Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-01

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Mining Deal Closed
A MADEIRA correspondent of the
Fresno Republican reports that big
mining deal has just been closed there.
A company has been formed and min
ing property from Coarse Gold to Grub
Gulch has been purchased and will be
worked The company represents large
capital. The men interested are from
Boston and Colorado. w. II. Gafford.
the mining man from Los Angeles, and
c. M. Ward have been working on the
plans for long time and have been
in the field exporting the various prop
critics, and 1t is as a result Of their
labors that the company has been
formed. It is the intention to work the
mineral belt, which extends four miles,
on large scale. Electric plants will
be put in, the power for which will be
located at Grub Gulch. BY this means
low grade ore may be worked at a
profit.
Graham Mine Sold
The Graham group of mines in the
Bully Hill district of Shasta county has
been bonded to Philip Deidesheimer of
San Francisco, one of the foremost
mining men in America and in reality
the father Of present day mining. He
also created the square set timber
process and his first installation of that
system was in the Yellow Jacket and
Belcher mines on the Comstock. In
those days Deidesheimer was the king
pin among the mining men. He was
so popular that whenever he went to
San Francisco and returned to Grass
Valley he was met at the depot by
brass band. He intends to thoroughly
develop the Graham group, which is
conceded to be a valuable property.
Rich Ore Farm
Near Grass Valley an important
strike has been made in the Chicago
mine. Specimens taken to Grass VAL
ley are freely sprinkled with gold. The
strike was made in the drift at the end
of the tunnel which extends into the
hill southwark a distance of 700 feet.
For some time it has been the belief
that rich chute of ore was being
approached, and last Saturday some
high grade ore was struck in the stope.
Work continued until the chute was
struck.
California Mine News
About three miles north of Truckee
is the scene of mysterious mining op-
erations, and although the work must
first intimation has just been given to
the public About three hundred feet
above Prosser creek there is a tunnel
in the mountain and active operations
are being pursued, but how long the
miners have been at work is not
known. The tunnel is six feet wide
and seven feet high and has been
driven to a considerable distance. On
the dump Is a quantity Of quartz and
1t shows free gold, though not in large
quantities.
A fine property near Porterville is
the Josephine, belonging to the Joseph
inc Mining company. 1t is said that
this mine is exceptionally rich, and the
owners are down 270 feet and have
three feet of the finest kind of sulphate
ore Some say it will average $100 a
ton, and there are about 1000 tons of
ore on the dump, ready for milling,
which will soon be done, as the COM
pany intends putting in not less than
ten-stamp mill. This mine is a con-
tinuaton of the Eclipse.
The two stamp mill at the Hanson
mine has been started, and work is
being prosecuted on the mine day and
night. The first shot put in exposed
some very rich rock, and the Auburn
company which recently started to re-
open the mine is highly pleased with
the outlook.
A London syndicate has leased all
the gold mines (gravel propositons) of
the Ell Dorado Water and Deep Gravel
Mining company of Placerville, and
under the head of the Ell Dorado Gravel
Mining syndicate will commence oper-
ations on the companys extensive
holdings at once. A. Barring Gould will
have charge of the work.
News has been received at Placerville
that in the Rio Vista copper mine IN
the southern part of Trinity county
the ledge has been cut on the 400 foot
level and is large and rich. 1t was cut
at the $50 foot level and found to be
fifteen feet wide. The erection of
smelter is talked of, which would BEN
eft other mines.
The Echo says that lot of new ma
chinery is to be installed at the Ben
son mine, and the shaft is to be en-
larged from one to three compart-
ment. The Benson is to be worked on
a large scale in the future, and to that
end the contemplated Improvements
are to be made.
G. r. Salisbury of Ashland, Ore, and
M. Bell are working the old Jillson
mine in Rocky gulch, near Hornbrook,
Cal, under conditions which enable
them to realize handsome profits from
ores unnoticed or cast aside by the
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