Amador ledger., 1903-10-02
MINING ALONG THE
MOTHER LODE
Outlook Favorable at Oneida Mine.
Repairs Going on at the Argonaut.
The Kennedy's New Hoist and Mill

ARGONAUT.-The active work of re-
pairing the shaft was inaugurated at
the Argonaut yesterday morning. A
number of men were put to work. S.
Hess and ]. Stark are the engineers,
the first named having occupied that
position when the mine was in opera
ton before. 1t will take some months
to complete the repairs, and what will
be done when the shaft is placed in
good working order depends upon cir
cumstances.
WILDMAN- -MAHONEY.- Ross,
the superintendent of this Sutter
Creek property, has returned from a
business trip to the eastern states, and
reports that arrangements have been
made for the speedy resumption of
operations. This is glad tidings for
the people of Sutter Creek, as the mine
is located in the heart of the town, and
contributes more than any other mine
to the upbuilding of its business inter-
ests.
ONEIDA. is pleasing to be able to
report that the output of this mine is
improving. Some rich spots in the ore
body have been encountered, adding
materially to the yield. Last month,
we understand, there was balance in
the neighborhood of $40, 600 after pay
ing running expenses. This month
rich ore has also been taken out. The
company is one of the most enterpris-
ing that ever invested in this county,
and the improved prospects of the
mine will be hailed with satisfaction by
all.
MOORE-W. A. Nevills was seriously
sick in San Francisco for two weeks.
He had sufficiently recovered at the
end of last week to make trip to Los
Angeles. 1t is reported that he is pre-
pared to start the Moore mine as soon
as he is satisfied with the labor situa-
tion. There is no reason to apprehend
any further trouble. The men are ap-
parently satisfied with conditions here.
They do not want to change the con-
ditions. Confidence is returning, and
business is reviving.
KENNEDY.-Ar representative of the
Ledger visited the works at the east
shaft this week. The new hoist is
working as smoothly and satisfactorily
as could be expected. The small skips
used with the old hoist are still in use.
but the larger skips will probably be
connected by the end of this week.
The new skips will raise two tons at
trip, whereas the small skips hold one
ton. The shaft is over half a mile in
perpendicular depth, and the skip oc-
cupies about two minutes in making
the round trip-One minute each way.
The Kennedy hoist is the largest ma
chinerY of the kind in the state. The
total weight is something like 10 tons.
There are six furnaces and boilers in
place now, for the production of steam
to run this massive hoist, and two more
are to be put in Immediately. The
material is now on the ground for
building the foundations. At the mill,
the cement foundations for twenty more
stamps are completed. This will make
go stamps at the new mill. Work
however, is going on to add forty
stamps more; the cement work is al
ready in progress to that end. It is
not the intention to move the old forty
stamp mill to the new site, and thereby
concentrate the milling capacity. 1t is
claimed that there is rock sufficient to
run the old mill for several years in the
upper levels, which can only be reached
through the old shafts, while the ore
bodies opened up by the east shaft are
ample to give employment to 100
stamps.