The record-union., 1897-07-15

school building with two teachers en-
ployed, and some very tasty residences.
The town has derived it's support from
the lumber business of the Towle
brothers.
MINING
Through the hills surrounding Gold
Run, Dutch Flat, Alta, and as far up
as Blue Canyon, run numerous ancient
river channels, which, when hydraulic
aining was permitted, sent forth
steady stream of bullion. The mines
were as rich as any and more extensive
than in most gravel mining sections.
Citizens are anxiously awaiting the
initial work for the construction of a
dam to restrain debris by the United
States Commission. Many believe, how
ever, that only the hydraulic mines most
favorably located will ever be worked
again, no matter what the conditions
They argue that it will be too expensive
to refit the mines, rebuild bitches and
reservoirs and purchase new pipe and
monitors. But all concede if only few
are set at work it will bring back a
greater degree of prosperity to the coun-
try.
Owners of two extensive gravel claims
near Alta and Dutch Flat having tired
Of waiting for the hydraulic process to
be reinstated, have commenced to de-
ve,op drift mines. One of the claims is
called the
RARTLEY CONSOLIDATED MINE.
1t is situated three-quarters of mine
east of Dutch Flat. The company own
40 acres on the. course Of the chan
mel. Some of the ground was worked by
hydraulicking and was rich. A tunnel
was commenced last September. 1t has
| Eeen extended 900 feet It's dimensions
are 8x9 feet. Two cross-cuts have been
run, one north across the channel 30
feet, and one northeast 140 feet, and still
another 12J feet Two shafts for ven
tilation have been raised forty feet and
seventy feet, respectively. The tunnel
has not reached bedrock yet, but will
IS it is completed up stream. The gravel
is coarse and blue in color though not
cemented. 1t prospects well in all
! places. Developments prove that the
channel is ZOO feet in width. The ma
terial extracted while running the tun-
nels and cross-cuts, without breasting
! out, has paid tWo-thirds of the work of
development. The gravel when worked
will be from six to twenty feet in hight.
1t is free washing material. There is
abundance of timber on the ground for
inside work. 1t is going to prove a val
liable and productive mine.
THE ALTA GOLD MINING COMPANY
This claim runs under and beyond the
town of Alta. 1t includes one mile of
surface ground. 1t was many years ago
worked by means of a perpendicular
shaft by a Virginia City company, but
when the present owners got possession
they started tunnel from Canyon Greek,
about a quarter of mile south of town,
and have extended it under the hill over
4 600 feet Two distinct white gravel
channels have been crossed, and now
the tunnel has penetrated a blue gravel
channel which is considerably deeper
than the white channels. The gravel in
all three channels prospects well-that
III the blue channel yielding from 40
cents to 50 go per car.
The work 50 far done is only eXplOra-
tory, the intention being when the
ground is we'll opened to raise a shaft
to the surface from the face to hoist
the gravel, using the tunnel for drainage
purposes, and possibly to work the
white channels through.
M. A. J. Doolittle is the efficient Man
ager and Superintendent. He has the
mine minutely surveyed and completely
r0apped. The developments are all sat
isfactory to the company, and anothes
gOOd-DaVing mine will soon be added to
the Placer County list.