The Placer herald., 1866-04-14
Cement MINING.

| 1t is becoming settled belief that cement
mining is about growing into great impor.
tauce in this county--the success 80 far at.
tending enterprises Of the kind, and the gen
eral disposition of experienced miners to en-
bark in the misunderstanding far 10 encourage
the opinion. Among the miners and claim
owners Of Forest Hill. Todd's Valley, Yam
kee Jim, Bath and Michigan Bluff. cement
mining is the engrossng topic. and claims
and exhausted the Iabors and patience OF
owners because of the subborness and un-
remunerative character Of the gravel cement,
are now regarded as the sources of renew
ed prosperity. that will send forth golden
streams to gladden. the hearts, and reward
the anxietes and toll Of Iaborious years.
So far. in this county. the awakened inter-
est in cement mining, has been pretty much
confined to the localities above named, but
it cannot stop there. The miners Of Dutch
Flat, Gold Run. Iowa Hill, Wisconsin Hill
and other places on the river divides, through
which these cement channels are known to
run. viii be led to make inquiry by pros
pecting, to ascertain if they do not contain,
riches of our golden bills.
But we commenced to give few items as
to the progress being made in cement min-
ing at Forest Hill and vicinity. At Bath
there are two mills, one or both of which
have run with marked surcess for more than
a year rast--and from their success has
grown the other enterprises since underta-
ken and in contemplation. Recently Mr..
Reamer has erected thirty stamp mill on
the Hope claim between Forest Hill and
Iodd's Valley. 1t has been running but a
short time--tbe results have not been made
public, but it is understood that they are
good Wm. Norwood lately put 10 opera
tion five stamp MILL to crush cement from
the Norwood, Baltimore and Boston claims.
Although lbe mill cannot be said to have
gotten fairly under way. the results are fiat
terlng. Il has run principally upon cement
from the Norwood tunnel. Five car loads
(say three tons) from the Boston tunnel,
yielded 5000 Another crushing from the
same tunnel, between forty or fifty car loads.
averaged 81 to the car At the same mill
few days since, 22oo pounds of cement was
crushed from the Ambruster & Co, claim
WI 'oo' u" LII, ~ tkee III, v.6lUlup SlS.
lbe cement was taken at random.
AT present there are three mills at Forest
Hlll-all completed this spring. Another is
now being built upon the Orc calm. and still
another is to be erected upon the cd Rough
d Ready claim, owned by Mr.. Crumpton
one Of the Oldest and most experienced of
Placer county miners. Other mills will be
built during the summer
AT Yankee Jim two mills will he erected
this season. Que upon the Ambruster claim
above noiced-parles are below arranging
for machinery now-and another at Swndle
Hi, by Mr.. Reamer. proprietor Of the large
mill on the Hope claim.
These improvements all point to renewed
lfs and activity in mining matters, on the
Forest Hill divide, in the near future, and we
believe that the real prosperity Of tha. sec
ilon is just being entered upon.
While desirous Of doing fall Justice.
through the columns of the Herald, to lha,
AS well as every other section of our county,
we are much embarrassed frequently by the
want Unnecessary information and details -
OF course we cannot be expected to know
intutively what is being done in mining mat
ters. If our friends will only furnish US re-
liable information in this respect, we will al
ways be pleased to make it public.