annnual Mecting, Jan, 24 Globe Mining’ Co. Annnal Meeting, Jun. 25 Keystone Con M, noval Mecting, Jan, 23 Muarhle Falls M. Co. nnnil Meeting, Jan, 22 Meudow Valley, East Ex. -Annnal Meeting, Jan. 26 Piocbe, West Extension Co -Annnul Mocting, Jan, 23 Spring Monnt M. Co. Annual Meeting, Jan. 22 Starlight G. & S. M, Co... Special McetIng, Jan. 25 LATEST DIVIDENDS—(Within Three Months). Belcher, $10.. vere ss see ean, 10) Chollar Potosi, $1 -Payahle Dec. 11 Chollar Potosi, $1 -Payable Jun. 10 Crown Point, 310 -Payable Jan. 12 Eureka Cons,, $1. Eureka Gold M. Co,, $1. Meadow Valley, $1.50. North Star G. M. Co,, $3 Raymond & Ely, $5.. Ynle Gravel M. Co., 50¢ —*Advertised in this jonrnul. »Payahle Oct. 20 » «Payable Jan. 6 -Payable Dee, 15 popes dune AG »Payahle Doc. 18 . Payable Dec. 5 San Francisco Metal Market. (Corrected weokly by Hookor & Co., 117 and 119 Cal. etreet. J PRICES FOR INVOICES Jobbing prices rule from ten to fifteen per cent. higher than the a Sollowing quotati-ms. THURSDAY, January 18, 1872 Inon.— Svotch andjEaglieh Pig Iron, @ ton $52 50 g 55 00 White wis TB LOM. eee eee eee 45 00 -=-— Rotined Bur, had assortment, a th. — O04 @ — 01g Refined Bar, good assortment, @ bb Cc — 0535 . e a) = ty 7 2S 750 10 a Rolled [ron Other Trons for Blacksmiths, Miners, ete. 5 @ 6 COPPER. — Sheathing, # ib. al @— %6 Sheathing, Yello a 8 —2, Sheathing, Old Yellow. = i —lk Compoeition Nails. 4 ae ae Bolts. — 2 > N PLATES.— lates, Charcoal, LX A box. 1200 ~ nates, LC Charcoal . 10 00 10 50 — 45 16 ~~ 16 Vi Ww 20 5 ee 65 05:3 — 06! cE Te ZINC. 2. Bee —0 Borax, crude.Leather Market Report. [Corrected weekly by Dolliver & Bro,, No. 109 Post st.] San Francisco, Thursday, January 18. The market is well enpopl h . ke, and prices hayea downward tendency. Heavy California skins are firm, with an upward tendency. cee a ren oe doz es 95.00 odo to il., per do: a Jodot, eecond choice, ll to 01a} 80 00 Lemoine, 16 to 19 0a) evin, 12 and 13 Kil., per doz. os) 70 00 Cornelian, 16 Kil., pe es Cornellian, 12 to 14 63 00 Ogerau Calf, @ doz. 4 Simon, 18 Kil.,@ doz »» 65 00 Simon, 20 Kil. 3 doz. 00 Simon. 24 Kil. #3 doz 72 00 Rohert Calf, 7 and 8 35 00@ 40 00 French Kips, @,b. 110@ 1 30 California Kip, i do: + 65 00t080 00 French Sheep, all colors, ® doz. 15 00 Ftastern Calf for Backe, @ Ib .115@ 125 Sheep Roans for Topping, all co 8 00@ 13 00 Sheep Roane for Linings, p.doz 5 50@ 10 50 California Russett Sheep Lininge 1 5 0 Best Jodot Catf Boot Lege, @ pair 525 Good French Calf Boot Lege, a 450@ 5 00 French Calf Boot Lege, ® pair. 400 Harnees Leather, # Ib.-. 0@ site Kair Bridle eae 4 48 ng 7 00 irting Leather, Welt Leather, 3 doz 30 D0@ 50 0 Buif Leather, % foot. i 21 Wax Side Leather, # fi . There are 60,000,000 acres of wheat lands in California, of which only 2,600,000 are under cultivation.

January 20, 1872.] SCIENTISIC PRESS: 37 shaft connected. The manager claims that there is suflicient orc in sight to snpply a 10-stamp mill for 3 years. Sxconp Soora Ex. or Hmpex Tneasone. The drift running north from the foot of the Anchor incline is carried along npou the stratified spar wall, which dips easterly nnder the Edgar shaft, and carries the great ore gouge. At the depth of GO ft. in the North shaft, on Nevada street, a drift has Leen started running in an easterly direction. Working 10 menand proseenting work day and night. Seutn Avrora.—Work is pushed on in the tunnel without intermission. All the works show favorable indications of finding ore when the point aimed at is reached. Epoar.