The San Francisco call., 1905-02-04

$4,000 Work will be resumed on
larger scale than heretofore. The
property has been run under a bond
for about a year for E. NJ Woodin of
Boston. The mine was located in 1883.
The sale of the Enterprise mine, so
says the Searchlight, is good news for
Trinity County, for it implies the en-
ployment Of more men in the East
Fork district, and q general revival of
quartz mining in that remote part of
Trinity County.
Mining activity at Grub GuIch. so
says the Gazette Mariposan, is on the
increase Several properties will be
operated soon in that section. Los An
geles people have bought the Tiger
mine and have taken a bond on the
Searchlight. 1t is also reported that
the same parties have purchased the
Mammoth electric power plant Pros
pectlng is proceeding at the Savannah
mine, which is owned by L. A. Sharp
Of San Francisco. Work will soon be-
gin at the Gambetta property. Nego-
tiations are in progress to reopen the
Lucky Bill, owned by r. A. Prouty of
Mariposa and S. w. Westfall of Ma
dera- The same authority says:
There has not been so much powder used
for years the Bull Creek and North Fork
mines there is to-day. And several more
mining men are coming here looking for mines
A. the Dana mine Harry Soderberg is running
Gated the old Pine Hill mine and is busy
taking out ore: Reynolds and Hilliard are
opening up a nne prospect The Contention
mine and mill have resumed operations Thomas
INadole is on Bull Creek. where he has
gooa g,si,. mine; At the Puzzler. Patterson and
hinsley are getting mill in position.
IN OTHER COUNTIES.
The Jackson Ledger says that the
Mitchell mine near Pine Grove, ANA
dor County, will be operated again.
The title has been perfected by the
present owners.
George +. Bartlett has come into
possession Of the Mayfiower, Red Haw,
Lena Bell and other properties near
Carriers They were sold at Sheriff's
sale. The former owner was the Man.
zanita Mining Company. The Rain
bow, Iron Cross and Mount Key mines,
near the South Fork of the Stanislaus
River, have been acquired by a Colo
radO Company.
The Ashland Tidings says gold has
been discovered about two miles south
of the Ashland mine on the mountain
slope opposite Panther Butte The
ledge runs nearly east and west The
property IS owned by d. 3. Grant of
Shasta County.
More than the usual number of min
ing locations were filed in January in
the various mining districts of Cali
fornia. Some of the interior papers
published in the mountainous regions
have printed lists of locators and loca-
tions numbering hundreds oacf
The Trinity Journal reports that
with the exception of the Yellow Rose
and Dorleska properties all the mines
in Northern Trinity County have been
shut down for some time owing to the
depth of the snow. The Yellow Rose is
running a tunnel 1900 feet long on the
lower level All surface work on the
DnTlGGK1 SuSnanda6
ago, but a drift has been run south
from the bottom of the winze in ore
The Journal also makes this COM
plant:
One of the most discouraging elements with
which the prospector and miner in Northern
California have to contend is the present status
OF the railroad lands located in the mineral
districts At the present time the majority of
these lands are not for SALE and those that
are on the market quoted at such fancy
figures as to put them beyond the reach OF
being taken OF the market is a great draw
back to the development of the mining in
development of the mineral and timber sections
in the railroad grant, but it also affects the
pectors do not TO take chances in losing
season work spent In mining district
IN IN which one,half the land is not for sale and
the other half practically unsurveyed.
WORK IN THE NORTH.
The Yreka Journal reports that forty
i've hiCA dAC WOIh1nS ulSul ana DAY at
the Morrison & Carlock quartz mine. in
Quartz Valley, with very good success.
A force Of miners has been put to work
on the Mckinley quartz mine, at Hum
bug. An assessment has been levied by
the directors of the Patterson Creek
Gold Mining Company preparatory to
resuming operations in the spring. The
Seattle gravel claim, in the Elliott
Creek district, on Siskiyou Mountain.
of Of
gon boundary, will be again worked.
On the lower klamath an abundance of
water has made the miners of the
Happy Camp section busy.
A demonstration of the remarkable
gem resources of San Diego County is
made by a collection that has Just been
put on exhibition in the museum of the
California State Mining Bureau in the
ferry building in this city. The gems
are from Mesa Grande. The collection
is the property Of Ernest Schernikow of
New York. It was lent to the State
Mining Bureau at the request Of Miner
alogist Aubury. The stones are tour
malines, among the most interesting
gems ever discovered.
The tourmaline has many peculiari-
ties. It was originally found in the
East Indies by the early navigators
and explorers. One of its strange prop
critics then noticed was its power of at
traction, which was thought to be cleo
trical, for ashes, straw, paper and other
materials were drawn to 1t, especially
when exposed to the rays of the sun.
The hardness of the tourmaline COM
pares with that of the emerald. The
gem has great brilliancy.
From a scientific point of view IL is
explained that this remarkable gem
belongs to rocks of capitalization and
does not appear in the secondary ter
raines. or rocks of transition. Like the
sapphire, ii has a variety of names and
synonyms, as well as diversity of col
ors. One expert says the monster red
gem which hangs as a pendant to the
Jade necklace which belonged to the
Chinese Emperor and was captured by
the French in the sacking of Picking
might prove to be a tourmaline
MineraIogist Aubury is endeavoring
to get the collection permanently for
the State. to be displayed in some pub
lie institution.
Federal Indictments.
The United States Grand Jury made
a preliminary report yesterday and