The record-union., 1899-06-19
Pacific Coast
Mining News.

The following news concerning Pa
cutie Coast mines will be found of inter
est In mining and general commercial
circles:
PAYING MINES.
scott Valley Advance: The Highland
placer claim, located on the head of
Jackson creek, has been leased by ]. G..
vaudeville, who will commence to work
Immediately 1t is late claim to work
on account of snow.
At the Humpback mine, owned by
Rolin Fagundes, on the Salmon, a
tunnel was started two weeks ago OH
lately discovered ledge that has A
width of from four to six feet. The
formation shows a dolornite foot wall
ana duartzite hanging wall
The Mt. Shasta Gold Mining Com
pany, limited. paid $4,000 in dividends
on May 10th. The GA pitanzation of the
company is $500,OOO in 100000 shares.
Inc mine has in the ten months of
the present company's ownership earned
$26,OOO over actual operating ex-
penses, $4,000 having been expended in
equipment and development.
The Arornas mine started up again
last week. They have been greatly de-
layed by the breaks in their ditch and
IN getting their elevator to work prop
erly. It was necessary to have man
come from San Francisco to regulate
the latter. since which time it has
worked properly. They have a good
water privilege and will be able to run
to the first of September.
Peterson Brothers cleaned up last
week for the season at their Eddys
gulch placer mine. They have been
running all winter and the results, we
are informed, were very Satisfactory. The
channel they are working is on the edge
of the creek, and during the dry season
they are able to take out from So to So
per day per man by drifting on the
upper side Of their claim.
The midi recently erected at the Cape
mine on the north fork of Greenhorn
creek by G. Edgar Ward & Co., of
Seattle, who acquired the property from
F1orin lie May of Yreka, has been kept
busy crushing the quartz that had ac-
cumulated on the dump. Good re-
turns are being made
F. T. Bradenberg, says the Ashland
Tidings,' shipped 100 pounds of quartz
to San Francisco the other day from
his claim at Jenny creek a branch of
the klamath near the State boundary.
where it will be given a thorough test.
He contemplates putting in a 1OD-ton
cyanide plant.
VI iison Brothers of Chicago are oper-
ating placer on the east bank of Eddy
guach. They have been running all Win
ter and have large quantity of gravel
yielding fair amount of gold They
also have quartz proposition on which
they work during the dry season. The
vein shows about six inches wide in a
sehist-slate formation. A tunnel has
been run in about fifty feet and shows
a very good prospect.
ENTERPRISE GROUP.
Oroville Register: The Enterprise
mines are all busy this spring ard
while there is no boom in them the
owners are keeping steadily at work
and taking out considerable gold. The
Gem gives employment to a number CT
men, At the Golden Trout some new
machinery b being put in. AT the
Slater mine good ore is being crushed.
AT the Crystal Peak a 200 foot up
raise is being made.
THE CARRIERS COUNTRY.
Carter's New Era: Upon the Bu-
chanan is a fine steam plant. At pres
ent all attention is directed to sinking
mill and chlorination works which was
already reached a depth of $50 feet.
We are informed that it is the COM
pany's intention to put in an electric
plant on the Main Tuolumi1e River, by
which both mine and mill can be oper-
ated The mine has twenty stamp
mill and chloriantion works which was
once actively engaged in producing ma
terial for the circulating nediun.
The hoist, pump, buildings ETC., of
the Junction near Soulsbyville, are be-
ing transferred to the Laurel group of
mines near Arastravilie. The Laurel
Gold Mining Company expect to have
the machinery placed in position within
a few days. Eight men were put on
the employment list this week, and
work has earnestly commenced. 1t
will not be long ere the value of this
property will be aScertained, and we
sincerely hope to record from time to
time successful developments.
AROUND SONORA.
Sonora Union-Democrat All the talk
about the ore bodies in the Jumper
decreasing in size and value IS the
merest rot. The whole cause of the
slump on the European side of the
pond can be attributed to a market
that got panicky just for the fun Of the
thing, or else somebody has succeeded
In bearing prices in order that agents
might hog everything in sight, to the
discontinue and loss of tifnid stock
holders The Jumper is all right-just
about as rich as ever, with plenty of
ore in sight; in fact, thoroughly
f1rst-class proposition.
During the week the task of secur-
ing rights of way for the laying or a
big pipe line for the Shawmut- Eagle