The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03


stir up the interest of the mining com
munity and to direct attention to Ne
vada. Early in the day a dispatch was
received by George s. Nixon, candidate
for the United States Senatorship in Ne
vada, in which he was informed that
he was richer to the extent of 500, 900
by reason of the rich ore that had been
discovered in a mine In the new camp
of Goldfeld, The ore was reported to
be worth $1,000 to the ton. Nixon was
not surprised. He believes that Gold
held ore is the richest in the world.
While this information was buzzed
about among miners. a contract was
closed, under the terms of which thirty
one mining companies, composing the
Comstock Pumping Association, will
pay for additional electric power from
the Truckee River General Electric
Company that the drainage and deep
exploitation of the Comstock lode may
be effected.
To carry out this pumping work, it is
agreed by the Truckee River General
Electric Company that a new plant.
distinct from the one now existing at
F'ioriston, shall be constructed two
miles distant from the older plant, and
that a separate pole line shall also be
put in so that either or both power
plants and connections may be used
on the Comstock as the emergency
warrants. If one plant gives out tenn
porarily the other viii be ready for
immediate use. The mining companies
agree 10 use So5o0 worth of power a
81,
the Gold Hill properties and ten years
for the middle and north end groups.
All that was needed to close the deal
was the approval by directors of the
mining companies. The contract was
ratified by the directors of the Ophir,
Consolidated California and Virginia,
Mexican, Union Consolidated and ST.
ezra Nevada companies. The remaining
companies will soon give their APP
proval. The companies that are con-
eerncd are the Utah, Sierra Nevada,
Union Consolidated Mexican, Andes,
Ophir, Consolidated California and
Virginia, Best and Belcher, Gould and
Curry, Savage, Hale and Norcross.
Chollar. Potosi, Bullion, Julia Consoli-
dated, EXchequer, Alpha. Consolidated
Imperial. Yellow Jacket, Challenge Con-
solidated. Confidence, Kentuck, Crown
Point. Belcher. Overman, Caledonia,
Justice, Alta, Silver Hill and Occiden.
tai Consolidated.
A rumor was on the street yesterday
afternoon that some local man had
cleaned up $4,000 in the Goldaeld
mines, but no names were mentioned,
although there were brokers in the
stock board who were reported to know
the facts. When they were questioned
they would not stand as sponsors for
the story. One report was that Lucky
john Jones, who with shorty Ken
dali and l.. L. Patrick, found a rich
ledge only eighteen inches under the
surface at Goldfeld. was once more
lucky. If he is t1Es man he has man
aged to keep still about It,
MINES OF CALIFORNIA.
The Eureka drift mine, in Nevada
County. has been bonded to a Sacra-
mento company for $4,000.
The Lone Star Gold Mining Company
has been incorporated to develop a
group of claims in Death Valley.
Three roads are in construction to the
Masonic Mountain mining district, in
Mono County-from Bodie, from
Bridgeport and from Sweetwater.
The tin deposits on the San Jacinto
ranch in Riverside County will be
worked with machinery. They have
been idle since 1891.
j. Y. Coleman and others have con-
tracted to sell the Guadalupe quieksil-
yer mines near San Jose to II. c. Davy
for $250,000, at any time within five
years. In the meantime Dayy must work
the mines and pay royalties according
to the production Of quicksilver.
bond has been taken on the New
Albany quartz mines and its exten-
sions, on the north fork of the Tuol-
umne River, near Carriers.
Two gold dredgers are now working
ten miles east of Marysville, on the
Hallett place.
Some time ago The Call published a
review Of the reports made by
the United States Geological Sur
vey relative to the tin depos-
its of the York region. in Alaska The
commercial and economic bearing of
the existence of tin in large quantities
in any portion of the territory of the
United States is readily appreciated
In a series of articles in the Mining
ana OCl6HIlllC =. d. OOlHeI I'LL
parts supplementary information that
is interesting. Collier AYERS that the
main tin-bearing ledge on Tin Creek
can be traced mile from Tin Creek
westward across a mountain. Crosscut
trenches have been made on the ledge
near Cassiterite Creek, and these
showed that the ledge is about 100 feet
wide. At Cape Mountain, from which
points on the Asiatic coast are visible
on clear day, is the settlement known
as Tin City. Specimens of tin ores
have been found on the surface at Tin |
City. These undoubtedly came from
higher up the mountain and from its
surface. but the ore has not been def
nitely traced to its place of original To- |
cation. Tin ore has been found, so Col
lier reports, in three distinct places on