—There are 150 tons of ore on the dumps, which will be shipped to mill when the roads are in good condition. A force of 10 men are at work in the breast. The body in sight is about 50 ft. wide and inereasing iu width. Icenenc.—The heavy fall of snow on Treasure Hill sect back work. The breasts show well as far as the mine is opened. Colorado. Sutrrpep.—Colorado Miner, Jan, 4: The Stewart 5. Reducing Co. shipped for 2 weeks ending to-day, 9 bricks valued at 6042.08, also £lead bars valued at $2502.44. Palmer & Nichol’s shipments for the week amount to 2 bars valned at $2217.21, Cumpbell & Clark shipped during Dec. 15 tons of rich smelting ore for and on accouut of owners. The ore was takeu principally from the ground of the ClarkS. M. Co., ou the Terrible lode. Baily & Nott shipped during Dee. for and on account of owners, 81,509 tbs, of rich smelting ore to Swansoa, Wales. There are 15 teams hauling ore to the Colorado & Boston Smelting Works, Black Hawk. The value of the monthly shipnients of ore from Clear Creek Co. to the above works amounts to about $50.000. Petioan Lopzr.—We acknowledgo that po lauguage, at onr command, can do justice to tho rich ore deposits of this great true fissure vein. The mine is being well opened by cross cuts, adits and winzes. Hardly any stoping has been done. The amount of ore in sight, in the mino, we will not undertake to estimate. Large depositsof valuahle ore are met with throughout the whole mine. The discovery of the Pelican is on Sherman Mt., on the east hank of Cherokee Gulch. There are 4 adits in the vein ageregating in length 420 ft. The depth obtained from the surface in the gulch is 85 ft. The greatest depth ohtained from the surfaco in the lower west adit is about 200 ft. This adit is cut in the gulch by a tunnel about 100 ft. in length. A tunuel, 100 ft. in, is now being driven 300 ft. in length, to cut the vein 110 ft. from the surface. A winze is heing sunk on the vein from the lower adit to intersect the line of the long tunnel where it will cut the vein. By the first of June the mine will be in condition to yield 20 tons of rich milling oreaday. The lower, middle and second adits are connected by air shafts or winzes.~ The mine is well timbered. The Pelican is a large true fissure vein. The walls are defiued with almost mathematical exactness. The north wall is porphyry and the sonth wall granite. The breadth of the vein hetween walls averages from 5 to 8 ft. The vcin matters consists of argentiferous galena, copper and iron pyrites, gray copper, black sulphurets of silver, blende, and native silver. Among many assays we select the following: No. 1 9823 ozs. silver; No. 2, 1700 ozs. silver ; No. 3, fine galena, 1782 ozs.silver ; No. 4, blende, 428 ozs. silver; No. 5, gangue, 808 ozs. silver. E Tur Eclipse tunnel has been driven into Griffith Mountain 490 ft. One large lode has been cut in this tunnel, and drifting will commence on it in a short time. THe Matilda Fletcher lode, Democrat Mountain, is in a royal body of ore. Thero is in this mine, from 1 to 3 inches of ore, that yields from 4,000 to 5,000 ozs. in silver per ton. Trosan.