The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04

the DeLamar (Nev.) companies are
charged 81 a month and married men
81 so for doctor and hospital taxes. This
creates some dissatisfaction and is
thought by some of the men to be too
high.
The Oroville Register says: Yesterday
at noon the Banner quartz mill began
dropping stamps, and it is said the run
will be long continued one. There are
two tracks for conveying ore to the mill
and two big ore bins.
Everything has been fitted up in the
very best shape TO handle the rock to adj
vantage.
at Butte, Mont, August 10, Peter Ryan,
foreman of the st. Lawrence mine, the
property of the Anaconda Company, and
Jack Campbell and John Manning, two
miners, were killed about 5 80 o'clock last
evening by fall of the cage from the top
of the mine to the bottom of the shaft at
the 1900 level.
On August 20 George B. Cauley secre-
tary of the Cariboo Mining Company,
while returning from Camp Mckinney,
British Colum bia, with nearly $11, 600
worth of gold bullion, was held up and
robbed by masked man.
The following advertisement appears in
Redding (Cal.) paper: Placer mine,
two claims, coarse gold, garden and small
orchard well fenced, 200 feet of sluices,
mining and other tools, clear title, for sale
on account of departure for only $685."
William Reagan. who lately returned
from a trip to Gibsonville, says that it is
believed by the owners of the Taber tun-
mel that the pay streak will be reached
very shortly. The tunnel is now in LOO
feet. In the Slate Creek mine sixty men
are employed. Times are generally good
about La Porte and GibsonvIlle.
The Venus mine at Campo Seco, for
merly operated by Casey & Croker of San
Francisco, has been reopened by G. G.
Leisinski, Chicago capitalist A force of
men working two shifts are employed in
sinking shaft. A hoist will be erected in
the near future, as it is the inten lion of
the present management TO sink to depth
OF 500 feet.-Calaveras Citizen.
Salt Lake capital, under the manage
ment of Colonel Woodrow, has been in
vested in the PeiTano mine, situated two
and half miles from Angels, on the Car
son road. This company bonded the
property for a years time, at the eXpira-
ton of which an extension of five months
was granted. The developments meeting
with the expectations of the operators re-
suited in the sale being consummated at
San Andreas last Saturday.
The Amador Queen No. was stopped
by Mr.. Gould day or two this week on
account of the Supreme Court reversing
the decision of Judge Gottschalk in their
case and to-day the mine will start up
again under new management.-Ama-
dor Republican.
The Oroville Reporter says: Four men
are employed at the BurWell mine and
four men will be added this month. Ii is
rumored that the San Francis company
who own this mine will build a new road
to it and will erect quartz mill upon the
property during the present summer.
Monday last in the office of the County
Clerk OF San francisco articles of incor'
poration were filed of the Gold Bank Min
ing Company, the capital stock being
100000. All of the stock is owned by
the members of the family of the late w.
w. Stow, and they constitute the board of
directors. There are at present lbs men
working in the mine and mill and 143
tons of ore crushed daily.
The Jeffers mill at st. Elmo, Colorado,
was burned July 10. The fire, no doubt
was started by an incendiary, as threats
were made by gang of hobos. 1t was in
sured for $4,000 1t cost $4,000. The mill
was closed down at the time of the fire.
A big strike is reported by the Tin Cup
(Colorado) Times. 1t is on Cross Noun
tain. The vein is from two to five feet
wide. Assays from different openings
give value of $500 gold per ton. 1t was
discovered by Mr.. Miller of Denver
a discovery has been made near Hog
Creek, Grants Pass, Or, of an immense
bed OF red porphyry, which, although
showing no vein matter, gives $22 per ton
free gold, as well as other metals, some of
which is thought to be platinum, which is
unlikely, as platinum is seldom, if ever,
found in porphyry.
There are rumors about Nevada CITY of
very rich find in close proximity to the
town that, when known, is going to as
tonish the community and make the for
tunes of the lucky DISCOVERIES. Several
persons, presumed to be interested, are
looking very wise and acting very myste-
riously. The stories are that almost pure
metal, I'll ready for the mint, has been
found. Nevada evIden tly does not intend
to be left when stories are ahoat of big
finds elsewhere. Sensational warns of
million discoveries are now in order.
Next.
One of the largest placer mining deals,
says the Democratic Times, ever made in
Union County, Or, was consummated last
week. The property is the extensive
placer grounds located on the headwaters
of the Grande Ronde River. A mum Der
OF locations. which cover a distance of
about six miles, were syndicated last year
and French capital interested, resulting
in this deal. ABOUT 100000 changed
hands.
There is q wonderful amount of work
going on in the Trail Greek district, says
the Spokesman Review. 1t is said that
never IN the history of mining in the
Northwest has development gone ahead
more rapidly. The large amount OF ma
chinery which has gone into the country
during the last few months and the quan-
tity ordered certainly give the camp the
stamp OF permanency. 1t also shows the
faith mining men have IN the district.
With machinery greater amount of de-
velopment can be done and the returns
are more rapid. If the veil could be lifted
from the future it would surprise even
those who are accustomed 70 surprises in
that wonderful country.
According to the report of the Califor-
MIA Bureau of Mines Siskiy6u County
ranks second in the State in the number
men employed in the mining industry,
with 1S49 miners, Nevada County being
first with 2O39 employed. Itstands fourth
In the list of gold producers. its product
being 81 900 600 IN 1885,
The Oregon Chronicle-Times SAYS: Min
neapois parties have paid $4,000 to close
the deal for the purchase of the Colum bia
mine on Cracker Creek, Baker County.
The balance of the $75, 600 will be paid in a
short time.
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