The record-union., 1899-05-08

1 Saturday, May ZOth, at 10 a. M, to
form a branch county association,
(which will be branch of the parent
body. The branch associations in Siskl-
you and Shasta Counties are also to be
reorganized. 1t is also in contempla-
ton to call a convention of miners in
Lassen, Del Norte and other northern
counties of the State and organize one
branch taking in all these counties,
similar to the southern branch which
has lately been organized.
NEVADA MINES.
Winnemucca Silver State: Humboldt
County has some of the richest and
most varied mineral land in Nevada.
Humboldt range, running in a northerly
and southerly direction, has as great a
variety of mineral as any system of
mountains.
On the north side of the famous
American canyon is the VOORHEES, mine.
1t Is large contact vein carrying high
grade gold and silver ore. 1t has every
indication for a large mine in the future
If properly developed. The formation
is porphyry footwall, with a slate
hanging wall, the ledge dipping to the
east.
One mile south of this claim is located
the Troy ledge, which carries gold, sill
yer and copper that assays we'll
The Governor ledge, three miles to the
southwark in the same belt, has a high
grade of gold and silver ores This claim
has larger ledge than have the former
ones. It's foot and hanging walls are of
cyanite. This prospect, if handled
properly, would be paying PROPOSE
ton.
Anthony is found in abundance in
this mineral belt. Four miles below
the Governor ledge are found the Love-
lock antimony mines Passing around
to the southern end of the mountain,
seven miles below these anthony
mines, are located the Black Knob anti
mony mines. These were formerly ex-
tensively worked by DR.. H. H. Hutch
ms of Lovelock.
In the Humboldt range, where it tails
out into the saltwater desert, are stu
ated the renowned iron mines. They
are supposed to carry the highest grade
of iron ore in the world. There are
numerous claims of this ore owned
principally by Lovelock people There
IS no limit as to the quantity of the
ore These mines will in future years
furnish the Pacific Coast trade with
iron for foreign and domestic consump-
ton.
Two miles north of the Hutchins an
tlmony mines, on the western foot
hills, commences a great silver produc-
ing ore zone known as the Rochester,
Montana, Black Ledge, Humboldt
Queen and Howell mineral belt.
1t extends through to the Butte mine
at Rye Patch and on to old Humboldt
City The average hight of the Hum
boldt range from Prince Royal to Relief
Peak distance of thirty-f1ve miles, is
i,UOo feet above sea level. This range of
mountains has every indication of hav-
ing been thrown up through a strata of
gold and silver producing material, the
broken edges of which are traceable for
about twenty miles on either slope of
the range.
The principal mountain between these
ore zones is made up of quartzite por-
phyry, traekite. cyanite, granite, green
stone and states, with limestone cap
pings.
There are several thousands of small
Lodges and stringers running through
this formation in every conceivable di-
rection. They all carry more or less
gold and silver ores
FRESNO'S OIL BELT,
Fresno Democrat: 1t is a great lesson
IN the wondrous workings of nature to
visit Oil City, located on the northeast
quarter of section 20, township IL
south, range 10 east in the low foothills
OF the Coast Range Mountains These
mountains are of strange formation and
weird IN appearance. Every hill and
mound looks like a monument to the
memory of some renliarka BILE event.
PetrlfactionS of every conceivable
thing can be picked UP in every arroyo.
oyster shells. some of them of incredf-
Die size, de scattered on hill and vale.
dumb witnesses Of an era in the geo.
detic history of California long since
past, positive evidence that the western
portion of at least Fresno County was
once the bed Of the briny deep and
strange assurance that one of the most
violent cataclysms this mundane sphere
ever experienced occurred where we
now live
The oil deposits are distinctly trace
able by the experienced eye as if it
super1ntended their construction Thick
ledges or granite are natures cooper
age. AT OH City the ledge encircles, ]
should estimate, about ten sections of
land Inside these granite walls is ma
lures oil tank, and Oil City occupies the
southern edge. Outside the tank OIL
| and gas can both be found. but in lin
tied quantities. being only leakages
from it.
The whole country, however, is stalk
ed off into Oil claims without regard to
natures formations, creating in the
mind of the embryo millionaire dreams
of opulence not realized by actual mil
lionaires. Outside the tank, owners of
claims are very voluable, youchsafing
information before inquiry is made. but
inside even the employees are as dumb
as oysters and as unapproac liable as a
porcupine. fa
All the information obtainable you
get with one or the other of your senses.
On the northeast quarter of section 20
I saw the famous well, champion of
them all, flowing Loco barrels per day.
You might as we'll petition the Board of
Supervisors to purchase the Court
House as to try to buy claim within
Oil City's big tank They are not for
sale.
The oil from these wells is conducted
by iron pipes into large tanks q few
hundred yards away, whence through
larger pipes it is conducted fifteen miles
to Coalinga and aboard the cars to the
tune of eighteen cars per day, resulting
in daily revenues to the lucky owners
that would have made M,,lharrv Sellers