Amador ledger., 1902-05-30
WEEKLY MINING RESUME
Moore Mine to be Sold at
Public Auction.
Prospects Continue to Grow Brighter
at the Bunker Hill Big Mill for
Fremont and Cover.

AMADoR-PHoENIX-W. A. Nevills,
owner of the famous Rawhide mine in
Tuolumne county, was in jackson Fri
day of last week. He came here for
the purpose of inspecting the Amador
Phoenix mine near Clinton, with the
view OF securing an interest therein, if
he should be satisfied as to its merits.
Several of our townsmen, who are in
terested in the property, went up to
the mine with him. He left the same
afternoon for Sonora. The Amador
Phoenix is only 40 feet deep-merely
surface scratching. Scarcely anything
can be known as to its merits as mine
at such a shallow depth. But the
present owners have not the means to
develop it to greater depth, and
hence the effort to induce other capt.
talists to take hold.
MooRE.-The Moore mine is adver-
tised to be sold at public auction, to
satisfy judgment and decree of exc
cution issued by the superior court of
Calaveras county in the case of W. A.
Nevills VS.. Moore Mining Company,
and b. F. Williams VS.. w. a. Nevills,
on the 18th day of June, at the court
house in Jackson, by J. B. Luddy, the
referee appointed by the court in said
case. This is the termination of liti-
CATION that has been pending in the
courts for the past seven or eight years.
With the change of ownership of this
property, 1t is hoped that this promis-
ing mine will be re-Opened. According
to all reports, it is likely to respond
liberally to the expenditure of little
capital in its development. 1t has been
idle for fifteen years. Its re-opening
and development into dividend payer,
would stimulate the mining industry
south of Jackson, and impart new
life to every department. OF business.
ARGoNAUT.-The Argonaut has 25
feet more of sinking to do to carry the
shaft down to the depth of 2230 feet.
AT this depth sinking will likely be sus-
pended for while. Should the suit
against the Kennedy be decided by the
time the sinking is completed, and de-
cided in favor of the Argonaut, the
way will then be cleared for the re-
sumption of mining and milling on a
large scale. Should the decision be de-
layed beyond that time, however, it is
uncertain what course the company
will take.
BUNKER HILL.-The prospects of
this mine continue to grow brighter.
Last week they broke into the ledge at
the 800 level, alongside of which they
have been drifting for over 100 feet,
and found that it was of higher grade
than at the point where first en-
cOuntered. Its dimensions, however,
are not known. At the 1400 level ex-
plorations are being directed toward
ascertaining whether this ledge exists
at that depth, and if so its quality.
Should it be found to show up on that
level, the Bunker Hill will loom up
with better prospects of a paying mine
than at any time in its past history.
Active operations toward the erec-
tion of the big mill on the Fremont and
Cover ground are expected to start
within the next few days. 1t is re-
ported that the lumber has been order
ed. Some of it will be furnished from
the Farnham mill, which has Gently
been started few miles above Oleta,
under the management of Ralph
Farnham.