Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-15
MINING NOTES.

1t is said that 100000 has been refused
for the Stonewall mine, in Julian district,
San Diego county.
The old mining camp of Sprucemont,
White Pine county, New, is coming to the
front again. At least such is the report.
a vein of rich ore two feet wide is said
to have been cut at depth of thirty-five
feet from the surface in the Nevada mine
at Tuscarora
David James, Of Big Creek, has promis-
| ing quartz vein on the Tuolumne river, mar
the mouth of Humbug creek. The rock
shows free gold.
The first engine ever used on a mine at
| Calico has just been put up. Over 81 ,000,-
600 in bullion has been produced there,
and no hosting apparatus other than a
! common wIndlass has been used.
The old Stewart mine, near the Mokel-
umne river Calaveras county, has been
purchased By Mr.. Flagg who, we under
stand, will commence work on il on an
extensive scale as soon as possible.
J.F. Buyck of Railroad Flat Calaveras
county. has bonded to Angus Gibson. of
West Point for the sum of 5000, the Sun
| Rise quartz mine, an extension of the Fine
Gold quartz mine, which was recently sold
for $4,000.
Pete Donahoo came down from Long
| Gold District, says the Fresno Republican,
and brought with him some fine specimens
| from the New Discovery mine. The speci-
! mems were picked out Of the dump and are
! ieh with wire gold.
Professional men, business men and idlers
of Hawthorne, New, have all turned pros
| pectors. Vehicles Of every description are
| in demand, and 1t is pretty certain that
Hawthorne Will get her share of the gold
| in the new diggings.
| Messrs. Hubbard q Co. are reported to
be doing well in their river claim, at Grove
land, Tuolumne county, and if they are
not troubled with freshets this month they
viii have handsome lot of gold to show
| for their energy and perseverance.
| The black sand mines on the coast Of
southern Oregon are attracting much at
/ tebtion al present. Some more new pro-
! cesses have been discovered for separating
the gold from the sand Everybody knows
| that the sand hes millions in it - If it can
only be got ont.
The Hyville mine, near Newtown. FL
Dorado county, has its tunnel in 400 feet,
and IS showing a considerable body of
gravel. The gravel has not been thorough
| ~ prOspected, but it Is believed that it will
show another good paying gravel mine for
h Dorado county.
A new mining district has been formed
on the north side of the San Joaquin river.
| Fresno county. 1t IS called Jackass Gulch
Mining District, and James DAILY has been
elected Recorder. There are number of
pronising-looling quartz lodges in the dis
| tTict, and prospecting is going or ct a live
| ly rate.
Rumor says that the Centennial Gravel
Gold Mining Company has struck good pay
gravel in the bottom of its shaft. between
| Nevada City and Washington and has
every reason TO believe that the company
is really sinking directly down into the old
blue gravel lead or channel it has sought
50 long.
The Bishop Creek Register says Frank
| Fitzgerald got the returns a few days ago
| from some four or five tons of ore from his
mine near Darwin, about one-half of which
yielded $50 ounces per ton silver and the
remainder 275 ounces per ton, which is a
pretty good kind Of ore fer most anybody
10 dig after.
A correspondent of the Coos Bay (Or1
NeCS writes from Bandon City, on the CO.
| guile, as follows: Some time ago we let
our black sand beach mines to a couple of
| Cinnamon for $25. They took out 81 800
| According to the new process they would
take out SIS 600. From every quarter we
| learn that the new process is q decided sue
| cess, and we see no reason whatsoever to
| dOuht il