Amador ledger., 1900-04-06
CALAvERAS COUNTY.

Citizen. "A me6IlDS vi bHo SbOck-
holders of the Ford Mining Company
was held on Saturday. A majority of
stock was represented, E. j. Solinsky
presiding and 81. L. Guerne acting as
secretary. The following board of di-
rectors was elected: F. j. Solinsky,
John Raggio, Carl Jaeger, G. G.
Fraser and c. L. Feusier. Subsequent
ly this board elected the following Off
GERS: President, F. ]. Solinsky; Sec
retary, Carl Jaeger; Treasurer, John
Raggio. The condition of the mine
and its future development were fully
discussed. Mr.. Gutmann advocated
the putting in of an electric pumping
plant, sinking the shaft to the depth
of 1000 feet and then drifting south
wardly toward the Moro property.
The plan was favorably considered by
the stock holders and the directors were
authorized to do so, the cost not to ex-
ceed $50, 200.
The Ford was shut down on Wednes-
day and NAV be idle for few days.
This is due to the breaking of the
shaft on the drum, which does not
mean very costly repair, but con-
siderable delay in the work, which will
probably bring the water up to the
4OO-foot level On this level drifting is
continued, and southwardly a harder
and more promising rock has been en-
cOuntered. The prospects are. better
than ever in the mine.
The Board of Directors of the Light
ner Mining Company decided at a
meeting held in Stockton last Monday
evening to issue 10000 more shares of
stock, to be offered to the present
shareholders pro rata at 81 per share.
The sale is to be made to replenish the
company's treasury, which is rather
low owing to delays and the cost of
maintaining some OF the miners recent
ly hurt in the cave in the underground
works. 1t is said that the cost of the
accident is heavier than the manage
ment had counted on and a sale of
stock or the levying of an assessment
has become necessary. This stock is
sue will make the total number OF
shares sold 100, 900, leaving but 25, 900
reserved for emergencies.
Record: The Union Copper mine is
now putting in new skipway, and will
hereafter use skips instead of buckets,
as heretofore. They will put new ma
chinery all through the mine.
On Friday of last week the San Justo
mine changed superintendents, NJ. D.
Howells retiring and his place being
taken by a man named Holmes, from
Siskiyou county. The mine is now
closed and will remain so until about
the 5th of April. Considerable work
in the way of track laying in the tunnel
is being done, as well as drifting in the
south side. Good rock is being found
there.
One of the most promising mines of
the mother lode is the Oriole, formerly
known as the Harris mine. 1t is stu
ated about two miles below here and
from present indications it will soon be
one of the big bullion producers of this
State. At present the shaft is down
over 400 feet, and will be made $50 in
a short time. Two crosscuts have
been made, one at the 100 and one at
23O level; when the shaft reaches 45O
feet crosscutting will be vigorously car
ried on. Tne formation OF the walls is
slate, and at the 400-foot level ledge
from sixty to eighty feet wide has been
found, which carries fine gold and sui
phurets, while the whole ledge is min
erallized; the rock is very much like
that of the famous Rawhide, the STRAIT
ification being quartz, meralic, slate
and tale, and is very easily worked.
The gallows frame, which is forty feet
high, is built for 1000 feet depth. the
engine used for hosting is double
cylinder, seventy-horse power, from
the Altaville Foundry. The mill will
be of ten stamps, which will soon be in
creased to twenty. They now en-
ploy sixteen men, working three shifts.
The superintendent, Mr.. Heard, is well
known as one of the most successful
-, II; nj ;e
possible results from the mine. The
reputation of the Oriole among mining
men is that of the best, and all declare
it will soon show that. the confidence of
the owners has not been misplaced in
regard to it's richness.
The Rhode Island Mining Company
OF Groveland, Tuolumne county, is
now about shut down, waiting for the
courts to settle the question of its
title, and the miners there are all out
of work in the meantime. About
thirty-four years ago man named
Reed located on this ground, and dur
ing all these years did his assessment
work so as to keep his title clear. But
some years ago when Groveland was
granted a townsite this land was sold
to man named Murray by the County
Judge, but neither Reed nor Murray
knowing of the others claim. At last
Murray died, and his wife now sets up
her claim, showing as evidence the
original deed from the county judge
and big bundle of tax receipts, which
show that the lot was regularly assess
ed to her and her predecessor in inter-
est, and that the taxes were all paid.
The suit will be interesting, as in this
mining region there are many other
lots in the same condition.
Echo: The Utica ditch broke last
Thursday, and for several hours the
Utica mine ceased operations in con-
sequence.
Prospect; The Rocky Bluff Mining
Company Is, I am pleased to say, max