The record-union., 1899-06-21

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Mining News.
To all who are interested in the plac-
er. quartz and river diggings of the
Pacific Coast States the following news
will be OF interest:
WAsHINGToN's ORES.
Spokane correspondent of Portland
Oregonsan: A prominent featureSo Of me
Spokane INDUSTRIAL exposition to De
held in September, will be the mining
exhibit. It is proposed to make this
the largest and best mineral exhibit
ever given ir the Northwest meet
ing Of the mining men was held few
days ago to take up the matter OF ar
ranging for an elaborate display, and
much enthusiasm was demonstrated.
The meeting passed resolution indors-
ing the proposition to have mining
department Of the exposition, ana
pledging the support of mining men to
the enterprise. A committee OF twenty
mining men was appointed to take
charge of the exhibit, and with full
power to act Eastern and western
mining machinery houses have ex-
pressed their Willingness to expend
large sums in exhibiting mining ma
chinery in operation, and a mining dis
play will be arranged that will be edu-
cational, not only to the general pub
lie, but to mining men, and to all who
are in any way interested in the IN
dustry. Prizes will be given for the
best mineral display from any camp;
other prizes for the best display from
any State, and a grand general prize
for the best display from any place.
SOME RICH ROCK.
Calaveras Prospect: It is reported
that rich strikes were made in the
Lamphear and Esperanza mines in
Mokelumne HILL this week.
In the Lamphear the strike was made
in the 300-foot level. The vein is about
ten feet in width The gold Is well
distributed throughout the rock and
some spots of the yellow metal show
up as large as the top ofa leadpencil
The find in the Espsranza was made at
the 1,0O0-foot level 1t is reported that
the rock will go over $40 to the toll
Considering that the vein Is from
forty-five to ninety feet in width, the
ore can be extracted and milled at a
handsome profit.
TWO GOOD MINES.
Calaveras Chronicle: Reports from
the Gwin mine are of the most encour-
aging character The mine is keeping
up It's record as a bullion producer, and
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continue to do so for many years to
come. The concrete foundation for the
new mortar blocks is now completed
and the work Of building the new mill
has been commenced. The new mill
will consist of forty stamps with room
for twenty more if needed. The SHAFT
is being sunk deeper and ore IS being
taken from the levels to keep the pres
ent forty-stamp mill on the mine con-
stantly in operation At the l,4We
foot level an air hoist is being put in to
the main hoist and to facilitate
the work of sinking. The flew air
hoist which weighs ton, is on NOV
able car and can be placed wherever
needed in the mine.
The Last Chance and Afterthought
mines are situated about one-fourth OF
a mile from the town of Railroad and
are owned by Walter Boire. They are
an extension of the celebrated Petit
coat lead They consist Of two parallel
lodges in slate formation. Three
shafts have been sunk upon the
properties, one sixty, one forty-two
and one thirty feet in depth. from
which good ore heavily impregnated
hos q
tracted. The properties are splendidly
situated for working purposes, an
abundance of water can be obtained
from Clark's ditch under 25O-foot
pressure. This is one Of the best op-
portunities for capital that your cor
respondent has ever seen. am sat
isfied that if an inspection Of the mines
were had by an expert in the interest
of some one looking for an investment,
that the most favorable report would
be made. The price asked is very low,
as the owner has other business to at
tend to.
PLACER AND QUARTZ.
Yreka journal. + Several loads Of
mining lumber have been hauled to
the Nehrbass ranch at Greenhorn, ad-
Lees mill on Moffitt Creek, and the
machinery for hoisting and pumping
will be here in a few days more. The,
company bonding the Nehrbass and
Rostel grounds, represented by F. D.
Fraser, with Mr. Stevenson as Super
intendent, will sink the initial shaft
at the Nehrbass house and barn, by
going down in the we'll and widening
it, which is seventy four feet deep, re-
quiring only about twenty-five feet dig
ging further down to reach bed rock.
The Salmon River Hydraulic Mining
Company is doing good work at Sal
mon River near Sawyer's Bar, with
full supply of water to keep going all
summer, or until the last of August, by
reason Of considerable snow on the Sal
mon Mountain range. This company
will no doubt take out a large amount
of the yellow dust this season
Several more claims have lately been
located on Patterson Creek, below the
noted Sheba mine, and before long this
will be one of the liveliest and most
productive camps in Northern Califor-
MIA.
Cal Gentry and Russell O'Neill have
gone to their quartz mine on Green
horn to commence getting out quartz
again, and will also put up little
mill to do the crushing, instead Of haul
ing long distance to other mills as
heretofore Their ledge contains very
good paying quartz, and by further
development, will no doubt become
more extensive and prOba bly, nav still