The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05

The Gottschalk mine, about one mile
west of San Andreas, which has been I'M
der bond for year, is again in the hands
of its owner, Judge Gottschalk, who has
refused to extend the time on the bond.
There are signs of mining revival in
Del Norte County, but it is mainly confined
to copper claims at Low Divide for the
present.
Prospectors IN Mariposa County con-
tinue to file for record large numbers of
new mine locations.
The mining camps along the border line
of California and Nevada are all looking
up Just now At Bodie all the miners are
busy, no idle men being found there.
a Riverside County man, P. S. Griffin,
has denounced" 211 placer claims at
Juarez, Lower California. These placers
will probably be the scene of great activity
during the coming winter, and the amount
of gold extracted there only seems to be
limited by the supply of water. The
Juarez placers cover large extent of ter
ritory and some of the ground has paid
very well.
Miners working underground in the
Santiam mines, Oregon, are paid 81 day
and expenses, seven days a week.
Camp Floyd, Utah. is more active at
present than has been the case for many
years.
The new gold camp in the Twisp River
country, Okanogan County, Wash, known
as Camp Gilbert, is attracting considerable
attention. 1t is on the Twisp River, forty
five miles from the Columbia. They have
to pack thirty miles over rough trail to
reach the mines, which are at an elevation
of 1000 feet. Numbers of claims have been
located, some of which show high grade
free milling ore.
As far back as 1865, Jack Swilling worked
mine in Black Canyon district, Arizona.
The original location notice now on record
in Maricopa County reads: II claim 500
feet on either side of this vein, and as far
north and south as my Winchester will
shoot"
Some San Francisco street contractors
have joined together to prospect for a
good deposit of bituminous rock near Oak
Park and Corral de Piedra, San Luis
Obispo County. Each one represents a
different paving company in this City.
They propose to open a mine and ship for
themselves, claiming that they have to
pay too high price for bituminous rock
sent from both Santa Cruz and San Luis
Obispo counties.
The New Idria quicksilver mines are
now giving employment to fifty men.
Como district. New, ten miles east of
Dayton, at one time years ago had popu-
lation of 1900, but recently there have been
only eighteen men in the whole district.
The Como ledge was located in 1860 and
within the next year great numbers of men
prospected the region. Rich ore was taken
from the mines but when water level was
reached all the claims were given up.
Steps are now being taken to drain some
of the mines and begin work again.
The State of Nevada has been the slowest
to feel the mining revival now prevailing,
mainly because most of its larger mines
are of silver, but there are plenty of gold
camps which are now being looked up
again.
a Boston company is equipping a by
draulic mine in Lemhi County, Idaho. and
has spent $4,000 on the plant.
Harshaw, the old silver camp twelve
miles southeast of Crittenden, Ariz., is
again coming to the front, and mum Der
of rich claims are being worked. Wash
ington. Camp, eleven miles south of Har-
shaw, in the Patagonia range. is also a
rich producer. An average of twenty-siX
six-mule teams are kept busy between
these camps and Crittenden hauling ore
and supplies.
Thorough prospecting is being done in
Goldheld District, AriZ.
fourishing city in Arizona. A building
and real estate boom is on and the mining
industry in her immediate neigh borhood is
being pushed with determination by all
those interested to place Yavapai County
several notches higher as producer of the
precious metals.
The mining company recently organized
at HOLSTER, San Benito County has &C
quired the Spencer mine on Humbug
Creek, near Yreka, Siskiyou County, and
will proceed at once to develop it. c. S.
Abbott is superintendent.
Congressman Barham, who has been in
specting the mining regions in Placer and
Nevada counties, believes the restraining
dam for debris at Daguerre Point should
be constructed.
They are having hard time getting the
water out of the Cover mine, Amador
county. Until this is done. however, the
crushing tests of ore cannot be made
The Salt Lake men who put up cyanide
works for handling the tailings from Voor-
heis and Barneys chlorination works,
could not make the enterprise pay and have
stopped operations.
There are more people looking for mines
in Butte County just now than ever before
The five big Colorado smelters-Omaha
and Grant Boston and Colorado. Phila-
delphia, Arkansas Valley and Union
make statements showing their ore pur-
chases during the first half OF this and
last year. OF gold, they bought los, AL
ounces in the first half of 1894; in 1895
they bought 1917 ,351, showing a gain of
81 $40 ounces. This should not, however,
be claimed as Colorado products, for
great deal of ore comes from other States
as well.
By and by the Eastern States will dis
cover that our deposits of asphalt and
other street-paving material are superior
to the imported, and then large areas in
California will become of much greater
value than at present, This State ought
to control the asphalt business of the
United States.
The shaft of the Gwin mine, Calaveras
County, is now 900 feet deep.
There are about $50 men at work in the
Salmon Mountain and Skies River district,
Or, and most of them are doing well this
season.
Some favorable strikes of free milling
gold ore have recently been made within
few miles of Rossland B. G..
Some of the districts on the Alberni
Mountains B. c., are showing some very
good new prospects.
The Tiger and Poorman mines on the
CGur d'Alenes have been consolidated
and will be worked under one manage
ment. These two mines have long been
famous as producers in a mineral country