The record-union., 1899-06-15
Pacific Coast
Mining News.

The following concerning mining mat
tiers in Pacific Coast States Will be
found of general interest:
PLACER AND QUARTZ.
Yreka Journal: j. w. johnson is get
ting ready to work his mine near Oak
Bar, in which he could not do much
last year on account of scarcity of wa
ter. and the supply, though better this
year. is nothing extra. He has large
extent of bottom ground to put into
the sluices, which will undoubtedly pay
handsomely, the top ground having
been worked off during the freshets of
previous years by ground sluicing.
Several teamsters left Yreka last
Wednesday morning with lumber,
goods and merchandise for the Commo-
dore quartz mine on Barkhouse Creek,
where large force of men is en-
ployed, with the quartz mill running
steadily day and night.
Chat Cassidy has had several more
tons of quartz from his ledge in Green
horn Gulch hauled to Lambs mill at
Yreka Greek for crushing. He seems
to have been we'll satisfied with the for
mer crushing to keep on developing his
mine, and the quartz taken out since
and now being milled, promises to yield
still better returns.
The Cape mine on Greenhorn Creek,
sold to Seattle parties by F. LIE May, is
now being worked energetically and
the new mill recently constructed there
has been kept running for some time
past with very good success.
The Greenhorn Blue Gravel mine
still continues to pay handsomely, and
there is good supply Of water for sue
cessful operations. in keeping large
force busy day and night in drifting out
and hosting the rich paying gravel.
Ironsides & Wadsworth are finding
very. rich prospects in their lodges at
Cherry Creek, and have just sent over a
lot of galvanized iron pipe for coNduct-
ing fresh air into the tunnel now about
400 feet into the mountain, which will
soon cross-cut the Hunter ledge. They
have three lodges, known as the Little
Wonder, Legal Tender and Little Chief.
The Yreka Mining Company, work
ing the old Gold Ball mine at Salmon
River, are taking out sufficient quartz
to keep five stamp mill constantly in
operation. The miners are troubled
with considerable water, which will
soon be remedied by running a lower
Frank Grisez and young man
named Freeborn, are running a tunnel
at Spring Gulch on Yreka Flats. to de-
velop some stringers of quartz. which
may lead to. a good permanent ledge.
They strike some pockets containing
punches of quartz, which pay WELL but
the seams or stringers are too small TO
prove remunerative at present working.
fr1I0 N NJ,
with good success in many localities.
Copper mining is coming to the front
in Siskiyou County, and several loca-
tions have been recorded. If we man
age to produce the quantity of copper
now realized at Keswick, in Shasta
County, Sislkiyou is likely to take the
lead in mineral products, which Shasta
now holds by her copper industry.
THE GWIN MINE.
Amador Dispatch: We paid a visit
to the Gwin mine last Tuesday and
found everything moving along WELL
The concrete foundations for the mortar
blocks of the addition to the mill are
about finished and the work of putting
in the blocks and building the mill will
be begun at once. The mortar blocks
will be II feet in length. set on end and
bolted together and set in cement. Forty
stamps will be added now, with room
for 20 more when needed. The shaft
is being sunk deeper: ore is being taken
cut to keep the 40-stamp mill con-
stantly running, and ore enough is in
sight to justify the additional mill ca
pacity. An air hoist is being put in at
the ,400-foot level to relieve the main
hoist and to facilitate sinking. Tne air
hoist is on a car. weighs a ton and can
be placed wherever needed in the shaft
or drifts The Gwin is keeping up it's
record, and will, for years to come, be
good paying property.
THE PLYMOUTH.
Amador Republican,: Beautifully sit
uated on a plateau Of the foothills is
the town of Plymouth, noted for having
added immense sums to the world s
supply of gold in days gone by, and
destined. without doubt, to eclipse its
own record in that line whenever capi.
tai shall again be employed, under wise
management, in piercing deep into the
secret places where its treasures lie
buried. There is, probably, more of the
yellow metal within 1000 feet of the
surface, in the lodges of this district
than the whole mother lode has yet pro-
duced and liberal expenditure of money
in exploration and development will,
sooner or later, reach it and secure rich
returns
TO DO DREDGING
Stockton Mail: The Mokelumne
River in the vicinity of Wallace, just
across the river from San Joaquin
County, is to be dredged on an extern
sive plan for gold. 1t is said that at
a depth of from twelve to fifteen feet