The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09

Numerous new mines have been opened there and the old ones, developed and it has been shown that the ore bodies improve as depth is attained.-In- dependent.
 vile, Tuolumne County, some good ore is being taken out. The shaft is down fifty feet below the tunnel. Some of the rock goes as high as $200 while the average is $50 per ton.
 The Tarantula mine started up its steam hoist and machinery last week.
 Several mines are being patented south of the Jumper mine and southeast of Woods Creek. The mineral character of this belt from Sullivans and Woods Creeks to the Eagle and Shawmut mines which has for many years been lying dormant, is now being thoroughly pros pected by tunnels and shafts its entire being found.-Independent.
 A steam arastra Is being operated on Weber Creek, Fl Dorado County, by some Sacramento men. to work tailings Colonel w. N. Heuer and Lieutenant Deakyn of the California Debris Commis- of the Kate Hayes hydraulic mine, Ne Yada County, which Is about ready for operation
 In Jackson the new forty-stamp mill of the Argonaut, in it's first months run, produced over $50 900.
 The Rose Kimberley mine near Rescue, Fl Dorado County, has been bonded by Alvinza Hayward and c. D. Lane, and will be reopened.
 Impetus has been given to the mining 1 industries of Madeira County during the past six months, and the next report from the Mint will undoubtedly show a ! much greater output of gold from this locality than has been credited to it for many years. Improvement Is particularly noticeable in the Fine gold district. where ] numerous mines and prospects showing evidence of value have long remained idle for want of sufficient capital.-Mining and 1 Scientific Press.
 The Ne Plus Ultra Copper mine. be- tween Berenda and Raymond. in Madeira County. is reported sold to Stockton peo- pie: price s15,000 The mine was closed l down in 1877 owing to the low price of copper and the high rates of freight de- manded by the railroad company In June, 1896, the parties to the present pur- | chase, under a contract, resumed work on | the mine, and the results were so satis- | factory that they have taken advantage | of the option and will erect reduction works on the ground The working of the mine will be pushed by the new owners.
 Captain W. H. McClintock. superin- tendent of the Rhode Island and Phila- delphia mines, makes the following com putation on the gold output of Tuolumne | County mines for 1887: Norwegian, S75, ,0o0; Little Gem. 5000: Dutch. s2oO.0O0; App, $50 900; Santa Ysabel, $25 900; Jumper, $40 900; gle,Shawmut, s3oOoO; Dondero. $50 900; Golden Gate. s215 900: Star, $24 900; 1 Keltz. S30 900; Belleview, 80 900; Black akse 3ak s9oo s5 o foaH
 
 total, S1 S09. .000. Number of stamps in operation, ninety-three-
 Notes.
 Shasta County Supervisors have decided not to appropriate any money to aid an exhibit at the Mining Fair and whatever is done for it will be due to private en- terprise.
 Another big ledge of base ore has been discovered in the Backbone mining dis l trict in Shasta County. About a month | ago George F. Graves and William Gilon i the well-known miners, discovered the ledge, but they did not make their find known until last week.
 The ore body is sixty-ffve feet in width and shows very fine croppings. The ore on the surface assays s7 per ton in gold and silver and 211 per cent in copper.
 William Forstner, mining man of New York City, has secured bond upon the Mammoth group of mines on Little Back bone Creek, three miles west of Kennel Shasta County. The time given on the bond is one year, but the figures are not i made public. MT. Forstner. has awarded i contract to George F. Graves to dc considerable development work upon the property.
 On January 3. thirty-one mining claim: were recorded at Bedding and twenty-five proofs of assessment labor.