Amador ledger., 1903-01-23
MINING NOTES.

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gratifying character. At the 1000 foo
level e,uTen feet of high grade quart
has been encountered. Samples of thi:
rock are on exhibition at the Amadol
County Bank. A conservative esti
mate places the milling value of this
ore at SO per ton, which it is needless
to say, is splendid average for such a
large ore body. There is also a much
larger ledge of low grade ore, which is
calculated to yield about SO per ton,
At that figure the ore might be profit
ably worked on large scale, as in
places the vein is said to approximate
one hundred feet in width. Arrange
ments are being pushed ahead for the
erection of forty stamp mill. Grading
Is now in progress, and G. E. Purring-
ton, the superintendent, who has had
charge of the property ever since it
was taken hold of by the present COM
pany, says the work of construction
will be pushed to completion with all
possible speed. The contract for the
machinery has been let, the lumber has
been ordered, most of it from Puget
Sound, although considerable will also
be supplied by local mills. The erec-
tion of the mill is to be done by day
labor. At the Cover mine, which is
owned and operated under the same
management, the prospects are very
encouraging, the drifts south toward
the Fremont ground developing the
same character of ore met with in the
latter mine. Everything indicates to
the building up of large and permanent
mining industry at this point.
DREDGER FOR MoKELUMNE RIVER.
The Stockton Mail of the 18th says
that combined gold finder and trac-
tion engine was shipped from Oroville
to Clements this week. The machine
will be used to dredge for gold in the
Mokelumne river. 1t is the property
of the Cherokee Gold Dredging Com
pany.
ZEILA. - 1t is expected that the
leila mine will resume operations early
in March. A stoppage of work upon
this mine has more depressing effect
upon Jackson than the interruption of
any other business enterprise in the
county. Business men of all classes
have been complaining of the dull times
since the Zeila closed for shaft repairs.
Its return to full working force will
assist materially in relieving the
situation.
BAY STATE property has COM
menced sinking the shaft 300 feet
deeper, from the 500 foot level.
ONEIDA The sinking below the
1000 foot level is progressing favorably.
The sump on that level has been en-
tirely cleaned out, and about 10 feet of
shaft has been cut out during the past
week. John Hoffman, nephew of Ross
Brown, the wellknOwn mining en-
gineer, inspected the workings here
last Wednesday in company with super
intendent Hampton. Mr.. Hoffman ar
rived from Central America some two
weeks ago, where he has been develop
ing valuable quartz mine in which
his uncle and several San Francisco
are interested. Since his |
arrival he has visited the Utica, Gwiu,
Shawmut, and Jumper mines for the |
purpose of becoming conversant with
up-to-date methods of working quartz,
which information he will make use of
on his return to Central America next
month.
KENNEDY. bed plates for the
hoist at the east shaft are now in posi-
tion, and the work at the new mill is
progressing satisfactorily. Almost all
the machinery for the new plant is
now at the mine, and it is expected
that it will be ready for. work by the
middle of March.
BUNKER HILL.-At a meeting of
the stockholders of the Bunker Hill
Mining Company held at the mine last
week, it was resolved to call for bids
to build mill and put up 20 stamps,
with the privilege of increasing the
capacity to 40 stamps should the COM
pany deem it advisable after the 90
stamp mill is in operation.
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