The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-05
From Many Localities Come
Most Encouraging Re-
ports.
OLD CLAIMS ARE REoPENED.
In Several of the California Districts
Rich Strikes Cause Much
Excitement.


possibilities of mining in the bed Of the
Colorado River.
Gypsum has been found in the Marys-
Vile Buttes and the owners are building
great hopes of profit from it. There is
plenty of it in Fresno and Los Angeles
counties, but mining has been stopped on
the deposits for two years or more because
the few thousand tons used in California
annually is more cheaply brought by sea
from Mexican territory.
The mining deal at Candelaria, New,
fully carried out is expected to greatly en-
liven that camp and put several hundred
men at work.
Some encouraging strikes have been
made in the Orleans mine, Nevada County.
A mill has been ordered for the Daisy
Hill mine, Grass Valley.
w. A. Clarke the millionaire mine
owner of Butte, Mont, has purchased the
refinery, copper and brass works of Wal
lace & Son of Ansonia, Conn, for 81 100000.
Stockton is expecting cheap fuel when
the coal mines at Corral Hollow are more
fully opened. If the Spreckels railroad
should come to Stockton it may touch the
Corral Hollow mines and as the distance
thence to that city is only about twenty
five miles the cost of the transportation of
the fuel will be small-especially so, as the
new railroad will cut rates. 1t is estimated
that the coal will be sold in Stockton for 81
a ton. In the event of the failure OF the
road to come to Stockton the coal com
pany will build a road of its OWE from the
mines to Moore's Landing, on the San
Joaquin River, from which point the coal
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The gravel claim at Pine Grove, ANA
dor County, commonly known as the
Wheeler, has suspended. They finished
the first cleanup, which, it is reported,
was sufficient to pay the expenses involved
in putting the property on a good working
basis, also the running expenses. Another
payment on the bond became due this
month and they concluded to quit.
When lot of claims are brought under
one management in these days they are
not CONSOLIDATED" as they used to be-
but are "Syndicated." Fourteen of the
principal placer claims along the Grande
Ronde River, Or, have "syndicated" and it
is expected that some outside parties will
examine the same with view of closing a
deal for the entire lot.
= The Supreme Court of Arizona has filed
an opinion to the effect that ore on the
dump is subject to taxation.
There are seventy hydraulic mines in
operation in Josephine County, Oregon,
now, and the number will be greatly in
creased before opening up for another sea-
son.
The Archie Downie claims, near the
town OF Sumpter, Oregon, and operated by
Mr.. Downie for many years, have been
leased by the owner to Cinnamon, who are
to pay royalty of $500 per week during
the working season.
V. L. Thomas of Eureka, New, has
bonded several claims in Lincoln County,
New, about fifty miles west of Frisco,
Utah, in a country where there is plenty of
wood and water. The ore is not of high
grade. but there is plenty of it, and it con-
tains both silver and gold.
John w. Gerritt has taken bond on the
Orc Plato mine, Arizona, from the owner,
J. II. Wilson of Red Bluff, Cal. The sum
for which the mine will change hands is
stated to be $780, 900. Mr.. Gerritt has gone
out to work on the property.
the Nelson (B. CT Miner has an &C
count of the new smelter which has Just
been blown on at Pilot Bay. The concen-
traitor can handle 200 tons a day. The
roasting has four reverberatory furnaces,
with a com bined capacity of IS tons day.
The smelter house has one stack at present
with a 100-ton capacity, but two more
stacks will be added. The Blue Bell mine,
the ores of which are being worked, turned
out $3.50 tons OF ore in January and Feb
ruary, an amount equal to one-half of all
the rest of Kootenay put together for the
past six months. There are 140 men on
the payroll.
Reports from the San Carlos reservation
are to the effect that rapid progress is be-
ing made by r. H. Paul and others from
Tucson, Ariz., with the work of prospect
ing the coal fields there with diamond
drills.
A miner who has had experience in
Alaska says: GA man going into that coun-
!. try should have at least $500 on arrival
there to live on. While the prevailing
wages are $40 day there is work only for
short time, and man going in there
does not want to depend on working for
wages. Miners in that country throw uD
ground that they cannot wash out $50 per
day on, as 1t will not pay them to waste
time upon 1t on account OF provisions De-
ing SO high and the season short.
:. The Argonaut Mining Company has
commenced suit against the Kennedy Min
ing Company for 1926, 900 damages for tres
passing upon their ground.
An electric power plant is to be put in at
the Alaskan mine, Pike City, Sierra
County, to run the pumping and hosting
machinery.
All reports from Goler, Kern County, are
favorable, and more men are working
steadily than ever before.
The Chicago syndicate, which recently
bought the tailings of the Eureka mill on
the Carson River and built plant for
working them, is said to be making a sue
cess out of the prospect. Eighty-eight per
cent Of the assay value of the tailings is
being saved.
A carload of machinery for the Nation
Nickel Company has arrived at Lovelock's
and will be at once taken to the mines of
the company, which are in Churchill
County, Nevada. A smelter is to be erected
this spring, and boom is expected when
: it starts up, as enough ore has been ex-
.tracted to keepit running for several years.
Bell, Seayer & Wyman have bonded their
rich claim at New England Mills, Placer
County, to Messrs Colonel Wallace, B. f.
Hartley, G. E. Evans and M. T. Lawrence.
The figure is said to be large one.
Indications of gold have been found on
P. r. Willot's place near Paso Robes.
i. The Marysville Appeal states that Hon
r. l. Thomas of Nevada County has filed
in Yuba County document which gives
notice of the intention of himself and asso-
ciates to divert $50, 600 miners inches of
water from the Yuba River at Deguerre
Point. The purposes for which said water
is claimed are for the irrigation of agricul-
tural lands in Sacramento Valley and for
the purpose of generating electricity for
motive power and general domestic use
Enthusiasts in the Trail Creek camp, B.
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