The Placer herald., 1873-07-12
LsrrnR PROM MICHIGAN Drvrr.
MIcnIoAN ELurE, July 8, 1879

Ems. HEHALD:-
Mining being the principal industry Of this
part OF Placer County, a brief review of few
Of the leading mines may not be out Of place.
Quartz mining and prospecting have received
considerable attention during the past year, with
results satisfactory to those engaged in that
branch Of mining. The old Bay State lode and
mill, now called the Comet. successfully worked
and milled up to the memorable foods of 81
81. is about to resume operations. The owners
have been running tunnels for sousetime back,
with view to develope the extent and richness
Of the mine. Appearances Indicate they are
satisfied it will pay. The Sally Jones ledge, on
Volcano Canon, about mile below Bath, gives
promise of being the chief ledge of this section,
certainly as to size.a II was claimed for o num-
Der of years by parties who would not or could
not invest anything but jawbone Sin its develop
ment. Recently they sold out to the present
owners who immt diately commenced TO sink
shaft. The shaft is down fifty-Ave feet, and dis
closes a ledge which, for size and ,deHhed out
lines, can not be well surpassed. 1t is 1917 feet
wide Mt the top and wdens rs you descend; ;
will sink to depth,of $50 feet before building
mill. The Eldorado Quartz Mining Company
are operating the east side of the ridge above
the Bluff, and are prosecuting their prospecting
with energy and judgment, under the the super
intendency of Mr.. 'Frickr' They tapped the
ledge by tunnel l5b feet long, and are now
sinking on it, The shafts down so feet and
timbered on approved and scientific principles,
/ denoting permanence ana durability and abid-
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justified in this, as the grade of and the
many rich specimens found will attest The in
tention is to sink 200 feet before milling will
commence. The mill site is admirably located,
plenty of timber and water within easy reach,
and accessible to all convenient points. The
United States Quartz and Mill property, owned
and worked by Mr.. p. Powell, and located south
by west of Sheridan. on the Forest Hill stage
| road. is giving good account of Itself The
| pill is ten stamp. and runs thirty days and
nights without cessation. The result Of the
last clean up is so encouraging, and the rock as
they sink improving in richness. that the pro-
| pretor has commenced to sink a new shaft, to
facilitate getting ont and the more econonl-
| ical working of the nine.
| Gravel mining is and will be for long time
| to come, the leading source upon which we
must rely with certainty for our gold yield.
There are vast deposits of gravel lying untouch-
ed, which requires organized capital and labor
| to develope. This is getting to be understood
| by capitalists, who are investing gradually but
cautiously in gravel mines. This slow pro-
cers is better than headlong rush, as the mines
have merits independent of blowing, and in the
excitement Of the moment the good and the bad
would stand upon the same footing. Messrs
| Bunker Shaw a. Seaman sold their claims on
Eldorado Hill to n San E-apcisco Company last
fall for SIS, COO. The new owners lost no time
saved no labor or expense in rigging it up in
frst-class style. The extensive and pe.tpnnent
nature of the improve nts necessarily took SO
much time that there was little left before the
water failed to give it fair test. Enough is
known. however, to justify the belief that the
purchasers are well pleased with their bargain
and that it will rank AS one of the great gravel
mines Of the State. Above and beyond this, to
! the Forks House and beyond, is one continu-
GUS gravel deposit, on which the celebrate d
Weiske g diggings are located. Here lies untold
wealth 1t awaits to be delivered Of its hidden
treasure The Big Gun Claim at lower end Of
town, worked so successfully and systematically
by the Van Emmdn brothers for a number OF
years. are nearly through cleanin z up for the
season. The yield for this will be greater than
! for any of the many years past. Che Hazard
Mine, onVolcano Canon, is omPa line between
Weiske's and the Paragon claims The chan
mel is tapped by shaft $50 feet is depth. The
company struck gravel last September and are
in neatly 400 feet from the shaft, and found
good pky where the rock was soft and in the
places sheltered from the violence OF the wash
Local Geolbgists. well Ms those OF wider
fame pronounce ii the channel Of one OF the
dead or lost rivers of California. Flat as it may
be, the shaft has tapped the intervening ridges,
Weiske opthe east and the Paragon on the west
They are running the main drift ahead steadily
for softer rock. which, when found, can be re-
lied upon to pay handsomely. The claim EN-
braces a large area Of ground. and many predict
it will be the leading mine OF this vicinity be-
fore great while. The machinery for hoistin g
and pumping is worked by steam and is COM
plete in every respect. The mine is principally
If not entirely owhedb by SIN Franciscans, and
is superintended by Mr. James H. Keown, a
gentleman qualified by practical experience, in
nate fl ankness, generosity and culture.
Many prominent hydraulic mines, and also
river mining along the Middle Fork, will not
now notice, fearing your space will not admit.
More anon.
TERRAD.