Amador ledger., 1901-06-07
Mining News.
cALAvERAs COUNTY.

Citizen: New and heavier machinery
is being put in the Jones mine at
Glencoe and the old is being removed.
The new hoist is nearly completed and
the work of removing the water from
the shaft will soon be commenced.
The property is owned by the Fanny
Maria Gold Mining Company.
On the 10th of May the Gwin Mine
Company paid their stockholders
dividend of 15c per share, or SIS, OOO
This makes total Of $40, 900 for this
year. Twenty-one dividends have
been paid by the company and there is
good ore in sight that will last for
years to come.
After shutdown of few days the
Sheep Ranch mine resumed operations
last Thursday evening. Sinking to the
1300-foot level will begin in the near
future, so says Dame Rumor." The
changing building, which was recently
destroyed by fire. is being replaced by
q modern frame building.
The McHaley mine above Ell Dorado,
has resumed sinking. The Emery
Company has a bond on the property
and will sink the shaft 200 feet deep,
when they will crosscut to the ledge
This is promising mine, and the indi-
cations are that mill will soon be
erected on the premises.
Cave City, which has almost been de-
serted for the past ten years, is taking
on new life. ]. S. White and associates
have taken hold of the Austrian Hill
placer mine, and hydraulicking will
begin in the near future. A force of
about ten men have been enlarging the
old ditch aid building reservoirs.
Dixon & Edmonds have purchased
pump, which they have placed in posi-
ton on the old Gunther gravel mine.
The pump is in perfect condition, and
in short time will have all the old
workings unwatered, when breasting
out gravel will begin.
Prospect: Both the north and south
drifts on the 400-foot level of the Oriole
mine at Carson have opened up some
wonderfully rich ore. The strike is said
to surpass anything ever seen in this
section, the rock being literally filled
with free gold. The rich shoots were
cut this week. The work of erecting
the mill will be rushed with all speed.
A. Lundberg, of the Fine Gold mine,
has force of men at work upon his
property under the management Of
VIM. Moyle. There are many other
smaller properties being developed and
ere long we hope to report old Vallecito
as one of the richest mining belts in the
county.
Chronicle: Messrs. Reed and Hag-
berg, two of the best prospectors of the
upper country, have at last made a
lucky find. Of late they have been
working on the Tom & Dick mine, near
the well-known Defender. They have
uncovered Pinch ledge of fine ore.
The gentlemen operated in the Bum
merville district for the past three
years.
We are pleased to learn that the old
Innes, or, what is now better known as
the Giuffra quartz mine, is to be re-
habilitated, this time by Henry
Thompson, late of the Standard Elec-
trio Plant. Mr.. Thompson has pur-
chased the Ell Encino hoist, and, with
a gang of mechanics, went to work
Wednesday, removing the hoist to the
Innes mine. AS soon as it is in place on
the property, sinking in the shaft will
be commenced. Thanks to Colonel
Robinson for this new enterprise, as he
has been endeavoring for some time to
have this property resume work. The
lines mine is located within the town
site Of Mokelumne Hill and therefore
will help the town directly more than
any mine in the district.