. Mining and Scientific Press . s prevent further op-eration of the railway. About 30 men are employed, and,when the railway Is closed, half of these will be moved tothe Wolf mine, and development at botb mines will be con-tinued through the winter. One of the compressors at theDolly Varden is to be moved to the Wolf, and the hydro-electric plant, which was completed last year, will provide power for all machinery at both mines. It has been found Impossible to complete the road to the Homestakemine before winter sets in; accordingly work will be sus-pended until spring. Xunulnio.— P, II. Frase
. Mining and Scientific Press . s prevent further op-eration of the railway. About 30 men are employed, and,when the railway Is closed, half of these will be moved tothe Wolf mine, and development at botb mines will be con-tinued through the winter. One of the compressors at theDolly Varden is to be moved to the Wolf, and the hydro-electric plant, which was completed last year, will provide power for all machinery at both mines. It has been found Impossible to complete the road to the Homestakemine before winter sets in; accordingly work will be sus-pended until spring. Xunulnio.— P, II. Fraser and E, W Lewis, representing;the Vancouver Magnetite Steel Smelting Co., have been inthe city endeavoring to obtain concessions with a view toerecting a 50-ton electric smelter for the manufacture of pig-iron and steel. The company proposes to develop its ownpower from the Nanalmo river, and to erect furnaces similarto those now in use in Norway and Sweden. The companyclaims to have spent $67,000 in experimental work and to. The Mining Districts of Wisconsin have produced high-grade steel from the British Columbiamagnetite ores. It further claims that it Is backed byBritish capitalists that are prepared to put $5,000,000 intothe enterprise, provided satisfactory terms can be madewith the city. Vancouver.—The Roses Gulch Placer Gold, Ltd., has beenorganized in this city, with a capital of $100,000 in $10shares, to operate a group of placer claims near the Bullion mine on the Quesnel river. According to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, the output of lead for the first half ofthe present year is 90%, and the output of zinc 70%, of the total for the whole of last year. The Rock Creek Mining Syndicate has been organized in this city to operate a placer-gold deposit at the mouth of Rock creek, a tributary of theKettle river. MEXICO Durango.—Antonio Soto, representing Manuel Juarez, hasmade application for titles to a group of four claims to beknown as Natalia No. 2, situate
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