The San Francisco call., 1905-06-03

has made Tonopah and the latest gold
camps of Nevada famous State Mineralo-
gist Aubury has appealed to the United
States Geological Survey to include Cali
fornia in the field of its operations of the
sort that have been carried on in Nevada
This appeal has borne fruit. A letter has
been received from Charles D. Wolcott
by Aubury in which it is set forth that
work will be carried on in Inyo and rFu-
lare counties, covering a considerable
portion of Inyo County and the north
half of Death Valley. The territory to be
included, described more exactly, extends
westward to longitude III degrees and 80
minutes, and runs to north latitude 80
degrees and 30 minutes.
The work is termed Topographic and
geologic reconnaissance. In Nevada, Mr.,
Wolcott writes, the service has been
called for by the active development in
the mining industry of that region. In
California. in addition to the area al
ready defined, topographic work will COW
er the two quadrangles lying between
longitudes 118 degrees and 11S degrees and
80 minutes and latitudes Sc and 81 de-
grees. 1t is expected. writes Mr.. Wolcott.
who is the director of the Geological Sur
vey, the geologic work will be taken up
in these Quadrangles as soon as possible
after the completion of the topography.
II then the same formation exists in the
California counties that have been found
in the Tonopah, Goldfelds and Bullfrog
districts. hitherto undreamed of bonanzas
in California may be unearthed. Mineral
ogist Aubury says that the Nevada gold
fields and the country in Inyo County and
part of San Bernardino County look
alike They are the same country. di-
yided only by State lines. Great interest
will be attached to this announcement of
the purposes of the United States Geo
logical Survey.
MINING DEALS IN NEVADA
A correspondent at Goldfield. New.
writes that William Scalion of Butte,
Mont, former president of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company, has been IN
specting the Bullfrog mining district and
that he was favorably impressed. Oper-
ators from every direction are pouring
into the Goldfeld and BuIlfrog districts
Big deals are under way. The newly
formed Gibraltar Mines Syndicate has
bought the southeastern end OF Bonanza
Mountain. James Farrell has purchased
the Equitable claims, on the southeast or
Bonanza Mountain, and the motifs ana
Phillips groups, at the mountains pase.
Large values are reported to have been
discovered in this locality. Farrell says
that nothing that he has read about the
Bullfrog district does it justice. He went
TO Bulifrog at theEequest of j. ii. Shock-
lev. mining engineer. The older the camp
is, the greater the excitement In part,
the correspondent at Goldfieid writes:
The Combination. Florence, January and the
Ouartzite mines OF Goidfeld have increased
/ their shipments during the past week by near
ly 30 per cent and ii is announced that the
Jumbo on which work was resumed las, WEEK, T,a
will be shipping again within fortnlgnt De
velonment work on the Dixie, Black Butte
Sandstorm, May Queen, Columbia Mountain
and Kendall is progressing rapidly and ore
is being sacked all of them for shipment
The question is being mooted whether or no
;n,n tne LEASING ess psste snee January l. when most
of the leases expired in Goldheld. important
and The sentiment Of outsiders here is that the
lease system is the best for the progress OF
the camp Mine owners frown n1 upon hr,ns y as = =
good mining camp into quick prominence ano
results in the employment OF a large mum per per
OF men, but they point out that once tne
Iessees strike rich ore they proceed to gouse
the mine and not to develop II on iasung
lines AS capital is not wanting In Goldheld
the lease system seems to have received a black
eve Professional lessees, on the other hand,
claim that IL is Impossible m any case neIe re
| the mine owners would follow the practice
of Leadville in the early days and lease @ ior
| and employment here in few months and
the full strength of the district na would De ois
ADOPTING STRONG MEASURES.
The Ell Dorado County Miners Asso-
citation and the Ell Dorado County
Board of Trade have in joint meeting
adopted a declaration concerning fake
and legitimate mines and has appointed
a committed the duty of which Will be
to stIppIy accurate information to all
fnuuirers about Ell Dorado County
mines In part the declaration is as
follows:
Many of the citizens of Ell Dorado County,
California; as individuals, and the FL Dorado
County Miners Association, and the FL Dc
RADIO County Board of Trade. have been re
ceiyiug numerous inquiries regarding mining
properties in this county now being foated
| as corporations. The statements made con-
to be gross exaggerations. Some OF the prof.
| critics are known not to exist at all
For the benefit OF the honest promoter an
at joint meeting of the two organizafioHs
above named to appoint committee q
this county to whom all such inquiries SHOULD
be referred. and whose duty 1t would be ~
honesty m bo is 10 a
preciate the property of any man or com
pany. On the other hand 1t is the object al
the committee to promote every honest
deavor to develop the resources of the county
but the business men have determined to stop
the exploiting of the public at the expense
not only of the truth. but OF the probable
truth concerning mines in this county, and to
protect the good name OF n Dorado county
among mining men, and the honest mining
company from ynisstatements concerng Its
property Stringent measures will be taken
when necessary to compel adherence to the
truth in prospectuses issued in regard to min
ing property in FL Dorado County.
The committee invites all mining companies
to list their properties, so that honest answers
may be given to inquirers, and invites invest
ors to protect themselves from fake concerns
and wildcat mines by writing in regard to
their prospective investments INQUIRIES ad-
dressed either to the secretary of the Ell Do
rado County Miners Association, or the El
Dorado County Board Of Trade, will receive
careful attention by this committee ..a.
The Amador Record reports that the
Burlington mine, near Sutter Creek.
will soon begin to crush rock.
The Climax mine, near Sutter Creek.
will be equipped with a twenty stamp
mill.
The Yreka Journal reports that the
New York quartz mine at Indian Creek,
Siskiyou County, has been sold to East
ern parties for S1S0,000.
According to the Mother Lode Ban
var oRo men are employed at the