The morning call., 1892-01-03
tunnel. showing assay value from So to $40
In gold and silver, aud varying in width
from 10 to % foet

tunnel. showing assay value from SO to $40
In gold and silver, and varying in width
from 10 to 20 feet.
NEVADA COUNTY,
With its miles of gravel claims and ditehes
lying idle by reason of the anti-hydraulic
laws, is on the eve of grand reaction bv
reason OF the great interest being taken in
It's quartz mines, especially those in the
around Grass Valley, which have passed
through most prosperous year. Grass
Valley is without DOUBT the lvelest mining
camp in the State to-day. Not a house is to
let in the city and everything points to the
coming season as the most prosperous in Its
history. Many new mines are being opened
up and the discovery of new and rich
hedges in the lower levels of its lead
ing mines has given renewed life
to the industry, and prOspectOrs are at work
IN every direction and nearly all are doing
well. The plan of working FROM incline
shafts is giving away to the vertical shaft
as depth is attained in the leading mines
and as these are nearly all worked by water.
power 1t will mean great saving in both
power and expense. Inc IDAHO still re-
tains its lead as the principal nine of the
district and is closely followed by the North
Star, Empire, Omaha and W. 70. d. The
North Star is now opening out new Sta
ton on the $500 level, having opened nm
four levels during the past year.
but the majority of the pay ore
at present is being extracted from the 1900
foot level. The new development recentlv
made Ia the Peabody is attracting a great
deal OF attention, as we'll as that of the
Wyoming, which, although but a small
property and merely opened up but few
1eet below the surface, has rich vein of
good width and is improving as depth Is
attained The Providence mine, at Nevada
City, has passed into new hands, and re-
pairs are being pushed ahead and it is ex-
pected that the full forty stamps will be
dropping within a-shOrt time. new hoist
ing and pumping plant is to be erected at
the North Banner, and active work
VII! be resumed there early in the
spring. The Nevada County mill
Is crushing ore from the Midnight mine. and
about sixty miners are at work at the Noun
talneer, which Is producing gold bars regu-
arly. The Good Hope and Golden Jacket
mines, near Soeneevile have changed
hands, and 40-stamp mill is to be erected
within short time. A new and big ledge
has recently been struck in the ST. John
mine on Alta Hill. The ledge is over three
feet In width and presents a good milling
appearance, showing lots Of sulphurets
The Washington District is doing fairly
Wen and only needs the introduction of cap
Hal 10 develop Its many gold-bearing lodges.
PLACER COUNTY.
With adropping of the old style of hydraul-
licking and the taking up ofdrIft mining, the
bullion production OF this county promises
to show an increase over that of former
years. The MayfoWer Gravel Mining Com
pany IS one OF the leading ones, aud has pro-
duced S3OO,OOO during the year, of which
$4,000 mas been returned to its shareholders
III the shape of dividends. This property is
now III tine condition, and after shutdown
OF few days for necessary repairs
to machinery IS again in running
order and Will resume the pay
ment OF dividends shortly. The working
OF this mine embraces three points, north,
south, in the main channel, and last in the
cross channel. AT all these points the pros-
poets show we'll. The mine is one of The best
fitted up on the Forest Hill Divide, being
supplied with machinery of every kind for
efficient and economical working, and when
III full blast from 80 TO 160 tons of blue
gravel are handled every day, and the out
look Tor the coming year is very flattering.
The Paragon or Breeze 81 Wheeler mine,
adjoining the Mayfower on the east, is
working cr0ss-channe spoken OF as also
existing in the Mayfower. The channel is
200 feet wide and of depth of pay gravel
OF about ten feet, yielding 81 90 per ton,
Besides this they have the upper lead Of
the main channel, only half of which has
been worked. La front of this property Is
also very rich deposit of hydraulic ground,
from which hundreds Of thousands of
dollars could be realized by the erection OF
debris dams across the canyon. On the
east and adjoining the Paragon is 1000 acres
of land as yet uneXplored, which in the
paying property, as the channels from the
upper country must pass through this
ground.
The Dardanelles, which in early days pro-
duced Its millions, IS again coming TO the
front, a rich strike having been recently
made which panned out So to the pan. Ar
rangements are now being made by the
owner, Judge Hamilton, looking to an early
resumption of active operations. The Gray
Eagle IS also coming to the front, their tun-
nKr iFrrr bod 4
about 400 feet from the surface. The tunnel
has been run in over 5000 feet, and
from this drifts have been run north
east and northwest about 200 feet
each. and are on the bedrock. And
III e gravel is prospecting WELL the sand is
rapidly disappearing, and the indications
are that they will soon be in pay gravel.
The company has expended from sos, 100
TO S107.0O0 and the mine is we'll equipped
with all the necessary machinery TO prop
erly and economically prospect and work
the mine.
The Hogsbaek, situated higher up on the
divide, is also making arrangements to re-
sumo work in the spring. The Eureka Con.
Drift mine is now driving its second tunnel,
and expects to reach the gravel bed within
he largest in extent on the Divide, having
about eight miles on the channel. The
Horseshoe Bar, situated on the middle fork
1f the American River, about six miles from
NE May1oWer mine, embraces 80 acres OF
gravel, river bed and bars, averaging 80 feet
n depth. A tunnel 30x12 feet has
been cut through a slate bluff, which
carries the river at all stages, and thus drains
100 acres of this ground. The prospecting
IN the high part of the bars shows yield
bottom. The construction Of this tunnel
furnishes besides water-power for creating
either compressed air or electricity by which
he future workings will be carried on.