The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20
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 The Eagle Bird mine at Maybest, Ne vada County, has finally been transferred to an English syndicate, which has taken possession Of this mine the Grass Val ley union says: Tn the past history of the mine as much as $200000 has been offered for it and refused, and very, late ly an important strike of very rich ore has been made, croSScutting to the vein on the sixth level proving the eXten- sion downward of the richest ore chute and adding at least 900 in value to the mine. This property will surely again take it's place as one of the leading pro ducers of Nevada County, as the new company will spend much money in thor oughly prospecting it.
 A s20 900 pocket is reported to have been unearthed in the old Washington mine at French Gulch, Shasta County, in which deeper development has been going on
 The Silver King Mining and Milling near Calico, San Bernardino County has collapsed. Last week a Judgment for s11 800 was given by default, and eighteen liens still lie against the property.
 It is given out that the Argonaut mine, Amador County, will declare its first divi- dend of 10 cents a share, amounting to $20 900. This is from the profits of the first three months run, after paying all expenses, including the cost of the mill.
 At the Crystal Peak mine, Butte Coun- ty, twenty-five men are employed, and the ledge is now from six to seven feet wide, and is very promising.
 Very rich rock has been struck in the Miller mine, in the vicinity of Powelton, Butte County.
 Howard Avery and Pembrook Murray of Enterprise, Butte County, have bought the Bright Star and the Little Monarch mining claims near that place, with the two-stamp mill
 A Chicago woman has gone into mining in Amador County with bold enterprise, and as though she knew her business. The Amador Ledger says: "A complete new deal has been effected in regard to the Bellwether mine which augurs well for the north end of Jackson and for the town. Tuesday night Mrs. Mary J. Hep burn, widow of the late John w. Hep burn, came from Chicago with her at torney, Edward Logan Reeves. The deal was completed in Judge Davis office on the following basis: The purchase price in the mine was $9S ,600 $2600 being paid to MT. Bright in cash Tuesday evening, and the remaining payments to be made in accordance with an agreement now on record in the County Recorders office but similar in terms Lo the one previously held by the Bellwether Mining Company. Mrs. Hepburn and her friends intend to immediately open he mine in a system atic manner and to open the shaft to develop it, instead of taking up further time with surface developments
 William H. Myers recently bonded his mining claims in Fl Dorado County, for merly the Lloyd properties, to F. H. Hall of San Francisco. MT. Hall and others have filed incorporation papers for sI OO0 : 900, and $5oOO has been subscribed for de- velopment work. MT. Hall will be general manager and R. A. McPherson superin- tendent. The incorporation is the Hall Consolidated Mining Company
 A. M. Drew has bonded two Tuolumne County mines, which will be developed. One is at Tuttletown and the other near Groveland.
 At the Morning Star gravel mine the company has sixty-five men on the pay roll. The Morning Star has been one of the largest bullion producers of the State. The dividend for March was No. S7 The main bedrock tunnel is now in consider ably over 4000 feet. The gravel is crushed by ten-stamp mill, which runs steadily. About hundred cars of gravel are mined during each twenty-four hours. The Jan uary cleanup from the Morning Star was on exhibit at the recent Mining Fair. It weighed 1555.9 ounces and was valued at S2S,154 70.-Colfax Sentinel.
 The Jupiter Consolidated Gravel Mining company, which owns one and one-half miles of channel near Iowa Hill, will be- days.
 Benjamin A. Buckman of Placer County has sailed for Korea, where he will have charge Of some of the gravel mining op. erations for which J. Sloat Fassett or New York has secured large concessions.
 According to the Democratic Banner or sonora. the Big Oak mine, situated in the Groveland district, is showing up 10 the pleasing surprise of the Tuolumne DeVel- opment Company. This company IS coili- posed of Fresno capitalists, ana N. w. Moody is president. The vein is Of an enormous size and yields gold free anu III Sulphurets
 Actual construction of the Stockton ana Tuolumne road is promised to begin dl