The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

river-bed mining was never so lively as
this season.
Fuller's earth will be added to the Ion.
list Of CALIFORNIA; commercial mineral
products, if q recent discovery in San
Bernardino County Is correctly reported
by the San Bernardino Sun. In reporting
the discovery that paper says: 1T was
made by S. S. Simon, a well
known prospector, who claims he has
found an immense bed. apparently mex
haustible. of Fuller's earth. Samples or
this valuable article have been found In
the county before. but they were moro
of a clay than an earth, and so far in
ferior to the imported Fuller's earth as
TO be valueless
The new discovery when tried along
side of that from England Is not only
fully equal in quality, but by some is
pronounced superior. Fuller>s earth 1s
used very freely in packing houses and
go pleased is the management of the
geles that they have made contract to
new Giscover 3 The f RFmou DH'i PACKING Shs
month all Of which is imported from ON
England. AS the article sells readily AT
$50 per ton the financial status of tho
case is easily discernible. There are i'm
ported a million tons per annum into this
country.
The location of this discovery is not
10 De pupllC just at present, DQI
it is but seven miles from the Santa Fe
road in this county, on the other side of
the range. Work of development will
commence inside of three weeks, when the
article will be ready for use, and will
be shipped all over the United States.
Samples have been tested by scientists
at San Francisco, who pronounce II the
genuine article.
There is on top of the bed of Fuller's
earth vast beds Of valuable silica. with
out trace o. iron In its composition.
1,Dlrs afrJl lit
Further developments will be awaited and
If they confirm the first Investigations il
is evident the new discovery will prove d
valuable adjunct TO the wealth Of tho
county"
The mining industry of Shasta and in
part that of Trinity and Sisklyou coun-
ties awaits processes and facilities for
working base ores economically. While
good mines and occasionally great ones
in which free milling processes can be
used have been and are being rapidly de-
veloped, there are great many ore
bodies being uncovered that must await
smelters and other plants. The value Of
the Xeswick smelters in creating de-
mand for quartz ores for fiux in the sur
rounding region and making profitable
many mines was Illustrated last week
Such news as the promised resuscitation
of Charles Buffers chlorination plant at
Kennel is hailed with joy. Not week
goes by without developments which
point TO the great need of great re-
gion.
One comes this week from Coffee Creek,
Trinity County, through the columns of
the Redding Searchlight During that
still remembered Coffee Creek rush Of
year ago William Iruax. an old Cripple
Creek miner, and Matt Dillon. a tender
foot miner from the Tivoh Opera-house
here, came in with the tide. Truax ran
across some rock blasted out Of an old
ditch and passed by prospectors for fif-
teen years. His Colorado experience en-
abled him to recognize it as sylvanite ore
assay reports. Truax has stayed with
Coffee Creek and is now driving a 200
foot tunnel. He has just shipped two
tons of ore to the Shasta Sampling Works
to find the best method of treatment.
Tests show that the ore. will yield s56
ton, besides the rich sulphuretS. To ship
this ore even to Redding would cost $40
a ton, and Selby's might as well be at
Swansea.
Mr.. Truax states that individually he
knows of dozen claims In the Coffee
Creek section. with base ore, which will
run as high as $40, but even at that figure
they cannot at present be worked success
fully, and are lying idle. When facilities
for handling base propositions are intro
above will be worth thousands Of dol
lars to the owners. In fact the possibili-
ties offered in old Trinity are just being
thoroughly brought to the notice of the
In the same issue of the Searchlight APP
pears the following;
sofa mine on the headwaters of Spring
Creek, is working both day and night
shifts at the mine now driving a drift to
they are passing runs about 81 ton, and
pocket formation which they strike fire.
quently runs as hlcn as $34o to $780,, The
not being worked, although 1t is being
saved If the same formation continues
Mr.: Pl3armalee will put in cyanide
81 Dorado County enjoys nothing that
may be called a boom, and the industry
is not forging ahead. as it is in It's neigh
velopment is proceeding with steady
flow toward the greatness which 1t will
share with all the mother lode counties
region of the world reaches its destiny.
How this mining development is going on
is illustrated this week in little CORE
". 1t is typical of what is going. on in
scores of out-of-the-way localities all
through the mining region. The CORE
SThe mining Industry here has taken
quite a start lately a number Of new
companies are preparing to begin opera
lions in the near future.
1.-The old Havillah mine, owned by the
Hendy estate, has been bonded to a num-
Der Of representative mining men from
Amador and Calaveras counties. 1t is
the intention of this company, 1 under
stand. to extend the Crawford ditch to a
point west of Nashville. One of the prin,
cipal drawbacks here has been lack of
cheap power.
"A bond will soon be given on the Mon
tezuma mine, owned by J. c. Head
There are three different syndcates after
this property. which is the northern ex-
tension of the Havillah.
Mr.. Shettell of Salt Lake City has
bonded the Lone Star mine and north ex-
tension Of the same. also the Monitor
mine on the same lode.
Roberts Bros have bonded the Sharp
mine and the ranch of John Maffey, the
northern boundary OF the same. They
are operating on the Sharp mine and are
developing a fine property. This ledge is
from 60 to 100 feet between walls and
prospects from wall to wall Thirty feet
Of the ledge will average over $50 per ton.
low estimate This property is on the
1nez Central lode, and adjoins the Bald
properties
"Claresse & Padilla are operating on
the Adams Gulch mine, property of J. c.
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