The record-union., 1899-11-03

the ground at the expiration of the
year, he must at once commence his
work of assessment and must actually
complete it, exercising reasonable dill
gence in so doing, for the claim Still
remains open to relocation until the
assessment work has been actually and
fully performed.
GOLD PRODUCTION.
Los Angeles Times: The worlds pro
duction of gold for the calendar year
1898, as shown by a compilation just
made public by Mr.. Roberts, the Di-
rector of the Mint, was 13,9O4 1868 fine
ounces, of the value of $2S7, AZ, 600
being an increase over the production
for the year 1897 of 2,351, ,S31 ounces,
of the value of $4S, ,616,6O0. The world S
production for the year 1887 was val
ued at about $1O6,OOO,OOO, and since
that year there has been a steady in-
crease in the output. There is no rea-
son, in the opinion of Director Roberts,
to anticipate any cessation of the
steady increase for some years to come.
The principal gold fields of the world
show little or no signs of exhaustion,
and new sources of supply are con-
stantly being discovered
Africa still holds first place among
the gold producing countries with a
product for the year of $50, 0,42SO00.
Australasia comes next with $64, $751;
800. The United States a close third.
with S64, ,46S, ,000 Russia is next, with
production aggregating $50. 463.4OO in
value, and so on to the aggregate, for
the world above noted
THE MINERS CONVENTION.
Auburn Republican: 1t is not lit
tie gratifying that the State Miners
Convention that held it's session in San
Francisco this week with delegates
from every State and Territory in the
Union that has a precious metal out
put, originated in Placer County. Hon.
j. A. Filcher, manager of the State
Board of Trade, San Francisco, may
be said to have given the first impulse
to the movement and Hon. J. H. Neff,
the first President of the County Asso-
citation, and the continued President
OF the State Association for SO many
years, must be credited with having
brought the movement to its present
potency. Others contributed freely and
Nevada County was the first to join
hands with Placer. The friendly legis-
lation both of Congress and the State
Legislature, and all the efforts that
have ripened into fruit in the move
ment, may be said to have originated
in this county. From the start and al
ways in his place to aid the movement
has been Hon. Harold T. Power of
Sunny South, present President of the
County Association.
AMADOR MINE NOTES.
Amador Dispatch: Articles of in
corporation of the Commodore Gold
Mining Company, whose works are To-
Gated about mile and half from San
Andreas, were filed last week. The
principal place of business will be
Stockton. The capital stock of the cor
poration is 100000, all of which has
been subscribed in the amounts set
opposite their names by the following
persons, who constitute the Board of
Directors: w. H. Clary, ST., 25,0OO
shares; E. w. S. Woods, 25,OOO; w. H.
Clary, Jr., 25,0O0; S. N. Cross, 12,500;
]. M. Abel, 12,50O
Whether for a long or a short time,
operations at the old Union copper
mine, Copperopolis, have been resumed,
and the whistle is heard at regular in
tervals for miles around. 1t is esti-
mated that four months will be re-
quired to unwater the mine, when, If
it is worked as previous to shutting
down in 1893, from 500 to 600 miners
will find employment there.
The Los Angeles parties having