The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02
MINES And MINING.
Much Interest and Activity In
Mining Circles.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MINES,
Northern California MInes-Diseovery OF
aRleh Ledge-PlaeerC County Mine Sold
In Court-Companies Organized.

Several California mining men are
from South Africa.
Several mines in Plumas county are
eing opened up. Among them is the
iolden Ancient Channel Mining Com
amy.
Mining in FL Dorado county is re.
eiving boom, and as a consequence
town in that county, is
IN example of mining camp in 40.
The Irish and Byrne gravel mine of
Placer county has been sold in the Su-
perior Court of that county for $401.-
300. The sale has attracted much
attention.
The Champion Mining Company of
Nevada county has now an equipment
of go stamps. The Morning Star Mine
of Butte county has erected five
stamp mill.
The ranch of Allan Clorac, situated
in Happy Valley, about mile east OI
Mokelumne Hill, has been bonded to
Prince Andre Poniatowski for two
years for $4,000.
The Soulsby mine of Tuolumne, has
been sold, and development will COM
mence at once. New and powerful
machinery will soon be placed upon
the mine.
A rich ledge of free milling rock
has been discovered about midway be-
tween Rose Creek and the south fork
of the Stansilaus, near Columbia, Tu-
olumne county. 1t is considered one
of the most important finds recorded of
late.
The owners of the Blanchard mine
intend putting up mill in the near
future. A new quartz mill is to be
put up on the Humphreys ranch to
work the ore taken from the mine.
These mines are in FL Dorado county.
A hosting plant and ten additional
stamps will be added to the Dutch
mine of Tuolumne county.
Active operations have been resumed
on the Three B gravel mine on the
Calaveras river. The necessary ma
chinery for obtaining power from the
river is now being put in, and a mill
for crushing the gravel, which is of
cement nature, is to be erected.
The company has recently incorporated,
= with capital stock of $50, 900, over
e two thirds of which has already been
$ subscribed. Quite force of men are
now employed.
S The largest ledge of gold-bearing
h ore ever discovered in the province of
= B. G. was struck at Alberni, Vancouver
h Island. 1t is nearly 300 feet wide and
is estimated to be 5000 feet long. The
,. rock assays over $15 to the ton. Two
c other lodges close by were struck at
k the same time, running nearly $40 to
lie the ton. They are fifteen feet wide and
about 5000 in length. All of the
= claims are owned by British Column
W bians.
IN About twenty eight miles west OF
es Williams, in Colusa county, is located
a brisk mining camp, the like of which
nc in variety of mines is not to be found
a. ON the coast. The place is called
;c Sulphur Creek, and here gold, quick
y, silver and sulphur, on extensive scale,
~ are mined in close proximity. Be-
sides, there are strong indications OF
deposits of petroleum and coal. The
u place has great attractions for persons
Vo interested in geology and mineralogy.
an
of A syndicate has been organized be
he tween st. Louis and New York to oper
ate California property, located IL
no Tuolumne county. The consideration
cd is small, outside of the agreement o
,at the company to put up plant equal Il
90 the handling of the output of the mine
oh This, according to the reports made
will require a mill of forty stamps +
, start with, and also a cyanide attach
ment. 1t is intended that the min
~ shall be opened up fully before any
Ia. thing is done toward the constructio
o,V of the mill.
en- One of the most extensive minin
companies that has ever been organize
Tho in California was incorporated the 2St
,rt of March last. It's capital stock
do SIC, 000,0 900, of which vast amour
nd 81 ,000,0 900 has actually been sui
led scribed The promoters are all wealth
Of men and represent capital from Ems
land, France and Germany. The pla
=. of the action of the new company WI
'ho cause flutter of excitement III mar
ser mining camps ON the Pacific Coas
IN II is known as the Pacific Mineral ID
ear velopment Company. The object
ost the syndicate is to purchase and d
oy- volop California mines
), A great deal of work is being dol
'ne ON the mining property Of the Miner
an vile Hydraulic Gold Mining Compar
Nv of Trinity county this summer. Owe
o 100 men are now employed. III
NJ, placer mines operated by the compa1
:. NO comprise those purchased in 1898 al
~" others located and purchased. III
company now own over $500 acres
gold bearing gravel. A telephone sy
ing tenn is being put in and an electr
any light plant will be erected this SUI
pre- mer. Two new derrioks of the late
OF improved pattern are being put in al
yea will soon be ready for operation.
non ditch to carry $500 inches of water
TIL being dug; also two large reservoir
,ver
md. The interest in mining ON this Goa
is undated. The investment of ne
N" capital in the industry is being slim
20 lated by new discoveries. These a
Nv not confined to any particular localit
us ' New developments, it may be honest
um, stated, are occurring every week
49,, every mining camp in the State Al
~. many properties are. as consequent
, changing hands continually. Engll
""' and Eastern capital is drifting on