The San Francisco call., 1904-10-29

and water are plentiful and everything is
is busily engaged in doing the ten feet OF work
required by the law OF the district.
TROUBLE AT GOLDFIELD.
According to the Tonopah Sun John
McKane, president. and George Ker-
nick, director, of the Jumbo Mining
Company at Goldfield have been super
seded by C. P. Holt and Tom Robinson.
The Sun says in part:
The meeting was the outcome of a long
continued factional fight between the MeKane-
Kernick division on the side and the Tay-
lor-McClelland party the other. For several
months it has been foregone conclusion that
sooner or later the differences arising over the
management OF the Jumbo, one OF the greatest
gold mines in the world, would result in a
parliamentary contest.
meeting. The prevailing opinion is that
eral suits may be filed. AS yet no legal COM
is said has made threats to secure redress in
case he was deposed from the presidency OF
the company. He s in the East at present
His return TO Tonopah will be looked forward
u with much interest by the stockholders of
the Jumbo Mining Company.
The Grass Valley Tidings reports that
rich quartz gravel has been struck in
the Azalea mine at Blue Canyon,
Placer County, twenty miles above
Colfax. Conductors and other railroad
men have been driving tunnel for six
years there.
The Redding Searchlight says the re-
port is true that great strike of ore
was recently made in the Evening Star
mine near French Gulch. A ledge a
foot and a half wide was uncovered.
in which much gold glittered. The
Evening Star mine belongs to the
estate of Timothy Madden, deceased.
1t is operated under lease by three men
who have made the strike
MAKE DEALS FOR MINES.
The Tuolumne Independent tells of
the bonding of the New Albany quartz
mines, containing nineteen acres, and
also the north extension of the New
Albany and the New Albany South
mines. w. H. Martin is the owner.
The property is bonded to William
Connolly of Carriers, who is also given
the right to purchase the New Albany
ditch and water right. other deals
in mining property in Tuolumne are
also reported by the Independent.
among which are the following:
R. E. Fulcher has decided to A. NJ. Divoll
the north extension of the Hiyahpoo. the Hi
yahpoo Annex and the Joe Dandy quartz mines
also mill site
Moulton Harmon has decided to A. M. Divoll
a half interest in the Frisby Annex and north
extension of the Sell mine.
A. NJ Divoil Of Sonora has sold to W. A
Divoll and r. e. Fulcher of this city fourth
interest in the north extension of the Hiyah-
poo. the Hiyahpoo Annex, the Joe Dandy
quartz mines and millsite. and water rights
being 1900 inches from the south fork of the
Stanislaus River, and also a fourth OF his
third interest in the Hiyahpoo quartz mine
machinery and improvements situated four and
a half miles northeast of Columbia and a
fourth interest in bond on a two-thirds in
terest Of the Hiyehpoo
A. NJ. Divcll has also decided to Lea r Full
cher sixth interest in the Frisby Annex and
northeriy extension of the Sell quartz mine
also an interest in the bond from Moulton
Harmon to sell 10 A. NJ. DivoIl the said mine
T. r. Muir and A. J. Holland Of this county
have decided to the New Ophir Mining Com
pany, corporation organized under the laws
of California and having its principal place of
business in Oakland, the Ophir gravel mine To-
Gated by Felix Obar in 1860. situated in the
Springfield district. this county.
The Providence Consolidated Gold Mining
Company has decided to f. A. wiltsee the
Section u. Township l north Range 16 east
situated about four miles east of Carriers, near
the headwaters of Duckwall creek.
George w. Mapes has decided to E. W. Hol-
land all his interest In the Surprise No. 1 and
No. 2 and Good Luck quartz mines E. W.
Holland has in turn decided to George W.
Mapes all his interest in the Mapes & Wetmore
mine. the Gro F1no. Grace Dollie Dimpie and
Roosevelt quartz mines.
A story is toid Dy the sacramento
Bee of an alleged rich harvest that fell
to ten men who have been employed
in the Gambrinus mine in the outskirts
of whiskytown, Shasta County The
Bee says:
Ten men employed in the Gambrinus mine,
on the outskirts of this little mining town.
have great joke on the Eastern company
that has the property under bond. The COM
pany was unable to meet its obligations to its
between the Eastern stockholders and their
of the dilemma the management at the mine
the mine and mill and run it them
restrictions of the bond. and possibly
they might take out enough gold to pay them
what was their due and for their work in Dig
ging out their pay The miners fell in with a
will and fortune smiled upon them They
struck a good pay streak and the little two
stamp mill was kept pounding away on ALI
the ore that could be shoveled into 1t day and
nicht. The miners had worked on their own
hook only few days until all arrears were
paid up in full and now. they are clearing all
the way from $4 up to $16 a day for each man
They never make less than the big wage of
81 day and $40 has been the highest wages
taken out. Ten dollars a day is about the
average and they have almost a month right
of way ahead of them. The bonding company
Gets IS per cent OF the proceeds. so It Is not
wholly loser