Amador ledger., 1903-03-27
LOCAL MINING NEWS
Notes From Amador County Mines.
To Work the Emmons Mine.

KENNEDY.-Judge John F. Davis
has succeeded in obtaining for the
Kennedy Mining and Milling Company
from the general land Office at Wash
Iington. United States patent for Lot
No. IS, the heretofore unpatented por-
tiOn of the Clyde quartz lode mining
claim. This clears up tangle on title
that has lasted for a long number OF
years. The directors have levied an
assessment of 81 per share to meet the
Judgment secured by the Argonaut,
and also to pay for the vast improve
ments now nearing completion.
MINE SoLD.-Geo. w. Horn and G.
IS, Andrews have bought the Porteous
mine, adjoining the Horn mine near
Defender. The price paid was $4,000.
Ore was taken out Of the mine recently
and shipped to Selby's for treatment,
and the returns gave value of 500
per ton. A tunnel runs through the
Porteous property to the Horn claim.
The Horn has been idle for few
weeks, but arrangements have now
been made to start up the tunnel, and
push the same to the ore body which
is believed to exist few feet further
Geo. w. Horn was in Jackson Sum
day. He is well satisfied at the out
look, having secured enough funds by
the sale of stock to continue operations
to the point where the ore values are
expected to be found.
| CLAIM BONDED.-John j. Cranmer
has bonded from r. Webb and wife
the quartz claim at Pine Grove known
as the EmmOns mine, situated about a
quarter of mile back of the Pine
Grove hotel. A shaft was sunk on the
property in early days to the depth of
80 feet, and ore crushed which yielded
what would be considered paying rates
in those days. The term of the bond
is two years, and the purchase price is
$4,000, ten per cent of the gross proceeds
of the ore crushed to be paid toward
the purchase price. The Cranmer
boys, who have been operating two
stamp mill on the Blakely mine on
Elsie creek, which is believed to be on
the same vein as the Emmons mine,
will start development work on the
newly bonded claim at once.
ALMA.-F. G. Siebe, who is one of
the principal stock holders of the Alma
mine, arrived in jackson Wednesday.
A report was soon in circulation that
his visit here was to make arrange
ments to resume work, and also to pay
the balance due on the purchase price.
We learn from D. Mattley, the owner
of. the ground, that the balance on the
purchase price is $4,000, and is due
April 5. This has not been paid, and
no arrangements were made for it's
immediate payment. Mr.. Mattley is
not pressing its payment. He would
have no objection to extending the
term. There is no doubt however,
that the company intends to complete
the purchase, and resume work on the
property. An assessment of Is cents
per share has been levied Mr.. Siebe
returned to the city Thursday
SARG ENT.-The parties who have
been working this mine near Middle
Bar on bond, offer the whole of the
machinery on the ground for sale.
They have concluded to abandon the
property. The development work has
not been pushed to the extent to satisfy
them that a mine does not exist there.
There is a strong gouge, but the gouge
lacks some of the characteristics of the
mother lode gouge. 1t was the in
tentiOn to run the north drift 200 feet
further. Owing to the proximity to
the Hardenburgh works, the miners
were backward in undertaking the risk
of tapping the water in these old works,
and so shut down was decided upon,
The prospecting has been done under
the supervision of w. r. Thomas, the
superintendent of the Central Eureka,
one of the most experienced practical
men on the coast.
BUNKER HILL.-As an example of
the timidity of capital to invest in min
ing operations in the face of the posi-
bility of labor trouble, no matter how
remote, we may cite the erection of the
proposed mill for the Bunker Hill.
This property has been developed to
the point that the erection of a twenty
stamp mill was decided upon at the last
meeting of the board OF directors. A
contract for that number of stamps,
with the option of 20 more at the same
price, was let to a San Francisco firm.
Owing to the unsettled conditions in
labor circles, word was sent to the firm
to hold the order in allegiance pending
further instructions. The prosecution
of the work will depend upon develop
ments. The labor union movement
counts for little in Amador county at
present. Nevertheless, ill-starred as
the movement is, it has had and is
still having, a depressing effect upon
the staple industry of the county. 1t
is more than likely that several other
enterprises in this neighborhood would
be in active operation today were it
not for the agitation of the labor ques-
ton, the worst feature about which is
that the prime movers are not the
underground toilers themselves, but
mischief breeders who never saw the