The San Francisco call., 1904-07-23

is hauling lumber to rig up the wells
and has started work on them again. cleaning
Reed Crude property. which is now to be
opened again, is on section 30 and is sepa-
rated from that in another part of the field
which has been worked by the combine.
OPERATIONS IN ANGADOR.
Concerning operations OF well-known
mines in Amador County the Amador
Record says:
The general underground work at the Ken
nedy mine continues the same usual, while
mill at the east shaft and the moving of the
old one continues All the machinery OF the
forty-stamp old mill is in readiness to be
moved when conditions are such at the new
mill to receive it. When those improvements
are made the Kennedy will have a 10O-stamp
mill. This number of stamps have been drop
ping for some time at the kennedy mine but
when all are put in one building work will be
facilitated and expense saved.
The force of men laid Off some time ago at
the South Eureka mine has been put to work
again and everything about that property is
continuing full blast. Good progress is being
made on underground Developments while the
building of an addition to the mill will be In
progress before long on top. Twenty stamps
OF the Baliol mill have been purchased from
that company, and they will be put In place
at the South Eureka.
At the old Treadwell mine situated not far
Diana, sold by NJ. D. Nixon to the Seattle
company considerable work has been going on
un0er the new management. A fVe-Stamp mill
has been moved from near Volcano to the
property and is crushing
J. B. Ferris has bought the Barney
Collins mine, in Kern County, near the
Bright Star property, owned by Park &
Lacey. He is also interested in the old
Keys mine, at Keysville
The Redding Searchlight reports live
ly times at Bully Hill. Two furnaces
are going. A railroad is in construc-
tion that will run to the Anchor mine
from the smelter at De La Mar.
The Tulare Register reports that sew
eral companies have been organized to
work borax deposits in the Frazer Riv-
er Mountains.
According to the Redding Free Press
the Whiskytown district has become
one of the liveliest in Shasta County
The placer mines in Murderers GuIch
will be operated. The mill at the Gam
brinus mine is about ready to start
The Mad Ok mine will soon be oper-
ating.
The Nevada County Miner reports a
good strike in Willow Valley at the
Buckeye mine.
Property values at Keswick are re-
ported to have fallen since it became
known that the Iron Mountain Copper
Company will establish its smelter in
Contra Costa County Conversely this
shows how mining plants add to values.
The Placer Herald reports that the
Gold Blossom and Evening Star mines
are about to shut down. Lack of capt.
tai to operate is given as the cause.
An odd phase of mining is reported
by the Jamestown Magnet, which says
that two professional divers went down
in the Draper mine in. 112 feet of water
to the cylinder of the pump. knocked
out the rusty bolts and replaced them
with new ones, then cleaned out the
accumulated debris from the valves
and returned to the surface. Then
pumping was resumed.
Two hundred men. so says the Yreka
Journal, are employed at Humbug
Creek, at and above the forks. Several
mines are to be largely developed Six
mining claims and mining ground have
been sold by T. ]. Notion to the Rail-
read and Mining Membership of Colo
rado.
The Nevada County Miner says that
an examination will be made of an old
river channel that underlies the town
of Weaverville, in Trinity County. Pros
pecting drills have been started. If the
discoveries are satisfactory shafts will
be sunk.
The Tuolumne Independent reports
that w. c. Stanley has sold four-fifths
interest in the Alexandra, Little Blue,
Happy Hooligan, Josephine. Swiss and
Victor quartz mines, between the North
Fork and main Tuolumne rivers, to j.
Jerome Smith. E. H. Cary. E. c.
Thwarte and L. NJ. Cutting for 100000.