Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-03-07
Letter From casual .
MokELuMNs H1IL, March Sd, is

MoKELUdNB HILL, March Sd, 1868.
EDITOR CHRONICLE My first communi-
cation was written in the hope that some
more able person would take up the subject,
and thereby relieve me of further response
bility in the matter. As am SO far disap-
pointed IN this, will endeavor in my plain
manner to make good my promise, and will
take as the next claim under development,
that of Homer, We'll s. Co., called, 4 believe,
the "Centre House Claim" This claim is
located about half mile from the Junction,
and about half way between the San An
dreas and Stockton roads. 1t was superb
cially prospecled some years since, and has
very recently fallen into the hands of the
present company, Il believe, though, that
some of the shareholders were interested in
the original location.) think this is a val
liable mine and without question q true lead
The present owners are erecting houses,
whims, etc., with the view of thoroughly ex-
ploring the mine and with the prospect al
ready obtained it will soon take its place in
the front rank of Calaveras quartz mines.
During the past Summer there were five tons
of rock from this mine, taken to Harris
Mill, Sandy Gulch. 1t yielded at the rate of
ten dollars per ton. Later in the season
there was lot of fifty tons worked in the
French Mill at Rich Gulch; this lot paid
seven dollars. per ton by simple battery
amalgamaton, and am told that the screens
used while crushing the last rock were very
coarse; this accounts in some degree for the
great difference in the value of the ore crush
ed at Harris and the Rich Guleh Mill. By
the above you will readily see that it is no
fattery to the owners of this claim, to say.
that their mine will be numbered A in the
future of this district. The next claim and
the most advanced of all in this district, is
that of D. c. Lamphear & Co.'s, known as
the "Sport Hill Quartz Mine. There have
been several hundred tons of rock from
this mine worked in the different mills in this
vicinity, with results varying from eight to
fourteen dollars per ton. The mine is in
excellent condition at present, though not
worked since the late heavy rains but 1 un-
derstand from Mr.. Lamphear that work will
be resumed as soon as the weather admits of
its permanent continuance. 1t is a shame,
though, to see so fine mine as this, lying
idle under any circumstances, but more par
ticularly when it is known to be as valuable
as any mine in the entire county. The last
explorations in this claim reached depth of
one hundred and thirty feet. At this point
the vein is eight feet in width, gold dissem-
mated through the vein. Five tons of the
rock, as it come from the mine, were taken
to Harris Mill and worked; the result was
eleven and half dollars per ton, and this
result was obtained under circumstances that
makes it certain the rock was worth from one
to two dollars more per ton.
Is not this sufficient to satisfy the most
sceptical that we have at least one lead on
this side of the county that will pay for
working, and that the good time SO often
predicted is surely and speedily coming As
my paper is drawing to close, can only
add my best wishes for all those who delye
i'll mines. Yours,
CASUAL.