The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
NEWS OF THE MINES.

the claim, having sunk two incline shafts -one down 76 feet the other down 45 feet. The vein is about a foot wide and the ore is rich. Since he located the claim he has pounded out $400 in a hand mortar. -Reddng Free Press.
 The National Consolidated Mining Com pany Is developing a good mine on Rlch Gulch, near Old Diggins, Shasta county. A ten-stamp mill is running on Slo ore and twenty-five men are employed. The shaft is rapidly going deeper.
 The foundation of the debris dam across the Greenhorn, near Red Dog, Nevada County, Is now completed, and the struc- ture will advance rapidly from now on. It will be but a short time before ny draulicking will begin.
 The Morning Star mine of Iowa Hlli Placer County, has declared another divi- dend.
 The old Big Sandy mine in Fl Dorado County is worked under lease with hand some profits by James T. Kelley ana Al bert Ball, two practical miners Of that region.
 The mining activity in Fl Dorado Coun- ty is illustrated by the fact that during January 132 mining location notices and ninety-nine proofs of labor were recorded.
 Reports have been current during the past week that rich developments have been made in the Bushman mine, about four miles north of Quincy. few days since the drift cut into the channel con- taining a large deposit of gold-bearing gravel. We have not definite reports con corning the property. but our information is that so rich is the gravel 1t will pay from s15 to $25 to the pick. Much of the gold is reported to be large and well washed-regular channel gold.-Plumas National Bulletin.
 Great strikes are being made in the Chuckawalla district, which is thirty miles northeast Of Salton and 150 miles from Los Angeles. The Sterling Mining Com pany. including Milton Santee, R. H. Howell Judge Wellburn. Ben Goodrich FrpHaripl<S erty with large amount of development work done on it. Its ores assay as high as $130, and few large bodies go up from $l0 to $25 free gold. The Granite mine is down 200 feet, with crosscuts, having 15 feet breast of ore, which goes $20 and over. The Chuckawalla Company with H. c. Crittenden at its head, is doing considerable work. Landran & Couch and A. McMannon are testing their ores and sinking. Keller & Davis, who own the Buckeye, American and Sur prise, are opening fine bodies of ore. Coffee &s Mears, who own the Emma, are doing good work on a free gold ledge. King x Latin, near Corn Springs, are operating in the April Fool group. The Adams brothers have five claims, which are being developed. M. R. Richie has four excellent claims, and has also de veloped an abundance of water. F. J. King, who owns the Gold King, shipped ore that netted him S2000. and has also de- veloped water. These parties are all from Los Angeles. In the entire district there are upward of 150 claims located, with prospectors going In datIy.-Los Angeles Mining Record.
 Robert M. Shearer. an energetic min ing man, has bought the Cartwright & Phillips ledge at Humbug, and found a rich vein within six feet from where the former owners quit working some time ago on losing run of the ledge, says the Yreka Journal. He showed us some very rich quartz taken out last week, and intends putting on a force of men to get out quartz for milling. Humbug City is likely to be resurrected to its glory of the 50 period. boarding house and the usual pioneer saloon having been built the 50 and 60 periods contained a large population, requiring three election pre- cincts-at head, center and mouth of the creek.
 The Klondike craze must run its course. Advice or argument IS useless. Those who propose going will see it through. The energy, money and tenacity of pur- pose could better be expended at home, but the indirect result will be favorable to the coast. The whole thing is part come back. whether they have money or not if they have enough health or vigor remaining after that cruel experience, will aid in the material development of this region.-Mining and Scientific Press.
 The British American Corporation has bought over 8 900 900 worth of mining properties al Rossland
 Bannock the first capital of Mon tana Territory, after being dead Tor through the enterprise of Chicago men. who have been working it's old placers by means of dredges The operations thus far have been successful. One run alone aetted the company S7000 in twenty four hours. The ground and dredge cost s100 GOO, and have already been paid for with the gold obtained.