The record-union., 1899-11-27
Pacific Coast
Mining News.

Inyo Independent: A party of East
ern capitalists have located both islands
IN Mono Lake. Mr.. Combs, one of the
locators, who resides in Boston, will
visit the properties about the first of
next month, bringing with him an ex-
pert who will examine the property and
take charge of the work. 1t is their be-
lief that an abundance of coal oil can
be obtained from these islands.
LITTLE SHASTA.
Scott Valley News: A quartz ledge
has been discovered at Little Shasta
which prospects rich in native copper
and gold. The ledge has been traced
5OO feet and is found to be 10 feet wide.
TUOLUMNE.
Tuolumne Independent: Consider
able gold is being taken out of the
pocket mine at Jackass Hill belonging
to Messrs. Frazer, Pratt and Dorsey.
The lucky diggers cleaned up S5,O0O
from one pocket this week, and report
plenty more in sight"
| OIL EVERYWHERE.
Humboldt Standard: Discoveries are
contagious. Since the oil awakening in
Mattole Valley year or so ago show
ings of the existence of petroleum de-
posits have been made in several ad-
jacent counties. Now the Red Bluff
Peoples Cause heralds the tidings
that showings of oil deposits have been
found all along the coast range as far
as Colusa County. A good showing of
the fluid has been discovered near the
base of Yalla Balla Mountain on the
| Trinity -Tehama border, and not great
n 1iCfo
posits in the first named county. Oil
indications are plentiful near Paskenta
in Western Tehama, and it is claimed
that as good evidences of the existence
of Oil as are shown in Mattole Valley
are found in the immediate vicinity OF
the extensive coal deposits in Round
Valley. Nearer the coast in both Men
docino and Sonoma Counties there are
good surface showings of oil. The pre-
valence of sandstone in the localities
where these showings of oil exist, is
gratifying circumstance.
Who knows but real coil City, as
great in proportions and prosperity and
wealth as grew up in the mountains OF
Pennsylvania may yet have actual ex-
istence in the coast range OF North
California?
KERN OIL LANDS.
Bakersfield Californian: Develop
ments are expected to begin soon in the
country east of the Plato ranch. In
canyon of the San Emido Mountains
locators have taken a lot of Govern
ment land and sunk prospect holes. ca
sand was reached at a slight depth.
INYO OUTLOOK.
Inyo Independent: The prospect of
the development of the latent mining
resources of the county were never bet
| ter than at the present time. tele-
gram from Los Angeles Tuesday an
nounced the sale of the Reward mine,
and H. H. Douglas arrived here yester-
day for the purpose of completing the
| transfer. The new owners will entirely
remodel the present mill and install an
air compressor and power drills at the
mine. About 10000 tons of ore are
blocked out ready for extraction, and
the prospect in the bottom Of the in
cline was never better. There is
ffty-ton cyanide plant now in opera
ton on the Reward tailings and yield
ing good returns This plant will be Sc
cured by the new owners and mann
tanned in operation. BY means of the
new drills prospecting new ground Will
always be kept we'll in advance OF stop
ing. The mine has always paid, even
under the most adverse circumstances,
and with the proper means for attack
ing the large ore bodies will certainly
| yield large returns.
Mr.. Correll has a force of men at
work at the Barnes & Anderson under
a 100000 bond. He is working three
shifts, sinking on the main shaft, ana
is developing at others points along the
vein. This mine is one of the best pros
poets on the coast. So far as develop
ment work has been prosecuted four
foot vein of $50 rock is shown
The old Kearsarge mine will soon De
added to the list of producers. very
careful examination and sampllng mas
established the fact that large BODIES
of ore exist in the Old workings ranging
in value from 50 per ton up into the
hundreds The main ore bodies average
S12 per ton. From several tests made
it is proven to be highly susceptible Oh
treatment by the cyanide process. This
mine was originally worked by crude
methods for silver in the early COS,
and when the ore values fell below soo
per ton WOTk was dUdIluOiiCd. IiiO AiA-AA
is opened by over 5000 feet OF tunnels
and drifts and large ore bodies are oe-
veloped in all of them. There are over
10000 tons of ore on the dumps whlcn
will pay we'll by cyanide treatment, ana
a plant will be installed next spring.
The Squires Bros. are working three
shifts in their gravel mine at MazourAa
and are in 700 feet. Giles, Thorpe &
Cook have a tunnel over 2,OOO rect III
Mazourka Canyon, and expect to reacn
bedrock any day A dozen or more men
are dry-washing with good success.
NEVADA CITY.
Nevada City Herald: A workman IN a
sewer trench on East Broad street yes
terday struck a small quartz ledge that
showed we'll in free gold. 1t is a COM
mon occurrence, and had the town been
built somewhere else all this baslh
would doubtless have been mined out
years ago.
SISKIYOU NOTES.
Yreka Journal New copper mines are
being located in the Happy Camp dis
trict, and it will not be at all surpris-
ing should a rich vein be discovered in