—Central Herald, Jan. 3: The Trojan lode, Grand Island Dis., continues its steady yield of rich gold ore. The entiro width of tho 3 ft. crevice is composed of 7 oz. ore, with the exception of from 4 to 10 inches of smelting ore, worth from $100 to $150 per ton. P. P. Peck has purchased 300 ft. on the Buckeye lode, Cariboo hill, Grand Island Dist., for $230, The crevice is 3 ft. wide and is largely composed of $100 ore. Some gulch mining is being done below Idaho at Grass Valley bar. Fair pay is beiug obtained by sevoral parties. Further down a party of Frenchmen are making money. In Clifton lode, 2 shafts are being sunk andatunnel driven into the mountains. In one of the shafts the crevice had been taken out (as far as worked,) 5ft. wide, of fine looking ore, when a shot was put into the hanging wall at one side, which blew outa block of quartz 18 inches wide and ore still in sight. An English mining captain and 3£ men are employed altogether in and abont the lode. Quartz from this lode has yielded as high as 500 and $600 in silver per ton. Central City Register, Dec. 27: The shaft on the Garrison claim ou the Kansas lode, at the depth of 265 ft., has opened out into a very fiue crevice of oro 10 iuches in width. In the underhand stope, the width of the crevice is improving, and the ore in quality. Eastward, the next claim but one, D. L. Southworth is working. The prospect is more encouraging than at any time since the discovery of this property. Inthe shaft 105 ft. deep, a small erevice of copper and iron pyrites is coming in that is very promising, and the iudications are that it will soon open out into a large crevice of ore. ‘ Saint Vrain.—Greeley Tribune, Jan 3: The St. Vrain mine opens so well that the supply seems inexhaustible, Ronerts, Murray & Co., are sinking a shaftfor eoal 5 miles northeast of towu, and they are now down 95 ft. The indications are said to be uncommonly good. Idaho. Surrep.—Silver City Aralanche, Jan. 6: W., F. & Co. shipped from this place during the year ending Dee. 31, 1871, gold dust valued at $45,128.38, and bulliou valued at $936,234.87. This amount exceeds tho treasure shipments for 1870 by $175,288.26. Locat Recorp.—The South Oro Fino Discovery is owned and worked by the Ida Elmore Co. It appears that Sup. Minear was authorized to purchase a mine for his Co., if he could find one to suit. So, after due consideration, he bonght this mine, for whieh he paid $22,500, and is now taking out about 25 tons of ore per day. Bosides this, Sup. Minear has opened up a rich vein in the 7th level of the Elmore, and has let a contract in the Gth level to run the drift far enough north so as to be able to sink a winze from the 6th to the 7th level through the rich hody of ore recently struck. Ore of a splondid quality is being taken from the Golden Chariot, between the 7th and 8th levels south of the shaft. Sup. Davies informs us that he will have 500 tons ready for the Owyhee mill by the 15th inst. The Miunesota shaft is down 230 ft., well and substantially timhered, and drifts are being run both north and south on a fine looking vein of ore. The ore taken from the shaft and drifts is boing worked at the Elmore mill. Some of the amalgam was assayed yesterday, showing nearly $5 per ounce, from which it is estimated that the ore is milling over $60 per ton. The Cosmos mill will soon start up and be kept running steadily on Minnesota ore. The Mahogany ledge was cut yesterday at the 4th level, where a rich vein 2 ft. wide was struck, and, judging from the appearauce of the ore, it will mill from $60 to $75 per ton. We learn that the South Chariot, adjoining the Mahogany, has a fine 2-ft. ledge in the 4th level, of ore that will mill from $35 to $40 per ton, and easily worked. The Sup. tliuks that the ore can he mined and worked in their own mill at from $18 to $20 a ton. Work continues to be vigorously prosecuted in the Red Jacket tunnel, which is in about 150 ft. Mr. Wells had some of this ore assayed this ,;week which went $812.59 per ton in gold and silver. Mr. Fassett, Sup. of the Elmira (N. Y.) Co., is still drifting north on the Empire, and taking out some fine looking ore. Minear & Hanks are in the Empire, taking out the richest kind of silver ore. Loon Creex.