The San Francisco call., 1904-07-10

The outlook for the northern mining
country in California is discussed al
some length and entirely in hopeiui
way by the Trinity Journal. which Is
close observer in a mlneralized north-
ern county. 1t is well to set forth tndt
sufficient has already been done 10
demonstrate the vastness of the mlnerai
wealth of the north. In the list OF
properties that have been operated
largely and profitably are mentioned
the plants of the Mountain Copper
Company at Keswick and Iron NOUN
tain, the Brown Bear, the De La MAJ
the Gladstone, Harrison Gulch, Enter
prise Dorleska, Strode. Fairview, lap
pin, Globe and Chloride mines. In tne
second class are also mentioned by the
Journal the Headlight, wagner DO
, nanza King, Golden Jubilee I"in
Peaks, Yellow Rose of Texas, the Keno
the Surprise and Five Pines mines
Concerning the future the Journal says
The question now uppermost In the minds ms
Of many remote from this gold produeins ngl.
is-what are the actual prospects NotmltL
standing statistical references. are they favor
able or are they verging to nnisn. neSess
fields to enable a continued production OF the
precious metal to meet the increasing eenano M
OF a worlds increasing population WIN i'S
overwhelming expansion Of business! -
, We can announce with truthfulness that
Northern California has been inoVihS 'ely
slowly in the development of what she has
in store on account Of the inaccessible con-
dition of the country. State and Federai gov
ernments being asleep as to the tnorousn ts
that are needed to bring forth rapidly the
natural productions.
The dredging Of our rivers Tor gold Is put
in its infancy; it has but commenced. Inere
are miles and miles Of bar land on the upper
Sacramento. the klamath, the Irinlty' tne
Feather the Stuart & FoTk ,oSI ana 70 u' our natural
wealth There miles and miles OF anclent
river channels that are rich In adoition 20
these which are being operated at pfeseh"
where water s applied.
BELIEVE IN THE NORTH.
All mining men are strong believers
in the future of the northern mineral
lied counties. No mineral section Oh
California has yet been adequately ex-
plotted. There are undoubtedly numer-
Gus great deposits awaiting only dis
covery to swell the wealth of the world,
and the north is certain TO contribute
its full share.
Concerning the gold dredging indus
| try, which one clearly sees will be ex-
tended, the following detailed informa-
ton comes in opportuntely in descrip-
| ton of the great machine that was
built at West Seattle to be used TO
dredge for gold in Alaska:
| 1t is a combination suction-bueket gold
dredger and was built for the Bachman Dreos-
ing Company Of Pasadena, Cal; IL Is eh'irey I,a
a new apparatus in the field Of hydraulic ma
ckinery. In Alaska il has proved TO pe an I'M I'M
possibility to secure all the goid win rhe rhe
| disturbance caused by the buckets digging
and stirring up the sand and fine sold results
| in a great loss of the minute particles car
| ried away by the action Of the water II Is
claimed for the dredger that IT solves the
| problem and brings to the SURFACE every p, pei
I ticle OF granular matter coming within reach
of its Suction pipe. and all pockets or cavities
| holding the precious metal are empted quickly,
buckets without any injury to the piungers.
| and the owners claim that this dredge Is
nump and Is combination Of the centrifugal
| pump and the endless chain system. At any
| time hydraulic giant can be attached 20
reeuirss oniy six horsepower. with a velocity
at the nozzle of 16o feet per second.
With the power of such a machine Fnole
| mountains could be torn away, declare the
| inventors The plungers OF this dredge travel
| at rate of 200 feet per second. giving
| velocity to the water In the suction pipe OF
! seventeen feet per second. carrying all the
| gravel gold nuggets in suspension The
| practicable when operating to use all the
| atmospheric pressure.
The dredger is not heavy ana cumDersone
| looking only Weighing thirty tons. 1t cost
| s1O COO and Is the first dredger put to
| practical use for granular matter. The men
| who own the dredger are business men OF
/ Seatt,e and are Interested in the Hudson
| Lumber Company They have valuable mining
| interests near Haynes Mission. on Chilcat
| River Alaska where the dredger is on the
way in tow of the tug Irene.
PIEASES GRASS VALLEY.
Nevada County is much pleased be-
cause the Idahp- Maryland mine Is
about to resume operations. The Grass
Valley Tidings sees great things IN
store. EditoriaIy it says:
What the resumption of work In the Mary
| land means to this community Il 10 not neees-