New-York tribune., 1899-07-16

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there an ore body. and veins below the
greensboro caused sort Of stampede on the
lode. The Kennedy mine had been started up,
the engineers following a stringer OF the ore
body which led partially through a crevice in
the greensboro They, too. came upon the lower
zone OF mineral and were rewarded for their
work with great mine. which is producing at
the rate OF 5000 600 a year Then followed the
Ida Mine. which demonstrated itself TO be
large property. and the Utica, after over twen-
ty years Of repOse, punctured It's greensboro
mass to become the greatest mine in the state.
if not in the United States. producing over
81 .GS0f0 a year.
BY this time precipitation would describe the
movements Of the miners 70 get back on the
lode and get through the band Of greensboro
Mines were bonded in whatsoever hands they
could be found, and extensive arrangements
were made for the reopening OF abandoned
mines Stamp mills. concentrators and cyanide
plants have been recently shipped 10 the lode
from san Francisco as the results Of orders
which have amazed even the manufacturers Of
this class Of machinery: and all the Indications
are that this meteorological wonder viii Of itself
present as much mining activity and produce
as much gold as all the rest Of the state to-
gether
In order. however for the lode to sho" no"
great if is opportuaity ought to be had 10y
mining men to get at its deposits. BY an un-
fortunate feature of the Congressional law land
IS not deemed 70 be mineral land unless mineral
indications show upon its surface. The act ap-
r.ears to have been framed by men who had no
knowledge Of the manner in which mineral bodies
lie in the earth There are many miles along
Civ
the lode on the surface but it is just as GER
tainly beneath a. ii is that its groupings rise
in a straight line further on Thus a map Of
IN. lode Will show in Amador r Dorado and
Tuolumne counties mining locations overlapping
one another straight along for spaces OF ten'
tvely- and fifteen miles. then IN Calaveras and
Marjposa counties are found great stretches on
which there are no mining locations at all 1t
may b. that i'm some Of these parts the lode is
barren. but it is more generally the case that
along those areas the lode does not show on the
top and The land has been taken up as agri-
cultural homesteads h. rauchcrs.
LAND HELD AT HIGH VALUES.
Italians and Chimes abound upon these
spaces of the lode the former OWNING many
tho Lsand feet a. ranch property. They fully
ar1r.ciate. TOO. that they are ou the lode, for
them 10 part with it, $!1ce' an acre being the
prio. commonly asked hy them Of persons VINO
prCros. buying parts of the.- realty They are
ever ready o. CIV, verha. permission 20 prospect
orc q, g. o.-r their lands in search for mineral
indications, and will agree that when such are
found The hcder hall have haf interest in the
discovery. tut they Invariably send a watcher to
srv uron the prospector who when he strikes
at
and SETS up location notice. When The pros
p. .:or goes o. th4 ranch owner O. get his deed
,,r a haIf interest ia the ledge h. is told that
-n. fu8 he slpposes he has made had been
previously located ty th- sons Or the cousins Of
,he -auch.r. heu-e the rrospectcr Las no claims
some of the most vicious and bloody quarreis
that ever occurred IN the state have been be-
tween ranch owners and prospectors growing
ou, of these practices. until now the methods
o. these foreigners are So We'll understood that
only "greenhorns" will get bit ty them. and
they are laughed a. 10y the mining fraternity
or the lode when they DO.
The condition is very unfortunate Il is un-
fortunate alike for ihe aericulturist. the miner
and the state. The land is not suited for farm
ing. beng mountainous and m region Is wild,
it is consequently only slightly farmed. tho so-
called farmers holding it ostens.b.y as ranch
land but really upon speculation a. mineral
land But for their holdings the lode would o-
probed along all their areas. and doubtless many
valuable streaks would Boo found. which would
not only afford more activity o. the miners. but
would inure 10 the CORRESPONDING benefit q the
state which is interested in the increased out
put of minerals
%O POOR NE&S PROPOSITIONS.
No par; Of the lode is what miners call "a
poor mans proposition" Capital and extensive