The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04
definitions of the terms used by mining
men for the benefit of the "tenderfoot':


Ore-Sometimes spelled oar; something a
rich syndicate will stick in when poor man
is about 10 patent good claim.
Lode-More properly. spelled load; some
thing prospector carries around town with
him when he sells out hole for a thousand
dollars, more or less.
Vein or Vain-The hope of the tenderfoot
when he goes around breaking up building
stone and looking for $50 pieces on the inside.
Whim-The peculiar inclination sometimes
ielt by miner TO rest when the foreman is
somewhere else.
Windlass-The condition of man after fall
ing down a fifty-foot shaft.
Contact-A contact is a touch, and q touch is
what the tendertoot makes on the home folks
when he learns that mining means work.
Air drill-The homeward journey of the
busted tenderfoot on menu composed chiefly
of atmosphere.
Lead-Something each miner wants when
the whistle blows to quit work.
true issure-The mining-broker who lives
Country rock, or old country rock-The
shamrock.
The Mariposa Miner says the custom
mill at Groveland owned by E. James has
been compelled to shut down on account
of water. Does it not mean for want of
water?
Recently W. A. NeviIls, one of the
owners of the famous Rawhide mine, in
Tuolumne County, took down in a buggy
$751; 900 in bullion, the result of a three
weeks run. Later he took down the same
way 500, 900. Nevills is accompanied on
these trips by a shotgun messenger.
The new 60-stamp mill at the Alaska
Mexican mine, on Douglas Island, is
the bullion product. The 30-stamp mill
of the Juneau Milling Company of Alaska
is giving good results.
The mill at the Nebraska mine on Cherry
Creek, Siskiyou County, commenced
crushing $50 ore lately. The company is
oil 1fn hot 10 H., -io
gravel in the bed of the creek and is en-
ploying about thirty-fve men.
The business men of Perris, Riverside
County, are talking of putting in stamp
mill TO do custom work for the different
mines around that locality. Much interest
is manifested. There are numerous claims
around Perris, and it is said that mill
would be well patronized.
a. new enterprise will soon be inaugu-
rated in Shasta County. o. E. Clark, rep
resenting the General Electric Company of
San Francisco, arrived in Redding re-
Gently and Immediately drove to the old
Calumet mill, in Old Diggings, where he
will make arrangements for the construc-
ton of a large electric plant, capable of
generating 300 horsepower, at the old mill,
and will be operated by the Spring Greek
water power belonging to that property.
The Omaha Mining Company has pur-
chased the property of the Homeward
Bound Mining Company, which consists
of the Homeward Bound, Wisconsin, lii
nois and two other locations. This news
is glorious to all of Nevada County, for it
means the opening up OF valuable ground
long since idle, ana the employment of
many more miners in this district.
The quartz miners in every part of Siski
you County have done better this year
than usual and a number of new and
promising lodges have been discovered.
hn Itrvrx ,i,,s,,
has always been the expense of getting
the ore to mill for crushing, but a num-
Der of small mills have been erected dur
ing the past year, which have been the
means of opening up several good paying
Lodges.
Very few mines have changed hands in
Southern California for the reason that
fabulous prices are being asked before any
thing is done to show up the property.
Two good sales have been made and this
has aroused the miners to the necessity of
showing up the ledge.