The San Francisco call., 1898-08-01

| the working of the lower levels and going | deeper than ever before in quest or new 1 bonanzas is the biggest and most interest ing one in the mining field of the Pacihc Coast just now. There can be no douDt that the great project will be carried out some day, and the present effort, which Is yet vague one, may possibly succeed, but if so actual operations are good way off. That the unexplored depths or the lode hold undiscovered bonanzas as rich as those which made the past glo- riouS cannot fairly be doubted. The same bold and enterprising operations Whlch marked the boom times of the Comstock would now soon uncover them. But the same bold enterprise cannot be displayed now. In the past, boards of directors were able to command all the money they wanted and take what chances they would in costly exploration and deVelop- ment work, because the money could De raised easily by assessments. The stock holders assessed were interested only as stock gamblers, and all they cared Tor was jump in stocks. It was this condl- tion that made the mining operations OH the Comstock the boldest the world has seen. No private owners, however veal thy, would have risked the same invest mentS. The stocks cannot now De as sessed to pay for the costly operations planned. It becomes a legitimate mining enterprise, for which large capital IS re.
 
 find the money. This finding or the money is the trouble, and ideas or gov ernment aid and of bonds guaranteed Dy the State of Nevada indicate the fact that a good deal of time and enort must De expended before anything Is done. II IS odd that it Is just in the laSt ebh o1 of tls ths ComStock should be suddenly ndIheu This event has brought its condltlon home to the Comstock in a more doIcloIG way than any event Of recent years; It is compared to rats leaving sInhlh6 . ship. But yet there is no doubt that new and great future is in store TOT the ComStock.
 River dredgers. working bars and shore deposits are multiplying quite rapidly III California, and this interesting methou oA operation will soon be adding mater l1ily 6-t to the gold output ot the at Soater nro,,1iso ne Feather River is one of the most prolnnlS- ing fields for this industry. ah9 tne aOd aUi5 lowing correspondence of the Mining all9 nf Scientific Press illustrates the tsatf GHte ..rbe operations near. Oroville ltSeH: 1ne Feather River Exploration Coinpelly + oP erating near Oroville, owns large tIdCI of land on the west bank of the FeaIner. The dredger built last winter is WorKlinlg ilg steadily. and the company talks of buIld- ing two more in the near future. Ine machine was floated in the TiVer, 3ptv ait af. tackled the mainland, the intention peihS to cht into the land, leaving sataa,i cnatliei acres adjoining this companys lana Cort win & DanielWitz are workng py puchee and cable. MT. Cartwright wn1 own3 2,Saa3 thirty-five acres of land, also on the %eSt s;eyt bank of the river, Is fn communicates d1i with San Francisco, with a VieW l9 hsaS
 ing dredger built to Workc z! ms N i"ltq nf Caii- fornja limited. owns 120 acres or land' and intends to build a dredger. Con, d,, siderable prospfeHeun1egr RaT s Faris are wash ing considerable dirt, their am Peitie e,.,fi SH erect a dredger in case they ma IL VIII paSx; paS,,ora ,s every prospect of the famous Cherokee mine being opened and opssTTaIeo psTa,., on large scale shortly, says tHe Ee1averas Mera5 county. The Cherokee has produced many thousands of dollars in gold Tn us tliile' me and it has not been even prosPec'gin spec i,i iybis when comparing it to other mines III tllis lS locality. such as the Utica Company anu others. .,,., +ba+ tha Demarest mine situated some three or four miles northwest of Angels, now oelns worked by company or caPr.allstSi, Pnl'u 9.i is is making a splendid showing. , ne ,o Teirr dnwn r1 getting wider ana rlcher as li4oS oO
 with the shaft. s .ho pann- sylvania mine was in MarysHSiltte+ sSat +be work of pumping the mine is progressing saoi5,- , factorily. Although he has be been o,it at foT %pra distance of POO feet in the shalt Al lpe present rate of progress the mine VIII a'9 oe dry inside of the next twenty uays' maTii dia
 S}x teams are engaged in hauling tim hers for the Hidden Treasure Company and thousands of timbers ana l9sSne Sasi7Y The tunnel is now in about 112 miles ana tIe electric plant and trolley line whlcn Were installed nearly a year ago "orh 'o p0A fection-Placer Herald. M.
 At the Eagle mine near Grlzzly Fiat, after having blocked out large secIloi, rt. of first-class ore. the eofnpany 1anstamn n milI It intends to be independent or any pos sible water famine and is putting Ill ,,i fifty-horse power engine to run the Inlll. Steam will only be used. however When h water for power purposes cannot be op- tained.-PIacerville Nugget.
 The new hoisting works at the Lecomp- ion mine are almost in place and It VIII De but a short time beforc actlye deVeIop- ment work will be comnenceo, says n sae been a big producer in days gone by ana there is no reason why it should not De made to pay again. o.-roes ing fast The air compressor and receiver is set and the pipe nearly into the smart. MT Copeland is the company manager and he informs us that the pump will be started before many days. The reopenlng of this mine will do much toward the future prosperity of Downieville.-DoWnie
 Mrs Sara A. Blakey, administratrix of the estate of George D. Mclean, deceased, has petitioned the Superior Court to be eranted an order to sell the Union Hill mine near Grass Valley, which was owned by the deceased.-Grass Valley Telegraph.
 
 county is to have a wagon road leading from the Trinity River eighteen miles up the creek to the Nash hydraulic mine at the headwaters of the creek and to the divide at the headwaters of the salmon. There is now but a trail into this promiS- ing mining district and the road will do much to quicken development. It will be of similar benefit to the upper Salmon country.
 The river miners on the Klamath have been troubled little lately about getting heavy enough current under their current wheels, consequently they have been it in narrower limits where possible, on account of the unusually low stage of the water All are hoisting nay gravel, ana taking out considerable gold dust, with prospect of having the best paying season yet known. The low stage of water IS specially advantageous where the stream is heaviest. 1. e; from Oak Bar down .to to Happy Camp. Above Oak Bar, when the river is very low. the wheels have to be dropped down to the lowest gauge. and the current of the river forced under them by means of breakwaters and bulkheads to turn the stream where needed.-Yreka Journal.
 In California gold ore carrying 65 cents per ton has been profitably worked. At the Spanish mine, Washington Town. ebip Nevada County ir the month Of