The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

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to save the sulphurets from the tallings
| flowing from the Zeiler mill, Amador
County. Several attempts have previously
| been made to work these tailings, but with
| no success.
Modern machinery is to be placed in
the old Bowman mine, Nevada County.
A nugget worth $155 was found recently
In the drift mine of Oscar Foss, near
Lowell Hill. Nevada County.
All the small mines around Hankon-
vile, Siskiyou County, have started up
since the winter rains commenced
Salt Lake City, Utah, is to have min
ing-stock exchange shortly, and not only
mines from that Territory will be listed
bat those from Idaho, Nevada and Wyo-
ming.
The rev tunnel in the Standard at Ceur
d'Alene, Idaho, will be $500 feet long, and
it is progressing at the rate of 200 feet per
month. When completed the tunnel will
be equipped with electric cars to carry the
miners and the ore.
Cyanide works are to be erected at
Bakerville, B. c., to treat the ores of the
Black Jack mine and any that may be sent
for complete mill runs.
A trail has been built from Crawford
Creek mining district, B. c., to Pilot Bay,
and cost $1700. Of this sum $500 was con-
tributed by the Provincial Government,
which sounds odd to US in this country,
where the Government pays no attention
whatever to the mines or miners
In Cripple Creek, Colo, most of the work
done in the mines is by leasers. On virgin
ground, with a six months lease, the les
wi HO all ho
the owner 70 per cent of the smelter re-
turns. 1t is stated that the average value
OF $4,000 tons of ore taken out in Cripple
Creek, Colo, was $61 per ton.
There is a movement on foot to establish
mining bureau in the State of Idaho to
disseminate information concerning the
mines.
The Bennett amalgamator is the ma
chine which is.to work the sands from the
placers at Green River Utah. II weighs
180 tons and cost $45, 900 and ought to do
good work--if size counts.
Three districts near Boise. Idaho, Will
low Creek, Neal and Black Hornet, are now
attracting wide attention.
The mining outlook in Southern Idaho is
said to be brighter than ever before.
Boise, Idaho, is now talking about min
ing exchange to be in fashion with the
Colorado camp.
The gold-mining activity, so prevalent
elsewhere, has struck Deer Lodge, Mont,
commenced operations.
Some of the miners at the Gold Cross
mine, San Diego County, object very
strongly against being compelled to trade
at the company store"
Coal OF good quality has been discovered
in Dos Cabezas district, AriZ., about two
miles from the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The location is about fifteen miles nearly
east of Wilcox. Professor W. P. Blake
has examined the coal and finds the vein
is twelve feet wide.
w. P. Gillis has sold his Indian Queen
mine. Cedar district, Ariz., to the Cedar
Valley Mining Company for $25, 900.
n. s. Morey of Placerville has become
the owner of the Pleasant Valley mine, ten
miles southeast of that town. This was a
good producer. The ore taken from the
$50 level averaged SIS per ton. Domestic
troubles caused it to be sold at sheriff's
sale. 1t will be reopened soon.
M. and G. Varozza have passed the 14OO
mark in their tunnel in the old Try Again,
two miles north of Plecerville. They ex-
pect to reach the channel at another hun
dred feet.
j. E. Spencer of San Francisco has
bonded the old Hagar mine, ten miles
south of Placerville. El Dorado County,
and has erected pumping and boisting
WOlhS lOI OcfciOpiucHG puipOScS. his
property years ago was a good producer,
but was abandoned at water depth.
M. ]. Ryan is sinking shaft on the
Barrett ranch, eight miles southwest of
Placerville, and is encountering pay rock
in porphyry at depth of thirty feet.
The Salisbury of FL Dorado County, a
newly developed property adjoining the
Grand Victory on the south, is showing q
large vein of very good ore. d. ii. Jack
son of Oakland, the present owner, will
from present indications find this very
rich mine.
John Durrow has just started five
stamp mill, ten miles southwest of Placer
vile, near the Big Canyon mine. AT
depth of 120 feet the ore body is seven feet
wide and averages 81 per ton.
The Wykel, owned by Schaub, Sturte-
want and others, six miles southwest of
Placerville, Ell Dorado County, is progress
ing rapidly in development work. There
are 400 tons of ore ready for milling, which
will average IS per ton A five-stamp mill
Will be erected on this property this
winter.
E. W. Chapman has secured the old
Zandgraft mine, twenty-five miles south
west of Placerville. The shaft is 400 feet
deep. The hoisting works are completed
and 20-stamp mill is in course of con-
struction.
j. 1. Reid has bonded 800 feet of his
J. E. Spencer of San Francisco. Mr..
Spencer began work on the property last
week. There are two tunnels on this prop
erty about 200 feet in length, and a shaft
100 feet deep. Authentic records show
that ninety tons taken from this property
some years ago produced $1,000. Mr.. Reid
has painful of specimens taken out within
the past few months that would bring
$500, the richest of their kind ever pro.
duced in such quantity in this county.
The object of its owner negotiating for
bond at present is to secure capital for
thorough and exhaustive operation of the
plant.
The Larkin mine, Ell Dorado County,
owned by some well-known business men
of San Francisco and d. II. Jackson OF
Oakland, is turning out to be very prom
ising property. The first-class ore assays
$255 per ton. They will put up works i'm
mediately and sink the shaft 100 feet deeper
before crosscutting again.
For the first week in this month the Col
orado Springs Mining Exchange dealt in
mining stocks to the extent of 3,645, ,5o3 |
shares. The excitement is so high that
special trains have to be run between Grip
pie Creek and Colorado Springs to accom- |
modate the people. The regular trains are |
too slow for them.
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