The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-28


assessment work should by no means fail
to file with the County Clerk of the county
where the mine is situated afidavits OF
the performance of the labor. little
care in this matter will prevent possible
future litigation.
Smelling companies in Utah and Colo
RADIO are increasing their charges on sill
cious ores on account of the increase In
production of that class of ores, while the
smelling works in California have reduced
their charges on these kind of ores on &C.
count of their scarcity and to encourage
their production.
The California Miners Association in
tends to renew its efforts with Congress
this winter to get law for classifying the
mineral lands on railroad grants similar
to that which now applies in Montana and
Idaho. Such law ought to be passed at
once 20 prevent the mineral domain
passing from the prospector to corporate
hands.
The Holcomb Valley mines, San Ber-
nardino County, have been shut down by
the English company, patent having
been refused because the Southern Pacific
Company claim the mines are on railroad
lard. The company, through its agents,
keeps on taking all it can get.
There is unusual activity in some Of the
mining districts of Lower California.
Most Of the old camps have been worked
in a slipshod manner many years, but
little systematic development has been
carried on.
In Yuba County there are signs of re-
vival in quartz mining in several direc-
tons, while few men are engaged on
placer diggings.
Prospecting will now cease for the win
ter in the higher ranges of the Sierras, but
many a man will anxiously wait for spring
to test his 'last new find"
No graphite has been shipped from this
State for some years. The quality of
graphite-or plumbago-found in this
Stale up to the present time has been too
poor to handle.
About fifty tons of "fossil meal" or in
fusorial earth, was mined in Napa County
last year, which sold for total OF $1,000.
Most of the lead produced in this State
comes from Inyo County, but as the ores
have usually silver associated with the
lead there is now smaller production
annually than was the case when silver
had decent value.
A great many men find employment in
all the camps during the last two months
each year doing assessment work for claim
owners who have put off the duty as long
as possible.
California prospectors who have claims
had better do as much development work
on them as possible for the time is COM
ing when any gold claim that can make
any sort of showing will bring its price.
The Greenyiile mines, PIumas County
are still being operated, ana preparations
are being made for extensive work another
season.
If half the stories are true which come
up from the Goler region. near the Mo-
jave Desert, Kern County, some of the
mines there are abnormally rich.
The cyanide process is doing pretty well
down at Bodie, where a $685. 600 shipment
is shown as the result of working a batch
of tailings.
The Altoona quicksilver mine in Trinity
County sent down eighty TASKS of quick
silver the other day. The company is
employing about 100 men.
a tale or SOapstone mine has been found
at Sims station, on Hazel Creek, Shasta
County.
The Sierra Buttes mine of Sierra City,
Sierra County, has been bonded by Mrs.
A. Bigelow to w. II. Martin of Nevada
City and P. Tautphus. f. Boeckman and
DR.. Liebrlch of San Francisco. The ledge
is a large one and is supposed to be the ex-
tension OF the famous Sierra Buttes mine,
from which the English owners took out
nearly $11 100000, and which is still being
worked though the product is compare
lively small.
The sale of the Gold Note group Of mines
in Kennedy District, New, ought to be a
good thing for that region, for the new
owner will work them actively.
The old Phoenix mine, thirty-five miles
from Phoenix, Ariz., will soon be started
up again, arrangements having been made
with the creditors. The mine has a 10O-
stamp mill, but did not pay when pre-
viously worked. The plan is now to put a
force of men at work and operate only as
many stamps as are necessary. the new
beginning being on more careful basis.
Between Lewiston, Idaho. and the reser-
walton line several placers are being &C
lively worked. Some of the locations have
been mined over many times. but the pa y
streak seems to be renewed by the floods.
Old style rockers are run every winter.
A new mining camp has been discovered
and is being opened up in Fremont's Peak
district, thirty miles northwest of Bar
stow, San Bernardino County. The lodges
carry free-milling gold ore and there is
water four miles distant. AS the camp
was only struck on October 2, very little
work has been done. Ten distinct Lodges
are said to have been found.
The Ophir mine, Oakland district, Or, is
preparing to ship ore to the Selby smelt.
ing works.
The Antoine Miller property in Althouse
district. Or, has been purchased by c. O.
Pratt for Tacoma capitalists.
The placer fields on the Ollala section
Douglass County, Or, have been worked
on small scale for about forty years, but
none of the channels have ever been piped
by hydraulic process.
The Illinois River copper mines, Ore
gon, are giving employment to twenty.
five men. The smelling plant has all
been hauled in ready to be set up.
The natural soap" mine, near Elko
New, is to be opened up and the product
utilized commercially by James Yering-
ton. An Eastern company talks about
taking out hundred tons day and re.
filming it, or preparing it in some way fol
the market.
w. II. Lowell. chief clerk of the Con-
solidated California and Virginia mine al
Virginia, New, has prepared for Mr.
Mackay statement of the total product Of
the bonanza mines within the com
pany's patented ground. From the begin
ming up to October l, 1895. the gold pro.
duced was SCI, 81, $40 AS; silver, $69, 1872,
815 IS; total, $131 ,424, 1856 3D. The dividends
were: California, $31 800 900; Con. Vir.
GINA. $40, 1896, 900; Con. California and Vir-
GINA, So, S96, 800. Total dividends, $7S,
las, 800. This is far and away ahead of the
record of any gold and silver mine in the
United States. And the mine is still ship
ping bullion, having produced last yeal