The San Francisco call., 1898-03-20

Stockton within a few days, and the pros pect for success in this enterprise which will mean a good deal to the mining in- terests of a large section grows brighter
 daily. 'A-ie flrst section will be built to
 Copperopolis, and the reopening of the large copper mines there and the develop ment of other mining properties will soon follow. A similar stimulus will be given
 to the east belt of the mother lode, in Tuolumne County when the line reaches its final destination
 The Echo of Angels Camp, Calaveras
 County, contributes this item of mining progress: MT. Baumhogger, owner Of
 the Great Western mine in this town, in- forms us that he is now making prepara-
 tions to add five more stamps to his mill, making the full capacity ten. He also
 states that the ore in the mine is get
 ting richer as developments are made,
 ana that the vein increases in width as
 depth Is attained. Recent explorations
 have made it necessary to increase the present milling facilities. The last clean up was immense"
 The Red Dog hydraulic mine, Nevada County, which recently secured a permit to operate from the California Debris Commission, is now running at full
 blast behind its restraining dams, and it
 is reported that nuggets ''as big as hens
 eggs" are being taken out at times.
 It is likely that the California mine,
 which is situated four miles from Gran
 iteville and seven miles from Washing an Eastern company. The present own
 CTS are Colonel Tozer, Charles D. Lane and others. They bonded the property some time ago to a New York syndicate represented by Dana Harmon, the re- ported price being $50 900. The bond was
 to have expired on the 10th inst, but an
 extension to the 1st of April has been
 obtained. Under the superintendency of
 MT. Harmon there has been expended
 about S100, 900 in opening up the property, and the operations have been attended with the best results. A magnlncent
 mine has been developed. The ore de- posit is very large and Of good Quality.
 It is expected that in the spring thlrty more stamps will be added to the ten now in use.-Nevada City Transcript
 A deed of mining claim has been filed in San Bernardino, wherein Gay w: Brown of Los Angeles, for the sum or
 & SrUia %naTa t9 tee Company
 number of borax placer claims, m the Brier mining district in Salt Wells, or
 Salt Lake Valley san pbjptT caims ioca ed in a territory embracing olzo acres or land. --,,., | Mining Journal of New York. The an- nuai Output of slate in the United States is worth S3O0O.
 During 1897 the quicksilver ooo4 e9poTts rom Mexico and 1445 f1asks to Central Amer l ica Tn 1896 5000 fasks were exported to
 China e inine onl meig interests of Southern Ore oon are suffering with California from The lack of rain. According to the Ore
 
 Son in Southern Oregon has so far been 2 source of great disappointment to the nIacer miners The present weather is iiInnrecedented within the memory of the eldest inhabitant. There have been dry smells before, but not such a long spell of dry weather as has existed for several nonths There will yet be some rain bI1t hardly enough to guarantee half the
 amount of gold usually yielded by the sluice-boxes.
 Start any number of prospectors into the hills of Southeastern Alaska after Cuartz claims and at the end of two years the average discovery valuation will exceed ten to one the average sack of the returning Flondiker. And ere long
 people will begin to find this out.-Alaska | Mining Record.
 Applications for hydraulic mining per
 mits are now pending before the Cali fornia Debris Commission as follows From John E. Burton, in the Green Mountain mine near Mokelumne Hill. CaIaveras County, to deposit tailings in Chile Gulch; from the Harville Mining Company, in the Harville mine near Placefville, Fl Dorado County. to deposit tailings in Martinez Creek; from A. B. lacks in the Badger Hill mine. near Spanish ranch, Plumas County, to de- posit tailings in Spanish Creek. and from the Star of Plumas Water and Mining Company, in the Star of Plumas placer mine. near Bucks ranch, Plumas County, to deposit tailings in a ravine