The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

| figuring en- putting up a 40-stamp mill, Win
concentrators, at Barstow, and that 1t is pro-
posed to give cheap rate for ores, SO tnat II
will be possible to haul and mill the ores al 8
price no: to exceed 81 per ton.
A new amalgam has been discovered which
is said 20 be wonderful substitute tor golo.
1t consists of 90 parts of copper to parts OF
antimony. The copper is melted aud the anti
mony is added, togethe with little magne-
sium and carbon ate of lime to increase the
density. The product can be drawn, wrought
and soldeTed like the precious tai, TO which
it bears striking resem b, auce when polished
the cost of manufacture is about % cents a
pound
The Pioneer in Placer County has made
survey for new tunnel On the 1500-foot level
| The foundation Tor the twenty additional
stamps S been ordered, and it is. is.expected
chlorinaiiOn plant will be erected
The Sell mine, Tuolumne County, has been
bonded to the Tuolumne County Mining and
Development Company. a Fresno organization,
and active Work will De shorty commenced,
as well as the erection of q f e 1O-stamp mill
The Yreka Journal in speaking of the bright
prospects of Sskiyou County for next year
says: "In the Salmon RIVER section several
new mines are to be opened up on an exten-
sive scale with new quartz mills under con-
st.uction for operation during the coming
spring and summer. A number of these mines
will employ as high as fifty and sixty hands,
while numerous smaller mines will also help
afford EN- pioyment for several hundred new
comecS, many OF whom viii bring families
Most of the placer mines in Siskivou are
now start ng up as the late storms have fur
nished plenty OF water. The largest mines
will probably be started up in January.
Along the Klamath River most of the mines
expect TO be soon compelled to suspend Work
as the recent storms raised the river several
l hao, hah
cause their wheels to be carried away unless
they pull out Some of the miners will take
chances and let the machinery go II not able
to IL. These mines have had a long sea-
son and most of them have paid we'll.
The res; Grafton OF the water supply in the
fumes of the Tuolumne County Water Com
pany was tne event of the week to the
mining interests OF Tuo umne County. Last
year tie company's storage dams in the
mountains were washed out and during the
past three months there has been but the nat
ural supply of the streams. For this reason
many mines and mills have been closed down
for two or three months. The dams have
been reconstructed the recent rains have
given water supply and water was turned
iuto the fumes again on Wednesday. 1t is es-
timated that a shortage of water for power
purposes II is fall w II lessen the N other lode
prod uction So OOO. 900.
The Altoona quicksilver mine at Cinnabar
will soon be in tul operation after long idle
ness and long and expensive labor in
pumping at the mine. The or>-drying plant
il in operation and the retorts will be going
in few days.
Perris correspondent of the Riverside
Press says that party of Eastern capitalists
are coming 10 inspect the Jumbo and neigh
boring properties in that district. The Jumbo
had three veins, which. it is believed, unite
at q depth of about $50 feet, where there is
supposed 10 be an interesting auriferous
phenomenon. The GaviIan mill will be in
operation by Christmas.
There is on foot in London a scheme. faith
cred by the Imperial Ins titute, TO hold a great
mining exposition in 1899, at the closs of The
century. Two delegates are visiting the
British colonies TO see what support would be
apt TO be given to the plan there.
The CelaveTas Prospect says that the Noun
tain King owned by Won Bile Bros, Big Seven,
owned by w. J. Lewis, and Homestead, owned
by McCarty & Womble, near Copperopolis.
Nine. Felix mining district, have been bonded
10 a Chicago company.
1t is estimated that he La Grange Hydraulic
Mining Company people have spent, or Will
have spent when the work is completed
| 81, 900, 900 In development work and i'm
prOvemen IS their great properties in Trim
ity County. The newer work. such as the
| f1ume, siphOn line, tunnel, etc has cost in
the neighborhood of 100000 The COM
pany's 1ume Is eleven miles in length, re-
quiring 3 000, 900 feet of lumber for the con-
structiOn.
| The United States Marble Company has Or