The San Francisco call., 1896-09-25

extensive gold mines have been opened in
the Grass Valley district according to the
! Grass Valley Tidings. Each has good
record in the past as gold producer, and
each was originally closed down on ac-
count OF immaterial complications which
were not a result of failure in the respect
! i've properties. The Rocky Bar and Mas
sachusetts Hill, one of the reopened mines,
has an air-com pressor plant that is ceIe-
brated the world over, and also has mag
nihcent hosting and pumping works.
The shaft is down something over $50 feet.
The original gold shoot in this ground
has yielded owe: s., 900, COO.
The Allison Ranch mine, which is now
putting in an expensive plant upon the
most modern ideas of construction, was
formerly one OF the best producers in the
State. 1t had yielded 81, 120, 33S before be-
ing closed down. Its shaft was sunk to a
depth of only 700 feet.
The Gold Hull mine, whose pumps are
now in operation, and which has a mag
niticent plant run by electric power, pro-
dCced between So, 000, 600 and 81, ,000, 900 and
it has never been worked beyond 500 feet.
The Bullion Consolidated is now down
about 500 feet. 1t has in the past pro-
duced $395, ,S25. 1t is unquestionably an
extensive and valuable property.
The Crown Point has lain idle for years,
but has just been started by French
company, who have already struck into
valuable ore deposits. Work is going on
between the 400 and 500 levels. The mine
| has produced $134,000.
Add TO the above the Brunswick, which
has been put under more active manage
ment than formerly, and which has
already met with the greatest encourage
ment by the opening of good ore body.
Also the purchase of new ground by the
Omaha, which it Is intended to develop
under the management of one of our most t
competent superintendents-all these de-
velopments and reopenings are matters of
great encouragement in Grass Valley and
betoken better times.
But with all these encouraging outlooks
! this should not be considered favorable
camp for outside miners to come
to. There is abundant labor at hand
to do all the work needful and the
filling in months on tribute, or who
have been out of employment much
of the time, will be given the preference
when more help is wanted. We need
more capital to open up other good prop
critics or to develop hattering prospects
rather than miners or unskilled laborers.
The ledge recently encountered in the
1850 level of the Argonaut mine in Gala
veras County is from twelve to thirteen
feet wide and rated at from So to $40 per
ton.
The Potalazula Mining Company has
been organized at Sutter Greek by Senator
VOORHEES,. T. It. Lane, ]. Nicholas, E. S.
Barney and William McGee. This COM
pahy will operate the Mechanics mine in
a scientific manner.
The Lewis gravel mine at Vallecito has
been sold for the sum of $4,000. This mine
bears an excellent reputation IN mining
circles and viii be operated as soon as the
season for hydraulic mining opens.
Captain Jack has taken bond on a rich
quartz mine near the mouth OF Van Duzen
Cany San Bernardino County. He has
ordered 100000 feet of lumber and will at
once proceed to erect five-stamp mill and
numbe OF cottages for workingmen to
occupy. He expects to have all this work
finished before winter sets in.
The Garrett mine just below the mouth
OF Scott River is getting along nicely,
although they have not got down to pay
gravel yet. The new pump which they
put in recently works very satisfactorily.
The owners of the mine are confident that
1t will be paying proposition.
Most of the hydraulic mines along Klam-
ath River have been closed down, as their
supply of water has given out.
The DstIehorst and Barton Dredging
Company is now working at Buckeye Bar,
Siskiyou County. They have not struck
pay gravel yet but have great hopes of
doing so where they are now working.
The reports regarding their making so
much had no foundation. The machinery
all works splendidly, and If they can find
pay gravel they will handle it easily.