Amador ledger., 1901-12-27
JACKSON mining OUTLOOK
Sinking Continues at the
Argonaut.
Negotiations for the Purchase of the
Good Hope aepairing the Shaft
at the Zeila.

ZEILA. Mining has been suspended
at the Zeila, on account of the necessity
of repairing the shaft. A large force
is working in the shaft, and it is be.
lieved that it will be in working order
again by the first of February. The
sulphurets works con iinue in operation
as usual, the quantity of sulphurets on
hand being sufficient to keep the reduc.
tion works going until the resumption
of work at the mill, unless something
unlocked for occurs to delay the work
in the shaft.
AMADoR QUEEN. 1t is reported
that chunk of ore was taken out oi
the Amador Queen No. last Saturday
that contained about S400 in gold. The
mine is being worked on lease, and
work is directed exclusively to hunting
for rich pockets.
ARGoNAUT-Sinking operations are
being pushed steadily. Ten stamps OF
the mill are kept running on half time
on ore from the Hoffman ground. The
point where the ore is being extracted
is about 1000 feet from the Argonaut
shaft, and work is much hampered by
distance and lack of ventilation. We
| understand, however, that the ore
body improves in size and quality, and
there is scarcely any room to doubt
that paying mine has been discovered
within the limits of the Hoffman ranch.
The property is owned exclusively by
w. F. Detert. The Argonaut company
has the option to purchase. Should
that company fail to purchase it other
arrangements will no doubt be made
for developing the property.
j. II. Tibbits was in jackson Satur-
day. He paid off, in behalf of c. w.
Trotter of New York, claims due for
labor in doing the annual assessment
work on the group of mines owned by
the Trotter interest at Middle Bar.
The same parties own the Amador
Queen No. ]. Mr.. Tibbitts informed
us that it is probable that work will be
resumed on this property next spring.
By decision of the court rendered last
spring the English company, known as
the Jackson Development Company,
was declared to own only the 60-stamp
mill, and was allowed five years time
in which to remove said mill. Upon
its removal the ground reverts to the
New York owners, and all rights of the
English company are therefore con-
cluded, as far as the Amador Queen
ground is concerned.
GOOD HoPE.-Negotiation are in
progress for the sale of this property
to capitalists who are able to work it,
We are notin position to state any
thing definite. The Good Hope COM
pany has signifed its willingness to ac-
cept $4,000 cash for the property
The offer is under discussion. 1t is
thought likely that the deal will be
consummated. 1t will be decided one
way or another within the next month.
The Good Hope is considered by min
ing experts to be one of the most
promising locations on the lode. 1t
lies partly within the townsite, and
the development of paying mine
would impart an impetus to the town
that has not been experienced for
many years. The Anita company,
owning the claim adjoining the Good
Hope on the west, spent large sum
in prospecting, under the impression
that the Kennedy fissure would be
found therein. After a thorough ex-
ploration to the depth of 800 feet with
out discovering anything of sufficient
value to continue prospecting, work
was abandoned about four years ago.
The effort to purchase the Good Hope
creates the impression that the Anita
folks are now inclined to the belief that
the gold bearing vein lies to the east.
A number of the stockholders of the
Anita are also largely interested in the
Kennedy, and if the sale goes through,
active operations will soon. thereafter
be started, and prosecuted on scale
that will set at rest the moot question
whether the main gold belt passes
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