The record-union., 1899-12-04
Pacific Coast
Mining News.

mine, in Clinton district, Superintend-
ent Fisher informs u.s. the shaft is down
200 feet and prosecuting to the north
is in progress at both the 100 and ECO
foot levels. No ledge has been en-
countered In eit Their crosscut as yet, but
the indications are Favorable. The rock
in this mine was very rich in free gold
at the depth of 100 feet in the pros
pecting shaft. and there is no reason
why it should not show as well in the
working shaft when the ledge is en-
counterfeit Work on the Wallace Min
ing Cor1pany's property at Wallace is
being vigorously prosecuted by L. w.
Mckee of Stockton, with fiattering
prospects. He has large force of men
at work. af
AMADOR COUNTY.
Amador Ledger: Watkins & co. nave
bonded the Manuel Santerfero gravel
mine and active operations have COM
menced under the SUPPLEMENTARY OF
r. A Watkins. This mine was former
ly worked at a profit until there came
a landslide too heavy for the owners
to handle with the limited means at
their disposal. Two pipe lines nave
been laid, one from the north ana one
from the south. The machinery Tor a
twenty five horse-p power derrick mas
been ordered and is now in lone. In
tbs mine is large amount Oh cement
gravel worth about S4.0O per ton, ana
next season a ten-stamp mill will be
installed to crush this. 1t is clalmeo
that this cement can be worked al
cost of $125 per ton, which Will leave
a good margin of profit. The mine Is
located one and one-half miles north
east of Pine Grove, at the head OF
Santa Clara Gulch.
Gibbons & Horn of the Amador King
have obtained the patent for this cay
and gravel washer. They have already
received several propositions from
parties who wish to buy a whole or
part interest in the machine; also 10
have it patented in Canada 1t is the
first satisfactory clay washer ever in
vented. and will greatly simplify and
expedite the working of rebelllous
placers.
Amador Dispatch: From Public Ad-
ministrator George A Gritton, who was
in jackson last Saturday on official
business, we learn that surface or
placer mining has taken on a new i'm
ter Pluvius has dispensed water enough
that all can have some, and slulces ana
rockers have been actively employed to
garner the shining metal On Volcano
Flat ten or twelve men are buslly at
work, and at Grass Valley number
are employed. Six or seven men are
employed at the French mine, which is
doing we'll Mr.. Gritton himself mas
made an upraiSe of thirty feet at the
end of the tunnel on his claim, winch
has reached a length of 300 feet. he
struck the gravel and has taken out
several tons for a mill test. The bed
rock is pitching downward, and Mr..
Gritton finds that he is not low enough
to reach the bottom of the channel
He thinks he has found the old channel
running through the country in the VI
cinity of Volcano, and if he has he has
found a good property, as wherever en-
countered the old channel has paid big
dividends in days gone by.
ASSESSMENT WORK
Mining and Scientific Press: In the
event of a mining company or corpora
ton neglecting or failing to perform
the assessment work on unpatented
mining claims, the locations revert to
the Government, again becoming a part
of the public domain, and are subject
to relocation by any person, whether
stockholder or not. If, however, the
stakeholder should have held a fiduciary
position-as President, Secretary or
manager of the company or any other
position which would have given him
knowledge of the company'S affairs of
a confidential nature-the court may
hold that he has relocated the property
as trustee and for the benefit of all
stockholders. All depends upon the
prior relation which the stakeholder
may have had with the company in
official way.
JACKASS HILL.
Sonora Independent: Considerable
gold is being taken out of the pocket
mine at Jackass Hill, belonging to Fra
ger Pratt & Dorsey. The lucky diggers
cleaned up $1,000 from one pocket this
week and report plenty more in
sight
ALDER CREEK.
Sonora Mother Lode: The Alder Creek
Mining Company's gallow's frame is
now completed, and a 1x1O double cyl
inder special link motion hoist arrived
ting it up will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. Sinking still continues.
Ell DORADO COUNTY.
Placervile Democrat: w. F. Lupold
has little gold brick valued at nearly
$500, the result of a thirty days run
in an old arastra on his mine near that
place. He has only an eighteen inch
ledge, but it is a little mint, and, as
he does all his own mining and milling,
the above sum might be considered net
Mountain Democrat: AL Duncan,
from Hazel Valley, reports unusual ac-
tivity prevailing at the Blue Gouge
and the recent discovery of a new six
foot ledge of SO ore in one of the lowest
tunnels. This with their immense body
of low grade ore would seem to insure
the permanency of the property beyond
a doubt. The new plant of ten stamps
and three Huntingtons is rapidly near
ing completion.
CALAVERAS COUNTY.
Amador Ledger: In the croscutting
in the 100 foot level of the Ford mine
on Monday a rich strike was made
which was most welcome news to the
stockholders. 1t is found on the foot