The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-07
THE MINING INDUSTRY
What they are Doing in the
Mines.
ALL BRANCHES ARE REPRESENTED.
Briefiets that Are of Interest to All
Classes-Sews from All Over
the Country.

1t is now reported that the California
Exploration Company is examining the
famous old Sheep Ranch mine in Gala
veras county with view to purchase.
1t is expected that the Merrimac
mine at Grass Valley will be reopened
ON large scale. 1t is equipped with
fine plant, capable of sinking to a
depth of / 800 feet.
Superintendent Thomas of the Gwin
mine says the new mill is working
smoothly and that they have no trouble
to take quartz enough out of the
drifts to keep the whole forty stamps
dropping without stopping.
! The quartz lodges around Scott Bar
have all closed down, and no work will
be done on them until next spring,
when the Mabel, Columbia, Gum Boot
and several others Will be opened up.
The owners of the Mabel mine expect
to take a large amount of ore out next
year, the building of their new mill
this year having interfered to great
extent with their work at the mine.
A few days ago, at the old Andrew
johnson mine, located near Chinese
Camp, rich strike was made. The
mine has not been worked for thirty
years. but recently the Morris Brothers,
the owners, made arrangements with
L. N. Russell to work it. He conf
menced cleaning out the old shaft and
among the first pieces of rock he picked
out of the bottom was one worth about
$50. Other rich specimens were
found, but not of so much value as the
first piece.
1t is stated on the authority of the
Sonora Democrat that the Norwegian
mine situated ON Jackass Hill, on the
east vein of the mother lode, has been
sold for $25, 900 spot cash. Mr.. John
Lawson and two sons were the owners
of the property. The purchaser is Mr..
r. B. Murdoch of the Bank of Com
merce. The Lawsons worked the
property for several years and are said
to have taken out $27, 900 during the
past year.
The Trinity Journal says that
twenty eight tons of ore from the
Poorman mine at East Fork were
milled at the Enterprise mill last week,
which turned out over nineteen ounces
of gold or nearly $12 a ton. This
mine has been lying idle for several
years and was considered low-grade
ledge, but $12 per ton is pretty good
for ledge of this size; at least, the
boys think SO, and are working away
again, in good spirits, getting out some
more of the same kind of ore.
The old Union mine, which has been
one of the gold pro ulcers of Gibson
VILE, Plumas county, from early in the
!, COS, bids fair to have new lease of
life. The Plumas Bulletin is informed
that during the past week Tim Judge
and his co.owners in the Union, Mrs
Lowell, G. G. Clough. Mrs. Mary A.
Miles and Alfred Schofield, who own
large extent of mining property ON the
q east of and adjoining the Union, have
let contract for running a tunnel
$ from a point in the Union near where
. Tim Judge took out last winter
4 chunk of gold weighing between seven
Q and eight pounds, to run in direc-
ton few points north of east.
s The placer mines in the Salmon river
e country will all be in operation soon,
/, and will no doubt have as good
t season as usual. There are several
S fine quartz lodges in that vicinity,
0 which should be in operation, and we
Q hope to see them at work before long.
: The Daggett mine at Black Bear is at
work, but the fine 20-stamp mill at the
r Gold Ball mine is still idle. 1t had
Q been reported several times that the
g differences over the Gold Ball were to
@ be settled, and that the mine was to
9 be started up, but as yet nothing has
S been done, and the property is still in
g charge of a keeper, with the books in
g the possession of M. j. Hale, the book
Q keeper sent out from Ohio by the East
e ern people represented in the mine.
IS California, within the past year has
;. made great progress in mining, not
9 alone from discoveries made but in the
8 manner Of operations owing to better
Q machinery and better facilities for
g deep mining and also controlling water,
J. says Mr.. Julian Sonntag of the Jalifor-
IS mia Miners Association, in the S. f.
Post. The output during 1895 has
been about $15, 900, 900 gold. and with
legislation favorable to this great in
n dustry venture to say that at the be-
/ ginning of the next century, California
\ will produce in precious metals from
!. $25, 100000 to $50, 900. There
never has been a calling that has
q suffered from adverse legislation with
It in the past twenty years in this State
# as that of mining. Fifteen years ago
\. the courts of the United States enjoined
!. hydraulic Mining and cut off without
IT. any redress an output of fully ten
10 million dollars annually. 1t is to be
II hoped that before the end of 1898 there
,r will be a cabinet officer, known as the
,. Secretary of Mines and Mining, for
# with practical miner at the head of
as this department. it would stimulate
O. and encourage this branch of one of
as our great industries. and the great diff
10 cluties which we now encounter
a through Indifference and lack of knowl-
~ edge, on the rart of the officers in
OF charge of the department, would be
overcome, and justice would be melted
out to the miner where now injustice
is of daily occurrence, and l sincerely
T. hope that the Senators and Representa-
u, tlves of Congress representing this
~ great State will not leave stone un-
X turned To accomnliSh This uraat naad