The record-union., 1892-02-11
BULLION PRODUCERS.
Some More of the Leading Grass
Valley Mines.
Quartz Ledges That Have Yielded
Their Millions, and Others That
Promise to Do So.

| GRASS VALLEY, Feb. 9.-This morning,
/ in company with one of the oldest
/ quartz miners in the district, your CORE
/ spondent started out on tour of inspec-
ton. We first visited the Ophir, south
east of town about mile. 1t is bullion
J producer, is down 800 feet, belongs to a
man by the name of Bourne, and is
! superintended by George Starr.
The Work Your own Diggings' mine
is one of the best pieces of property in
! the county. 1t has declared two divi-
! dends recently, and will be bullion pro-
ducer for many years. 1t has fine hoist
/ ing works, a new ten-stamp mill, and a
large and well-developed body of high
grade ore. Charles Brockton is Superin-
tendent. Adjoining this is
THE PENNSYLVANIA,
A mine that has been recently developed
and has handsome prospects for the f1-
ture. With John Eddie, the Superintend-
ent, got into car and we were. soon
dropped down to the bottom of the mine,
a depth of 400 feet. The shalt followed
the ledge and has many angles. At the
| bottom the miners were blasting away at
a good-sized ledge, which in many places
showed free gold. Candles in hand, we
SoiliiOiiCSNL CIltiiDliIS LIlIOllS IL oCCp6SJ anu
came to two other points where ore was
being extracted, and the miners at each
point were well pleased with the high
grade ore they were sending to the sur
face.
We clambered back to a hight of 200
| feet, when we struck the main shaft, rang
the bell for a car and we were soon on
the surface again. Mr.. Eddie is a thor
ough miner, and has developed a prop
erty that will no doubt prove of great
value to its owners. The majority of the
stock is owned in Nevada City and Sac
ramento. James Worburn, 2. Lucey,
Dana Perkins and Arthur Miller of your
city are stockholders.
From the upper workings SIS, 900 was
taken out, but the amount of water to
contend with was so great that they were
| driven out. To-day the mine is COM
paratively dry. The only pumping is
done on the 200-foot level, the lower part
OF the shaft containing no water at all.
This is accounted for from the fact that
! the wv. y. .. D.' shaft. few hundred
feet distant, is down to a much greater
depth and drains all the ground.
TELEGRAPH NINE.
Just east of the Pennsylvania is the
! Telegraph. 1t is an old mine with a new
plant, is down 40 feet, and has a ledge
about one foot wide that is looking well.
They have taken out some ore that went
as high as S70to the ton. They are put
ting in ive-stamp mill, and expect to
make it paying property. James Ze-
mansky is Superintendent.
THE GOLDEN TREASURE
Is southerly continuation of the w. Y
O. d. They have a good plant, shaft
eighty feet deep, and old miners say they
are sure to strike bonanza. Captain
| Farmer is in charge.
The Daisy Hill, an abandoned mine,
was next passed. In early days it pro-
duced over $1,000 The
KATE HAYES HILL NINE
| Was next passed. The incline shaft is
down to depth of $50 feet, and the mine
has produced over 100000. 1t is now the
property of George Mainhart, the super
/ lntendent of the Omaha. He intends
putting in machinery and developing it
| during the present year. They are reopen
! ing the
OLD CENTENNIAL MINE,
! On Osborne Hill, southeast of the town.
| AT one time it was considered bonanza,
producing from the upper slopes $500, ,00O,
much OF the ore milling as high as $50
! per ton.
THE PRESCOTT HILL CLAIM
Has three incline shafts, varying from
100 to 200 feet in depth. 1t has produced
over S500,G00, and is the property of Hob
son II Pounding. This mine has been
idle for some time, but work was re-
Gently resumed under the direction of
Ambrose Pounding, the Superintendent.
HOUSTON HILL MINE.
This mine has been idle for several
years. The shaft is down to depth OF
800 feet, and the bullion taken out is said
to have been worth over a million dollars.
The depth became too heavy for the ma
chinery, work had to cease, and in conse-
OuenCe one of the hest paUinu TniOnS on
the coast lies idle.
THE SEBASTAPOL.
The next mine encountered was the old
Sebastapol. The hoisting works were
destroyed by fire some four years ago. The
shaft has a depth of 400 feet, and there is
a good body of ore. 1t produced over
100000.