The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
III Mines ! 8
{yf'y>21?llM and MINING
SaFS%IIV LATEST INFORMATION
ENWVIW CONCERNING THIS IMPORTANT INDUSTRY,

Idaho, where the ground is plowed and
dumped into the sluIces with scrapers, are
paying better than the usual Snake River
ground, as the gold is not so fine. Even
the top soil pays at these diggings.
Mullan, Idaho, as well as the other
more prosperous. Work is starting up in
three OF the best developed properties and
many of the prospects.
Nine mills are crushing ore on the gold
pelt OF the Coeur d'Alene and several more
are planned.
The latest "lost mine" about to be found
In Southern California is in the territory
north slope of the San Miguel Mountains,
San Diego County. This time they have
found traces of an ancient road, supposed
TO lead to the mine from the river level on
the north side to point near San Miguel's
summit. A mound has been found, sup
posed to be the dump, and pieces of rock
assay In silver and gold about $40 a ton.
The prospector is sure of finding the mine
because he dreamed he would, and is still
at work. Anyhow he has the road.
The Plchacho gold region, San Diego
County, where a number of mines have
been bonded of late at high prices, is on
the Colorado River, thirty-tive miles north
OF Yuma. Many of the mines are passing
out of the hands of Californians into those
Quite a number of prospectors have been
searching the country around Gold Lake,
Sierra County, this summer.
II the San Diego County people do not
wake up and invest some capital in their
own mines it will not be the fault of their
newspapers, which are booming" the
mines continually.
There is considerable prospecting going
on in the vicinity of Howard Ranch, on
the road to Gold Lake, Sierra County, and
some very good prospects are reported.
A Downieville miner complains that not
enough attention is paid to quartz mining
in that section of Sierra County, gravel
mining being too exclusively followed.
The quartz mines, once opened, could be
worked all winter and then business would
not be so dull during the short days of the
year. Moreover, they would not have to
depend so much on it.
The Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine, at
C9ur d Alene, now employs 335 men and
is shipping sixty tons of concentrates a
day. The Last Chance is employing sew
enty men and shipping twenty tons CT
concentrates daily, while the Hunter has
fifty men on its pay roll. Wardner is again
becoming prosperous town.
1t is expected that there will soon be a
custom mill at Kennedy, Nevada, which
will successfully work the ores of that dis
trict.
1t IS thought to have been definitely de-
eided to build the new I00-ton smelter at
Trail Landing, +. c., instead of at Rock
land.
The camp at Atlanta, Idaho, is very act
i've at present, an English company hav-
ing taken hold of the mines. A twenty
stamp mill is being removed there and
will soon be running.
Vanderbilt, San Bernardino County, is
said to be typical mining camp of the old
style in appearance and prices. There are
only, however. three mines of any conse-
quence in operation.
In the IVanpah district, in the range OF
mountains west of Vanderbilt, there are
very few men, only the StonewalI and
Paymaster mines being worked at present.
In Montgomery district, New, about
thirty-five men are at work, mainly ON the
Johnny and Ghispa mines.
A company has been formed in Los An
geles to develop mines in the Twenty-Five
Palms country, out in the desert region.
The company owns a number of claims
there. Two mills are to be shipped to the
mines at once.
The MeHaney bonanza, out on the
desert northwest of Indio is shortly to
have twenty-stamp mill. The FIVE stamp
mill now being operated pounds out about
500 day when at work.