The record-union., 1897-03-10

raise is now being made on the foot
wall of this formation to thoroughly
prospect it.
The Golden Queen, an adjoining mine,
has been leased by the Stow Company,
| from which the rock now being worked
| is extracted, while the development
work in the lower tunnel is being made.
| The whole works, including the man
ayers residence, is lighted by electrici-
ty
And, speaking of the residence, it Is
proper to say that it is one of the
finest. if not the finest, house in Butte
| County, in size architecture and fin
ish. 1t is a modern house with all mod
ern Improvements, and would be no
ticeable in any city.
The mine is an incorporated company
and is owned by five of the children Of
the late Mr.. Stow, and is under the
superintendence of Harry P. Stow, to
whose close attention, efficiency and
skill it has been brought to a paying
basis. There are 40 men employed.
Forbestown Mining District is really
four miles wide. This width of territory
is ribbed with large lodges of low grade
ore, most of which have been prospect
ed on the surface only. Only a little
scratching has been done here and
there and that is about the extent OF
the work done. The Gold Bank mine
is the only one that has been proven
! good and that has been accomplished
| only by systematic development.
1t is the belief of competent judges
that there are many more ledges in the
district that will prove just as valua BILE
by the expenditure of capital in devel-
opment
Water for power is plentiful at 10
cents a miners inch for twenty-four
hours; wood is worth only 50 10 per
cord, and timber logging and lumber
in proportion. 1t is convenient to rail-
roads; the climate is healthy, and the
water pure as mountain water ever
gets.
Three miles west of Forbestown, on
the South Fork of the Feather, j.
Chamberlain is superintendent of a
mine called the New Oregon, for a San
| Francisco company, and is meeting
with very flattering prospects. The
| ledge is twelve feet wide.
On the hill above forbestown is
located a mine called the Burlington
Consolidated, owned by Ralston & Co.
of San Francisco. A drain tunnel has
been pushed ahead for some distance
on the vein, and at the face the ledge is
ten or twelve feet in width.
| Work was suspended during the
rough weather, but will soon be resunl-
! ed.
The Missouri ledge, which is located
about mile north of town, has been
| bonded by Texas company, and is be-
ing prospected under the superinten-
dency of Mr.. Stow of the Gold Bank
A crosscut was started to tap the ledge
a couple of years ago 1t was run in
about ninety feet, but did not reach the
rarily. When Mr.. Stow took charge of
| the property some six months ago, he
| continued the tunnel and tapped the
ledge, upon which he had drifted both
ways. Yesterday l visited the mine and
found some finely sulphuretted rock
coming out. The rock was to-day as
sayed, which showed it to contain S7S
in gold and fourteen ounces in silver per
| ton. The ledge at the point where the
rock came from varies from four to six
feet in width.
The Carlisle mine is located some two
and a half miles northeast of town, on
the South Fork of the Feather. The
centage Of high-grade sulphurets It
has a five-stamp mill. In the same claim
there are two other large veins, yielding