The morning call., 1894-01-15
PROMISING INDUSTRY.
What Is Being Done in the
Mountains.
MANY IMPORTANT ENTERPRISES.
A Disposition Among Mine-OwnerS
to Go Ahead Without Gov
ernment Aid.

law the California DEBRIS commission De-
gan last July to receive petitions Tor op-
Grating hydraulic mines in this State from
owners who have wished to revive an i'm
portant industry for nearly ten years. From
records of the commission The CALL has
compiled a list of mining properties which
are to be worked under the restrictions
imposed by the new law.
Applications were received from thirty
seven Inherent properties. License have
been granted to operate ten mines and the
remainder are in different stages of pre-
llmlnary work. Getting permission is ted
lous affair, not thro ugh the lack of proper
spirit in the commission, but on accountof
the manner in which the law seeks to pro-
tect those who have b been injured in the
past by debris
Eight separate steps must be taken be-
fore hydraulic miners can begin. namely.
| filing the petition, advertising, visiting the
/ mine by member of the commission, Off
cial meeting. issuing order to construct
dam or retaining work on the plans for
such work, inspecting it when finished. and
! finally issuing the license.
In the case of the Spanish Ranch mine,
an immense undertaking. the construction
OF the dam is in progress. but a license
cannot issue for some months 10 come.
NO small number of mine owners have
| been holding off for the $3.50, 600 appropri-
| alton by the State for the construction of
dams. provided a like amount shall be
appropriated by Congress. The recent
miners convention petitiOned Congress
for S1,030,000. 1t is an entirely new fea-
ture of internal improvement, and the
impression prevails that the General Gov
eminent Will not come 10 the aid OF Cali
| t0rnIa miners. Therefore the disposition
now Is TO go ahead with private capital.
PeutionS are now coming in steadily, and
the commission expects to pass upon at
! least 100 mining properties this year.
Of the value of the investment in mines
revived by the Caminetti law and the
| probable volume of the output, no esti-
mate can be made at this time. but it will
| be seen from the dimensions of dams and
| lmpOunding works that no small number
are important enterprises. For statistics
as to the returns it will be necessary to
! wait for the reports from the State Mining
| Bureau and Wells Fargo & Co.
Following is the list of the mines:
Kelly Hill mine, Butte County, owned by
Mover & Boyd, San trancisco-Dam of rock,
brush aud earth; capacity, 100000 cubic yards.
FaIrel mine, Nevada County, owned by
Eureka Lake and Yuba Canal Company con-
sOiidated of Nevada City-Dam OF earth and
logs; capacity. $4,000 feet; license granted
September s, 1892.
Omega mine Nevada County, owned by n.
c. Tully OF Stockton; dam 80 feet high in
Scotchman Creek capacity l 600 900 yards.
Richmond Hin and Saw Pit Flat mine, Plumas
County, owned by the Good Hope Mining Com
eaaek eaaH OF oakland-kOck dam in Onion Valley
Brandy City mine. Sierra County, owned BY
a. Steinberger, San Francsco-Brush and
earth m across mouth of old hydraulic Dit;
capacity, l. $40, 900 yards.
Blue Nose mine, Plumas County. owned by
b. Below of Oakland-Stone dam IN Hopkins
Creek; capacity, $4,000 yards.
Blue Gravel mine, Yuba County, owned by
Excelsior Water and Mining Company of
SmartsvilIe-Old hydraulic pit tunnel, stopped
with rock; capacity, 2.8S5. 900 yards license
granted October II, 1892.
Illinois Gold Gravel mine, Plumas County,
owned By II. Buckley and Louis L. Hllman OF
La Porte-Old bydraulic-pIt tunnels, stopped
with N rock; paeity. $4,000 yards.
ownrd by Westall Hughes OF Sierra City
Break log, and with dam in Howard Creek,
subway in creek; license granted December 8,
COrbiere g. Bean mine Butte County, owned
by Corbere & Bean of Clipper Mills Yuba
County-Rock dam ten feet high in Hampshire
Greek; capacity, 20Oo yards; license granted
November 20. 1892.
Phoenix Gold Gravel mine, Sierra County,
owned by W. A. and NJ E. SchofeId of Hepsi-
dam-Dam in Whlskey Greek and north fork
OF Skate Creek.
Eureka Mining Company, DownieviIle Sierra
CouDty-Dam OF timber in Law Mill raYine.
Cragcroft Hill placer mining claim, Sierra
County, owned by CragcrOft Mining Company
vines.
Excelsior hydraulic mining claim, Sierra
County, owned by Excelsior Mining Company
DdIilS Vi llIDD6f ID Eagle GUIcl ana Smiths Flat,
= spanish Ranch, Plumas County, owned by w.
c. Raston of San Fraucsco-Dan of timber in
Spanish Greek; spilways in old hydraulic pit;
capaeity, 4,90O,O 600 yards.
Polar Star mine Placer County, owned bv
John Spaulding of Dutch Flat-Stoue and
gravel dam in Little Bear River; capacity,
6O5, 600 yards; license granted December 8,
1898.
A. Denmire mine Sierra County. owned hy
A. Denmire-Dam in Dry Ravine; capacity,
300 yards.
Nevada mine. Sierra County. owned by
George w. Cox of Table ROek-Dam on north
bend Of Slate Greek; capacity. 5000 yards.
'54 Flat mine, Amador County, owned by '54
Flat Mining Company OF Sutter Creek-Brush
dam in ravine.
REQ Hill mine, Shasta County; owned bv
Nathan Gardiner OF Ono-Five dams in guch;
capacity, 100000 yards.
Badger mine, Shasta County; owned by W. r.
i Stewart OF lgo-Dam on nat ground; license
:, FIRST Chance mine, Sierra County; owned by
FRANK f. barberlo OF Sierra City-BOwlder,
logs and brush dam in howard Crr Elk; capacity
$500 yards; license granted January 2, 1894.
Iannery RaviDe mine, Yuba County; owned
9yy 9y w. II. Reed OF BrownHde-Log and brush
uan 10 raVine; capacity 1000 yards
MateoS mine, Sierra County; owned by Man
uel Mateos of Sierra City.
Davis mine. Sierra County; owned by Joseph
Davis or Sierra City; license granted January
2. 1894.
Christmas Hill mine, Placer County; owned
by McKinstry s. Gilbert of Batcher Ranch.
Walker mine, Shasta County; owned by
AlonZo Engle and Frank aIker of Igo-One
rock and four brush dams IN Pomroy Gulch.
North Star mine, CaiaveraS County; owned
by McGuire & Havens of San Francisco-Dams
In gulch.
Hustler mine, Nevada County, owned by
Joseph Hustler of Patterson-EXlsting dam ia
hIlroy Greek; capacity, 100000 yards
Green Mountain mine, Calaveras County
owned by j. W. Smith of o kland-Brush d I'M.
capacity, 10000 yards; license granted Janu,
ary 8. 1894
MONDAY mine, Sierra County. owned by John
Egbert of Sierra City.
Pomroy mine, Shasta County. owned by John
McGrew and Alonzo Engle Of Igo-Rock dam
Union mine, Plumas County, owned by Dan
Pd 1eI w: Aipert peri OF Brownsville. Yuba County
owneH MeIen bv flacer lac mine Sacramento County.
OF Michigan Bar Sacramento CounfvDStone
dam; capacity, 100000 yards.
fiench Corral mine, Nevada County, owned
Francisco. ooNNp"N' " A
Compo NINE. Yuba County, owned by Tous-
tihy oompo OF Brownsville-Rock dam.