The San Francisco call., 1904-04-30
MOTHER LODE MINES.

Inere WOuld seem TO De an excellent
chance for revival of mining interest
in the vicinity of Murphys. in Gala
veras County. Mines that have been
idle for years are. according to the
Angels Record, making excellent rec
ords for ycld production. The Record
says:
1t is an ul puted fact that gold is every
where in ano l thess mountain slopes The
failing piles ti ,arly days in every Fuch
and raVine. Z cry mountain has its strata
OF gold -bearin lartz TO attest the fact. Cap
ital has workel 18th varying success in these
fields for years. nd it is evident their faith
has beeen well Inded. 1t is not gold alone
that seems to be under inspection. Iron and
other mineral deposits receiving atten-
tion. and already there are rumors of big
smelters az possibilities of the future for the
eastern division of this county When the
snow disappears from the higher attitudes
progress will be made to the fields higher up,
and eventually all the mineralized and placer
section between the foothills and SUBMITS in
the region of Highland Lakes will be explored.
A CORDS of competent men will be brought
into the field and an active campaign will be
naugurated. AT Indian Creek a splendid
ledge has been opened up. The Red Gold
mine has a four-stamp mill, with water power.
running daily on high grade The mine is
situated about two miles west of Murphys. The
the mountain. 1t is said that work will be
commenced the Mayiower and the Beatrice
mines in a short time. The Hercules Horse
shoe mine has a two-stamp mill at work
Considerable progress is reported
from Amador County. The Amador
Ledger says. concerning some of the
mining properties:
Grading for the forty additional stamps to
the ne& mill of the Kennedy Is Progressing
A. the Oneida mine sixty stamps are kept
pounding.
Five stamps of the Amador mill in Hunts
paratory to being started on crushing of
rock from the Amador Queen mine No. 2.
The mill will be started as soon as the ore
can be hauled from the mine to the mill.
While the output of the Bunker Hill for the
past months run OF the twenty-stamp
mill was not quite up to expectations still it
was sufficient to leave fair margin of profit,
averaging about S5 ton including sulphurets.
A new body of ore has been discovered in
drifting south from the 1900 level The ledge
Is said to be of larger proportions than any
thing heretofore encountered and is estimated
dispatch has been received from SUPERINTENDENT
Wright that the big tunnel has encountered
the ledge. The point of contact is distant
lo3s feet from the mouth of the tunnel. The
original survey allowed 1040 feet as the dis
tance TO be run to strike the ledge The
width OF the ere body was not known when
the ledge 300 feet below the bottom of the
shaft At an expense OF about $4,000 this
of the hardest character Outside OF the
Sheepranch mine the Del Monte has thus
opened up an ore shoot at greater depth
than any other mine in that section of Gala
veras County
ROAD FOR THE BELT.
A plan is under way for the connec-
tion Of the different sections on the
mineral belt Of Amador County by
branch road to lone. The Amador
Ledger says:
The plan to connect the mineral belt with a
Dranch railroad to lone is still engrossing
tonic or conversation throughout the county
jackson Dennis a4d Wilford Dennis left carly
OF the proposed electric road from lone to
jackson and Sutter Creek. Beyond this there
is not much to report in the way of actual
progress. 1t is rumored that the of the
company has been changed, but nothing more.
A couple of surveyors were reported to be
working from the lone end of the line, pre-
sumably stalking out the route On Saturday
last Ed Records and Jackson Dennis were In
attendance upon the Supervisors with papers
asking for e franchise for the company. No
dor, but it was stated that the Incorporation
papers were filed in San Francisco Certified
copies OF such articles would doubtless be
sufficient here, but these have not been fled
taken by the board on the question OF fran
chise although the board would have extend
ed the scope of their special meeting to include
this business IL the matter had been in shape
to be acted upon 1t is currently reported
that the option taken by the railroad COM
tracts for the supply OF fuel oil to the various
mines from ID. Mccall has lapsed. A payment
was due on the agreement a few days ago, but
Mccall was notified that the promoters de-
clined to meet the obligation. The traction
engine outfit will therefore continue to run
under the Mccall regime for the coming sum-
Those who have taken hold of the rail-
road promise to have the line in operation by