Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-10-16
TRgFEATHER RIVER NINE.


seems at last TO have crowned one or
the most gigantic timing enterprises
ever undertaken in California. Dis
patches from Oroyiile say that men at
work in the Golden Gate and Golden
Feather Mines in The bed Of the
Fcather River in Butte county, which
mas been diverted from its course
after many unsuccessful attempts to
dam 10, arc row making enormous
clean-ups. .Ths griyel is literally
lspFinkle0 with gold. a large force Of
men are employed In m0viAg the enor-
nous beds of gravel and cleaning the
bed rock of It's gold The exact
amoant that is being taken from the
river bed Is not made known to the
pubiic. It's the general belief, based
upon weli-En0wn facts, that immense
quantities of gold are being taken out.
As usualin such cases, the millga-
mcnt prefers TO keep the actual re-
Isults secret. The mines are kept dry
! by enormous pumps, and elevators are
kept running, while both day and
might shifts arc busy work. The of-
feet isstriking at night when viewing
the long line OF electric lights where
but few weeks ago a great river was
flowing. BY these lights the miners
ARE enabled to do as much work dur
ing the night as they can during the
day,
When the river bed was worked by
the Argorauts the greatest difficulty
was iu draining It, and this was ac-
lcomplishcd 10y dam that was washed
away at the arst high water, so that
an ;hc work of the summer was lost
before the mining season Of another
year began. In Che Golden Gate and
Golden Feather mine this was the
smallest part Of the labor undertaken.
The river was successfully dammed
last year, and the dana was made so
strong and secure that it withst0od
Tie winter floods. IIorce the stream
was turned sumc weeks earlier this
snu,laeF l%an ever before known.
Had the manager found the river bed
ID liie sane c'huil'oh is Ia loo'' lo'''
ana ls'S' lAe TASK "ouiu nave ocen
eaey; bgt Oh turning tie water from
The channel a mightiec problem was
pfeoea yea man l'idV % ui"l''i"s V.'e
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llon' As soon as ms 'N-' ,''',''' no,
iiaae ana pc' ,oo~ ",' .'io '1',1'' W.
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great noio la''s ,'i''1o wa, osoI . 49,
aVil p'Hs Eio"i'u io' 'no ''e'. ',,''g', .'
aa" III Is III OH's ''i'''''.'' '''%, ",, ''.1
mines ~fc no" oe'Hs "Q'"e" ''.' ~
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imposs'o!e 10 use "H,Vi upo" wy
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70 lns haffo" aa' cr"npeu s'l,''',,o" ,,
OF 1'e iot'ie 10 1As Vi1J ou' ""u .N's
cohip.ia inc ndn.'''"s "l mum 1' ''''
IONS ol eIa'el oy "a"u i"Do'' INNS
10 TINS SLOW process only " sui"'l l'p''
''oh OF e"s u''"' pas ''''S ''| Oe0''
stripped oi ~ s'tNei co'e''us'
IN 'he "oiech Ae"1ne' Nl,',' '"e
work VIVA Oe cone more oApeu'''.,,'7,''
iof 1hree n}u'"uiic e.e'"1ols f'i.' "o
placed IN 10 10 oe run oy "aler po"ch
ana the gfa'ei can De i'lteu rom lne