The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-05-07
MINING INTERESTS.
The Outlook for Northern CaIifor.
mia Promising.
oUTOUT OF THE UTICA MINE.
Big Contract In Canada-Sale Of the
Abbott Mine In colusa-New Ineor-
porations Notes OF Interest.

The richest find lately made was
that Of a man named Foster, who
stumbled across a ledge near the Rose
mine that runs $4,000 to the ton.
There is considerable activity in
mining in the vicinity of Victor, San
Bernardino county. 1t is reported
that new discoveries are constantly
being made, while the hills are being
profpected as never before.
The Golden Cross mine at Hedges,
San Diego county. which was shut
down by poor business management, is
running again at full blast. The mill
is cruising 800 tons of ore q day: the
camp has every appearance of prosper.
ity.
The manager of the Atlanta Consol-
idated mines. situated in Henley,
Idaho, says the Company will
expend 5000, 900 this year in improv-
ing the property. 1t is their intention
to put 40 or go more stamps in the
mill which already has 30 stamps.
The famous old keystone mine of
Amador county, is coming to the front
again. Recently the output of the
Keystone has been better than for
many years. They are catching up
with their old Indebtedness and intend
soon to prospect the 400 foot level.
The Pioneer quartz mine in Placer
county, which was purchased last fall
by a Boston company, is increasing
its output. Last month it yielded
over $4,000. and the company is so
pleased it has ordered the crushing
capacity increased by forty more
stamps.
1t is reported that the gold hunters
on the Colorado river, above Temple
Bar, are making from four to five dol
lars day sluicing and that others are
making good wages with dry washers.
Experts believe tn at the Colorado river
country is destined to be the scene Of
large hydraulic mines.
The Virginia City Enterprise says
the Utica mine in CalaveIas county
turns out five times more gold than the
Robinson, which is the most noted of
the African mines. The Utica EN-.
ploys 700 white men at $3.50 to $3
per day, while the Robinson has $500
Kaffirs at 80 cents per day each.
All the mining property in the vicin-
ity of Oak Bar, Siskiyou county is
looking fiHe this spring, and the people
in that vicinity are looking forward to
quite boom this summer. Some of
the best quartz lodges in the county
have been found down that way, and
the placer diggings are also very rich.
The Dannebrogue mine of Nevada
county is erecting ten stamp mill
with a capacity for 20 stamps. The
flag is being developed by sinking. It
is expected that the Pennsylvania and
Jefferson properties will be re.opened
in a few weeks under the management
of those interested in the DANES.
brogue.
The Tendron mine. at Whitlock's,
Mariposa county, is running steadily.
The working expense Of this mine is
about $4,000 per month. A two-com-
partment shaft is being sunk, the 500
foot level having just been reached.
The general manager, has just made a
tour of inspection of the property and
J is we'll pleased with the outlook.
1t is said that J. J. Lawrence Of
Oakland and a company of capitalists
will open and work the Harrison mine
on Coquette creek, Plumas county.
this season. This mine was sold last
week and its back taxes settled. The
property consists of the Real. FL Capt.
tan and Allen q. Thurman quartz
lodges, ten stamp mill, ditch and
other accessories.
The hydraulic miners in the vicinity
Of Orc Elmo, Siskiyou county, antici-
pate fully as long run this season as
last. Although the fall of snow in the
high mountains has not been as heavy
as usual, still the cold weather we
have had has served to keep the snow
from melting too rapidly. Durins
the last storm considerable new snow
fell on the mountains, which is also
Of great benefit. All the hydraulic
mines are in full blast.
1t is said that the Redstone quartz
mine at Blue Canyon has been sold to a
Philadelphia company. The mine
has had q five stamp mill working
on it for the past seven years and
has proved itself a good paying prop
erty. The company will add five
stamps Immediately to the mill already
up and contemplate putting in twenty
stamps at point 1900 feet lower
down on the river. Concentration
will be put in also two to each five
stamps. The Redstone mine is sit
uated near Blue Canyon, Placer
, county.
II THE Hedriok's Cement Placer mine.
at Yankee Camp, Calaveras county,
, has bonded. This property is one of
the largest gravel mines in Calsveras
county, and has been worked success
, fully for fully forty years. The chan.
mel is over 800 feet long. and has paid
we'll for width of $50 feet, the ex-
tent 1t has been worked in that direc-
, tion. in depth the gravel has been
worked twelve to eighteen feet; bed
rock is not reached for 1876 feet. The
, proprety has been bonded for period
of two years. and the purchase price
, is said TO be $25, 1000. ~
, The LIE Roi Mining and Smelling
} Company, Of Spokane, has closed con-
tract for the largest compressor plant
ever built in the dominion of Canada.
The specifications call for one COM
pressor with compound Corliss engines.