—There are only 31 white men and 30 Chinameu wintering at Loon ereek, and all hands are at work. Furr. —Gilmore & Winchester went to Flint Dist. this week and brought back with them between 500 and 600 tbs of bullion for Warnkee & Co. Hanson & Co., of Twilight gulch, are having 80 tons of ore worked in Black’s mill. Montana. Bannocx.—Cor. Bozeman Avant Courier, Jan. 4th: The Blue Wing Dist. is yielding large bodies of very fine ore. which shows, as far as dovcloped from 5 to 10 ft. wide of quartz, worth 35 per ton on tho dump. Mr. B is working from 5 shafts. The Saint Paul, also in this Dist., is one of the best developed lodes in the vicinity, and is owned by Merry & Brown, who haye A. Bessette . is working 10 men on the Brick Pomeroy, . 5 shafts down and are working the lode at a depth of 110 ft., at which depth itretains its original width and ricliness of ore. This vein is about 5 ft. wide and the rock will yield about $30 per ton. The Dacota Swing, Kent and Wadhams lodes are all working with good bodies of paying ore in sight. . Hor Sprixcs Dist.—Cor. sarue: Prospecting and the development of mines in this locality progresses slowly but surely. Loun & Mallory have leased Mr. Hydo’s Mill at Sterling, and are crushiny ore from the Red Bluff Lode. They are employing a new force of miners for that lode. Baldwin & Dorr continue sinkiug the shaft on the Appalachian Lode. This mine improves. aud the vein widens as work progresses, Mr. Bradley’s Bradly Lode looks as wellas ever. lapgood & Goodwin have let a contract for sinking on the Bullion Lode. The contractors are now at work. Very rich oro has heen taken from this mine. Sriven Mixinc.—Helena Cazette, Jan. 1st: Work is going on quite actively ou the silver lodes in different directious from Heleva. We hear of several lodes heing worked on upper Ten Mile, while the miners at Jefferson and elsewhere are generally as busy as the weather will permit, and there will he many tonsof ore onthe dump in May next. The Reduction Works will start upagain on the 10th of Jan., by which

time they expoct to have on haud something over 200 tons of ore. Grizzty Guios,—At this placo the diamond City mill has been leasod by Courtvight & Harvey. The mill has 20 stamps and 2 arasfras, Themine is 4 ft. in width, atunnel has been run 113 ft., 20 miners are employed breakiug the rock, which gives from $20 to $25 per ton in gold. Utah. Forwarpep.—S. L. Tribune, Jan. 10th: W.F. & Co. forwarded yesterday to New York 9 bars of bullion worth $11,108.43 from the Meadow Valley works. Tue Sparrow-Hawsx, Camp Fioyp.— Capt. E. H. Shaw is pushing this mine through with a purpose. He has 43 neu on the ground, and yesterday a 20 stamp mill for the working of the ore was shipped from 8. F. Lion Hiu.