The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01
Could Be Generated on the
South Fork of American
River.
REVENUES FROM ELECTRICITY.
Various Enterprises That Would
Contribute to the Profits
of a Plant.
Especial Correspondence of THE CALL

PLACERVILLE. CAL, Aug. 1910 the
observing traveller passing through this
county the great future that must come to
it becomes wildly impressed upon him.
Though the fruit crop is but one-thlrd the
usual yield, it is hardy and commands
good price. But the great future for Ell
Dorado County cannot be in products that
depend upon the north winds nor upon the
price of wheat in Liverpool. The mining
industries are only beginning to show their
great value, and the assiduity with which
capitalists are seeking opportunities in
these properties is proof convincing of the
interest men are taking in California
gold mines.
THE CALL is doing to the State in general
and the world at large great service in
bringing to notice the many and favorable
opportunities for capitalists to find gold
producing grounds.
As travelled from one end of this county
to the other [ found many localities pos
sessing good mines, but most of the pres
ent owners are unable to either develop or
put mills upon them. There are proofs
plenty from bankers books to show what
many of these grounds produced at depth
OF fifty and from that to $50 feet. Then
rock or water with poor machinery him
dered pursuance of the work. They were
abandoned, and so they remain for capital
and improved mining methods to revive
them.
The successful properties to-day are those
that have gone to 700 and 400 feet depth
Over at Grass Valley and Nevada City a
depth of 300 feet has been reached, and
ore rich in quantity and quality is the
reward. The same is true in Amador
County. So it must be here. Capitalists
will find in this county that it will be to
their advantage to expert upon grounds as
they find them, do the pumping and
prospecting themselves, instead of asking
men without means to put the mine into
shape. Otherwise many of the best prop
critics will remain forever idle and capital
be the loser.
Commensurate with the importance of
mining industries and intimately related
to them for this portion of the country is
motive power. Capital can find oppor-
tunity here for fruitful investment. Power
can be generated on the south fork of the
American River in a central location equal
to that at Folsom. Mills could be sup
piled within a radius of thirty miles, and
electric power thus at the disposal of mill
men would stimulate mining in this
county 10 such an extent as would yield
great dividends to both the enterprises.
1t is true the Pearson Brothers of Placer
vile have begun a plant on the American
River, built 1900 feet of ditch, done some
tunneling and finished the fume grade.
Though they are persevering in their IN
dertaking they lack capital for rapid pros
ecution of the work. Here is chance for
investment that would revolutionize the
canal system, often inefficient in its
supply. Owned by Scotch and English
capital, with not an interested resident in
charge, many properties are without
motive power simply for lack of interest in
the enterprises to be supplied from these
canals.
The situation is exceedingly favorable
for the Introduction of electric power. Not
only would mining industries be served,
but the hundred and one other purposes
to be supplied within the district would
yield good revenue.
Electric power is being put into the
mines near Nevada City at an enormous
expense from the Yuba River, while here
the situation Is far more favorable and the
expense comparatively small. It is to be
hoped that capitalists seeking opportuni-
ties will not overlook this chance. 1t is
but two and a half miles from Placervile
to the river where the plant is now in
course of construction, but proceeding
slowly for lack of funds.
The outside world has scarcely an ade-
quate idea of the opportunities offered by
Ell Dorado County in her mines and cleo
trio facilities. a. Z. HAMILTON.