The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
COAST MINING MATTERS,
One of the Largest Producers
in the State May
Be Sold.
RICH GOLD ORE IN SONORA
What the Miners and the Prospec-
tors Are Doing In the
Various Camps.

The Kennedy mine, Amador County,
| the second largest gold producer in Cali
| fornia, may shortly be sold to foreign
capitalists. The mine has netted to its
present owners about 81, 700, 000 though its
product ton has been far beyond that II
| is one of the best paying mines in the
| State.
Some very rich gold ore has been found
in the Santa Rosalia mine, Arizpe, Sonora
Mexico, owned by John Daggett and 9th.
ers in the United States Mint. This is q
mine which was worked over hundred
years ago, and is now being reopened
Samples of the ore have been sent here and
| for ore of the same character the Selby
| Smelling Company offer $3.50 per ton.
| The Mariposa Gazette says that Messrs
Cox, Roberts, Breyfogle and Woolery OF
| MADEIRA, who secured the Santa Rosa mine,
have made arrangements to erect a ten
stamp mill as soon as possible.
Roth & Co. are preparing to sink new
| shaft to the south of the old works on the
old Soulsby mine, Tuolumne County.
| The Rawhide mine, Tuolumne County,
keeps up its splendid reputation as a gold
producer. Gold is coming from the SOC
sunk deeper. The ore in the bottom is
first class. 1t will be a surprise if this
mine does not Change hands when the
time bond expires.
The Pioneer mine, Plymouth, Amador
| County, is one of the mines bought by DR..
Boyeson from Ballard & Martin, and he
! has been working it very systematically
until he has developed fine property,
| having an excellent twenty-stamp mill
| and good plant. The mine will probably
| have new owners before long.
Down in the Coolgardie country, West
| Australia, the prospectors, instead of
having burros as here, need camels, which
cents to so cents gallon for water in that
! section.
The Gold Bank mine at Forbestown is
| listed in the estate of the late W. W. Stow
at valuation about third less than it is
credited with having produced annually.
The twelfth report of State Mineralolo-
| glst J.. j. Crawford is already out of print,
yet there is more demand for it than for
any previous report of the State Mining
| Bureau. This shows the increased inter
est manifested in the mines of California.
| The Morning Star drift gravel mine, at
Iowa Hill, Placer County, has declared a
dividend, No. So, of 81 per share. Hon. J.
| II. Neff, the president of the California
Miners Association, is manager of the
| mine.
A great many prOspectors are heading
| for the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, q
region very little explored by miners.
| W. M. James, superintendent of the
ing Company (Iimited), in Shasta County,
will shortly leave for South Africa, where
he has accepted very responsible posi-
ton. Captain James has been with the
Buttes Company for many years, and was
superinte of the Sierra Buttes mine,
Sierra City, Sierra County, in its palmy
| days, afterward taking charge of the Uncle
1 Sam He and CEillf1ll
miner and well liked by all his men, some
| of whom have worked for him from fifteen
| to twenty years.
| This time it is Chicago man who is
talking of building smelter at Spokane.
| James Breen of Butte, Mont, is to build
a smelter for Nail Greek ores at Northport
or Roseland. He has signed contract
with the owners of the LIE Roi mine for a
supply of 1880 tons of ore, with the option
of taking another 81, 800 tons at the same
| price when that contract is worked out.
| The War Eagle people have declined to
have such large bodies of clean shipping
ore in sight that their policy is to wait a
| while, with view to erecting their own
works upon their own ground.
| A correspondent of the Inyo Register,
writing from Douglas Camp, Silver Star
district, says that work for wages is scarce,
but the district is good one to prospect
in. Owen Owens had 81 tons of ore from
the New Party mine worked at the mill,
and it yielded sos per ton. Very rich ore
is found also in the Bob Stewart mine.
| Capitalists from Paris, France, are ex-
aiming some mining properties in Grass
Valley district.
1t is expected that the Washington mine,
Washington Township, Nevada County,
| will resume operations. Baron Won
| Schroeder is the principal owner.
The Chinese company that has leased
the Omega gravel mine, Nevada County,
| is making fine progress with the impound-
ing dam in Scotchman's Greek. The brush
! dam is now over so feet in height, which
makes the entire dam, including that
built of logs, about 80 feet high. The top
of the brush portion, as it now stands, is
about 30 feet in width, from front to back.
I. J. Sparks of Lovelock, Butte County,
| says things are brighter and more promis-
ing on the Magalia ridge than they have
| with prospectors, while a number of new
mines are being opened this season and all
| the old ones are being worked
! The work of driving down the great shaft
at the Magalia mine. Butte County, is pro-
crossing well. 1t is down about 260 feet.
The Dow pump in use weighs $4,000
| pounds.
| Chances are taken in mining. as in any
other business but the practical man who
| exercises proper Judgment and operates
on an economical basis usually is well re-
Enumerated for his investment.
! A good cinnabar prospect has been found
on Diamond Creek, Del Norte County, in a
| locality where several claims were taken
! up years ago but not worked.
! The Marysville Democrat says that
mining in Yuba County this year will
give employment to larger number of
men than for many years, which will ma
| terially improve general trade"
| Three locations have been made to mine,
as placer mines, the beds of the American
River from a point 15,0 900 feet above the
American River railroad bridge to the
railroad bridge at Sacramento.
| There are many prospectors at work ON
the hills around Mokelumne Hill, Gala
veras County.
The Bullyshorp mine, on the edge of
Trinity and Shasta counties, has been
bonded to an Eastern syndicate for a
period of ninety days for 100000. Ii. at
| the expiration of the time, the syndicate
| decides to take the mine one-third of the
above amount is to be paid, the balance
| later.
! The first oil well on Pico Heights, Los
Angeles, has been started by John Martin,
| who has purchased twelve lots where he