Amador ledger., 1900-07-27
CALAVERAS COUNTY.

Prospect: Work at the Demarest
has been mostly suspended this week
on account of lack of WAGER for the,
battery. Some work will be carried
on in the lower levels, but no more
crushing will be done till the rains can
supply water.
Citizen: At the Lloyd mine, on Cen
trail Hill, adjoining the old jackson
mine, IL men are now employed in
sinking new Sx5 foot shaft and it is
now down 66 feet. Up to this depth
the rock has been raised with the aid
of windlass, but last week the engine
and hoist OF the old Harkins mine was
removed to the property and put into
use. They still have 100 feet to 60,
after which the owners expect to strike
it rich, as the prospects are good and
the mine has always had good name.
A gentleman named Palmer has the
mine in bond.
George Walker of the Eagle Gold
Mining Company, near Ell Dorado, was
a visitor to the Citizen Office last Fri
day. He is very enthusiastic in regard
to the property OF his company, and
considers that they have a good mine.
The mine clean-ups have averaged 500
day during the time it has been work.
ed, and being gravel proposition it is
not expensive to operate. The Stock
ton people are all satisfied with their
investment. George was so busy and
water so scarce that he says he was un-
able to go to his old home at Stockton
and take part in the Fourth of July
festivities. On account of a scarcity of
water the mine has closed down at
present.
The Ritter mine has been sold to the
Ritter Mining Company, the corpora
tion recently formed to handle the
property. 1t is good piece of prop
erty and prospects well, great deal
having been extracted from it years
ago. It is the intention of the COM
pany to develop the mine as fast as
possible and make it a producer at an
carly day.
The superintendent of the Lightner
mine near Copperopolis is in San Fran
cisco on business connected with the
property. The company operating the
mine Is about ready to put up a mill,
and intend also to push the work on a
larger scale than ever. 1t is no doubt
. good property.
Part of the timbers for the Ford mine
have arrived and work will be immedi-
ately commenced in retim bering the
shaft and making other necessary re-
pairs preparatory to opening up the
lower levels of the mine.
Chronicle: The second. contract let
on the May Day mine is finished and
work temporarily stopped. 1t is pre-
sumed that the point desired to be
reached is near at hand, as at the last
working quartz was making its ap-
pearance. The length of the tunnel
spproximates 1000 feet in length, and
it has always been looked upon as a
most favorable section for an important
mineral strike, all in this vicinity
anxiously await the outcome, and hope
grand results will reward the company.
The Central Hill Gravel Mining Com
pany are continuing prospecting on
the west bank Of the old channel and
have lately met with some eneo urage-
tnent BY strikinga branch channel. It
Is in line with some high, blue ledge,
which was very rich, and was worked
some years ago by the company.
When water gives out they intend to
drift,
The Green Mountain Hydraulic mine
in iChili Gulch' cleaned up last week
and operations will be suspended for d
few months until water can be had
We did not learn the amount cleaned
up but we understand. it was very
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