The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
WHAT MINERS ARE DOING.
lCTTVITY AND PROFIT or TEE
TRADE IN MANY PLACES

ico-oteh D"'ueh"s-A"' NJ
Ios Anor1rs Sent 8O.-The value Of Call
,orni,,. m in ral product In oludtng forty kinds
~ minerals for the twelve years from 1887 to
1859 ,polusive. az complied by the State Min
ing Bureau, IL S24e 791 ,309
II IN reported that the Cherokee mine, near
oroville. Butte county. has been sold to Pitts
burg avn doate for $500 900. Mining Affairs In
that county are showing much new activity.
Gravel mining all over the Msgalta Ridge has
taksn new lease OF life The Bader mine 10
working steadily, tho Parry 10 to be opened on
a large scale. and 1t 10 said that the Princess
mine 10 to be reopened.
The uucksilye mines have an ounosd their
regular dividends Tho New Idrle has de-
elared a dividend Of 10 cents and 20 cents OK
ira per share, the Napa Consolidated 10 oents
and 20 cents extra; the Boston, 10 cents per
share; the Aetna. 10 cents and s cents extra
per share. all payable Oct. 2. Tho auickailver
mine at Clovsrdale. Sonoma county, will soon
be in operation again. The force Of employees
is TO be inorea sed from 80 to 100 and much
new m achinery Ia being put In.
A rich strike 10 reported from the Keystone
mine. Amador county. on the 800 level The
Oneida mine. between Suffer Creek and jack
SON. has shown great i'm prove ment during the
last year Tho main shaft 10 down to 1000
feet. and the drifts run on the vein at that. and
higher levels have opened such large bodies OF
pay rock that 1t has been determined TO erect
sixty stamp mill. The stock OF the company
ia TO be Increased for the purpose OF making
this Improvement. At the Amador Queen No.
rich ore has been uncovered. The Central
Eureka has about $40, 900 worth OF rich ore on
the dump. taken out since the cleanup made a
few weeks ago
The Bsse!la mine Calaveraa county, has been
"A o.. 60 Nv ltaka lao tai has AAA
by Capt. Graves Of London. who is now in
Alaska Tho Demarest mina, near San An
dreaa. has been transferred to a Ban Francisco
company. headed BY G. E. Sickle. for $40 400.
San Francisco capital has bonded tho Edna
mins three miles from San Andreas and work
will begin upon it the first OF November. Tho
property has two veins, one 40 and the other
lie feet wide. The Boston mine near Moke-
lumne Hill, is TO be up again. It IN owned
by Boston capital. There has been spent on
this property S4OO 600. The shaft 10 down to
| 900 feet. A ledge, wide aud ROB. has been
struck In the 1870 foot level OF the Commodore
mine. two miles from San Audress, The men
| who ara operating the Union copper mine In
| Del Norte county. have receiyed returps from
the Selby smelter from little over a ton OF ore
ubioh netted 1907 II a.aayed 10 mar can't
copper
A v,,.r connnanv has been orpa,ized IN
Fresno county to supply water to the Coalinga
| oil a.ds. vhers the lack OF 10 has been A
| maxi cd bfndrance 10 DEVELOPMENT. The main
srnnIv y, ust.r win be from Whit. Greek and
| +ha raaervoir W IN hold 100 coo anllona which
viii SUNNY all the we'll boring ria. in the
| Co,linqa distriet. preparations Arc being
Nd. Tor .,tansivs III, proapeetino and dsvelon-
| rat In Etno. county Land ia bsInp r,pidlv
..or;rad nv largo comn,nie, as the rs.uh of
tha al hoon, 1, III. San Josouin Val,sv Tbs
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