The San Francisco call., 1898-04-24
NEWS OF THE MINES.

San Francisco Sunday evening, and will at once proceed to open a tunnel and sink a shaft upon the property The capital is supplied by San Francisco men and the organization is called the Kimble Mining Company. It will probably be in corporated.-El Dorado Republican.
 A report is current in Placerville that the Gold Note and Philadelphia mines of the Brownsville district have been sold by R. $. Raw who has been in San Fran cisco this week.
 There is considerable copper in this county at various points, which if devel- oped to some extent would induce the in- vestment of capital by moneXed men, as copper IS something that will pay hand somely in mining.-Yreka Journal.
 During the past week a pocket of up- Four mine on the Coe ranch, Kelsey Township, and there is more in sight Placerville Nugget
 According to the Marysville Democrat. Browns Valley. The discovery made in the mining camp one day last week promises to infuse new life into that sec ton, for experts say that the strike down on the SO0 level of the Pennsylvania mine gives to many men assurance of several years employment and to the capitalists who furnished the money for the further ance of the project a splendid guarantee of rich returns on their Investments The new vein is said to be eleven feet across and that it will average $10 a ton.
 The mill and hoisting works are being put Tn shape for operations as rapidly as possible at the Lightner mine, and 1t is expected to have the mine in running or Echo.
 Machinery for the development of the Keystone mine, Calaveras County, has been bought, and will soon be installed. There Is promise that thiS mine will be- come one of great value.
 A Placerville correspondent of the Min ing and Scientific Press gives the follow ing interesting items concerning more of those long abandoned mines that are now coming to the front with riches: "The old Columbus mine has been unwatered and the ledge has been found. Active work will continue on this property, which has never been worked to depth of any consequence and has been aban- doned eighteen years. It is matter of record that from surface diggings, and to the shallow depth of sixty feet, few Swiss-Italians took out enough money to buy large holdings in Marin County where they live to-day in luxury and ease l am reliably informed that Hanley & seams near Kelsey sold s25O0 worth. of gold here last week. This porphyry for nation is feature of that section on Rock Creek and the American River. The oid Dalmatia mine was sample or the rich products of that locality. This is another property that was not worked to any great depth.
 The Winnemucca Silver State says the porax production of Humboldt and Churchill counties this season Is expected to be larger than ever, owing to the 21s cent tariff. It also states that the soda product from the Inyo County deposits ana from Nevada are expected to be large
 The outlook for water for mining and lrrlgating purposes in this section is not as bright as 1t might be. It is stated by man who recently arrived from the mountains that the snow Is not more than two feet deep in Bear Valley, where usually at this season of the year 1t Is from twelve to fourteen feet deep. The big reservoir at Silver Valley is not more than half full which certainly betokens a small supply of water next summer Mountain Echo.
 The work of sinking the Cross Shaft in Angels Camp 800 feet deeper has been commenced. When this work Is com pleted the shaft will be 1500 feet deep. The Cross is one of the Utica group, and is located on Circus Hill, immediately in the center of the town.
 The south shaft at the Gwin mine has been cleaned out to below the 1100-foot level and although it has been closed for the past twenty years it is in very good condition. The pay chute in the old shaft on the 1400-foot level is over 1000 feet in length.-Calaveras Chronicle.
 The Great Western mine, Calaveras County, continues to turn out a good quality of ore, and c. D. Lane, who holds