The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-12-05


quite largely to their facilities for
turning out ores and working them
economically and expeditiously. This
is taken to be a good sign by all con-
cerned as indicating confidence in the
worth of the properties. The i'm
provements are noted in nearly all
the mining counties. The Nevada
City Transcript says that the present
improvements at the Murchie Consol-
idated mines will be completed in
about thirty days. Three mills will
be installed, having three stamps
each. Seventy-five tons of ore, it is
said, can be milled daily. Power will
be obtained from Deer Creek, a ditch
having been built from a point one
mile above the mine, having a car
rying capacity Of 1900 inches.
The Nevada County Miner reports
that the new mills for the New York
Grass Valley mine have arrived. 1T
is expected says the Miner, that
the mills will be completed and ready
for operation in a few weeks and then
the New York Grass Valley mine will
enter upon a new era Development
work on the property is being pushed.
Four drifts are being opened in the
500 and 900 and these are kept going
night and day.
AT HORSESHOE BEND.
The Tuolumne Independent gives
an account of the operations at the
Horseshoe Bend mine on the Stanis-
laus River. 1t says the tunnel is in
500 feet. Work on the tunnel is being
steadily run. 1t is the company's in
tention to build 100-stamp mill with
a chlorination or cyanide plant. Ev-
erything will be driven by electricity.
A boarding house, an assay office and
superintendent quarters have been
built.
The Tuolumne Independent reports
that in the Columbia district a five
stamp mill is being set up at the Vine
Spring mine. The Star is running. A
few men are at work at the John
Royal. The Vivian mine tunnel is in
100 feet and prospects are good. A new
shaft is being sunk at the Altadena at
the top of the hill and is down ninety
five feet. The Golden Era, formerly
the Page mine, has started up. Work
was begun at the Rawhide mine, and
thirty stamps are dropping by water
power. The Little Bonanza mine is
again operating.
The Red Gold mine, in Calaveras
County, near Murphy's, will be re-
opened and provided with a milling
plant. The Sultana5 mine has started.
So has the Gold Cliff mine of the Utica
Gold Mining Company. near Angels.
The Citizen says that mining has been
largely resumed in and around Muir
phys, vallecito and Douglas Flat since
the rains.
Minneapolis parties will increase the
development of the Golden Star quartz
mine below Nelson Point, near Quincy,
Plumas County, and will put UP a mill
and reduction works.
The Redding Searchlight reports
that on the 67O-foot level of the Bully
Hill copper mine an ore body has been
opened that carries native copper ana
silver. associated.
G. Gresswell and w. Harvey of San
Francisco are reported to have bought
a group. of mines above Oak Bar. in
Siskiyou County, which they will work
beginning next spring, when machinery
will be put in.
with the operation of mines on the
mother lode. The latest property to
suspend operations in the Royal Hold
son. The Calaveras Prospect says that
Mr.. Hodson. one of the principal owners
of the mine, ordered that 1t should be
shut down. The Prospect also says
that Mr. Van Ee had expressed an in
tention to shut down when he con-
ferred with Sheriff Graves. The fol-
lowing general statement is also made
by the Prospect:
at appears that a union was formed
of the miners working in the Wilbur
Womble and the Royal, and Mr.. Van
Ee anticipated the demands that were
likely to be made. He announced to
Mr.. Graves that he would not allow the
union to run his mine. and that he
should close down all of the extensive
works till the question was finally set
tied. This lockout will throw about $50
men out of employment. The water
will probably be kept out OF the mine,
If the engineers are not molested. Mr..
Hodson has arrived at Hodson, and by
his orders the mine is closed except
few men to keep the water out and
prevent deterioration of the property.
Notice has been served on the men oc-
cupying the company's houses to va
cate in three days, and no supplies are
to be furnished any of the striking
miners"
The Angels Record has the following:
about. two weeks ago a union of the
miners was formed at Hodson. and
demand was made of the Royal mine
people that the men be given SO day,
that the union be recognized and that
the men be allowed to board and trade
where they please.
up to the present time the men
have been required to board and trade
at the company boarding houses and
deal at the company stores. This was
refused and the company decided to
close their mines, throwing about 200
men out Of employment, 100 being union
miners The company recently started
a new shaft near the old forty stamp
mill, but the work has been abandoned,
as well as all other work The 120-
stamp mill was only finished in June of