The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

the opening of bureau OF mining informa-
tion, etc, in San Francisco and taking an
active and leading part in anythi ri that II ay
boom the industry are the general aims. Hav-
ing less active and practical advertising than
any gold mining country in the wor d, there is
abundant room for such effort i'll this
State. The whole world knows of California
as q gold field, but there is widespread i'm
preston that it is about played out far as
being an inviting field for new enterprise is
concered, and what is heard about California
mining elsewhere rather "leaks' out, ins tead
OF being shouted forth.
The wonderful new mining activity in this
State is not being proclaimed by any agency
at all interested in doing it. In Colorado,
British Columbia and elsewhere the shouting
is kept up by railroads government agencies,
CORES pondents, ETC., from nome to London.
San Francisco is the place to do this work
for California, and the men OF the San Fran
cisco Miners Association are the men to do it..
There will be no conflict with the California
Miners Association In its work which m ainly
concerns legislation but only more active
support from the city which has provided its
chief support in the past.
The way in which the association has ia ken
hold of the proposition to hold great semi
centennial cele braton OF the discovery OF gold
in California on January % next is an evil
dence of the spirit in the new administration
OF the local association. This enterprise will
appealas strongly to the sentimental in nterest
OF the Stale as any celebration that the cIlen-
dar could suggest, sud will unquestionably
be great and memo raole one.
The celebration will have its practical side
too, for it will be big advertisement for Cali
fornia gold mining as it fourishes how, call
ing wide attention to its extent and activity,
to Inc boundless gold resources undevelope
and TO the opportunities which gold. m ming
offers. There will be q general review of the
| history and progress of mining in California,
in which It's lite and greatness will be very
evident.
George L. Carr, the well-kEown mining nun
OF Carrville, Trinity County, is in the city
with The opinion that the late Coffee Creek
boom, to which he was a neighbor is now
| showing the natural result of ali such
"rushes," where there is any basis at all for
an excitement. There are valuable claims
throughout that whole region along the Trim
ity and some valuable mines already devel-
| oped to the point of profitable working.
The vast ma jority of the rushers have de-
| parted dlsgusted, but quite a number of ex-
| perienced sens BILE prospectors, who do not
| expect TO do much in less than a few months
or year OF work, are industriously scattered
| about. Many are build ns cabins for winter.
and with little grub-stake in this prospect
| or's paradise, as far game goes, they Will
work ahead and help bring about the real de-
| velopment OF q promising but little pros
| pected country.
"Graves Bros are doing some work on their
| pocket mine and took out a few hundred re-
Gently" says Mr. Carr. "P A. Wagner of Oak
land is erecting sawmill at his mines, few
miles up Coffee Greek, and will build d ten
stamp mill nextyear. Idon' I hear much from
Burgess aud Murphy whose strike up on Hick-
orv Creek made such q sea sation, but believe
they are tunneling away. II. Z. Osborne, who
bought claim on Hardscra bile Gulch, at the
head of Coffee Creek for $4,000. has gone 200
feet in the tunnel being driven to strike the
ledge, which is shown broken in side on the
surface. Various good claims are being de-
veloped in a small way, and some will un-
doubleday turn out to be valuable"
Mr. Carr recently bought other interests In
the Bowlders mine, at the head of the East
Fork of the Trinity five miles from the AL
toona quicksilver mines at Cinnabar and
twelve miles from Castella. This mine is ex-
citing great deal of interest in that region.
At the base of hill is a deposit of quartz
powders, some of immense size, which came
from a ledge several feet in thickness and
which yield specimens assaying very high in
free gold. These powders have been milled
in an arastra for years, and for years prospec-
tors have hunted for the ledge.
Mr.. Carr is now actively driving tunnal
600 feet in search of the ledge, and is now in
200 feet There are various theories as to
where the powders came from, and a few days
ago prospector discovered rich ledge SINH
lar in structure to the powders mile away