The morning call., 1892-01-03
MINING REVIEW
FOR THE YEAR.
The Yield of Bullion Up to the
Average Standard.
Nevada and Placer Counties on the Eve Of a
Big Boom-Latest From the Julian
District in San Diego County.

GUS one Tor mining enterprises, ana TIE
| total bullion production for the year will
| equal that of former years. The opening of
| so many small properties, together with the
| latest improvements for the saving OF gold,
| tending to keepthe grand total up to the usual
| standard. To be sure, the total amount is
| not as large as it was during the period
| prior to the stopping of hydraulic mining,
| for it is authoritatlyely estimated that over
| $8.000,00O was produced annually by that
| source alone The friends Of hydraulic mining
| are at present making efforts to have the
laws so modified that resumption of the
| system may again be in force and miners
| convention has been called for January
Goth and will be he'd in this city, when a
determined effort will be made to
| with which to build storing or
impOunding dams for the debris. Surveys
| have already been made by the Govern
ment engineers. who estimate that by ex-
| pending S1,500,000 there can be erected at
| points already determined upon storage
| dams that will permit of the holding of the
| debris from acres of land that it is estimated
| will yield over $500, coo. At present
| there are quite number Of hydraulic prop
critics being worked on the north, south
| and middle forks of the American River,
and also on Bear River and the north,
south and middle Yuba River, where the
debris is either impOunded by dams or is
run into the old excavations, thus enabling
their owners to work them in small way,
but not as generally nor as thoroughly as
the miners hope they will soon be able to do
provided their efforts with Congress are
successful.
The quicksilver industry promises to re-
celve new lease OF lie during the coming
year. owing TO the recent purchases by
Messrs. Bell, TeVis and Randall of the Brad
ford property in Lake County, which prom
ises to fill the place of the New Almaden
mines in Santa Clara County, which were
closed down few weeks ago, and large
force Of miners have been sent TO the Brad
ford mine, which will be thoroughly pros
pected and mined, and the increased output
from this property will tend to keep up the
quicksilver product of California.
The tin mines in the lower portion of the
State are doing well, and reports have re-
Gently reached this city from San Diego
County of al immense deposit of tin in the
mountains, not more than twelve miles
FROM tide-water, that runs 10 per cent tin,
which If true far surpasse5 anything yet
discovered.
THE JULIAN DISTRICT.
One Of the latest districts to attract atten-
ton is the Julian district of San Diego
County, which is situated about sixty miles
northeast Of San Diego City, and within
forty miles of the railroad. The veins or
lode are not large, but the ore is Tich and is
free-mllliDg, gold ore, there being no base
metal to contend with.
There are three principal points or towns
in the diStrict--Julan. Banner and Stone
wall-the latter being the leading producer
at present, but it is confidently expected
that Banner will take the lead early in the
coming season. The Ready Relief Mine,
owned by the Baily Brothers, on which is
n-stamD steam MILL is to be turned into
water-power mill, and will be run at a
pressure OF 100 feet The Ready Relief has
already turned out several hundred thous-
and dollars in gold. One great beauty
claimed of the mines of this camp is that
they pay from the grass roots down, thus
giving the miner a chance TO open and de-
yelop his claim. Plenty of wood and water
can be had on and near the mines: lumber
sells ut from $50 to S25 per NJ. cord wood at
"a 10 so per cord, frieghts from the railroad
So soto SIS per ton, and miners wages
81 90 TO SIS per day, thus allowing mining |
to be done as cheaply as in |
any other district in the State. |
There are but few foreign companies
at work in the district, most of the mining |
being done by local capital. The Warlock |
Mining Company, a California company |
with its principal Office in this city, has
worked its property for the past year, and |
has succeeded in making it pay its own
way. The company owns an Al five |
stamp MILL besides a saw-mill to cut out /
lumber for its own use.
The Ruby Mining and Milling Company, |
another San Francisco corporation is being |
opened up under the superintendency of W. |
ID. Chambers, who is one of the ablest |
miners in camp. Through him the COM
pany has secured the Wilcox mine, it is un-
derstOOd, at good round price. The last
crushing of ore from this mine milled be-
tween $40 and $50 per ton. It is on the
same vein as the old Golden Chariot mine.
money, milling right along at $50 to 500 |
per ton.
The Empire mine. on the same vein and
adjoining the Wilcox, is being worked by
individual capital. This is on what is called
the contact vein, lying between slate and
granite, and Is probably the largest vein in
camp. There are several others on the
same line which promise we'll, the Antelope
being among the number. 1t has a vertical
shalt 100 feet deep, well timbered, with
drifts run OIL the vein $50 10 800 feet. The
mine has probably turned out ore valued in
the neighbOrhOod of $4,000, and has paid
its way from the start.
The Blue Hill or Gardner mine has al
ways turned out rich ore until it was bonded
70 Governor Waterman q short time before |
his death, when extracting ore was stopped
and contract let TO run tunnel 1000 feet
long to tap the vein about 200 feet up. This
tunnel had been run to between 600 and ZOO
feet. when Mr.. Waterman died, which
otOpptu nOIh IoF Il Wille. |
The work in this tunnel is looked forward
to with great deal of interest, as it will
not only open up the Blue Hill. but other
mines as we'll, to greater depth than any
heretofore in the district
AMADoR COUNTY.
This county seems to have received q new
lease of life during the past twelve months,
and Its bullion output will compare favor
ably with that Of former years, and is vari-
ously estimated to be from 81 900 900 to
s., 100000 large number of small mines
along the Mother Lode having become
steaIy producers, ami the outlook for the
coming year is most encouraging. The
Clinton gold mine is one Of its leading prop
critics and is producing steadily and paying
dividends. A force of men are at work re-
pairing the mill OF the Amador Queen and
the 20 stamps will bo started up at an early
date. In the Kennedy mine they are en-
gagged in sinking the sumD at the 1850 level,
which when finished will give 2GO feet of
new ground to operate in on the 1850 and
1000 levels, neither OF which has been touched
as yet. This company has been paying
from $4,000 to $40, 600 n month to its owners
in dividends and promises to continue to
do so for long time 10 come.
CALAvERAs COUNTY.
The Investing of large amount OF En-
glish capital in the mines of this county has
proven remuneratIve investment, as the |
mines are many and are all doing well. AT
the Angels mine. owned by the Hon, J.. V.
Coleman of this city, 40-stamp mill is in
course of construction, which, when COM
pleted, will enable its owner to crush the
large body OF low-grade ore contained in the
mine. The furnaces at the Chlorine Works
near Angels are in operation, roasting sui
phurets. and the mines in that location are
running full-handed and are yielding much
gold.
The gravel mines along the different
streams are yielding well and promise in
time to be strong rival to the quartz mines.
MONO
Mono is one of the few counties that
seems to have gone back in a mining sense,
but it still has several very promising and
diYidend-naYinu nrOnerties the leading nna |