The record-union., 1899-09-04
Pacific Coast
Mining News.

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| lowing items will give fair idea of
| what is going on in the great mineral
regions of the coast:
MINERS IN PARIS.
/ Oroville Mercury: A. Ekman of Oro-
vile has been appointed by the Cali
fornia Worlds Fair Commissioners to
manage the exhibit of California min
erals at the big Paris exposition in
1900 He will collect. install and main
tain the exhibit with which California
intends to attract attention to herself,
and it goes without saying that the
exhibit will be most creditable one in
every way.
The appointment comes to Mr. Elk
man unsolicited. through Colonel Frank
Mclaughlin Mr.. Ekman has already
had considerable experience in this line
He had charge of the collection of min
erals which Butte County displayed at
the Columbian Worlds Fair at Chi
cago; also of the preparation of the
mineral display shown by this county
at the Midwinter Fair and Mining Ju-
bilee. He is thoroughly conversant
with mining in all its branches, and
his knowledge of every detail of the
! business as we'll as his technical knowl-
edge of ores and metals renders him a
most valuable man for the place. Mr..
| Ekman is, above all things, energetic;
when he undertakes to handle a project
it is certain to go through, and there
is no doubt that California's mineral
exhibit at Paris will be the very best
that the available funds will permit
Mr. Ekman was seen by a Mercury
representative to-day at his place of
! business in OroYille. In response to
inquiries regarding his work and the
exhibit, he stated that he would not en-
| ter upon his duties until he had his
business here in good shape for leaving.
The main California exhibit will be a
part Of the general mining exhibit but
a separate space has been secured for
the display of California's gold speci-
mems, Of which large collection will
be shown.
PLACER AND QUARTZ.
Yreka Journal: The Gold Star Min
ing Company. now working the old
Spencer mine on Humbug, has levied
another assessment of / cent per share,
which is probably to raise funds to-
ward putting UP a MILL Since reach
ing the old works with the new lower
with an abundance of ore in sight.
The Wheeler Company at the Nehr-
bass ranch on Greenhorn. adjoining the
Blue Gravel mine. is now pumping the
water out easily, since getting the
pumps in good working order again,
and expect to reach bedrock very soon,
as the gravel a present taken out looks
like bottom strata, with good appear
ance of containing gold. The big pump
throws a steady stream through an
eight-inch pipe. and the old Steamboat
mine pump used at the same mine,
raises a large body of water, both sup
plying at least thirty inches steadily,
day and night.
The Greenhorn Blue Gravel mine still
continues to pay handsomely on the
schoolhouse ground. and a new shaft
may be sunk to- further develop the
southern portion of this extensive mine.
The heavy body of water from the
| Wheeler mine adjoining is great ben
eft to the Blue Gravel in washing the
gravel, in connection with the Blue
Gravel supply raised to the surface. the
reported yield last month being about
| $4,000 over expenses.
| The SiSkiyou Mining Company owner
! Of the Mabel quartz mine. between Oak
Bar and Scott Bar. and several claims
on Mckinney Creek. has secured a
powerful engine and boiler, nearly new,
at Ashland, which is now en- route The
company has also ordered a superior
quartz mill, with all the modern i'm
provements, from San Francisco,
where it is being constructed. AT pres
ent the company is devoting most of
the time of the men employed in build
ing roads for getting to the mine and
around it.
AT the Stillwagon mine, Brownsville
district, they are taking out some fine
ore This is the property of S. A
Lame
1t is reported that an entirely new
and independent chute of $50 ore was
discovered at the Union mine during
the past week.
At the S00-foot level in the Mount
Pleasant they have struck ore said to
be even richer than that which made
the mine so famous in it's early day
history
The Upton Hill gravel mine closed
down last week and the miners have
all returned to this city. They reached
the channel but found the gravel bar
ren.
The fine machinery of the Gold
Note is being taken down and hauled to
the Alpine, near Georgetown, and the
Three Stars, in Placer County, both of
which properties are being developed
| by Senator E. w. Chapman
BETTER THAN KLONDIKE.
Portland Oregonian: Oregon has en-
/ tered upon a period of extensive min
eral development. The country east
and west of the Cascades has been fill
/ ed with prospectors since the opening
of spring, and it will be marvel if
new strikes are not made before win
! ter sets in. Oregon. however, is not
dependent upon new discoveries, for
the old mines will, if worked to their
full capacity. produce enormous values
/ in gold, copper and silver for many
years to come. 1t is the producing
! mine or the one that tests have shown
! to be rich that attracts capital. This
fact explains recent heavy investments
in what may be termed in a general
way the Baker City country, by Port
land, Spokane, Butte. Salt Lake, New
York and Wyoming capitalists. Baker
| Citys mines are rich and permanent;
hence the influx of capital. Before
many years Baker City will have an
annual gold production of $4,000 600,
and perhaps $20.000.0O0 The output
this year ought not to be far from $4,-
000, 900. While Baker City is foremost
! in the eyes of investors among the
mining districts of Oregon, it is not get
/ ting all the attention. Bohemia San
tiam, Blue River, the Trout Creek