The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-04
Mining Notes

| Ore from the Petaluma mine is lying at
the johannesburg mill waiting its turn to
be crushed. 1t is fire rock, and will aston
ish some of the people when the cleanup
is reported. The Petalurpa is all right
Randsburg Miner.
| Mrs. NJ l.. Ferguson has established a
permanent camp at the Ophir silver mine
across the valley and will proceed at once
to develop the property and find out the
true value of it-Randsburg Miner.
| The Golden Wonder mine in ella county
is the scene OF one of the best strikes re-
Gently made in Payson district. AT d depth
of 2G0 feet a small seam of 500 ore was
struck, and the seam has gradually wild
ened to five feet. After sinking fifteen feet
in the new strike there is no indication that
it will pinch out.-Williams News.
A little run of 1925 pounds of ore from
the Yucca Tree mine just treated at the
| Willard mill at Cuddeback lake cleaned up
$43co This figures up $3.50 per ton, and is
good enough for any camp to be proud Of
Randsburg Miner
| 1t is reported that Mr.. Gum, the mining
man who has been investigating properties
in the Pinacate mining district, has bought
the Federal Loan mine from Hammitt G.
Boicourt.-Perris New Era.
In two directions, perhaps, the mining in
dustry would profit from a war. There
would undoubtedly be larger demand for
copper for electrical appliances, and the
self-evident demand for lead would slim
ulate the production of that metal. This
would have a good effect upon our silver
| lead mines for the time being and bring
into renewed activity those districts that
produce large percentages of lead.-West-
ern Mining World.
The Denver Republican says the figures
for the output of the Cripple Creek district
| for February show gain over January
and an increase of more than quarter of
a million dollars over the preceding month
of the previous year. The output for the
month was 332 240 tons. al an average value
| of s65. making a total of 81, 149 400, as ganst
! $SS6O00 for the corresponding month last
| year.
| An important mining transaction Of last
week was the sale for $57,sOO of some prop
critics at ORC Elmo in Scott valley, Siskiyou
county, to w. II. Taylor of San Farncisco,
who is supposed to represent the Ri
Iron works. The properties include 200
acres of gravel mining ground with water
rights, fumes, etc. 1t is estimated that
900 has been taken out from these
claims in the past.
| Some very good quartz mines are being
developed in Shasta county, near the Trim
ity county line. about ten miles west from
/ Castella. j. r. Stoddard of Stoddard's is
interested in three very promising mines
there, on which considerable development
work has been done and several good lodges
opened up. The company intends to put up
a five-stamp mill on the property as soon
as the snow on the trail melts.-Trinity
| Journal.
The Argonaut mine of Amador is fairly
on a dividend basis. The second monthly
| dividend of $50 600 will be declared this
week, besides large surplus is carried 10
the treasury from the profits of the mill
indications point to greater dividends later
on.
A correspondent writing from West Point
! to the Calaveras Chronicle says: The vel,
known Champion mine, situated about q
mile from town, has been bonded by q
! Cripple Creek company, and work has com
mcnced cleaning out the old shaft. This
is the deepest mine in the camp the shaft
having been sunk to the depth of over 900
feet The mine has been idle for about
twelve years.
The ReddinG Free Press says good money
is being made by leasers on The famous
Brown Bear mine in Trinity county. Billy