Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-23

ped Through Needles something over a
week ago. The mill is turning out
about $4,000 monthly and when the
new machinery Is Installed and in
working order It Is expected that at
least 100000 monthly will be sent to
the mint. AT present It Is impossible
to work the big grade ores on account
OF lack Of amalgamation facilities, but
thagnew machinery will remedy this
defect. From the mine the report has
IL that on the 500 level vein of ore
fourteen feet in width has been cut
that gives an average value of 5000 gold
per ton, while lying on the hanging
wall is eight feet of ore that averages
$50 to the ton. Not included in this
ID the old ore body that carries an
average Of nearly 500 to the ton. There
is now in sight more than three years
run OF the mill and this Is being added
to at the rate Of several thousand
tons monthly. The mine in the past
year has developed into one of the
richest mines in the United states.
Strike In Keystone
One Of the most important strikes in
recent years in the Mineral Park Sec
tion of Mohave county, Ariz., was
made a short time ago in the Keystone
mine. In the crosscut from the 15O
level a streak of ore about twelve
inches in width has been opened up
and the ore values run on an average
nearly 300 ounces silver and SIG gold
OF the ton. At the 100 level the ore
gave an average of 1900 ounces silver
to the ton, but the streak was some
what smaller. In the drift west from
the $50 level, on the main vein, the
values are good. The company is pre-
pairing for extensive work and it is
probable that machine drills and a fine
hoisting plant will soon be installed.
California Dredge News
From nine holes drilled by Joseph
Moore & Son. who are prospecting
Sutter county lands for gold, the sam
pies of sand assayed returned an aver
age Of $11.63 per ton. Mr.. Moore
would not state on whose land the
samples were taken, but it is his opin-
ion that there are great many places
in Sutter county that will pay to work
by the dredge process. He finds the
gold in clean quartz sand that shows
no lava or other sand that would be
of a recent date. From this he forms
the conclusion that it was deposited
before the lava flow. Mr.. Moore has
4. Ill. f..
miles along the tule west of Harkey
& O'Banion Corners, and has found
the same sands at different points the
whole distance. He believes the sand
was deposited by ancient channels that
are now buried beneath the lava in the
mountains, and as there are great
many of them that put into the Sacra-
mento valley at different points he be-
lieves they will be struck in many
places.-Marysville Democrat.
Old Mine Reopened
The well known Cherry Hill mine
situated on Cherry creek, few miles
from Yreka, which has been closed for
some time on account of litigation, has
started UP. This was the first property
to attempt deep mining in that section.
A force of men is now engaged in
driving the 1S00-foot tunnel, and it is
predicted that rich strike will be
made. The vein will be encountered
at a depth of about 1900 feet. The
quartz mines on Indian creek are turn
ing out finely and paying handsomely
In the New York mine very rich ledge
of extensive size has been struck at a.
depth of 700 feet, and the mill is kept
running day and night in crushing the
ore. The Golden Eagle mine is also
paying handsomely, with a large force,
and the old George Baker mine prom
ises to give equally good returns when
opened and thoroughly Developed
Oregon Mining Journal
The Temescal tin mines, which have
stood undeveloped and unworked-a
mere name-for several years, are soon
to begin smelling. Last April the
property was leased from the owners
of the Rancho San Jacinto ell Sobrante
by the United States Tin Mining COM
pany, which has been steadily at work
placing machinery and getting ready
to begin smelling. Four Standard con-
centrators have been installed within
the last three months and practical
and complete water plant has been
erected Other Improvements are con-
templated, and it is expected that
smelling of concentrates will begin
very soon.-San Bernardino Times
Index.
The operations at the Empire mine in
Murphy's guch, adjoining the Amador
Queen No. 2, are being attended with
much success. Ore of a fabulously rich
character has been taken out in con-
siderable quantities. We are told that
the richest portion of the ore, which is
of the black metal character, will assay
at the rate of thousands of dollars per
ton. Between one and two tons of this
rock has been taken out. 1t is sent be-
low for treatment, as it is not free
milling rock. Seams of this high grade