The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
AMADOR Is RICH IN
MINES AND FARMS
Gold-Producing q District of the Mother
Lode Offers Fertile Land to Those
Who Would Grow Fruits or Grain

mine and excellently equipped with
one OF the largest power hoists in the
state and fine forty-stamp mill. The
Inlll is not running at present owing
TO the closing of the mine for several
years during the litigation win the
hennedy that has been decided in fa-
Ner or the Argonaut. Operations were
resumed about one year ago and rock
IS now being taken out and in a few
months crushing Will be resumed
The famous Zeile, in the town of
jackson, which has been running stead
lly for thirty-five years or more, is re-
building its hoist and a sixty-stamp
mill operated by electric power This
also is splendid mine and one of the
old properties whose value deep oper-
auons have proven. 1t was closed
ooWn Tor term of years until dis
coVeries in the 100 and 1900 foot lev
els OF the Kennedy, which it adjoins on
me north' induced company to re-
open II with the results above men
toned.
The Central Eureka near the town
OF Sutter Creek is another of the rich
mines that has improved with depth.
II Is Wen equipped with a steam hoist
ana forty-stamp mill run by elec-
{ trio power
The famous Keystone at Amador
CITY is one of the oldest mines on the
mother lode, having been in operation
steadily for over fifty years 1t is
equipped with steam hoists andsa six
ty-stamp mill and several Huntington
mills 1t has a splendid record as a
gold producer.
The Bunker Hill, near Amador City,
is another mine that was closed down
number Of years and then taken
hoid or again, and is now one of the
gold producers. and no longer ven
T
The same can be said of the Ere
mont Consolidated near Drytown, be-
ing a consolidation of the Cover and
Fremont mines. This mine is splen-
didly equipped and will add another
page 10 the history of deep quartz
mining in Amador County
Space Will not permit of any men,
tIoning of many other properties along
the mother lode, some more or less
developed, and others in their virgin
state, but all of which in the future
viii add to tn wealth and impor-
tance of the mining industry in Anna
dor County.
There is a vast expanse of country
lylng east of the mother lode. and in
the granite formation that is almost
virgin ground, that contains veins of
quartz carrying rich deposits of gold,
ana which in my judgment only need
Judicious handling TO prove of great
value The only mine in this belt of
country that has been thoroughly
prospected is the Defender in the Pio-
neer district, above Volcano, which is
yielding handsome returns to its
owners.
In addition to the quartz mines in
this region are gravel mines of no
small value and vast deposits of gran
lte and marble awaiting the quar-
ryman. These hitherto have remained
I 11xr
from the railroad. but this objection
is about TO be overcome by the rail-
road now being constructed from ne
terminal of the Southern Pacific at
lone. to the towns of jackson and
Sutter Creek. and on up the ridges to
the neighborhood # these deposits by
the lone and Eastern Railroad Com
pany.
l might also mention that in Sutter
Creek is located the large foundry
and machine shops of Knight & Co,
which makes the most of the ma
chlnery in use in the mines of this
county, and at the farming town of
lone are the Touring mills of A. Nc
Call and the lone Creamery owned by
local capital.
These, briefly are the resources of
Amador County. Its opportunities are
practically unlimited. For here lies
ready to the hand of the seeker of
investment the many and various in
dustries 1 have set forth. The seeker
after pure air and delightful climate
can find enjoyable homes in the pref
ty foOthill towns of jackson. the
county seat, Sutter Creek. Amador
City, all on the mother lode, and the
valley town of lone; while those de-
string mountain air and the balmy
breath of the pines can find what
they seek in the higher altitude in
and about the mountain towns of
Volcano. Pine Grove and Olita. whose
inhabitants seldom die but live on to
that ripe old age when their locks be-
come as silvered as the lines of the
clouds that hang between the highest
peaks of the Sierra and the heavens
above.
And II is not unreasonable or i'm
probable to picture among the oppor-
tunities Of Amador County in the not
far distant future the rolling plains
that mark the dividing line between
Amador and the other counties of San
Joaquin and Sacramento and Join the
valley lands to where the foothills be-
gin. A portion is within Arroyo Seco
Rancho divided into small farms wat
cred by q system of irrigation from
the Blue Lakes Water Company's sup
ply. green with verdure and dotted