The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-03
NEWS OF THE MINES.

near Cazadero, Sonoma County, but it
has not produced any. The EIkhardt mine
is near Watsons, Mendoclno county
twenty-eight miles from Ukiah, but is a
non-producer, being of too low grade TO
be used. There are several small known
deposits in Southern California, none OF
which have been utilized.
A mining district that is attracting. con-
siderable attention just now lies over in
Nevada to the east of Modoc County oc-
cording to the Redding Free Press. 1t Is
locally known as the Pueblo district, and
is directly on the route of the old over
land immigrant trail. A number OF rlch
silver and copper strikes have been mace
IN the district and the sale OF one mine,
the DEMO, a copper proposition, has lately
been effected. The sale price was the
round sum Of 100000. II is stated that IN
early days immigrant trains brought. into
California and Oregon samples OF ore
extremely rich in silver-so rich, in TACT,
that the white metal would run out in
big drops under the blowpipe. 1t is for
bidding district to The prospector. how
ever, owing to the scarcity of water ana
lack of transportation facilities.
Shasta County's lead in copper mining
is being followed by a general waking up
as to copper possibilities in other mining
counties, says the Redding Free Press
Reports from Siskiyou County indlcate
that the people have faith that a copper
smelter there is only a question of year
or so, as large bodies of copper-bearlng
ore are encountered III several dlstrlcts
of the county. A Acton smelter to handle
the ores of the Copper Queen mine is an
assured addition to the wealth-produclng
agencies of Trinity County. A copper
smelter is being erected in Plumas Coun-
ty. Several deposits i'll that county are
under bond and are now being examined
by experts.
My correspondence" says Fred Grote-
fend in the Redding Searchlight, has re-
vealed many inquiries with regard to the
deep ground possibilities of the Coffee
Creek section, and had an idea that
there would be quite a number of pros
there
think they would come as early as April.
l am reliably informed, however, that for
the past ten days or two weeks fully M
teen men have gone in there each day,
most of them possessed of a fund of eX-
perience and equipped to stay all sum
mer There is no getting around the
fact that the men who do scientific min
ing are impressed with the possibilities in
existence there. 1t is the scientific men
who are sending those prospectors there.
Reports of rich strikes and fabulous
finds are getting to be of almost daily
occurrence. No sooner does the excite
ment occasioned by one find abate than
another is reported; Thus has it been
made in that time in FL Dorado County
hold out the value of gold in the money
market has seen it's highest quotations.
week, that made on the ranch of j. NJ.
Bell at Ringgold is probably as rich as
any, and owing to its continuity to the
mother lode belt, quite as important. The
of an incline shaft only eight feet deep.
in which they had been following string
er pitching to the ledge. They are still
in the pay streak, which improves with
depth Specimens brought to town dur
ing the week were nearly 80 per cent
gold, and were enough to give anybody
the prospecting itch.-Mountain Demo-
crat.
The Washington mining district is en-
jOying quite quartz boom at present,
and has entered upon a systematic course
ofd ont
before says the Placer County Leader.
Among the best developed mines is the
California. There has been a tunnel
driven in the mountain that cuts the vein
at depth of 700 feet. The tunnel is
200 feet in length, and the ledge where
it was cut is 80 feet wide. The ore aver
ages about Sc per ton, and is worked by
20-stamp mill at present but the COM
pany intends to erect twenty more stamps
A San Francisco company is develop
ing the Grant King mine in Placer
County. They have a very large ledge of
low grade ore, but are so situated as TO be
able to handle their ore at very low ng-
ure The same company is also deVelon-
ing the Dillon mines. hey nave a tun-
mel in on the vein 400 feet, with a depth
of about $50 feet. They also own a very
fine water ditch that Will furnish ample
power at very low cost, enabling them
to work very low-grade ore at a profit,
The revival of operations at the Strahle
Slate Quarry near this city will be wei
come news to all, says the Placerville
Nugget. 1t is hoped that the quarry will
soon be operated to its full capacity.
There is no reason why the splendid slate
duarrieS in the near vicinity of the city
should not supply all the slate roofing for
the western half of the United States and
with proper management and develop
ment the day will come when they will
do so.
This week the work of putting in twenty
more stamps at the Dutch mine in
Tuoiumne County will begin, which when
finished will give the mine complement
of forty stamps. The underground work
ings are reported as good and rich as
ever.
1t is reported in Tuolumne County that
an attempt will be made to find financial
backing 10 run a tunnel from Moccasin
Creek, that is to be three miles long and
tap the mother lode at Il great depth.
A company of San Francisco capitalists
is spending $40 900 in putting in a hydraulic
elevator to work the tailingS from the old
Cherokee drift mine in Butte County
1t is reported by the Auburn Republican
that at Whisky Digginss. near Lincoln,
the day shift in the copper mine. located
near that place, took out $500 worth of
copper ore in one day recently.
Captain Thomas Mein goes this week to
the TreadWen mine, Douglas Island.
Alaska of which property he is general
manager.
There is talk that the Yellow Aster
mines at Randsburg, the richest and best
developed of that district have been sold
to Captain de Lamar and associates for
| 81 600 600 The property was recently eX-
amined by Victor A. Clement formerly
associated with John Hays Hammond in
the Transvaal.
A new electric company expects to sup
ply electric power to operate the gold
dredgers about Oroville. ]. o. DENNY
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