—To-day we were shown a specimen of ore from the Sunnyside mine, Lion Hill, Ophir Dist., it is a very interesting specimen to all interested in mines on Lion Hill; as it proves that the chlorides whicb are found at or near the surface, change into sulphurets with depth. In this case the change occurred at 100 ft. The Sunnyside mine is owned by W. Hussey, and its shaft is now the deepest on Lieu Hill. S. F. Stock Exchange Board, Mining stocks have been active and firm for the week past and the Board has held protracted sessions owing to pressure of business. On January account $32,400 have been received from the Meadow Valley mine. The sum of $50,726 has been received from the Raymond & Ely mine—the bullion product up to the 13th inst. A motion to change the hour of session is under consideration by the Board, Owing to press of business it is the general wish to meet at 1034 instead of 1la.m. The new Board spoken of in another column consists of 40 charter members. There are over 80 members belonging to the San Francisco Stock Board. Stocks to-day are still steady and advancing in prices. Comparative Prices—Extremes. Advance and Decline.—S. F. Stock and Ex. Board. Jan, 11, Highest, Lowest, Jan. 18, Adm, Dee, Alpha Bo al 19 26 = = A mad or. = = = ~ -Belcher. _ 505 450 = = Buckeye.. 316 4 3 4 gf = Chollar-Po 89'6 1555 38 45 5a Caledonia . 1 17 1516 1Cons, Virginia.. 19 29 Sig aT 8Crown Point.. .4723¢ 520 455 =. = Euroka C 24 2s 8: B oD uroka Co. 8 KO pe 20 By — -UM PIre. ee ear? =, = — -_ _Gould & Curry .120 128 no 128 8 _ Golden Chariot. 21 204 iy 22 1 -_ Hale & Norcrose-145 id 12 10 25 = rial... » 5] 6 50 = _ da Elmore 16 18 4 11K Bg — ae ie ee G _ = Mammotli.. i = _ aster we pa 1g 176 ie ecidental. — io = = _ phir... ‘ 621g 3024 60 oy Orig. Hid. Treas 1's i: = = _ Overman 39 aie é = i ll a4 Il ES, 985g 92 = = 61 51462 i = Sierra Nevad: OT _-silvor Wave. = = =Wash. & Oreo! § 54 44 5 =— — Yellow Jacket.. 2 63/4 58 €534 alg — St. Patrick ... 4 46 46 _ > = Seg. Belcher.. 37 46 3t 50 — _ Latest Prices—Bid and Asked. BID, ASKED. Farp, as: Alpha Cons. 294 2 . Ida Elmor e's — — . bnperialj. 67. 68 525 510 . Kentuel. 160 160" dd 44 . Meadow Valley.. 17 Wy bse) Ho 1 8 2434 25 40 40 ureka .. 19 19 . Savage. + 614 62 Golden Chariot. 21!¢ (22 . Raymond& Ely 95 96 Gould & Ourry, 125 12514) Sierra Nevada.. 2 ' Hale & Norcross 165 165 ‘Yellow Jacket. 63g 64 Mining Shareholders’ Directory—Meetings, Assessments and Dividends. {Complled weekly from advertisements in the Scren. Tilo Press and otber San Francisco jovrnals.] ASSESSMENTS. NAME, LOCATION, AMOUNT AND DAY DAY DATE OF AKSESSMENT DELINQUENT. OF SALE. Albambra Hill AL. Co., Nev., Deo. 9, 56u.Jun. 13—Feb., 5 Buckeye G. & 8. M. Co,, Ney., Jun. 9, $1. Feb. 13, Marl Cberokes Fint, Butta Co., Jan. 3, $2.50..Feb, 6 Feb. 23 I, Dée. 7, 256. Jan, 34—Feb, 14 Jan, 8—Jan. 30 Feb. 19, Mar. 14 Fob. 8—Ech. 26 un, 10—Jan. 30 —Febd. 7 Empire M. & M. Co., Nev., re Ilalu & Norerosa, Ne Ids Elmore, Idaho. Dee. Imperial S. M. Co., New , Jum, 5, $10. Jackson M. Co., Eurcka, Dee. 8, 25c., Kineaid Flat M. Co., Dec. 11$2.50.... B Kolekerbocker M, Co., Nev., Dec. 4, 60c. Jun. 7—Jan, 26 Lemon, Nev., Jan. 6, ue Feb, 10—Mareh 2 TAllap HallM.Co, Ely Dist.,Nov.18, 50c.,Dec.27, Jun. 23 Mammoth, White Pine, Dee.13, 10c... Jun. 18—Fub, 8 Meadow Vallvy, Ely Dist., Nov. 27, 50c..Jun. 9—Jan. 31 Mine Kies M. Co., Cal., Jan. 16, 20c. Feb. 193—Mareb 11* Monitor & Magnet, N. T. Dee. 4, 25c.,. lan, 23—Feb. 17 Mt. Jefferson M, & M. Co,, Cal., Jan §, 25c.Fe 5—Fe 22% Nevada Cou. Bornx Co., Nov, 29, 5 cts.J Nevada L. and M. Co., Nev., Jun. 9 Ophir 8. M. Co., Nov., Dec, 20, Orig. Bid. Treasure, W. P., Ovyerninn, Nev., Nov. 20, $4.. Pioebe W, Ex, Ely Dist., Nov, 23, $1.50,.Jan, d—Jan. 27 Pioche S$. M, Co., Nev., Dec. 18, $1.50, Jun. 25—l'eb, 16 Pocnhoutas G. M. Co,, Cal., Nov, 29, $5.,Jan. 