The San Francisco call., 1898-04-17
NEWS OF THE MINES.

men are employed daily without provid- ing a second tunnel or shaft connecting with the main shaft at uepth or not less than 100 feet.
 The only peI.alty. however, for disre- garding the law is a provision that II any miner working in the mine shall sustain injuries or death which might have been avoided had the second means of egress existed, the owner snail be llaole for full damages for such injuries to the person sustaining t--em or to the relatives or the deceased in case of death. There are other regulations for the protection of working miners in the code. but Califor- mia has no mine inspector or other official supervision ~O see that any regulations are observed.
 l he electric power company which is building dam at Rock Creek has let the contract for the work to a Chinese mer- chant at Nevada City, and An Goey IS employing none but Chinese workmen In storing natures power, whereat there Is considerable kicking" being oone there abouls.
 Telephone Company are being rapidly ex- tended among the towns of the mining regions many large mines are putting in private connecting lines at theiT own ex- dent for a mine superintendent to ring up the office of the company or owner whose. office is in San Francisco, or to ring up a business firm in the city, make re- ports. get directions or order machinery or supplies Mining men celebrate the end of a long, hard ride into the noun tains with a draught of the superintend- ent's best reserve stock and cheerful report to the wife in the city.
 The dry season will work much hard ship upon many of the miners. The Trin- constructed at great expense over a half mile of ditch and has laid about 13Oo feet of pipe to bring water rom Boulder the Trinity River. This done the useless ness of the work at the present time IS discovered, as there IS Iittle water TOT any purpose.-Searchlight
 The Drown mine near Albany Flat has been closed down for short time, pend ing further Improvements.
 It is reported that owing 10 Ine great ations have been suspended for the pres ent.
 The Pennsylvania in Nevada County is said 10 have come into new ore body on the 700 level while making an upralse from the 800 level.
 The river miners on the Klamath are hoisting pay gravel, and few have al- ready started their derricks. The river being down to the low water mark so much earlier than usual. the work of wing damming will soon be completed in all the claims for pumping out and hosting. The yield from river claims during the coming summer and fall is ex- pected to be better than for several years past.-Yreka Journal
 R. R. Christy of Tacoma Is managing owner of a new and promising property near French Gulch. Shasta County, the Highland Mountain mine. consisting of five claims on the summit Of the noun tain. Two tunnels have been driven with in thirty days. and enough ore has al- ready been taken out to pay expenses Development will proceed rapidly.
 One of the throng of new developments which are calling increasing attention to Siskiyou County is thus described by the Aetna Standard: A crushing of ore has been made by Musgrave & White from their new find at the head of Humbug Greek, between that and the Little Hum bug. called the Lost Lenore mine This vein runs from one foot to three feet wide at place of discovery. the only place ex- plored. A crushing of six tons paid S25 per ton. This was found last month. The vein was uncovered on March l, and the only development so far on this find is a cut eighteen feet long to a depth Of ten feet The vein filling is quartz, with ocher and iron. Much of the ore shows free gold. The bottom of the cut between the walls is about eighteen inches in width. The direction of the vein is north and south. Two parallel veins run with the find for distance of 175 feet.
 The Trinity Gold Mining syndicate, the English corporation which has bought the old Nash hydraulic mine at the head of CQfee Creek. Trinity County,