Sierra County advocate., 1901-10-18

asking the above and following lues-
fiona To answer correspondents. to
give reliable. accurate and authentic
information, and TO further advance
our great interests, is the object of this
article;
IL gold fopnd ~ IIiijsboro In quartz
veins or In placersl In both, but prn'
cipally IN Gssure veins. Between Two
and three hundred claims have been To-
lated ON these veins which show pay
ore II the surface aud the work done
ON these varies from mere assessment
holes TO the principal mines that have
been developed 70 a depth Of 90 feet
What II the nature of the ore7 Cop
peg and Iron sulpbide and some com
pnrsaively free milling quartz. WIN
depth the ore becomes smelling md
concentrating material. The percent
age of copper In the ore shipped to the
sneitcrs In from one TO twelve units
IN concentrates sometimes as high ms
twenty units. Silica III crude ore from
forty TO eIghIy.Gve. smel.s eefiia-
cnGes show the ore to carry from two
70 fourteen ounces Of gold. from three
20 sixty ounces silver. The bulk Of the
ore aud concentrates shipped, however,
wili average about $40 per ton.
Has there been any large productoni
Tho Opportunity group hns produced
2S.00O tons OF ore and over bnlf mil
Ion dollars. The Bonanza mine 7,0O
tons and t200,OOO. The Richmond 5000
tons ond over x200.OOO These are the
largest producers so far.
Are the milling facilities good2 Prac-
ucslly they are noi-th saving has
been from nifty to sevcnty-tlye per
cent nj the best. A modern custom
min Is badly needed aud fortune
awaits the parties who VIII build one,
Sufficient watcr and an ideal conces-
trating ore. with proper appliances
ninety to niDety.flve per cent, would By
the ssviag.
Will the owners let 20 easy, or DO
they want tho earth? They are reas,
enable people, but they are not giving
away their pines. or giving bonds on
longtime raInbows. During the past
two years some thirty mines have been
cold. mostly around Amimns Peak. and
the highest price paid was xi7.0Ol
That min. ans become the lnrgast pro.
ducins and the hest paying In the dis
trict ana tho owners would now ask
p very large sum. The greatly ini-
proved price of copper aud lower
smeIting rates have Of late been very
beneficial to these mines. With good
ru.'bm mill the progress would bs
rapid.
What are ore s~'ights7 From tho
pine 10 the El paso smeiter from 80
90 " per toni from mine to anil 1b
cents 10 $i.50 per ton.
What In the geological formntIoDr
An eruptive country rock, BY the ex-
pcrts oiassed as Andesite; the ore veins
are found accompanying dihes o. lins
grained fclsife and hrdseyc porphyry
which cut through the country north.
east and southwest. Most ~ tho veins
are fairly easy working, on drift CON
tracts prices have been from 81 10 Sd
per foot. Incline shafts on vein ary
rbesply driven. but vertical shafts In
rock have generally been found
very expensive
II there much snow In wintcrf Not
pnough " swear by: the climate win
Ter and summer. IL. from miners
point OF view. perfect. No snowslidcs
and no pneumonia for the miner to
Tread.
10 there much placer mining? There
> IN extensive placer field which In
'pcn TO Iocaiors aud there are always
'oIne men nj work who make from 81
o ~ per day. An uccasional nugget
,rlngs up the average, or coursc some
neu are inckier than others. here ms
lsew here, Most of THO gold ~ found
within FEW feet of The snrfnce. The
miners scoop up tho pny siroak dirt
nd run Il through dry washing ma.
hines. The nearest water In distant
We miles and about 400 feet below the
old level. Several companie. have
een formed to work these placers on
high scale. bnt the immense cost of .
In sufficient water has made
he project appear Of doubtful profit !,
new company has recently been or !
anized 10 exploit thlg Held with ma. !,
hine OF the Bucyrus lype-this IL :,
rolahly the very best method and
kelly TO succeed.
" aat 10 your estimate Of the total :
niput OF the fIillsboro mines, all =
Inds, In dollarsf Between two and y
90 and n quarter milllons F"
Has anyone made big money NJ min y
IL ip Sierra county, In the Kingston q
Istrict The Lady FRANKLIN. Rlack Colt. -
ulilon. Superior, Comstock, Caledonia, =
angaroo, brush Heap. Illinois. TEN p"
ar. Nirginius. keystone. Cumberland. o
ray Eagle snd d few other properties y
"a up 10 1888 made an output OF u
-er eight million ounces of silver seld =