Amador ledger., 1900-06-08
cALAvERAs COUNTY.

Prospect: During the week there
has been quite stir in town over the
developments in the Masterson mine,
on the McGuirk ranch, below town.
This mine is under bond to the well
known mining man, Philip Deides-
heimer, who has had small force at
work opening up the property for
about three weeks or a month. The
first of the week big blast was put in
to shatter some hard rock and when
the debris was cleared away five foot
vein of very rich rock was exposed.
No assays have yet been made, so far
as we have been able to learn, but
specimens of rock show it to be first
class, heavily charged with sulphurets.
The Big Horn company at San Do
mingo are going ahead with system
and will soon be taking out ore from
the good chutes. Machinery has re-
Gently been put in one of the levels so
that sinking can be carried on, the
vein at that point showing most excel
lently and assaying largely in silver as
well as gold, this feature evidencing
the existence of lasting vein and a
true fssure. w. B. Tucker, the
superintendent in charge, is carrying
the work shows wisdom and precision.
It is hoped that the Big Horn will soon
be heard from all over the State as a
great gold producer and the proba bill
ties are that it will be.
Mitchler & Co., are pushing work on
the Ozark mine, between this town and
Angels. A new shaft has recently been
sunk and it is thought the channel will
hxaf of
for working. Some splendid coarse
splendid clean-ups have been made at
different times.
Messrs. Folsom, Hayden and Walker
began washing on their mine last Tues
day. They have about three months
work in sight with hattering prospects.
The Mountain Ranch bids fair to be a
good investment.
Chronicle: The Melba mine, located
on Chill Junction, has resumed work.
The sinking and timbering of the two
compartment shaft will be continued
down to the two hundred foot level,
thence a single-compartment shaft will
be sunk. Kark Whitfield has charge
Of the work, vice Daniel Grant.
The Poprman mine is running full
blast under the able superintendeucy
of Mr.. Cain, and the rock is looking
first rate. The vein in the north level
is eight feet in width between the walls.
Four feet of this is composed of por-
phyry, slate, quartz and gouge and
four feet of solid rock. The vein in
the south level is between five and six
feet in width and the rock is first class.
The walls in the two back levels are
perfect, solid and smooth, and the in
dications are splendid for big mine.
The south extension of the property,
known as the Full Moon and owned by
Beals and Trainer, is being worked by
Jim Trainer. The shaft is thirty six
feat deep and leyel has been run
north thirty-six feet. The ledge is all
the way from one to two feet wide and
the ore is looking better as work ad-
vances. Jim expects to strike a bonan-
"a within few feet more-at the point
where the Lawson and Poorman veins
come together.
Mr.. Bright, the head engineer, has
just had fine dwelling house built.
Mr.. Bennett of Mokelumne Hill was
the architect and builder.
Jim Trainer and Mr.. Hatfielf COM
menced assessment work to-day on the
Boomerang mine, owned by D. G.
Sloan and ]. A: Trainer.
Citizen; The Rose Hill mine near Ell
Dorado, has been shut down until the
rains come again this Fall.