Amador ledger., 1900-08-31
cALAVERAs COUNTY.

Prospect: The Bonanza mine of
Alex Brown and T.. Eproson has a
splendid looking vein in the tunuel.
Blue, green and yariously colored rock,
all prospecting richly, is.to be seen IN
abundance. The engineering difficult
ties of working this claim are slight
A tunnel extending from Bear creek
on the east side, about 200 feet would
strike the vein at Il depth of about 400
feet, leaving all immense body Of ore
to be stopped out. This ore could be
run direct from the tunnel to a mill,
for which there is IA fine location.
Plenty Of water for battery and con-
centrator use would be obtained from
the tunnel, as veins of water are known
to be in abundance in these hills within
a radius Of miles anywhere from few
feet to an indefinite depth. Two large
veins of water are known to exist be-
tween Bear creek and the mine, besides
which the mine itself has large vol
ume of water within its recesses. There
is also the largest possibility that in
with which these hills are permeated,
would be cut. The work of tunneling
would be inexpensive in comparison to
passed through is all soft material, en-
bracing common slate, schist granite,
trap and horn blende, and yet most. of
it substantial. enough to need little
timbering.
At meeting of the officers of the
: Ford mine, last Saturday, the contract
for sinking the shaft 200 feet was let TO
John and Charles Rivera. 1t is evil
dent that the company intends to
thoroughly test the mine. Extensive
work has been going on for several
weeks, putting the shaft in good condi-
tion and the new work will commence
at once.
The board of directors of the Ritter
mine, near Ell Dorado held meeting
in town the first of the week This
mine is looking exceptionally we'll anu
the owners are corresponding eiaIeu.
The work in the tunnel is being rapidly
pushed. 1t is being run on inc weir,
and is already in about 400 feet, and r.
l92 feet below the Groupings IL Is IL
be extended 10 cut the old shaft They
have 30-inch vein in the race taaL
carries some very rich rock. Much u
this ore Is specimen rock, bearing
strong resem blance to the Sheep
Ranch, and on being broken up shows
plenty of coarse gold all through. 1t
is probable that small mill will be
put up at once, as the rock now being
taken out would doubtless more than
pay the expenses of running the tunnel.
Chronicle; Work at the Lloyd mine
on Central Hill has been steadily pros
ecuted in sinking the shaft. The shaft
Is now down to a depth of 160 feet.
Work was temporarily stopped in this
particular Saturday on account of a
large flow of water having been struck,
but will be resumed as soon as the
work of putting in a Cornish pump
has been completed. Everything is
looking well at the mine, and the
owners are well satisfied with the
prospects.
1t is said the Melones Mining Com
pany at RObinsons Ferry has enough
ore in sight to keep 120 stamps drop
ping continuously for fourteen years.
There are many such deposits of ore in
Calaveras county awaiting develop
ment.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Gut
mann We were shown some beautiful
specimens of rock from the Sheep
Ranch mine Sunday. There were
some twenty pieces, ranging in size
from few ounces weight to several
pounds, but averaging about the size
of mans two fists, and all were liter
ally filed with gold. The rock came
from the middle stope of the 1900 foot
level, and has the well-known charac-
teristics of that famous mine During
the former working of that mine, tens
of thousands of dollars worth of speci-
men rock was sold direct TO jewelers. to
be worked into watch chains, ring set
tings, ETC., it being too full of gold to
work in a mill. The specimens shown
Sunday looked like old times and
prove there is plenty Of gold yet in
this great mine.