The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-10

free silver on his fruit ranch in North
San Leandro. The ranch is situated
near Lake Chabot and just at the head
of E,studillo avenue. Mr.. Sandelin no.
ticed the copper dust in the soil some
months ago but never thought enough
about it to investigate the matter. Last
week G. E. Winsla. a mining engineer
of Philadelphia, visited the property
and under his direction a drift was run
along the vein for fifteen feet, where it
was found that the vein widened TO
nearly thi1ty-six inches, which is be-
lieved to be the full width. The rock
is decomposed white quartz, apparently
rich in copper and carrying free silver
and a trace of gold. The expert eX-
pressed the opinion that a very valua-
BILE deposit of copper and silver had
been discovered. He did not think. how
ever. that the vein was very long
YREKA CREEK GOLD.
Humboldt Times: The owners of
lands along Yreka Greek have been re-
ceiving 81 eco each, as first installments
on the bonded property for mining pur-
poses. and one place worked out by q
previous company has been bought out
right, in order to have free run of the
dredger from Shasta River nearly up to
the Yreka tOwnsite. The general De-
lief is that the company working the
creek, will realize big profit on their in
vestment and enterprise. Other ground
all around Yreka is likely to command
good prices for deep mining efforts IN
quest of gold. Town lots of Yreka may
yet bring fabulous prices, but no work
can be carried On to injure nelghbOr'
property under the Government patent
secured for every individual lot Rut
fer this Yreka might be the New Jeru-
salem, in the literal sense of streets
paved with gold.
A SOUTHERN BOOM.
San Bernardino Times Index: The
10-stamp mill for the Gold Canyon
Mining Company is now receiving the
finishing touches, and the stamps will
! begin to drop in the early part of May
The mill was moved from the MoJave
Desert to its present site on the Colo
RADIO Desert, six miles east of Salton,
where an ample supply of never-falllng
water is obtained The machinery mas
been put in thorough repair and many
new parts have been added. The bulk
of the work has been done by the stock
holders of the company, all OF Whom
are practical men in various depart
ments. Crude oil will be used for fuel,
storage capacity for a carload having
! been provided at the mill. The mine is
distant eight miles, and the contract for
hauling 30 tons daily for one year mas
been let to Thomas Kerr of Alessandro.
The ore teams load within 900 feet OF
the mine at the foot of a gravity tram
way 250 feet long. The ledge runs
from six to eight feet wide, and the
present work is in the upper tunnel IN
a 70-foot pay zone. The ease and IA
cility with which the rock can be taken
out will enable comparatively small
force to keep the mill supplied.
! KRAMER MINES AGAIN
San Bernardino Transcript: Sheriff
Charley Rouse and Newton Brown re-
turned this morning from the new gold
strike near Kramer, and bring the first
authentic news of the extent of the pay
dirt which is responsible for regular
! stampede into the new country AS mas
been before stated in the Transcript,
there was no certainty that there was
any pay dirt in sight, with the excep-
ton of the ledge belonging to Messrs.
Duncan, Goldberg and Clark, and upon
investigation it has been found that
there is no other indication OF pay ore
| in the vicinity. But nevertheless a
strip of country eight by ten miles IN
size is staked out in claims, which are
without doubt, absolutely worthless.
Messrs. Duncan. Goldberg and CLARK