The San Francisco call., 1898-02-20
NEWS OF THE MINES

That there are undeveloped mines along the mother lode that will become Raw hides, Uticas and Idahos when faith and capital take hold of them is not doubted by intelligent mining men. There are unquestionably great bonanzas up there which are yet plain ordinary prospects which holders are vainly waiting to sell or bond for a few thousand. In a few instances capital is now putting a few hundred thousand into properties which seem to promise great things. One of them is the Black Warrior, in Tuolumne County. Many mining men who know something of the property and the re- suits of the development work of the past few months believe that the Black Warrior is destined to be another Raw hide, though but little has been said about 1t. The latest account of this mine is given in the Sonora Union-Democrat as follows:
 ''Of all the mines In the county none are being more progressively developed than the big North Star and Black Warrior property on Moccasin Creek. A representative of the Democratic called at the mine one day this week and was surprised at the vast amount of work that had been done both underground and on top since his last visit. force of miners are at work in driving the main tunnel to tap the east vein, and when this is accomplished sinking will be commenced, a series of drifts run from levels that will be cut out as fast as depth is attained and the extraction of ore commenced from both lodges simul- taneously The west, or true mother lode vein, has already been crosscut by the same tunnel and shows forty feet of all AnfY, rtz various points between the foot and hanging walls show that it is universally good in free milling ore, with large per centage of rich sulphuretS. DislntereSted mining men who have been permitted to inspect the underground workings and who are thoroughly familiar with good and bad indications on every leuSe III tne county, unhesitatingly say that the North Star and Black Warrior will unquest1on- ably rank with the most prollhc output ters of gold in the State. All about the mine are many improvements that nave been made lately, including new puild- ings, shops, etc, while the engines, ar compresSors, etc., are powerful ana or the latest pattern. The other day tnere arrived several carloads or new macnln- cry for the mine, all of which Is the best that money can buy.
 The mining enterprise of most impor-- tance to the industry in large region or Southern California Is the prospective TIT ty-Stamp custom mill ,Smelter ana cyahlue plant at Barstow. San Bernardlno county, the planning of which was recently men toned in this column. The development of many new mines and the larger ana more profitable working or mary olners will result. The establishment Of similar plants by capitalists is badly needed In other districts of the. State Regar9ing the new enterprise the San Bernardlno TimeS-lndeX says:
 "The fifty-stmp mill at Barstow is an assured fact. The contract for the cree tion of a steel-framed building and the placing of fifty stamps, together with a complete smelting outfit and cyanide plant capable of handling at least 300 tons of ore per day by the three processes, has been let to the Colorado Iron WorKs or Denver. The material IS on 'ne aodu anu anu the plant will be in operation on or peiore May 1 of this year.
 1.-The contract for the grading, etc, for side tracks has been let to Ramlsh & Marsh of Los Angeles ana n1 they VII pc gin operations at once. They expect to have the lower track done within week, when the materials for the mill; which are now on the way, can be hauled Tn and unloaded and work prosecuted on both the upper track and mill at the same time Water for the plant will be pumped from the Mojave River to large reser- voir on top. of the hill: rom whlch IL VIII be piped down. This will give ample pressure for use in case Of ire as well as for all other purposes. The 9 company f1g.. ures on using about 25o, ,oOO gallons of water per Qdy. WILL they will be able to handle 25O tons or ore per day, while with the smelter and cyan ide plant they can work 1ully as much more. ,
 ''This is by long odds the biggest piece of Mckinley prosperity that has struck this county. It will enable mine owners who have not sufficient capital to put up mills to have their ore worked and get their money for 1t at once, as the company will be prepared to pay cash on the spot for everything brought in- .
 "It will put hundreds or teams ana teamsters to work hauling ore to the rail- road stations from mines which are locat- ed a few miles away from the railroad. 1t will put miners to work digging out the ore. It will give employment to hundreds of men at the mill All these people mus. have clothing and provisions and the mer- chants of the county will be benefited to that extent. In fact there are dozens of ways in which the people of San Bernar- dion County will be benefited py such an enterprise. L.
 .'The Santa Fe Company will work in harmony with the owners of the mill and will make such low rates on ore that the very low grades can be shipped from Ar1- zona and even Nevada and milled at a profit, while the owners of the mines in San Bernardno County have a Klondike brought right to their doors.
 The following interesting review of the mining situation at RandSburg Is given in the Californian of Bakersfield
 Since the great fire of the 20th Of last