Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-02-01

mine. 1t was found several years ago
and some very fine quartz has been
taken out from time to time. The for
nation gets quite hard as depth is at
tanned.
w. D. Riley is at work on the Golden
Nest mine on the San Andreas and
Indian creek ridge. The mine was
formerly known as the Jacquith. 1t is
now owned by J. M. Bailey and Mr..
Riley.
In an interview with that veteran
miner, John Early, one day this week,
we learned of stupendous mining
enterprise that has been inaugurated
near here. The three well known
miners, Fred Wyllie, Tom Potter and
Frank Treat Jr., have begun work on
the old Gounder hydraulic claim on
Murray creek. They have about ten
miles of old ditch to clean out and put
in condition. and this part of the work
has been assigned to Wyllie. He start
ed out with mining pan, early Mon
day morning to look after it and Tom
and Frank are looking out for the re-
straining dams. About 10000 car
loads of boulders are to be removed
from the claim, before the water is
turned on. When the work is well
under way, the stupendous character
OF the work can be seen. John says
that Murray creek will be filled with
debris to depth of sixty or seventy
feet. throughout its whole length.
G.. D, Smythe, the we'll known min
ing man of Angels, in conversation with
a representative of the Prospect, this
week, gave some very encouraging news
about the mining outlook about Angels.
The developments in the Angels mine
are particularly favorable. AT the 500
foot level large ore body has been
opened that is the equal of anything
ever found in the district. Work is
being pushed vigorously aud the prob
abilities of new mill in the near future
are good. The ore body on the 500 is
evidently continuation of the rich
vein in the old BOuee, which was cut
off at the 200-foot level by a mass of
tale and was supposed to be finally lost.
These later developments show that
the tale only extended about 250 feet,
and the vein has come in again stronger
and better than ever.
AT the Lightner everything is rum
ming with the regularity of clock work
The ore taken out is of good quality
and the regular dividends paid, show
that it is worked to good profit. The
new clorination plant is one of the best
in the State and is doing excellent
work.
The Gold Cliff is steadily improving
and is likely to prove one of the best of
the Utica group. The regular ship
ments of bullion by the Utica Co. show
that famous group of mines still con-
tinue as the leading producers of the
county.
At the Demarest, still farther along
on the lode towards Fourth Crossing,
the latest developments are most en-
couraging. The ore body on the 600 is
the best so fer encountered in the mine
and will pay rich returns.
Citizen: The work of putting in the
electric appliances and wires at the
Sheep Ranch mine has all been finished
and everything is now ready to go
ahead with the work at the niue. A
large amount of money has been ex-
pended in new work and everything at
the mine is now in first-class condi-
ton. The Sheep Ranch mine has been
a great producer and the indications
are that there will be steady output
of gold from this property for many
years to come. Everything at the
mine is modern and under the present
progressive and wide awake manage
ment everything will be run on modern
principles.