The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-10-18
FROM THE MINES.
Foothills of Fine Gold in Fresno
County.
REPORTS FROM THE VARIOUS MINES
Among the Mlne-0wners In the
Southern Calaveras County Property
Showing Some Big Results.

At the Harmony mine, in the Ne
vada City district, the incline is being
sunk thirty feet, where it is intended
to drift off to the old west ground that
has always been rich. In sinking this
incline fine ledge was struck. The
rock shows plenty Of galena and sui
phurets, and has every indication of
being a rich ledge.
A correspondent of the Grass Valley
Union" says: There is not another
district in Nevada county which has
brighter prospects than Graniteville or
Eureka, the quartz properties there be-
ing of extensive proportions. The Gull
version, National and California mines
are good properties. The latter, par
ticularly, is known to be very rich.
Twelve miles above Graniteville is To-
Gated the English Mountain mine,
which, from present indications, will
prove to be one of the best properties
III the county. The ledge is NAM
moth one, being about twenty feet in
width. In the center of the vein is
"core" of very rich rock, the quartz be-
ing literally covered with gold.
The Calaveras "Citizen" says: James
Shinn brought us in some fine rock last
Friday afternoon. The rock is full of
gold and has every appearance of being
a big thing. Mr.. Shinn has just dis
cerned another lead that crops up on his
claim, that is thirty feet wide on the
surface and looks exceedingly well for
surface rock.
A very rich strike was made in the
Lone Star mine, at West Point, Gala
veras county, last week. 1t is said that
fourteen-foot vein was uncovered.
We did not visit the property, but from
samples shown us it must be exraordin-
arily rich. If the vein holds out it
will be one Of the best properties in the
State.
Operations were begun last week by
the Montreal company on their mining
property recently purchased just across
the river from Robinson's Ferry, Gala
veras county. Forty men have already
been put on and about two hundred
more are on the ground awaiting their
chance. These men will be put at work
> just as soon as possible.
The San Andreas prospect" speaks
of active work on the Leonard and Nc
Fall mines, and several other proper
. ties, which is imparting better feeling
= in that section.
The new owners Of the Empire mine
:, in Gold Valley, Sierra county, are 60
! ing to work with will and as if they
= meant business. There are now about
= forty men working at that place, over
= two thirds working on the roads and il
! the woods. No attempt will be made
= to erect COLONIZATION works this fall, as
the season is too far advanced, but the
. company will devote its time to the
= fixing up of the sawmill, cutting lum
y Der and prospecting the mine. Downie
y vile will be greatly benefited.
!, 1t is reported that an investigation
:. has been going on for some time in thu
y mines at Vanderbilt, of reported steal
ing Of large quantities of rich ore. TIL,
rumors of stealings have been circulat
ing for some time, it being said tina
d some Of the miners cart off wagon load
: of the ore in sacks.
II The Fresno "Expositor" says: TIL
p Lucky Jim mine at Fine Gold is one o
g the richest in the foothills. A lea,
t that sometimes paid $1,000 to the to-
J. has widened out to eighteen inches
q and conservative estimate of the valu
It of the rock is $75 ton. A sinlge pa
v has paid as high as IS. A clean-u
@ for about three weeks work gave tw
y and three-eights pounds of solid gold
h worth about $400. When it is remem
r bered that rock worth 81 ton pays fo
d crushing it will be seen that the Luck
d Jim mine is very valuable property
l. Owen Casey, who is mining on My1
tie creek, was in Crescent City, Dc
Norte county, Monday after a supply c
winter provisions. He reported doin
le we'll at mining. Myrtle creek has fc
y years produced large quantities of golt
'e as high as $1,000 being taken out in
p single lump, and thousands of dollar
&c in smaller pieces.
q The Del Norte Record" says: 1t
n we'll known that the ground from til
l. beach to the eastern boundary of tn
"a county contains gold. Men are no
y engaged in working the beds Of creel
III east of here ON small scale and al
< making good wages. There is room fC
many more who sit around and con
plain of not being able to get work.
% A gentleman from Porterville inform
> the Visalia Times that Mr. Dagger
!, the postmaster at Frazier, in Frazit
N Valley, northeast Of Porterville, mac
~ discovery about week ago of eigl
% barley sacks full of rich gold ore read
!" for the mill. The ore had original
- been put in an old goods box and CO..
y cred over with earth. Thirteen yea
% ago an old miner in those parts hs
70 thirty sacks Of his richest ore stole
. from him and carried away. No ira,
l. of that ore has ever been found and
=, is believed that this newly found ore
~ some Of that stolen. Some of it wi
10 probably run as high as $1,000 a to-
10 Mr.. Daggett is building an arasta
" crush this ore.
10 q. w. Steel, who was in Los Angel
20 few days ago from Perris, says tn
u there is much activity in the mines
III that section. He was interested in Il
20 Santa Rosa mine, which had been so
u recently for $500, 900. 1t is working
y ten-stamp mill and taking out fro
IL $50, 900 to $500 month in gol
70 There are two new mills being put n
y and these will be followed by other
y At the present time there are in Il
neighborhood Of 300 men employed
prospecting, working in the mines
1. employed about the mills. 1t is givir