Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-08
MINING NOTES.

The Mineral Slide mine is very valua-
BILE piece of property in Butte county.
More rich dirt is reported as having been
found.
The work at Indian district, New, has
ceased for the winter. There has been q
few tons of ore that will work 81 so per
ton sacked, and it will be brought into
Bristol.
A large body of very rich ore has been
struck IN the ], 200 foot level OF the Consol-
idsted Amsdor mine at Suffer Creek. This
will probably have the effect of livening up
that town.
The MONDAY and Red Cloud Consoli.
dated property at Bodie has been sold for
$3.50, subject TO liens aggregating $685..
600 "A, to A. Z. Davis, Of San Francisco,
President of the South Pacific Coast Rail
road.
A new mining district which has been
named Minnie Fee, has been laid off about
six miles south of Pinacate, on the line of
the California Southern Railroad. Some
very rich rock is said to have been found
there.
An attachment has been placed on the
Tip Top mine and mill for 81 900, with
interest at 9 per cent. per annum, from
,, October 3d. 1883, in favor of Samuel Gold
water. of this place. So far no attempt
has been made by the company to settle it,
from which it is to be inferred that the
property is to be abandoned - Prescott
"a. IT, Miner.
1t is reported that the English Company
to which the May Lundy mine has been
| sold, will take charge of the properly at
once, and put large force of men at work,
the intention being to start a tunnel just
above where the mill is low, TO tap the
ore channel at point nearest their north
ern claim. II this is true, Lundy will
boom during the winter months Bodie
Free Press.
The Sacramento silver mine, situated
twelve miles west of the Needles, on the
line of the railroad, has been bonded by its
owners for the sum of $50 900 to COM
pany, who will erect furnace at once.
The mine is owned by J. P. Clark, of Pc.
mona, Hon. John Wolfskill, of San Diego,
| and Mr.. King of San Francisco, who have
been enjoined by the railroad company
| from using the water, which was located
and utilized before the railroad was sur
veyed or built.-[Los Angeles Times.
a correspondent writes from Eagle City,
l. T., to the Bodie Free Press as follows
81 send you the latest news from the gold
fields. Tney are beyond doubt the richest
diggings discovered in the past twenty
years, nuggets being taken out the size Of
hen eggs, and claims are being jumped
every day. Gold quartz leads have been
discovered that will astonish the old 49ers.
One lead was found last week which is be-
ing guarded by armed men both day and
night, as every piece of quartz brought to
the surface shows the gold plain to the
naked eye.
Whimtown is below par at present, due
to several mines closing down for the win
ter. Graham Brothers are still working
their mine with satisfactory results. The
Springfield mine is in full blast sinking a
new shaft it is one of the best mines in
the county. l met F. VENT, one of the
foremen of the Pleasant Valley mine, a
few days ago, and asked him if the current
report about the big strike in the mine was
true. He said, while it was not so much
as reported, it was never in as good pay.
ing condition as at present. l am of the
opinion that this county is on the threshold
of a great advance. Placerville Repub.
lican.