The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
NEWS OF THE MINES.

that institution IS promise that he VIII be
new and valuable force III the mining devel-
opment of the State, and that Stanford Uni
versity Will make important ontributions to
that development. 1t also promises more in
telligent and carefully trained men ifor the
field OF mining this coast.
Notes From the Field.
Another large investment of English capt.
tai in California mines is that of $500, 900
which an English syndicate has paid for the
Royal mine in Calaveras County. This mine
is near Cope ropohs, and has bee sold by the
Royal Cons olidated Mining Company for
$50 900 down and the balance in three in
stallments.
One of the big development operations of
the State is that of the Gold Bank mine at
Forbes town, Butte County, where the compile
ton of the largest upraise on record has been
celebrated by joliifcatioa. Work on tun-
mel 1900 feet in length to tap the main ledge
of the mine at much lower depth than that
reached In the mine begun in August,
1894, and has proceeded night and day ever
since. An upraIse to Connect with the main
shaft was begun 1900 feet from the mouth of
the tunnel and this upraise, 1850 feet long,
has just been mpleted. AT the public jolli-
tication silver service was presented to h.
2. Stow, the superintendent of the mine.
This rich property is the biggest quartz mine
in Butte County. 1t consists of four patented
claims and the vein averages twelve feet.
There is 4O-stamp mill and q chorination
plant The mill is to be ed to 100
stamps and 10000 feet of lumber are now
lying st the mine.
The Delhi quartz mine near Nevada City is
to be reopened and extensively developed
after lying idle for mum Der of years. The
ST. Gothard Mining Com pany, mainly COM
posed of San Francisco men, who own the
Champion mine, has just secured the Delhi
aIa
the old ST. Golhard, which was abandoned
four years ago. Both mines will be worked
through the reopened tunnels of the Delhi
and it is reported that 25-stamp mill is to be
erected.
The payroll of the Mountain Copper Com
pany at Keswick, Shasta County, is now $780,
600 month.
The Kramer and Randsburg Railroad, which
will do so much for Randsburg and that whole
desert region, is about to be opened for traffic
to johannesburg.
A good strike in a nine-foot ledge at depth
of $50 feet is reported from the Warrington
mine at Havilah, Kern County.
The Rawhide shaft is now down 1900 feet.
The reputation of the mine is that of large
ore body OF average ore with frequent bonan-
that bring the mines output well up The
mine has a forty-stamp mill and chlorination
plant of ten-tons capacity day. The COM
pany has Quilt ditch, put up its poles, wired
them and expects TO soon nave It's own electric
power plant of 1000 horse power from their
elect trio plant the north fork of the Tu-
olumne. The power will be carried twelve
and half miles.
The Sierra Railway Company has announced
a special rate on ores, concentr ates and sui
phurets from Chinese and jamestown to San
Francisco or the Selby works, OF 81 20 per ton
of 1000 pounds in carload lots OF ID 900
pounds, where the value is not over 800 per
ton. For ores, concentrates and sulphurets,
valued at over 500, but not more than $500
per ton. the rate is 50 "a per ton betweeu the
points named.
Bottini Bros, who own the property two
miles east of Sonora called the Potato Ranch
have developed q ledge which the Sonora
Democrat thinks viii prove one of the biggest
bullion producers in Tuolumne County. A
shaft has been driven 100 feet, the ledge in
The bottom being seven feet OF weIl-defned
quartz, spangled with god The vein shows
ore that Will mill up in the thousands.
The shaft of the Dead Horse mine, Tuolumne
County, will be sunk for 20O0 feet 1. is now
down 1450 feet, where the ore is richer than
ever in the history of the mine. At the pres
ent time the ore bodies are eight feet wide on
one wall and six feet on the other, with cas-
ing between. Between the 700 and 9O0-foot
levels larger ore reserves are still standing
that have been left to work out from below
).
The 2O-stamp mill is running steadily.
Ten years ago Tuolumne was called pocket
county, and the capitalists would have none
of her mines To-day these same capitalists
are Offering for single properties what then
would have secured all of the mines in the
county, and surprised to find their offers
declined with thanks by the same owners.
From timber line to the plaius from the
Mariposa TO the Calaveras side, the mines are
all no Distr
down news of old mines reopened and found
richer than ever. The granite belt proves
richer with depth, and the ore bodies not only
live but widen out as the shafts go down on
them. Along the mother 10 lie there is an al
most un broken string of mines that vie with
each other in the size and value of their ore
bodies. The county whole feels the i'm
pulse given to every branch OF industry, aud
the towns grow apace.-Mining and Scientific
Press
The old Menareka mine, near Camp Flores
Calaveras County, is being lreopened by Ne
vada company.
large amount of piping is being placed ct
the Page-Cutting gravel mine, near FL Dorado
Calayeras County. In Il few weeks 500 inches
of water at a head of 14O feet will De turned
on the bank.
A recent crushing of ore at the Wisconsin
mine. Grass Va ley, yielded ST. to the ton.
The old Texas NINE Willow Valley, Nevada
County, as been a scene of much activity for
two months. new company is rapidly sink
ing new shalt with two shifts of men, and it
is down 100 feet The company has 12O acres
and four ledges.
Thanksgiving day was the fortieth anriver-
sary of the location of the famous old Morning
Star drift mine at Iowa Hill, Placer Couaty
and it was celebrated by a banquet to seventy
employees of the mine by the management
Jacob II. Neff and Edward Coleman OF the
company, the former OF whom has been also
| superintendent for twenty-five years. sent con-
gratulatory kilograms from San Francisco
This mine is still remarkable producer The
working tunnel is now in 1000 feet below the
! rich old channeI. The monthly payroll is
$4,000.
! a pipeline $500 feet long has been COM
| pleted al the PA9HiX mine, Nevada County.
| According to the Quincy Independent, Angus
Cameron, after spending Ten years In develop
| ing drift mine in Plumas County, in which
| he had faith, is now taking out an ounce day
| for each man employed.
! A compound duplex pump with q capacity
OF 600 gallons per minute and run by COM
| pressed air, has arrived at the Gold Hill mine.
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