The San Francisco call., 1904-02-20

declared. This is the first dividend,
says The AmadOr Ledger, that the prop
erty has paid since 1895. at which time
operations IN the mine were resumed.
Work has been proceeding steadily for
nine years. The Ledger describes the
work on the mine as follows:
The operations at the mine continue The
Wlnze being sunk 400 feet north OF the shaft
az TIE 1000 level, for prospecting purposes. is
now down about 100 feet. but as yet nothing
startling has developed. II viii be continued.
however, 10 the POO level. The pump
has not arrived. but is being looked for daily.
The electric cable to furnish the motive power
for the pump has already been put in place.
and The pump will be installed Ia short order
When II arrives. When this pump has been
placed the Oneida viii have become almost
complete electric plant.
TO DREDGE NEAR COLOMA.
According to the Placerville Nugget
dredging operations will soon be under
way near Coloma, the site Of the
original discovery of gold in Ell Dorado
County. over 300 acres of ground in the
vicinity of Lotus and Coloma has been
located and bonded during the last
three weeks by parties who intend to
prospect the ground with drills, and il
the prospects prove satisfactory a large
dredge viii be built TO work the ground.
The lands proposed TO be worked in
clude the bed of the river from below
--1NnC ~ 0OApllAds anu the ldL &c DdlS al
COloma and Lotus. A great portion Of
the ground the pioneer miners were
prevented from working. owing to their
inability to handle the water.
The great value of radium is inspiring
predictions all over the coast that it
Will be discovered in quantities. The
supposed presence of the mineral is
made the basis, TO some extent, of d
demand for a State mineralogist for
10 oHs -r~r1, Of, nran
given for having the services of such
an official There is no doubt that the
legitimate mining industry of Cali
fornia has been benefited by having a
mineralogist at the head Of a State
Mining Bureau. The Carson Appeal is
urging the creation of the office of
State Mineralogist for Nevada. II
makes an argument which is given in
part for the interest that inheres in the
subject Of the mineral development Of
the next door mineralized neighbOr Of
California;
Probably the item that demands this action
more than any other is the discovery OF ra-
sister State. She has what we have-the same
ores. the same class Of mines. and her terri
tory and climate is almost a twin II ra-
dium can be developed IN that State then it
can be found in Nevada. Take the following
for instance: How many miners understand
IL, and yet n IS from scientific paper that
Il is intended to enlighten the miner in his
search for the wonderful metal Of uranium
or any Of its component parts.
Originally radium was obtained from the
uranium mineral pitchblende. and at the pres
ent time uranium mines furnish most OF the
material. But the latest researches show that
radium occurs in association with numerous
other minerals and is dispersed in many local
tiles throughout the world. These minerals
are distinctly radioactive, and although ra-
dium has not been proven TO be in all OF
them their radioactive properties are most
probably due 70 its presence. Uranium. pitch
hlenQe- cleHltes alunlfer SipFllte. compounds
Of thorium. organize, monazite, xenotime.
aeschynite. fergusonite. samarskite, niobite
tsntalite. polycrase. euxenite, columbite, car
bonite.
After you read this you don't know where
you are at Hand Il 20 the average miner and
he can't tell one classification from the other,
and yet the metal is quoted at thousands Of
netaliurgist VINO could classify the ores there
Is likelihood that Nevada could produce ra-
dium and plenty OF il. The thing that sticks
the miner ana prospector is classification. They
depend on the simple tests, such as acid and
horning, and should they have a piece OF
uranium they would pitch II over the dump
as useless II is a safe proposition to state
there are not haIf a dozen men in this State
ply because they do not know ii and un-
acquainted with the color weight general
aspect.
The advantages that are manifested
in this State resulting from the careful
work Of the State Mineralogist furnish
an even better argument than is found
in the foregoing extract in advocacy
Of the institution of the office Of State
Mineralogist in the State of Nevada
The San Jose Herald says of the con-
sOlidatiOn Of the Santa Teresa and San
Juan mines, in Santa Clara County, in
part:
One Of the purposes Of President joyce s
visit TO san Jose TO make arrangements
for the consolidation Of the Santa Teresa and
the san Juan mines. Both these properties
are owned by practically the same people and
they think they can be put upon better run
ming basis II the two properties are consoli-
dated under one company. As soon as Mr..
Joyce reaches Boston the change Will take
place. r. 3. Harper Of this city will be one
Of the directors of the new company and also
manager Of the two properties.
MAITING EOR DEP AIIT