6—Jan. 90* Quail Hill M. and W. Oo., Dec. 19, $5.Jun. 22—Feb, 13* Silver Wave, White Pive, Dec. 19, $3.Jan, 25—Feb. 23* Spring Monnt Co., Ely Dist, Nov. 27, 50c.Jon. 7—Jan, 20 Snccor, M. M.Co., G. H., Jan. 3, 21.60..reb 6 Feb, 27 Tecumseb G. S. & C.Co., Dec. 5, $3..Jan. I—Jan, 30* Tallulab M.Co., Humboldt Go. Ney., Nov 23-$1,Jan 3, 30 Union O. M. Co., Cul., Jun. 4, $1,00...Feb. 5—Feh, 26" Wasbington & Creole, Nev, Nov. 27,60c..Jan. 5—Feb. 1 MEETINGS TO BE HELD. Belcher Mining Co....... Annnal Meeting, Jan. 30 Binek Diatnond Coal M. Co ..Annnal Meeting, Jan. 24 Cherokee Flat Blne Gravel Co.Annnal Meeting, eb. 3 El Dorado M. Co.. -Annnul Meeting, Jun. 23 Ely Consolidated. -Annnual Mecting, Jan, 24 Globe Mining’ Co. Annnal Meeting, Jun. 25 Keystone Con M, noval Mecting, Jan, 23 Muarhle Falls M. Co.. nnnil Meeting, Jan, 22 Meudow Valley, East Ex. -Annnal Meeting, Jan. 26 Piocbe, West Extension Co -Annnul Mocting, Jan, 23 Spring Monnt M. Co.. Annual Meeting, Jan. 22 Starlight G. & S. M, Co..... Special McetIng, Jan. 25 LATEST DIVIDENDS—(Within Three Months). Belcher, $10.... vere ss see ean, 10) Chollar Potosi, $1 -Payahle Dec. 11 Chollar Potosi, $1 -Payable Jun. 10 Crown Point, 310 -Payable Jan. 12 Eureka Cons,, $1.. Eureka Gold M. Co,, $1. Meadow Valley, $1.50.. North Star G. M. Co,, $3 Raymond & Ely, $5... Ynle Gravel M. Co., 50¢ —*Advertised in this jonrnul. »Payahle Oct. 20 » «Payable Jan. 6 -Payable Dee, 15 popes dune AG »Payahle Doc. 18 . Payable Dec. 5 San Francisco Metal Market. (Corrected weokly by Hookor & Co., 117 and 119 Cal. etreet. J PRICES FOR INVOICES Jobbing prices rule from ten to fifteen per cent. higher than the a Sollowing quotati-ms. THURSDAY, January 18, 1872 Inon.— Svotch andjEaglieh Pig Iron, @ ton $52 50 g 55 00 White wis TB LOM.. eee eee eee 45 00 -=-— Rotined Bur, had assortment, a th. — O04 @ — 01g Refined Bar, good assortment, @ bb Cc — 0535 . e a) = ty 7 2S 750 10 a Rolled [ron Other Trons for Blacksmiths, Miners, ete. 5 @ 6 COPPER. — Sheathing, # ib. al @— %6 Sheathing, Yello a 8 —2, Sheathing, Old Yellow. = i —lk Compoeition Nails. 4 ae ae Bolts.. — 2 > N PLATES.— lates, Charcoal, LX A box. 1200 ~ nates, LC Charcoal . 10 00 10 50 — 45 16 ~~ 16 Vi Ww 20 5 ee 65 05:3 — 06! cE Te ZINC. 2. Bee —0 Borax, crude..Leather Market Report. [Corrected weekly by Dolliver & Bro,, No. 109 Post st.] San Francisco, Thursday, January 18. The market is well enpopl h . ke, and prices hayea downward tendency. Heavy California skins are firm, with an upward tendency. cee a ren oe doz es 95.00 odo to il., per do: a Jodot, eecond choice, ll to 01a} 80 00 Lemoine, 16 to 19 0a) evin, 12 and 13 Kil., per doz. os) 70 00 Cornelian, 16 Kil., pe es Cornellian, 12 to 14 63 00 Ogerau Calf, @ doz. 4 Simon, 18 Kil.,@ doz »» 65 00 Simon, 20 Kil. 3 doz. 00 Simon. 24 Kil. #3 doz 72 00 Rohert Calf, 7 and 8 35 00@ 40 00 French Kips, @,b. 110@ 1 30 California Kip, i do: + 65 00t080 00 French Sheep, all colors, ® doz. 15 00 Ftastern Calf for Backe, @ Ib .115@ 125 Sheep Roans for Topping, all co 8 00@ 13 00 Sheep Roane for Linings, p.doz 5 50@ 10 50 California Russett Sheep Lininge 1 5 0 Best Jodot Catf Boot Lege, @ pair 525 Good French Calf Boot Lege, a 450@ 5 00 French Calf Boot Lege, ® pair. 400 Harnees Leather, # Ib..-. 0@ site Kair Bridle eae 4 48 ng 7 00 irting Leather, Welt Leather, 3 doz 30 D0@ 50 0 Buif Leather, % foot. i 21 Wax Side Leather, # fi . There are 60,000,000 acres of wheat lands in California, of which only 2,600,000 are under cultivation.