The San Francisco call., 1905-04-08
SUFFER- COUNTY TULE LANDS
OF MUCH INTEREST TO MINERS
Prospecting of Old Channels Goes
Forward With Successful Result
Law to Prev mt Faking Is Discussed

get-nch-quick concerns which the laws have
failed to reach in the past
The Montezuma group of mines in
Shasta County has been sold by the
Connors to the Gold King Mining
The mining company is composed
largely of Los Angeles parties. Clin-
ton Johnson is the president.
The klamath River Dredge Mining
Company is preparing to operate on
tract of 2100 acres extending in
land from the mouth of the Klamath
River.
The Redding Searchlight reports a
strike in the Reid mines near Red
ding. There are six claims In one
group under bond to D. B. Hunt and
James Sallee of San Francisco. Work
has been in progress some months.
The Marysville Gold Dredging Com
pany, the Marysville Democrat re-
ports, will begin to construct two
mining dredgers this month, of the
type used on the Yuba Consolidated
of Goldfield district. W. P. Harmon
will be the managing director of the
Marysville company. By the end of
the year six dredgers will be in oper-
alton on the Yuba. Two are working,
have been contracted for. The Ham
mon company may construct other
machines this year.
The Blue Tent mine, owned by C.
L. Garfield and P. C. Drescher and
situated on the South Yuba River,
six miles from Nevada City, is put
ting 200 tons of gravel a day through
the mill. The mine was formerly op-
Grated as hydraulic property, but Is
now drift proposition.
The Redding Searchlight reports
that Deadwood, in Trinity County, is
an active camp. A score of leasers
are operating and have met with good
returns. Rock ranging from $40 to
$500 ton is reported to have been
found.
Nevada City is playing in luck. A
rich strike is reported in the Lecomp-
ton mine. Recently a strike was made
at the Murchie. The resumption OF
work at the Home mine also adds to
} the good outlook. The Lecompton
mine is in the Willow Valley district
The ore was encountered in a cross
cut from the 400-foot level. Local pa
pers say that the strike is the most
important that has been made in the
Lecompton.
MINING IN PLACER
The Placer County Republican has
the following about mining operations
in Placer County:
Gravel was struck in the Strawberry mine
at Monona Flat, near Iowa Hill A boring
ma hat hee fort he Traae
ure mine at Bullion. in order to draw of the
water which has given trouble while sinking
an 9irshaft Lozano & Buchanan are going to
install electric power at the Bellevue mine in
the Ophir district and will an air COM
pressor and hoist and pump, also operating the
Burleigh drills by air Some fine has been
struck in the shaft in the Water Dog mine,
where the water has been giving trouble. 1t Is
rumored that the Eclipse Morning Star may
start up soon with Chicago capital. The Quen
Sabe mine. near westville. deal for which
was reported a couple of weeks ago, was not
sold, and Peter Hinst holds the controlling
interest. He also has two claims which he in
tends to open in the spring. The Tadpole Com
pany at Secret House has 20 claims in one
group. II 250-foot tunnel last fall and
has Is to IS foot ledge. 1t Is going to put
In a mill and air compressor and Burleigh
drills which have been bought At Sailor
Canyon work is being done by three companies
who are hunting for channels.
The owners of the SCOTS Flat gravel
diggings on Deer Creek, seven miles
from Nevada City, are planning to sink
for the blue gravel channel that Is
supposed to underlie that section OF
the country between Blue Tent and
Red Dog. The channel has never been
reached in this vicinity. although at
tempts have been made.
Some changes have been made re-
Gently in the ownership of mining
properties in Tuolumne County that
are reported by the Mother Lode Ban
ner:
C. Tatten has decided to George A. latter
| tie Golden Treasure also known as the OLE
| the Bourbon. BY an agreement of even dat
| Tatten gives to William DanZiers bond for
| deed to a half interest in the property. Moul
| ton Harmon has decided to A. NJ. Divol un
| divided half interest in the Frisby Annex, al
| extension of the Sell mine. David L. Onet.
| has sold to II. S. Hale an undivided one-hal
| interest in the Gold Flake quartz mine. stu
| ated about three-quarters of mile north o
the mouth of Mormon Greek; also one-hal
| interest in the Gold Flake mill sitc.
| Litigation, the Calaveras Prospec
reports, has caused work on the Cali
fornia placer mine to be stopped.
The Blue Ledge mines in the Elliot
and Joe Creek sections of Siskiyo,
| County, near the Oregon boundary
will be sold at Sheriff's sale on Apri
"a at Yreka to satisfy a Judgment upol
execution. In consequence of litiga
ton no work has been done lately OF
the claim, hence the suit for sale o
the property in order that parties anx
ious to go on with operations may d.
| so by right of possession.
OREGON QUICKSILVER.
The Oregon Mining Journal report
| that more attention is given to the pro
/ duction of quicksilver in Oregon thai
at any previous time. In a review o
! the situation the Journal says in part
The hattering showing made by recent re
: torts of ores from the cinnabar mines OF th
Meadows quicksilver district of Jackson Couny
| near Trail. has caused a revival of interest i
| the mining OF mercury in this (Medford) sec
| ton Eighty pounds of mercury to the ton ar
| produced A small plant has been erected fo
1 development purposes mainly. The retort ha
1 q capacity of 400 pounds OF per day.
+, There are a half score of cinnabar mines 1
/ the Meadows district all OF which receiv
ing attention and all carry values in mercury
:, with also a fair showing in gold and silver
! Several are opened to depth of $50 and 20
| feet with veins varying in width from te
/ inches to three and four feet The number c
! excellent prospects in the district makes tn
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