The record-union., 1899-10-09

Mexicans, are at work Not a small
part of the receipts are from Alamo
and Mexican gulch. At Alamo Thorn
as Kneale and J. NJ. Albright of this
city are working over the tailings from
the Princesa mine, and just fairly get
ting down to business. Mr.. Kneale ar
rived on the st. Denis yesterday, but
will return to Alamo soon.
THE FORD MINE.
CalaYeras Chronicle: The San An
dreas Citizen" says that it is entirely
safe to predict that within fifteen or
twenty days the Ford mine at San An
dreas will again be in operation. The
10000 shares of the stock owned by
the Ford boys have been placed IN
New York by Mr. Gutman the money
is in bank in New York and that por-
tion of the deal has been consummated
to eyerybOdys satisfaction. The Ford
brothers are in Siskiyou County or
they would now be in possession of
their money, SIT 800, in addition to the
LOGO forfeit already put up. They
have been notified of the satisfactory
conclusion of the negotiations and are
expected in San Francisco in a few
days The Board of Directors is now
asking for bids for supplying the mine
with 800 or 400 cords of wood for the
winters run Meantime, every prep
aration is being made for the resump
ton of work. The present plan is to
do some drifting on the 300-foot levels,
but the principal operations will be
confined to the 700-foot level and to
sinking the shaft below that level.
Some rich rock was struck in this level
about the time the mine was shut down
and great things are expected from
this section of the mine.
CALIFORNIA MINES.
Sonora Union-Democrat: 1t seems
strange that in these enlightened times
men, and presumably intelligent ones,
will indulge in wild goose chases with
as reckless regard for consequences as
was the case fifty years ago. Every
report is followed by a stampede to the
new diggings. only to result in an in
evitable howl about betrayal, bunco-
ism and perfidy on the part of the
transportation companies. That the
charges are true no one denies. but
those who refuse TO profit by repeated
bitter experiences and disappointments
have no one to blame but themselves,
especially as they are persistent as
moths in fluttering about every flame,
even though they cannot help but
know that all the good to be derived
from the operation is a severe scorch-
ing. In the Klondike there is some
gold, but when one comes to contem-
plate the sacrifices and privations and
sufferings entailed in the effort to Sc
cure some of il, not to speak of the
limited chances of success, the induce
ments to remain at home become more
glittering than ever. The far north
has made a few men rich, while it has
beggared thousands; it has given the
space writer a never-failing fountain
of themes, and at the same time killed
or wrecked the health of more men
than the present war and that with
Spain combined. To all of those whose
reason has not entirely deserted them,
we can say, stay in California, prose
cute work in your claim Gf you believe
it has meriD steadily, and success is
almost certain to crown your efforts.
Here in Tuolumne, where mines are
notoriously rich and numerous, with
every facility for rapid and cheap op-
Grafton the year around, and with a
climate unexcelled even under the blue
skies of far-away Italy, cast your lot,
take up one of the thousands of good
claims still unoccupied and you'll never
regret it.