The record-union., 1899-05-01
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tunnels of the Gopher and from the 2Ou
foot level of the Boulder
At the Eagle. King, Grizzly Flat Dis
trict they are sinking the winze in the
main tunnel. Considerable difficulty has
been experienced in keeping the Wine
free from waiter, but a new pump has
been put in that will easily keep the
| new WORKINGS free from water.
About eighteen months ago some Col
orado mining men, Messrs. Roberts &
Co., became interested in a prospect on
the west side of Thompson Hill, near
Granite Hill, and since that time have
quietly but energetically prosecuted de-
velopment work on their location until
they felt justified in erecting a mill.
The company have blocked out large
amount of ore and feel very sanguine
| of the future Their new 5-stamp mill
is kept steadily running, power being
furnished by lateral ditch running
| from the Ell Dorado Water Company's
| main ditch at Granite Hill The open
ing of good quartz mining proposition
will be a great thing for that section of
the county and will encourage others
| to prospect :. more thoroughly what
should be one of the best districts in the
county, and the Cambrian gives every
| indication of being one of a number of
good mining properties that will be
eventually worked in that locality
WATER FOR PERRIS.
| Perris New Era: c. Vermason took
1 out four men to the tin mines yester-
day, where the men were set to work
pulling down and cleaning the $4,000
bricks which encase the boiler j. J.
| Miller hn ,;e
wagon, returned on Saturday with
load of machinery, which is now on the
ground near the we'll on San Jacinto
avenue.
| The directors met yesterday, and at.
ter a lengthy discussion it was decided
| to purchase IN S0-horse power boiler
and fittings in Los Angeles. sThis mat
ter was decided SO as to save as much
time as possible, as it was learned from
Mr.. Vermason that owing to the rough
| nature of the country near the mines
considerable difficulty would be exper-
fenced in getting the boiler over thg
road at present but it will be brought!
over later on.
six-horse team started off this
morning for the pump. This is quite
ponderous piece of machinery and
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weighs about five tons By the time it
arrives here the boiler will have been
| erected and everything got in readiness
to put the pump in position, make con-
| nections, raise steam and then you will
hear the whistle howl throughout the
length and breadth Of this great valley.
BIG YEAR FOR GOLD.
San Francisco Trade Journal: Mr..
Leach, superintendent of the Mint in
this city, says that the receipts of gold
bullion SO far this year is above the
| average: In one day the aggregate was
a quarter million dollars, and this came
from California mines. This is a good
showing and goes far to prove correct
the San Francisco Trade Journals"
assertion made some time since that
the gold product of this State for the
calendar year 1899 would largely exceed
any former year within the past two
decades. From we'll Informed sources
our advices' are to the effect that more
placer mines are being worked than
for fully three years, while there is more
deep mining than in the history of the
industry. In deep mining many aban-
doned mines have been opened up and
are, in the majority of cases, being sue
eeSsi ully WoIkeu with many of them
paying good dividends to the owners
There is hardly a week that passes but
our exchanges report old abandoned
mines relocated with the intention of
working them at greater depth in the
nope of making them good paying prop
ositions. In this belief the new owners
are encouraged by the knowledge that
mines on the same lode have been made
fair TO large producers by bringing to
bear in their workings modern appIi-
ances by which the work can be more
cheaply and successfully done and at
greater depth than thought possible
even as late as ten years ago. This has
unquestionably turned capital in this
direction and as the field enlarges more
money goes into new ventures promis-
ing greater returns in the future. 1t
Is the impression that more districts
Will be added this year to those already
established, for it seems to be the con-
sensus of opinion that the mountain
ranges Will be more thoroughly pros
pected within this and the following
year than before known in the hopes of
finding and locating mines which prom
ise good returns as work on them
progresses.