The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-22
Gigantic Scheme Involving the
Building of an Electric
Road.
FOUR BIG SHAFTS TO GO DOWN.
Eastern Capitalists to Develop
Four of the Largest
Claims.

some three months ago OF >. L. OOuDe OF
Salt Lake and associates in this camp. The
significance of their presence has not been
understood, because the scope of their in
tentions has not been surmised, much less
fathomed. Now, for the first time, having
completed the transactions requiring Sc
crecy and reserve and matured their whole
plan of operations, the announcement is
made public through the columns
OF THE CALL of their full pro-
gramme. This comprehends no less
than the immediate commencement
and vigorous prosecution of development
work on four important claims which they
have bonded, the erection of a mill for the
reduction of large reserves of ore on the
different properties, the construction of an
immense electric plant on the Stanisaus
to furnish power for operating their mines
and all other mines in the district, electric
lights, a telephone system, and an electric
railroad connecting Angels with the
Southern Pacific and the Valley Railroad.
So far as the mines are concerned work
has already commenced on two of them
and no time will be lost in starting on the
others. The claims are all out toward
Carson Hill, and with the other deals re-
Gently consummated in that locality, also
being vigorously prospected, rival to
Angels Camp may spring into existence in
that neglected, but promising region.
The capitalists and scientists associ ated
with Mr.. Godbe, at present in Angels, and
who to-day completed their examination
and fixed upon a site for their electric
plant upon the Stanislaus River, are
Messrs. Street, Lambe, Bishop and Diet
rich of New York, Addison Bybee of In
dianapolis, and Newell s. Wight, the min
ing eng ineer. In addition to these gentle
men, there are several millionaires whose
connection with the same company will
not be made public, but who will be very
useful members nevertheless when calls
are made for the big sums necessary for
the carrying out of all the undertakings
outlined.
1t is understood that the mining proper
ties will not be put upon the market at
all, but will be worked by a close copora-
ton composed of the gentlemen named
and the Eastern associates. The electric
power plants and associated companies,
especially the electric railroad, will be of
more public nature California capital
being largely interested in that particular
part of the scheme.
The citizens of Angels and the entire
district through which the road will pass
will be only too ready to extend practical
aid to an enterprise which promises relief
from the terrible dust of summer and the
more terrible mud of winter, which are
the prominent characteristics distinguish
ing the present stage routes between this
town and the railroad. To capitalists the
proposition Will appeal with peculiar force
after viewing the rushing Stanislaus, the
source of eternal power provided without
money and without price except for the
original investment and the percentage of
wear.
The mines secured by the company are
the Bald Hill and the Romaggio on the
middle lode and the Tulloch and Jesse Sill
on the Utica or east lode. In addition to
these were two fractional parts Of claims,
making the entire distance owned on the
two veins Just about one mile.
The Bald Hill was bonded from F.
Bruner for $4,000, a small sum in cash
being paid. This claim has produced some
very rich rock, and has in the shaft now
ore that will run from Sc to SD per ton.
This rich ore chute is dipping south at
low angle into the Romaggio claim, which
was a strong inducement for securing that
property. For the Rommagio property
$4,000 was agreed to be paid, with pro-
vision that work should be commenced at
once and prosecuted continuously. The
only development work on this property
is a tunnel prosecuting the vein about
seventy-tiye feet from the surface; but in
this tunnel the vein is ninety feet wide, of
solid quartz, all low-grade ore-a regular
"big bonanza" proposition if the ore shall
increase in richness in depth.
The claim the company is most pleased
with, and which contains the greatest
amount of rich ore in sight, is the Tulloch;
for this $50, 200 was paid-$10 600 cash, the
balance in six months. There are many
interesting peculiarities In the ore of this
mine. 1t contains very rich sulphurets,
sometimes running into the thousands; it
often carries high percentage of tellurides;
the richest ore is often a hard slate, black
as coal, sometimes with narrow streaks of
.white quartz running through it, literally
shining with pure gold. These striking
and rare com binations make beautiful and
valuable cabinet specimens. Probably the
most extensive work will be inaugurated
on the Tulloch. Next to the Tuiloch, on
the same vein, is the Jesse Sill. for which
$4,000 was paid-S1000 cash, the balance in
six months.
It is not yet decided just where the mill
will be located, but it will probably be in
a central point convenient to all four
shafts, as il is designed to work the ore
reserves in all the mines and produce
enough during development work to keep
the mill busy. The location will probably
be decided on in a day or two ana the
work of construction soon begun.
Addison Bybee, the electrical capitalist
or the party, IS pIeSIueHl VI IHe / HOeulA
Telephone Company, rival to the Bell,
and he proposes to furnish good service
for 81 so per month.
In conference tonight over the pro-
posed railroad, Mr.. Bybee's engineer said:
AZ am confident from some surveys
lately made that road to Angels from the
railroad connections can be easily accom-
plished. Mr.. Bybee's business partner IN
Chicago has over hundred miles OF rails
on hand, and as Mr.. Bybee makes the mo-
tors himself, we can have road running
here in a hurry if the people show dlspo-
sition to assist with roadbed, ties and rights
of way"
Mr.. Bybee is the owner of the Jenny
Motor Company of indianapolis, and his
company will put in the power station on
the Stanislaus. a.,
In addition to its investments on the
mother lode at Angels, the company has
been acquiring valuable mines at MO-
kelumne Hill, where it has an immense
vein of Iow-grade ore that will pay to mill.
At that place the Blue Lakes Water Com
pany, of which Mr.. Dobel OF San Francisco
is president, will put in an electric plant
of sufficient power to operate the COM
pany's mines, as well as fifty other contlg-
uous mines.
II 10 a bannv coincident this company'S