Sierra County advocate., 1899-02-17

I Out Wno can not prevent Hucn istt
ance. The government will ne
. issue a pGsent for an individual O
! divided interest.
A system Of mine signals !
} being put in the Trippe.
The new strike made last weeI
) in the Hihernisn mine has widene,
tp 1S inches and increased to $l4
} to the ton In gold and coppe
value. Msssrs Saint q Weaver o
Albuquerque are the principa
owners of this fine mine and are tt
be congratulated.
"A Common Sense whlm was
set up at the Sherman mine this
week
This difficulty yet confron,s
us in measure in these gold aud
cooper diggings Men with prop
critics to sell want to get for a pros
pect the price Of u developed prop
eyty. and men wl.h money to hny
want to get developed property
for the price of a prospect. What
can we do ? Kill them off now,
or wait until they die ?
A new bunk house ia being
put up at the kich mond, to accom-
mpdute the lncraasad force Of
miners. A new Frazer & Chain
hers hoist Is also being put in at
this mlue
Among the IIllsboro rock for.
nations are rs varieties Of por-
phry, ~ vocancs. q irons, l2
Iinrgtor~s, . quantities., z shales,
5 t,.,es, = states, 4 serpentines. 3
syenltes, granltrs, 8 tllnts, 9
greepstones, 7 conglomerates. All
these, with the exception Of some
81 The lines, carry god rnd copper
III more or less degree, mnny Of
the puiphylles sad irons Welding
over Slf y To the ton. Still our
tlchest ore comes from the quartz
veins, Of which there are 81 varie
ties in nll Gold is the tramp OF
and il is Impossible TO pick
tp pice Of rock anywhere within
the coLEros Of the mineral belt
tlat does not contain the coveted |
,uetal.
"A diamond diill Is now at work
sesrching Tor the continuation Of |
the slch Snake vein on the Saddle I
claim, just west Of the Eighty Five
mine. Some difficulty is being
experienced in securing core, but
this will no doubt disappear with
depth.
A large chute of $50 ore was
struck in the east drift Of the
Opportunity mine Wednesday, to
the delight Of the leasers working
IN that part of the mine. These
men are now making IS per day.
The X. X. mine leasers had
big stroke of luck this
week A pocket OF gold estimated
% be worth $500 was struck on the
rein proper, near No. 2 shaft, and
will make nice little difference in
the present months earnings Of the ,
men.
Applicants for patent to a placer ,
lain. who are also IN possession
II known vein or lode included
herein, must state in their appll
'atl0n that the placer Includes such
'ein or lode The published and
posted notices must also include
nch statement. If veins or lodes
wing within plac-r location are
'wned by other parties, the fact
honld be distinctly stated in the
application for patent, and in all I
he notices. But IN all cases, |
whether the lodf is claimed or not, {
t must be surveyed and maaked
lpon the plat, the field notes and
,lat giving the area Of the lode
lain or claims and the area Of the {
'iacer separately. It should be !
bered that an application |
which omiis to include au applica ,
Ian for known vein or lode
herein must be construed as
.pnciusive declaration that the
.pis.cAnl has no right of nosseaeion
0 tie vein or lode Where there
> 90 known lode or vein the f,ct
nus. sppear by the affidavit Il
wo OF more witnesses.