Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-03
THE DAILY RECORD-UNI0N.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1850.
MINING NOTES,

There is a mine in Tombstone, A. T.,
called the Bloodsucker. It mas been bond.
ed for $780, 900.
A force of men are at work clearing
away the debris on the Manzanita n.y.
draulic claim, just north of Nevada City.
Active operations will be resumed in that
mine as soon as sufficient water comes.
Weske's drift claim at Succor Flat,
Placer county, which lately produced a
s.. 200 nugget, continues to turn out some
fine specimens. A piece weighing ak
ounces was lately picked up in the claim,
and another was found that weighed nine
ounces.
Work has been resumed at the Stuck
Slayer mine, near Uniontown, Ell Dorado
county. A tunnel is to be ran in on the
line OF the ledge, about 200 feet lower than
fine former workings. This will afford
drainage and facilities for the extraction
of large amount of high grade ore.
In Placer county, above Michigan Bluff,
the Golden Fleece tunnel ia now in l, 625
feet. A double shift will continue work
ing in the mine all winter provided there
is water enough with which to run the
overshot. wheel, which runs the blower and
furnishes supply of ventilating air.
The Grass Valley Union denies the re-
port that the recent sinking Of the surface
at the San Francisco Copper Mining Com
pany's claim was due to the ledge having
been "gutted, and says tThe Spence
vile copper mine is splendid property,
and will pay dividends if properly man
aged"
The Sulphur Bank quicksilver mine,
saws the Napa Reporter, is getting out
more of that metal at present than for
some time formerly. But every pound pro.
duced is at a loss, at the current price OF
quicksilver. However, if the company
should stop operations the mine would go
to destruction, which makes it necessity
to continue working it.
Klamath river next year will undouot-
edly be one of the liveliest mining camps
on this coast, says the Yreka Journal, and
give employment to several hundred mn,
ners, who are certain of a sure thing In gold
finding on an extensive scale, if the river
Is properly wing-dammed, and improved
machinery is employed to raise the gravel
from the old channels and bars. where the
gold lodges.
The Napa Observation-Disclosures known as
the Dat Hill-quicksilver mine, near Pope
valley. has been sold to Boston company
for $500. 600. This mine, from its opening,
saws the Napa Reporter, has been very
productive one, and has declared numer-
Gus dividends, which is an anomaly IN
quicksilver mining latterly on this coast.
The mineral deposit, however, seems to be
a freak of nature, being disslmliar to any
other mine in the world in its general char
aoter and features
The fact of the coarse gold and nuggets
being found so extensively In the bed OF
Klamath river, says the Yreka Journal,
also indicates that the various tributaries
between Scott river and Cottonwood must
also be exceedingly rich, as these rich de-
posts no doubt came originally from
Beaver creek, Barkhouse and other streams
heading into the Siskiyou, and from Shasta
river, Humbug creek and other streams
running down into the klamath from the
Humbug range and the mountains west OF
Yreka.
Another and also very important discov-
ery has been made about one and half
miles to the northeast of Aurora, Nevada.
The Aurora Herald says of it: Ten claims
have been located and recorded, and
company formed, called the New Esmer-
aida Consolidation" Several assays have
been made of ore taken from almost at the
surface, ranging from $40 up to as high as
500 per ton. The lodges are regular and
well defined, and can be readily traced by
the groupings distance of 5000 feet.
Lumber, tools, ETC., have been sent out and
work will commence at once.