Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-21
MINING MENTION.

The Plumas Company's around, at
Gopher Hill, is cleaning up splendialy, and
they have lots Of bedrock to work o. yet.
All the river claims on the Klamath are
now in full blast, swinging the gravel out
by the water power worked derricks, which
hoist the heavy buckets with the greatest
ease and speed.
We learn that a new enterprise is on
foot about one-half mile above Sheep
Ranch. Emerson, OF Mokelumne Hill
hydraulic fame, has located 100 acres Of
gravel, and proposes to wash the hills and
dales into the San Antoine, reserviug to
his own use tie golden particles Gala.
veras Prospect.
The new managers of the Fresno Enter
prise mine recently contracted with some
Cinnamon for the construction of a ditch,
much to the disgust Of the miners of that
neighborhood, who have been holding in.
dlgnatlon meetings TO give vent to their
feelings. The sentiments OF the meetings
were that the Chinese ought to 90"
Tucker & Co. at Deadwood, Siakiyou
county, shut down working their quartz
ledge, the quartz taken out not paying as
well as expected. or anything ike the rich
surface quartz. They viii make an effort
IN resuming operations to find the rich vein
first discovered, which must exist some.
where IN their claim. Il Yreka Journal.
Bailey, Bowles & Brown of the Grizzly
Guleh ledge, Indian Creek, have about 100
tons of quartz being crushed as the Vacent
mill, on Rattlesnake creek, expecting TO
finish for cleanup this week. 1t is aup-
posed the quartz crushed will yield 500 a
ton, the last taken out not being as rich as
the first % tons, although this belief can
not be fully verified without cleanup.
The new 20-stamp' mill at the Rising Sun
mine was completed aud put in operation
last week, aud everything is running as
smoothly and satisfactorily as could be
desired. The niue throughout presents
quite an improvement in appearance, with
plenty OF good ore in sight, and promises
handsomely to reward the company in the
way of big productions. II Placer Herald.
J. II. Job, Secretary of the Wild Goose
Company, received some fine specimens of
ore from the face of the drift in the mine
to-day. A note accompanying the speci-
mems says the vein is opening out again
wider than the drift, and the ore is as rich
! as could reasonably be desired TIE drift
is about 200 feet below the surface. and is
in over l60 feet from the Baldwin line
[Winnemucca Silver State.
| A fine ledge of quartz HIS been struck
on the 220.foot level of the Alpine mine
II is two feet thick and shows well in gold.
1t is estimated that it will go $40 per load.
This level is just being opened, and the
prospect gives great encouragement to the
stockholders. The mill at the mine has
been kept constantly going heretofore on
rock s<om the l25.foot level with favorable
results.-[Grass Valley Union.
The Georgetown Gel Dorado county,
Gazette of July Sth says: The works on
the st. Lawrence mine, Kelsey district,
were burned last Wednesday. The mine
belongs to Mierson & Anderson, of Placer.
vile, and has been idle for some time.
The loss will amount to few thousand
dollars. The fire originated in the old
office under the hill. The roof took fire
from the stovepipe, and the building
burned. The wind was blowing, and the
grass took fire, which soon carried the
flames to the works above.
| At the Gopher mine, Ell Dorado county,
the old ''Sip incline" has been sunk to
greater depth, and drifts are being run
| from both directions to connect it with the
main shaft recently sunk. The new tun.
mel that was started few weeks ago for
| the main Bowlder ledge is now in over a
| hundred feet, and is making rapid progress.
Even with the email amount of work that
has been done in short time and at in
significant cost in the main shaft and in
cline not less than Is 900 tons of good
milling ore has been exposed. In the two
claims above the level of the mill good
judges estimate that there is not less than
| $50 900 tons of ore.-[ Mountain Democrat.
| R. S. johnson. who bought place on
Dry Creek from Captain Norton, is some
thing of miner as well as farmer. He
became impressed that there existed gold
and silver in lodges in the vicinity of his
place, and accordingly went to prospect
| ing. The result was the discovery of ledge
! about Is inches broad near the surface,
and traceable for more than mile. Mr.
johnson sent some average specimens of
ore to Thomas Price, assayer, San Fran.
cisco, who reports that he got, to the ton,
50 OF gold and Sl2 IS silver, or total of
SD 80. Mr.. johnson feels much encour-
aged, and will prospect his claim thor
oughly. II Healdsburs Enterprise.
Tho iron furnace near Clipper Gap, in
Placer county, is turning out daily about
thirty tons OF pig metal, large part of
which is shipped directly to San Francisco,
where it meets with high favor from the
| foundrymen on account OF its superior
quality. At Clipper Gap Station piles of
| the iron is constantly to be seen along side
of the railroad track awaiting shipment.
! 1t is reported that the iron company have
ordered from the East all the necessary
machinery for rolling mill, which will be
erected near the furnace. 1t is the inten-
ton to manufacture railroad iron, gaspipe,
and such other iron wares as will command
profit on this coast. -[Grass Valley Union.
The Mountain Gate mine, at Damascus,
is doing splendidly at present, and people
who know anything about the mine agree
in saying it is one of the very best mines in
Placercounty. 1t has lately paid $500 per
share for thirty. three days run, after
| paying all expenses. There are twenty
one shares in the mine. The tunnel ex-
tends into the hill about a mile and half,
and runs in northerly and southerly di-
rection. Recently the miners found de.
posit of cement which pitches off, Be.
tween the cement and the bedrock what is
believed to be an extensive deposit OF fine
river gold has been found. 1t is nearly in
the center OF the ridge between the North
| Fork OF the American river and III Dorado
Canyon. Il Placer Argus.