Amador ledger., 1900-12-14
CALAVERAS COUNTY.

Prospect: The royal Mine Lode Is
plainly traced through the entire
county of Calaveras, and will undoubt-
eddy, in the near future, prove great
gold producer, the wonderful showing
Of the Royal Mine demonstrated that
with capital other mines as good or
better than the Royal can be found.
Capital is what is needed, and no better
returns on an investment can be found
than right here in Calaveras county,
where quartz mining is yet in its in
fancy.
One of the most promising mining
propositions in the section, is the Buff
alo Consolidated Mining Company's
group of mines, located in the north
east end of Salt Spring Valley, on the
Royal Mine lode. This group consists
of nine claims, some of which, have
been partially developed with excel
lent showing. Thomas Dolan first dis
covered large quartz groupings in this
locality several years since, and located
several claims His locations were
quickly followed by other prospecting,
and showed that the groupings carried
free gold, some of them being very
rich. For several years, lack of capital
prevented development to any extent.
Three years ago Hon. Alexander
Brown, Henry A. Meyers and the DON
ner Bros, started in small way to
sink shaft on the Lost Log mine.
Finding it slow work, they bonded the
property to Fl. G. Stevenson and J. c..
Mcbride of San Francisco. They in
corporated under the name of '@The
Lost Log Mining Company and sunk
shaft to depth of nearly three hun
dred feet, little more than two hun
dred feet being vertical. Several hun
| dred feet of drifts and crosscuts were
run and large body OF good ore was
/ opened up, and every indication points
to its continuation. The company
after spending several thousand dollars
and finding that heavier machinery
was necessary for further development,
decided to obtain other properties in
the immediate vicinity, covering all the
parallel and cross veins on the lode.
The company Incorporated under the
laws of the State of Colorado, where
mining stock is non assessable, and
sent representative east to raise
sufficient capital for the development
of and working of their property on a
much larger scale. Mr.. E. A. Dawson,
who for many years conducted large
dairy farm in San Joaquin county, and
one of the owners in the property, has
gone east to place a portion of the
stock.
One of the most promising mines in
this group is the Big Bonanza. A tun-
mel has been run on this property, and
at depth of not over fifty feet, we'll
defined, thirty-five foot vein was found.
Some of the rock in the foot-wall as
says nearly forty dollars per ton, while
the entire vein carries considerable
free gold.
On the Addison, also in this group, a
tunnel is now being run to tap the vein.
They are in about eighty-fye feet and
expect to cut the vein at not more than
pne hundred and twenty feet. The
croppings on the mine are rich, and
further development will undoubtedly
show a valuable property. Nearly all
Of the Company's property prospects
well, and with sufficient capital, prop
erly expended, they will undoubtedly
hevelop one of the best paying prop
brties in the State.
The officers and directors on the
Company are DIR. ]. d. Arnold, E. J
dcCutchen, attorney, H. G. Stevenson
secretary of the Utica Mining Co., al
bf San Francisco, State Controller
Bolgan, Hon. Alex Brown, Chairman
State Board of Equalization and w. D.
Woodman, attorney, of Denver. Colo
ado. DR.. Arnold, president of the
Company, is interested with C. D.
lane in his Nome enterprise, and is {
practical business and mining man.