The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09
NEWS OF THE MINES.

of this matchless mining field whose fu- ture as quartz producer is just dawn ing Claims of small or no development are being constantly sold and bonded for small sums, and hotsts and two-stamp mills are constantly being put in here and there. These little operations es- cape notice, but out of the great number of them will come in the future some mines as rich and famous as any on the mother lode. Developments of greater present importance are constantly being noted
 During the week the largest single bull lion shipment ever made from Jackson left that town. It amounted to $70 900. and came from the Zeila, Kennedy and Argonaut mines
 The Cherokee mine, near Angels Camp. in Tuolumne County, has been sold by R. E. Prince to company of Stockton cap italists for $75,000. Stockton men are put ting money into mother lode mines at a rapid rate.
 The Arbona mine, situated at Futile town, Tuolumne County, is sinking a shaft at the rate of three feet day and the owners of the mine say that the anx- iety for the success of the mine as a money maker has all disappeared. A blast was put in body of ore in tun- nel the other day which looSened rock from which about $100 in gold was taken.
 The Norwegian of the Tuttletown group is showing some very rich rock, and the preparations for extensive spring work are under way.
 The Marryat, situated on the mother lode. east of the Arbona, has just com pleted a twenty stamp mil, which will be started up in day or two on a consid- erable quantity of gold bearing quartz.
 The Alameda, also of this group, situ- ated south of the Arbona, is also figuring on putting up a mill in the near future. The Lightner, adjoining the Utica, at Angels, which has been working a four stamp mill. will soon have a twenty stamp crushing plant in operation. Sev- eral Stocktonians are interested in this property.
 A strike of rich ore in a new ledge on the 200 level of the Unity mine, Grass Val ley, is one of the finds of the week. The shaft is down $50 feet, and new level will be run.
 The perpendicular shaft at the Texas mine is now down 160 feet, and steam pump has just been put in.
 Progressive work is going on at the Wisconsin mine at Grass Valley, and the outcome is very gratifying to the owners. A recent crushing of forty-five loads paid at the rate of $44 per load. and the rock came from No. 5 in the south drift. New pumps are being placed in the mine and the property is now well on its way to its golden glory.
 Work on the Gothard. together with the Delhi, at Columbia Hill, Nevada County, recently purchased by the Champion Company for $25 900, is progressing rapid ly. Superintendent Bigelow has eleven men at work, and will increase the force orc foot tunnel is being extended 500 feet, and will cut the vein at depth of over i 800 feet.
 | lH6 two elBnt-IOOl WncclS lOE bHe Phoenix mine, Nevada County, have ar | rived and been put in place. The new | hoisting and pumping machinery will be started up this week.
 Good gravel has been struck at the Reddick mine, Nevada County, and the property is more than meeting the run 1 ming expenses.
 At the Round Butte gravel mine a mon itor is in place for hydraulicking. A dam i has been built on O'Neil Creek, and 8 permit. has been secured. The mine is one mile west of Sheep Ranch, Calaveras 1 County.
 The Sellier gravel mine has leaped to the front according to the Colfax Sen tinel. The tunnel, which is in 430 feet reached the other day fine body of blue gravel which is believed to be a con tinuation of the famous Red Point lead | Tunneling has been stopped to build g dump and otherwise prepare for washing l the gravel. A fine equipment for operat ing the mine will be put in.
 The wonderful awakening in the min. ing industry in Tuolumne in the last year is in no part of the county more marked
 than in the great eastern belt and es pecially is this true of that section in tn. l vicinity of Summersytlle and SoulsbyYille