The San Francisco call., 1905-03-18

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mines IN Shasta County received
prompt notice that no more ore would
be received.
BUTTE LOOKS FOR COPPER.
Properties have been bonded by vari-
Gus parties about Spenceville, Butte
! County. preliminary to determining
whether copper in paying quantities is
in that district. The Marysville Appeal
says that the bonders are private in
dividuals and also corporations, but
denies that John Martin is interested.
1t says
As regards the assertion that certain proper-
ties, which are supposed to contain rich cop
per deposits have bsen bonded by Martin, it
can be sald with authority that although some
n these properties have been bonded they have
not been by Martin but by private individuals
and corporations not connected with him 1t
has not yet been determined whether or not
there Is copper in that section in paying ouan-
titles and this viii not be definiteiv known
until hundreds of thousands of dollars have
ben spent in prospecting. These private in
aiNiduals and companies which have bonded
lhese prospective copper properties intend to
determine whether the copper is really there
At the present time these are mere prospects,
out It Is to be hoped that they will develop
into rich holdings.
The oroville Mercury says that all
mining claims and locations in Butte
County will be assessed for taxation
as personal property. This is in pur-
suance of an order that was made last
July by the Butte County Board of
Supervisors. Says the Mercury:
The attention Of the board called to a
decision OF the Supreme Court on the collec-
ton Of taxes on oil location in Kern
County. On this location there valuable
machinery by the sale of which the tax could
tions there are no improvements, and as the
land is still owned by the United States 1t
cannot be sold for taxes. Therefore il is very
doubtful II the taxes on 20 per cent of the
mining locations be collected unless the
party TO whom the location is assessed is will
ing TO pay it The assessed valuation to be
placed on each location of 20 acres is $50; on
100 acres S40o
STARTING NEW SHELTER.
1t is reported by the Redding Free
Press that the new smelter of the Great
Western Gold Company at Ingot will
be blown in not later than March %.
The Free Press says: q
The blowing in OF the Afterthought smelter
will be a great event and will be accompanied
by much ceremony. All of the directors will
be here from st. Louis TO attend the blowing
in. President Henderson Vice President o.
z Adams and the other officers and directors
left ST. Louis Friday route TO Redding.
They are coming so as TO be in time to see
the smelter start up. The stacks at the smelter
up. The big stack is 600 feet in length
and has q height of 100 feet vertical The
~.,-ir LIN =. T., ,,,a-o tior go 80 is haI,o
sent from mine to smelter over the crookedest
but best constructed piece Of road in the
country. 1t intended to blow in on the
18th Of March. but it is thought best now to
wait ten days longer in order that the masonry
work may dry thoroughly.
The consolidation of the Calumet and
Arizona, Calumet and Pittsburg. Lake
Superior and Pittsburg and Pittsburg
and Buluth Mining Companies under
one management is reported at Bisbee,
Ariz. The only mine in the consolida-
tion that is actually producing copper
at this time is the Calumet and Ari-
zona The ore reserves in the mines
owned by the other companies are said
to be large.
Nevada is full of mining surprises.
In the middle seventies there were
twice as many people in Virginia City,
stock, as the entire State of Nevada
contained in 1900. This spring in Es-
meralda County, at Tonopah, Goldfeld,
Bullfrog and other camps there will
probably be as many men as in all the
remainder of Nevada, and all a new
population. Nevada has produced
nearly as much in gold and silver as
California, but little of 1T went to-
ward the development of the State.
been benefited largely. Nevada men
have cut wide swaths in Paris, London
and New York, whose names are well
known, the list including John Mackay,
Jim Keene, John P. Jones, McCreary,
Haggin and D. o. Mills.
The new discoveries in Esmeralda
County are being exploited by people
from all parts of the United States
except California. Alaskan Klondik-
ers and men from Colorado are doing
the work They all come to San Fran
cisco and will ultimately swell the
mining colony of this city. Some ten
days ago a discovery of telluride was
made at Bullfrog by Lie" Harris, and
as a consequence a rush into the dis
trict by Colorado miners is reported.
The discovery is said to be Of impor-
tarlce because the ore body is large
and gives reason for belief that other
large bodies will be uncovered in the
same region. Transportation is expen-
sive and in order to get profits high
grade ores that will stand the cost of
shipment must be found. If Harris
discovery is followed up by others local
smelters will undoubtedly be put up.