The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10


of a million dollars year.
An interesting case has just been decided
by the Suprem} Court of New Mexico of con-
siderable Importance as regards those who
CRU bstake mining prospectors Henry Lock
hart OF Albuquerque had grubstaked the orig
inaI locators of the Washington mine at Co.
hiti, which property, when it became valu-
able, became the subject of litigation between
Lockhart and the locators whom he had
grubstaked. 1t has been in the courts for
several years, the result finally being in
favor OF Lockhart.
Reports reaching the Mint Bureau from
time to time warrant the estimate that the
worlds production of gold for 1897 will be
be tween $235 600, 600 and S24O, ,OOO, 900, an
increase of more than $50, 100000 over the
product of 1896. The United States will
probably lead all other producing countries
with total of SOC, 900, 600. South Africa and
Australasia will be close competitors for sec
ond place, with total production exceeding
$50 600, coo each.
The Jupiter mine, Dogtown, Calaveras
County, which has become famous through
the mysterious appearance of its manager,
W. keeler. has put several hundred miners
and Cinnamon TO work constructing a ditch
and reservoir, with a view of operating this
coming winter.
Owing TO a disagreement among the owners,
the old Soulsby mine of Tuolumne will remain
closed down definitely. A mum ber of propose
Klondikers have taken their outfits to Gala
veraS 10 prospect there until spring.
AT Randsburg the Butte Wedge is down
about 400 feet, the Little Butte $50 feet, with
reported good prospects in each; the ST. Elmo
is down 200 feet, with double combination
shalt and fine hosting works; the King Solo
mon is down 240 feet Other mines vary in
depth from so to 100 feet, and some claims, on
which as yet mere prospect work has been
done, have reached depth of over 100 feet
each.
There is considerable stir in Mariposa min
ing circles lately and a large number of prop
critics are under consideration. A numb of
well-known experts have been looking over
Coulterville properties lately. including
Arthur Pearce of London, J. ?. Mitchell OF
Colorado. X. 6. Brown of Bodie aud Messrs.
Wilise, Newhouse and Ewing Of San Fran
SEQ.
The negotiations between the syndicate rep
resented by Thomas Mein and the owners Of
the Nevada City mine are said by Mr.. Mein S
San Francisco representative to have been de-
cIared eff The owners would not accept the
terms upon which the syndicate were willing
TO proceed with the development of the prop
erty, the terms of payment and the price
offered both being unsatisfa ctory.
Parties have just finished boat at the Reid
Jerry, shasta County, for the purpose OF con-
ducting exper mental mining operations at
the bottom of the Sacramento River, between
the ferry and Midd e Creek. a cylinder or
caisson OF iron will be sunk vertically in the
river and the water inside pumped out. A
miner will then descend ladder placed inside
the cylinder and the gravel will be hoisted
and led for the gold contents.
Great activity is being displayed in quartz
mining in the Humbug District. Siskiy you
County, and some of the ledges in that Sec
ton TO be developed on an extensive scale.
Many of these ledges would justify the ere c.
ZION of a mill on tnem as it has been satisfac-
torily proven of late that ledges run down TO
a great depth. Quar'z mines have not been
extensively deveIop-d in this county in the
past, most of the mining having been con-
fined TO hydraulic placer m lining on the
rivers.
Scarcely an echo of the Coffee Creek boom"
is heard now, says correspondent. If it is
spoken of at all it is with smile. The rumors
that have foated about during the past week
have been preposterous were the re-
ported strikes that followed so thick and so
fast when the San Francisco "stsff correspond
ents" got up to the headwaters of Coffee Creek.
Coffee Creek has long since given up its hun
dreds of pros pee tors; but it received treme nd
Gus advertising for while.
Two hundred locations were filed with the
County K. corder at Weaverville as q result.
Graves brothers were made famous and COM
paratively rich. Like gOod fellows that they
are. they havr gone back TO their hum BILE
homes not puffed up With pride, out digging
away good prospect just as thousands OF
other miners are doing in California to-day.