The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Water Diversion From
the Klamath River
Will Be Boon.
Expectations RunHigh
as to Possibilities
of It's Bottom.

A new center for the gold dredging
industry of California may soon be
established. Siskiyou County is the
field to be extensively exploited If the
plans now in view are carried to COM
pletion. High expectations are based
upon the diversion of water from the
klamath River by the Government ir-
| rigation scheme
Dredgers are now operating on
Yreka Creek. at what is known as the
Foster place, about one mile north OF
Yreka and on the south fork Of the
Scott River. A dredger will also soon be
constructed on McAdamS Creek. Pre-
liminary work. previously mentioned.
is progressing on Yreka Creek. for the
dredger is to be located near Yreka-
The dredging area is widening. The
possibilities are very interesting. No
one can say with certainty that any
mountain stream in California is de-
void of gold-bearing sands. Millions In
gold may yet be extracted by dredgers
in the northern counties A dredger on
the south fork Of the Scott River is
running steadily with electric power,
and fair success is reported In the
meantime the quartz mines in Siskiyou
County are receiving their share of
attention.
Concerning the work to prepare the
way for a dredger on Yreka Creek. the
Yreka Journal reports. in part. as fol-
lows:
place on Yreka Creek. about a mile north
Of Yreka, Is about completed and the carpen-
building the boat. The pit is about seven
feet deep. which is deep enough to float the
new boat when the water is turned in. while
the dredge do the rest in getting down
to bedrock, which is about fifteen feet deeper.
The bedrock averages from twenty to twenty
five feet below the surface along the creek
between Yreka and Hawkinsville. and the
banks for some distance on each side, as well
as the gulches. will no doubt prove to be prof
table in mining. carload Of the new cleo
trio machinery arrived from the East last
place as fast as possible so that the boat can
be built to accommodate it. More carloads
will arrive In few days also several car
loads of lumber from Portland. ore. Of the
quality required Later on the boat formerly
used above Hawkinsville. mile north Of the
with electric machinery in place Of the steam
apparatus removed, so as to have two dredges
by electric power from the Yreka Electric
Light and Power Company's plant at Shasta
| River.
TEN MILLION CAMP.
The De Lamar Enterprise estimates
the value of the Bully Hill mining camp
at S10,000.000, figuring the matter out
as follows:
The sale of the Bully Hill mines for 81. 50o-
New York on May L, or any other time, the
exact date being immaterial. gives basis on
which to estimate the value Of the camp; or
what it would be with the same amount Of
development done on each Of the other prop
critics that has been done on those over which
Captain De Lamar has had control
Large and valuable as are the mines he pos
sessed. others contain large ore bodies and
the Shasta May Blossom, Mcclure. Ydaipom.
Arps, Grahams. Brusby Canyon, California
M6antan Little Bny Hin sa6dess sa6 afSr s
easily disclose combined value three times
as great that OF Bully Hill Three times
| m yvhi add
COO for Bully Hill and the total is $4,000. 600.
the approximate value of the camp in the near
future.
Activity is increasing in the mines
of Sierra County. The DownievilIe
Messenger summarizes latest opera
tions as follows:
Messrs Hurin and Gardner have settled
all the indebtedness OF the South Fork and
are pushing the work ahead with a force of
six, men under Superintendent Fred Kuhield.
They are advancing the long tunnel that was
driven by Oscar Jones several years ago and
feel assured that rich channel lies ahead
New York people have bonded the Young
American drift mine. half a mile southwest
Fifteen men constitute the force at the
Aleghany,s property at Balsam Flat. near
Chipps. They have run a hard-rock tunnel
900 feet under the channel with two upraises
The first upraise struck the eastern rim of
the channel. but the second is expected to
find the bottom
The Rainbow Quartz has struck rich pros
pect.
pany near American Hill has it's tunnel in
1000 feet and expects to find the channel In
1900 acres of patented land. The work is
being done under contract.
Jockey Tod sloans mine at Forest. the
summer. Tod's financial losses have prevented
the development of the property. although it
was very promising at the time the opera
tions were interrupted three years ago
The Plumbago is reported to have run into
a rich lot of ore. A wagon road is being
constructed from the mine to the Middle Yuba
to connect with the Moores Flat road. bring
ing the mine a day nearer the railway ana
earlier than by the Henness Pass road
H. l. Johnson Of Alleghany is sinking a
intends to sink the shaft to 500 feet and run
a lower tunnel The shaft is down forty feet
4oOO-foot tunnel with the old shaft is being
driven as rapidly as possible
TIN MEN INTERESTED.
The Los Angeles Herald gives par
ticulars as to expectations concerning
greater activity in the production of
tin. In part, the Herald says
According to reports from Riverside County
the tin industry of Southern California will
take on new life. That the deposits Of tin
have long attracted the attention of scientists
and capital is known but recent events show
that more aggressive policy in development
will be inauguratcd. This work will be direct
eo upon the Temescal tin mines that comprise
a part of the San Jacinto estate of 23.G0O acres
owned by Herbert B. Praed and John F. Moul-
ton, residing in England On January .. 1905,
Praed and Moulton leased the tin mines to the
United States Mining Company.
The officers of this company are H A
Schinnerer president: DIR. w. b. Huff secre-
tary and treasurer, and George d. Leonard
vice president and general manager. DIR. Huff
succeeded F. ]. Schinnerer as treasurer. The
Schinnerers are from Los Angeles. Dr. Huff
resides in Corona The lease is for ten years
and Praed and Monitor to receive 10 per
cent of the gross receipts. and specifies that
four men shall be employed continually dur
ing the first eighteen months and six men aft
erward
While TIE company has been reticent
about its progress and success the fact is
known that in the past six months the opera
tors have found greater deposits of tin with
depth and that these exceed the values ex-
pected Everything possible is being done to
put in machinery to increase the developing
capacity of the mine and when this has all
been put in place it is believed that the in
dustry will. be extensive At present
the company has installed four standard con-
centrators, a complete water plant has been
installed ard everything is in readiness to be-
gin smelling. A new Smelter has been added
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