The morning call., 1895-02-22

tended by said complaint to charge he
PENDANTS with having lnfrlnged the~Eald
patent in some other manner not specl-
fed.
CaIaveras County.
A San Andreas citizen paid visit to
the Balaklava Hill gravel-mining locality,
near Vallecito, last Thursday, and learned
the following:
AT the Old Stiff claim, owned by Sloan
d Rudorff, owing TO the extremely wet
weather, operations have been suspended
in the mine. The mouth of the tunnel has
caved in, necessitating at least a weeks
work to open up the tunnel in proper
shape. The owners of this claim intend
abandoning the present working tunnel
and opening up the old one near the road,
which, when run ahead into the gravel
bed, will tap the lead fully sixty feet deeper.
This claim is splendid mining property
and the gravel, of which there is an i'm
mense body, prospects all the way from
81 % to $40 carload.
In the Moyle claim adjoining the Old
Stiff mine on the northeast gravel is being
taken from the channel which pays all the
way from 81 80 to $50 to the carload. The
dump lot is nearly filed, and in short
time another washing will be made. The
last cleanup of thousand carloads yielded
soinetnIIlS over SZ0OO, OF Oh average OF % 0u
to the carload.
Laswell Brothers have claim near the
Moyle location, and they are making
preparations to open up their property in
working shape. They are running a tun-
mel into the rim gravel and are finding
good prospects.
Meinecke & Co. have a claim on this hill
also, and they working it with good re-
suits.
Eassen County.
From private letter, the I.assen Mail is
pleased to note that the Hayden Hill
Mining Company contemplates the pur-
chase OF ten-stamp mill, as soon as the
same can be freighted to the hill. 1t will
be bought in San Francisco. DIR. Schloes-
ser, who visited Susanville several times
last year while on his way to and from
Hayden Hill, where he is largely interested
in mining property, and who is now at his
home in Chicago, has purchased con-
trolling interest in the Evening Star mine
and mill. The gentleman has undoubted
faith in the Hayden Hill mines and
through his exertiOns we look for lively
times there this coming season.
Placer County.
The Colfax Sentinel says that at the
Alta mine the tunnel now being run to
tap the old mine is in about 1900 feet.
Work will soon be commenced to pump
the water from the old works and a tunnel
started to connect with the tunnel now
being run. The last gravel worked in this
mine paid we'll, but owing to litigation and
the expensive way of working through
shaft the mine was closed. About a year
ago strong company, under the leader
ship Off. E. Doolittle, took the mine and
bedrock tunnel was started to tap the
mine. 1t will be several months before
the old works will be tapped, although the
tunnel will be pushed ahead night and
day. Already some promising gravel has
been passed through, but the object is to
open up the old works. If this mine proves
a success, as there is every reason to be-
leve it will, it will prove great stimulus
to mining interests in that section. Will
liam Doollttle, who is an experienced
miner, has charge of the work.
William Gray is pushing his bedrock
tunnel ahead in his mine, the Rough and
Ready, about a half mile below the town
OF Dutch Flat In former days one of the
richest drift mines in that locality, the
Ohio, was directly adjoining Mr.. Gray's
mine. He expects to break through into
gravel in the near future.
At the Golden Shaft, at Dutch Flat thew
are patiently waiting for the roads to dry
sufficiently to haul the eight-stamp mil
recently purchased at Grass Valley. 1t
will probably be several weeks before work
will be resumed.
The Gold Ring at Green Valley, under
the able management of Superintendent A.
Ames, is doing we'll. Some fine specimens
ranging from So to $14 in value have been
found during the past few weeks
The work in the Golden Eagle mine at
Shady Run, under the management of
Andy Rodger, is progressing we'll
Taken all in all, there is considerable de-
velopment work going ON throughout the
Dutch Flat Divide. There is every reason
to. hope for the discovery of some good
mines in that vicinity in the next few
years; What the section needs is more
confidence. and more encouragement
should be given to those who are endeavor-
ing to build up the section. There is too
much OF tendency to throw cold water
upon all enterprising efforts.