The San Francisco call., 1897-03-07
MINING MISCELLANY.


American Flat seems likely to be drained at
last, and if so, partial revival OF the pros
perity Of the Comstock region will follow.
American Flat is an eleva ed basin close to
the Comstock group of mines. and contains
extensive veins of good ore which were partly
developed years ago. Water appeared SO
abundantly at comparatively slight depth that
work was abandoned on all the properties
which have been idle ever since. Pumps were
inadequate to overcome the flow, and the de-
yelopment of the Iodes was seen to be impos-
sible without deep-tunnel drainage. Such a
tunnel has long been Comstock dream.
The cheapest plan is to connect with the
Sutro Tunnel by tunnel from one of the Com
stock mines, and to bore such tunnel 1000
feet in length from the Alta mine, company
has been formed ct Virginia City with a capi-
tai stock of $1O,OOO.0OO. The directors are to
be: H. NJ Yerrington, W. E. Sharon, ]. W.
Eckley, II. NJ. Gorham, E. D. Boyle, Albert
Lackey and J. R. Ryan.
The Thistle Shaft mine In Plumes County is
to be pumped out at large expense and mile
drainage tunnel is talked of.
A great amount OF mining machinery and
supplies is stored at various mountain points
waiting for the roads to become passable.
The Taylor diggings hydraulic mine of
Plumas County is 10 be put into operation with
twenty-five men as soon as the water season
opens.
A ledge of gold ore fifty feet wide has been
located in Muletown Mountain, Shasta County,
and he's been traced for over mile.
The Rappahannock mine, Tuolumne County,
is to have a ffteen-stamp mill.
The Accident mine at Big Oak Flat, Tuo
lumne County, has been bonded for $4,000.
A French company, which has bought the
idle Punch bowl gravel mine in Table Mount
ain, Tuolumne County, will soon begin opera
tions.
Copper has been added to the discoveries of
the Randsburg district.
A marble quarry has been located in San
Bernardino County, twelve miles from Victor.
The Pittsburg mine. in Nevada County, viii
soon resume operations on an extensive scale.
C. ]. Bandman has sold his interest to Nj
Epstein, one of the original owners, who will
pay all claims ana employ large force of
men.
The Hidden Treasure mine, in Placer
County, will soon have 75-horsepower cleo
tric-power plant, and the scale of operations
generally will be increased.
At the Red Point gravel mine, in Placer
County, the m ain tunnel is in 10000 feet, and
sixty men are employed.
Directions for sampling auriferous lode mat
ter and q simple working test for determining
the quantity of gold mechanically combined
in 1t.
Garlock. in the Randsburg district, has tele-
graphic communication, mail twice q day
and deleven stages each way daily. 1t is again
reported that Southern Pacific surveyors are
in the field pioneering for branch road into
the district The town has about 800 people,
four stamp mills ard one cyanide plant
The Ford mine is almost the first effort at
deep mining around San Andreas, Calaveras
County The mine was operated for some time
by the Ford brothers but later corporation
was effected, mum Der of the leading citizens
of San Andreas and their friends taxing a
portion of the stock. and they have kept q
force of men employed under the Ford broth
ers. The shalt is now down 400 feet. The
company intends to continue the shaft on to
the 1OO0-foot mark. mill test OF 1000 tons
is to be made as soon as mill can be secured
for the purpose in the neighborhood.
At the Kennedy they are sinking the south
shaft from the 1850 level, and will probably
go down to the 220O level before stopping.
The are working the levels from the 2IoO level
in the north shaft, taking out ore enough to
keep the 40-stamp mill running night and
day.
The Bonanza on Grizzly Gulch, Siskiyou
County, will be opened up this spring. some
very rich ore having been discovered last
winter.
The men who have a bond on the Allen
mine in Quartz Valley. Siskiyou County, are
meeting with success On the $50 level they
drifteG north and found a good 4-foot ledge
that prospects we'll. Compressed air is used
for drilling and also for running the hoist
The quartz is crushed in a 10stamp mill
The Opera mine in the Back Hawk mining
district, San Bernardino County, has been
sold by o. G. Leach TO R. F. Harrison and
Llewellyn brothers of Los Angeles.
linn a,,,;, 70 Cor yoo
started up again. There isa 10-stamp mill on
the property and at depth of 400 feet the
ledge is from three to six feet wide.
The Gladstone property, Shasta County. is
to be explored with diamond drill.
The LIE Roi mine, British Columbia, hes
shipped 100 tons of ore daily on an average
this year.
The Kootenay country, British Columbia
has produced this year. up to February 90,
81, ,296, ,SOO of which $632 906 is the value of
the product OF smelters shipped and 1868, S94
is the value OF ore exported.