Amador ledger., 1900-08-24
All Is Well Along the Great
Mother Lode,
The LIGHINER NOT SHUT DOWN AS REPORTED
Doings of the Golden West Mining
and Milling Company.-The
Wilson Carey Group.
CALAVERAs COUNTY.

Citizen: y report has in some man
ner got in circulation that the Light
ner mine at Angels had shut down for
want of water. The report is erron-
eous, as there is no scarcity Of water
and no stops have been made except
those necessitated once month in
cleaning up the batteries.
Chronicle: I'm Union there is
strength, and most of the large gold
producing counties of the State have
been made so by the combining of
local capital in some shape for invest
ment in the original development of
their mines, while Mokelumne Hill, one
of the best mining camps in the State
in years gone by, with its many prom
ising quartz ledges in every direction,
has laid dormant without an effort on
the part of its citizens ever having
been made TO bring to light its hidden
wealth. We are pleased to note, how
ever, an effort now being made by
Judge w. I. Harris, mining man of
prominence, and well and favorably
known in this locality, to incorporate a
company of citizens of Mokelumne Hill
on something of cooperative plan,
to develop property known as the
Sparrow Hawk mine, whicl is situated
about six miles east Of this place on
Esperanza creek. 1t has u foot
ledge of what is considered high grade
ore in these parts. A shaft was sunk
on the lead some years ago and some
fine specimen rock was taken out.
Upon examining the property with a
view to purchasing, Mr.. Harris took
samples from the old dump OF the
shaft, being careful to get a fair aver
age by taking small lots from different
places on said dump and thoroughly
mixing. The result showed an assay
value of SIS per ton by Selby & Co.'S
report. Eight hundred feet along the
lead from this shaft another prospect
hole was sunk about fifteen feet deep,
from the dump OF which samples were
taken in like manner, which showed
an assay value of over ST per ton, in
dicating very long chute of high
grade ore. Mr.. Harris states that
owing to the great facilities for eco
nomical work, with twenty-stamp
mill, the cost of mining and milling the
ore would not exceed $1.25 per ton.
The ore is free milling with but little
sulphurets at the present depth, and
from So to 90 per cent of the assay
value can be recovered by amalgama-
ton. This would give wide margin
of profit. Even So proposition would
be very profitable. The price of the
property is $1,000 on Il twelve months
time. The plan decided upon to OBJ.
tain funds to develop this property is
to create $4,000 shares of stock at a
par value of 81 per share. Forty-five
thousand shares will be sold as treasury
stock to be paid for by monthly assess
ments of cents per share, but when
80 per cent of its face value is paid cer-
ti6cates of full paid-up stock will be
issued. In this enterprise there is no
middle man, with heavy commissions,
to be paid, no fictitious value placed
upon the mine but all goes direct to
the purchaser of stock for it's true
value, and will no doubt be readily
taken by the business and mining in
terests of this place. 1t is obvious that
there is no attempt at speculation, or
no effort made at exorbitant personal
gains. 1t is to the interest of every
citizen of this place to give the enter
prise his cordial and hearty support.
We wish the Judge the success he
deserves.