The San Francisco call., 1897-11-21
The Jubilee Fair Will
Proclaim the States
Mineral Greatness.
Chances at the New Lie Given
to Shasta and Fresno
Counties.

started at about the same time, January "a
next
so far the growth and prosperity OF the min
Ing industry in this State that have marked the
past two or three years have owed nothing to
any particular effort, public or private, 10
Doom the industry, call attention to its posi-
bilities at home or abroad, or to induce men
or capital to come this way, as has been SO lib
orally done in British Columbia, Colorado
Australia and elsewhere, where Government
agencies, railroads, newspapers, cham beFs of
commerce. ETC., have been persistently and
effectively proclaiming the extent, Ii e and
possibilities of the industry. Advertising is
never more effective than when applied to
mineral regon-a fact of which there is con-
slant evidence. The VIII ole world is seeking
gold, and men and money turn to regions
about which they easily form favorable i'm
pressions.
Callfornlais the most inviting and profitable
region in the world, and tn is is so evident that
men may easily be convinced of it. It's record
is so vast aad is Legitimate production and
prosperity al the present time great thai t
1t cannot suffer by being regarded as boom"
region out OF which the bottom may fall. A
great deal of Eastern and foreign capital is
now flowing into the State for investment n
mining, but the amount would be greatly in
creased by wider knowledge of the une-
The Klondike rush OF next spring is the
thing which has mainly impelled the mining
and business men to get up the mining expo
sition which is planned. All authorities agree
that the spring Klondike rush will be phe-
nomenal. Estimates of the mum ber OF people
who will soon be moving on Alaska range
from $4,000 to 100000 Especial efforts are
to be made in many ways to draw this travel
and the trade accompanying it to Saa Fran
cisco, as the point of outfitting and departure.
very large percentage of 1T Will De secured
and without doubt many thousands OF gold
seekers will stop in San Francisco next spring.
All will see the Golden Jubilee Fair, which
will contain great display OF Yukon mining
methods, outfits and all that may attract The
interest OF those bound for the Yukon.
But in connection with it Will be IN expo
sition of California mining methods, mining
greatness and resources, etc. This will teach
the Klondjkers something about California
mining, and it may teach many that the
chances in favor of themselves and their
money are the average far greater here
than OF the Yukon. Thousands will realize
the present mining attractions OF California
for the first time. Some will go no further.
No matter what riches the Yukon develops
it will be the old story of every gold rush the
world has seen-a few will get rich and the
mass will get failure and disappointment.
Many of these will decide 10 try California
gold. In many ways, direct and indirect, this
great advertisement would become effective.
But the effectiveness OF this advertisement
will depend on what 1T is. 1t is the inchoate
pl an OF the managers to make this California
display q great and varied one. There will
be great deal to catch the popular eye All
processes from pann1ng to milling will be
shown in operation. There may be some
no mi
winter Fair. There will be plenty of big
mining machinery and as large display OF
ores, etc, as it is possl bic to make.
The extent and worth of the California por-
ton of the exposition will depend largely on
the cooperation of the mining regions and
mining interests through out the Sta te and the
mining counties have here great oppor-
tunity. The display of Cali ornia products at
the rooms o. the State Board OF Trade and the
advertising efforts of that institution have
been of incalcuIabe value to the agricultural
and horticultural interests and the mining
interest may be as effectively served in
similar way. The San Francisco Miners
Association proposes to do for mining what
the State Board OF Trade has been doing in It's
field and the Golden Jubilee in which il is the
most active force is an evidence OF its int.n-
tions. There should be permanent and large
display in San Francisco devoted TO the
mines and minerals of the State and the
Golden Jubilee Fair may result in one. The
display gathered there might also be great
help toward the proposed California mining
Display at the Omaha and Paris expositions.
All this with an bundance of published in
formation may be made to greatly accelerate
the California mining boom, we'll as the
San Francisco Alaskan trade, and it should be
taken hold of with a vim throughout the
State. No mining region in the world could
get up so great varied and attractive mining
display or do it so easily.
a Glance at the Growing Mining Boom
in Shasta County.
The large region OF Northern California,
embracing the western portions OF Slsklyou
and Shasta Counties and the nor them half OF
Trinity county, is yet virgin held as far as
quartz mining is concerned. 1t is alive with
prospectors, and reports OF finds are con-
stant Even placer mining in the shape OF
large hydraulic operations is undergoing what
may be termed a resurrection. The following
communication from Redding gives general
view OF the condition of the industry in
Shasta County:
REDDING, Nov. 1.-THE most remarkable
period in the mining history Of Shasta County
has been the years 1S96-97. During this time
the Mountain Copper Company, limited, an
English corporation with head offices in
London, has expended IN the nelgn Dornoou OF
So, 900, 600. This company works from 800 10
1000 men at Keswick, six miles from Redding,
where the smelters of the corporation are
located. The Iron Mountain Railrosd, built
by the com pany, connects mine and smeter
and fourishing towns have sprung up at both
terminals.
In addition to the roasters, in which the fires
never go out, Sc, 900 tons OF ore in one pile
was fired the other day. Many men ana teams
find employment in furnishing silica or fux
ores to the smelters and mum bers OF big barren
ledges, valueless unIil now, are becoming
lucrative properties. Pretentious mines, whose
ores are bare and whose owners have not the
means 10 put in plants for themselves. are
being made to pay handsomely by selling ores
to the smelters. All of this activity, due to
the operations of the Mountain Copper Com.
pany. limited has greatly benefited Redding,
which has improved more in the past two
years than 1t did in the four years preceding.
The Mountain Copper Company's mine and
plant are on the west side of the Sacramento
River and on the east side, in the territory
known as the Old Diggings, number of big
properties are being worked at profit. The
Texas Cons olidated, the Central and the Gar
field Mammoth mines have cable ropeways
across the river by which they can land ores
directly on the cars of the Southern Pacific
Company. Three large quartz mills in this