The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22

the miners Operating under superintend- rich copper ore-so rich. m fact, that a shot could not be put in with effect. Chunks of native copper so heavy that the men could hardly handle them were taken out, and our informant saw several specimens taken from the dump that looked like the refined product--Redding Searchight.
 A rich strike in a ledge five feet wide is reported from near Whiskytown. Shas- ta County
 mine, which adjoins tn Spanish in the Eureka district. are so favorable that in a few days the construction of five property and large force of men put to work in order to more systematically de- velop the property. Eugene J. Hegarty mine, arrived recently. MT. Hegarty is a real estate dealer, and is son of Charles Hegarty, the well-known mer- by the Mineral Hill paid well, and being situated in good locality, the outlook for good returns are very encouraging. There is a ledge formation of forty feet between the walls. from which good rock has been extracted. With a mill on the prop erty, the ores can of course be worked to better advantage.-Grass Valley Union.
 Prospecting is rather dry> work or is becoming so. Pocket hunters who have been waiting for water are in nearly the same condition as the farmers. It takes
 
 farmers, but there is one advantage the pocket miner has some show even when it is dry. Pocket mining is science and is acquired after years of experience. It is very common in our town for pros pector to bring in a rich specimen and often handful of them, and the news of the find is never heralded outside of the town limits. Many of these finds if in the vicinity of the north pole would load a Great Eastern with prospectors for that locality.-Mariposa Gazette.
 r. ad "a Waugaman was on deal to sell his Greenhorn mountain mine from which so much gold has been taken in the past year The price to be paid was said to be $45. .000. The deal was claimed to be a sure go. The names of the proposed pur- chasers were not learned. The mine is valuable one and ought to bring a good round price. There is some valuable ma chinery to go with the trade.-Kern Coun- ty Echo.
 The Centennial and other properties bonded to T. B. Dillon and by him trans ferred to the Columbia Gold Mining Com pany have reverted to the original own ers represented by A. Caminetti. The company accomplished nothing except the expenditure of about S1O 900, which, of course, is dead loss to all concerned.- Amador Ledger.
 The shaft in the Harrison mine, Jack sonville is down 210 feet Drifting and crosscutting are going on at that depth.
 The Alameda shaft has reached depth of $50 feet. The ore contains much high grade SulphuretS. The mine IS soon to be equipped with twenty-stanp mill. work on which will be commenced on the 20th of the present month At the Sell mine over 800 feet of the old tunnel has been strengthened out and retimbered. leaving about the same length to be attended to-. In the meantime a great deal Of ore is being taken from the stopes.-Sonora Union-Democrat.
 The new mill on the Lightner mine, ad- joining the Utica on the West. was start ed LID the other day. Only five stamps were put in motion in the beginning. but we have learned that five more stamps are now in operation. making in all ten. This mill has a capacity of twenty stamps, and is one of the finest mills ever built in this county. The Lightner mine has a history. 1t was first located and