Amador ledger., 1900-08-17
cALAvERAs COUNTY.


Milling Company of Boston, which has
bond on the Waters mine, on the
Copperopolis road, made another pay
ment this week of $1,000. This is the
third payment on the bond, making a
total of S3100 already paid, though SO
far the company has done no work on
the property. The mine is q promis-
ing proposition, it having been worked
down to the water level and the rock
paid well, but it required too much
capital to properly develop and so the
property was bonded to the Boston
company.
A new boiler is being placed in posi-
tion at the Ghost mine, to take the
place of the one that has been in use.
The new boiler will be considerably
larger than the old and will be fully up
to the requirements of the extensive
work in contemplation.
At the Angels mine Supt. Buck bee
is making arrangements for more room
for the dump. The shaft is beiug sunk
deeper and some old buildings are be-
ing removed SO as to secure the neces-
sary space for dumping the rock.
A cave occurred in the Bennett
Sickle mine last Tuesday, fortunately
without injuring anyone. About so
tons of rock fell, caused by the knock
ing down of pillar by blast.
w. T. Harris, the veteran mining
man of Mokelumne Hill, is making
preparations to work the Sparrow
Hawk mine on an extensive scale.
This property, which is situated on
Esperanza creek, shows good prospects
and has already been opened to a con-
siderable extent by shafts, tunnel and
crosscuts. Numerous assays that have
been made show an average of s. to
the ton and thousands Of tons of that
value are in sight. He is about to in
corporate with local stock holders.
The machinery for the Welch mine
has been shipped and il is expected to
arrive at any time. A Mr.. Lillian has
it in charge and we all hope the mine
will prove to be good.
The old Calaveras mine. which gain
ed considerable uotoriety as a gold pro-
ducer for many years, is now idle. 1t
was developed successfully and extern
siyely 60 depth of 400 feet and was
well equipped with heavy hosting and
air-compressed works and 25-stamp
mill 1t produced much gold for years
till fire burned all these improve
ments down to the ground and as
consequence the mine was closed down
for an indefinite period. According to
good authority it produced in the
neighborhood of S1,OOO,0 ,0O0. Like the
Gwin mine it requires capital to open
1t up.
The Sheep Ranch mine, which is one
of the most productive and stesdiest
mines in the State, was discovered in
1857. Since that period it has been
continuously running with an excep-
ton of being idle from 1894 to 1899 in
elusive. 1t has been developed to a
depth of 1900 feet and levels are from
700 to 1900 feet long. The ledge is
usually known as kidney vein all the
way from the top down, but is wonder
fully rich in gold. The pay chute at
the bottom is about 1400 feet long and
in fact it is one of the longest chutes in
the State. AS rule it is narrow,
averaging about 18 inches in width,
although sometimes it swells to five
feet in width and pinches out at some
places. The character of the ore is
blush, well ribboned and free milling.
Under the management of new COM
pany it is successfully and economically
being operated. 1t is splendidly SUP
piled by new 20 stamp mill, new
hosting works and other appliances.
Up to date it has produced something
between 5000. 900 and "a, 600, 600 and
still it is producing bullion. The fact
indicates that it will pay for several
years to come.
About three miles west of the above
mine is found the Table Mountain mine.
1t is in the course of development and
is being operated by the Chispa Mining
Company of San Francisco under a
bond. Although it is in its infancy it
promises to become a bullion producer
ere long, owing to the fact that latest
developments show encouraging re-
suits. The mine resembles the Sheep
Ranch in formation and character of
ore. 1t is 100 feet deep and has show
of ore for $50 feet, which averages
about 13 inches wide. Ore prospects
from Sc to $40 to the ton. Supt.
Thomas is in charge of the mine as
we'll as of the steam hosting works and
employs four men.