Amador ledger., 1903-07-10
LOCAL MINING NEWS
Notes From Amador County Mines.
Kennedy Picking Up.

KENNEDY = The cleanup at thi.
mine for last month was the heaviest
for many months. We are not in 6
position to state the amount. Rumol
has it that it was something ovel
$40, 600, the product OF 10 stamps. Thi,
is far better than the average yield fol
the past two years.
GRAND PRIZE. = This mine, the
property of G. S. Andrews, is situated
in Pioneer district, adjoining the Horn
mine The first shipment of ore from
this claim took place this week, con
sisting of one car load containing Il
tons. 1t was sent to Selby smelling
works. The ore came from below the
tunnel level. Mr.. Andrews accom-.
panied the shipment in person.
BUTTE BASIN.-W. e. Stewart in
forms us that work is to be started at
once on the Butte basin gravel claim.
The intention is to sink the shaft 4C
feet deeper by means of a horse whim,
and prospect the gravel at that depth.
Work will be commenced early next
week. Rich prospects, ranging as high
as S6 to the pan, have been obtained
from this basin, and it is believed that
richer spots will be found below exist
ing works. Bedrock has never been
reached.
DEL MoNTE.-The annual meeting
of stock holders was held in Jackson
July 6. The old board of directors
were elected for the ensuing term, as
follows: F. A. VOORHEES,, Geo. l..
Wright, Richard Webb, B. G. O'Neil,
and G. O'Neil The tunnel is still in
the hardest kind OF rock, and progress
is therefore slow. About 45 feet pro-
gress has been made during the past
month, with $50 feet more to make be-
fore reaching the point where it is ex-
pected to encounter the ledge. 1t was
decided to discontinue work on this
tunnel for the present, and crush some
800 tons of ore on the dump, should it
prove of paying quality. After this
work on the tunnel will no doubt be re-
sumed.
SAND PILE MINE-Extensive works
are being erected at this mine near
Forest Home. The material constitut-
ing the mine consists of immense accu-
mutations of tailings from the Plymouth
Consolidated mills. There are hun
dreds of thousands OF tons Of these
tailings. 1t is said that assays give a
value of from So to SO per ton in gold
With such value there certainly
ought to be some way of working them
at profit. To this end D. Fricot is
now putting up works for their treat
ment by the cyanide process. He has
spent thousands of dollars on
the plant, and there is much work to
be done before it gets in running order.
Situated about six miles
north of West Point, in Amador. Less
than four years ago F. B. Joyce began
with a ten-foot hole and a working
bond, his first adventure in mining.
When about 80 feet deep the ore justi-
fed a mill, and a second hand one of
four stamps was put on, and with this
he took out $40, 600 in sinking 800 feet,
and running levels each way about $50
feet, with no STOPPING. About $50 tons
were shipped to Selby, running from
$50 to Sl30. Now he has a new TO-
stamp mill, and is running on reserves
above 800 feet, and will resume sinking.
Quite burg has grown up at Defen-
der. He has store, teams, houses,
postoffice, and schoolhouse used as a
church also. After the mill was built
the mine paid for itself, and with
good profit. His success, starting with
a prospect, makes good object lesson.
Pick and DLill.