The San Francisco call., 1906-10-01
Copper Company Is
Building Branch
Railroad.

Railroad.
A number of significant moves relat-
ing to the development of the mining
industry of California will soon be cur
rent history. The greatest individual
enterprise is credited to the Union Cop
per Company OF Copperopolis, which
will construct branch railroad, twelve
miles long, to connect its mines with
the line of the Southern Pacific Com
pany at Milton. The survey is COM
pleted. An eight-mile ditch has been
nearly completed by the Heslewood
Mining Company in Trinity County A
bedrock tunnel is in course of construc-
ton at the Willow Creek Consolidated
gravel mine in Nevada County, near
Camptonville, to carry away debris, due
to hydraulicking. The Empire mine at
Gold Valley, Sierra County, has been
developed to depth of 600 feet. other
moves are also briefly reported.
AT. the end of year of work the
shaft in the Undas mine, in Harrison
Gulch, Shasta County has been com
pleted to a depth of 700 feet New
activity for the. camp is anticipated as
the result of the readiness to work
the mine to better advantage.
The Union Consolidated quartz mine,
situated just east of Nevada City, has
been sold to John j. Myers and C. F.
Humphrey of San Francisco. The prin-
cipal portion of the stock under the old
ownership was held by George A.
Niherl, Walter ]. Palmer, William
Black, NJ. Dumler, D. E. Morgan,
James J. Hanley, e. a. Tompkins Ed
Hapkins, Frank S. Morgan. N. j.
Weber, r. H. Weber and Sam Rice
The vein has been explored to
nh der,fh of only 0nA feat NJ
vada er-Transcript reports. The
property consists of 5000 feet along the
strike of the vein, according TO the
same authority. The new corporation
will be known as. the Union Consoli-
dated Mining Company. The shaft will
be pushed downward several hundred
feet. The old owners all retain an
interest in the mine.
SOME NEW DEvELoPMENTs.
A good gold strike is reported to
have been made on the Sacramento
River in an. old ledge near ennet, op-
posite the mouth of Rock Creek. The
ledge had been considered worthless
for mineral. Edward Baker and Albert
Harrison are the discoverers.
The Yreka Journal reports that there
is more prospecting for both gold and
copper in Siskiyou County than ever
before. Hundreds of copper claims.
Gated on Siskiyou. Mountain. Many
new gold Lodges have been discovered
in the Salmon River country The
present season ought to be the most
prosperous ever known in that county.
report Is in circulation that the
Bunker Hill Mining Company, In Anna
dor County, has accumulated a $4,000
treasury and. that dividends will soon
be paid. Proposed improvements to
mill and hoist have been postponed till
next year.
A rich strike in the Valparaiso mine,
Amador County. is reported. The mine
adjoins the Mammoth mine. near Mid
die Bar. At the works of the Fremont
Consolidated Mining Company, near
Drytown, connection has been made
with the Fremont and Grover shafts
on the 1500-foot level. Forty stamps
are operated continuously.
MINES IN TUoLUMNE.
The Sonora Democrat reports that
the main compartment shaft in the
Omega mine. which is operated jointly
as quartz and gravel proposition, is
down 400 feet and the idea is enter
tained that the gravel channel will be
reached in 100 additional feet.
Rich rock, 1t is reported has been
found in the Jumper mine at depth Of
1850 feet. At the Harvard mine, on
Whisky Hill. thirty stamps are run
ming steadily.
The Golden Nugget mine near Oro-
Vile, is reported to be turning out be-
tween $500 and $3.50 day in gold.
Ten new oil wells have been drilled
in the Whittier district. This is the
greatest number ever put down stimuli
taneously in that region. The local
field is producing about 100000 bar
rels of crude a month, this being the
average for the last three months
Three additional wells will be drilled
soon.
The Redding Searchlight reports the
location of 80 copper claims in the
vicinity of the Blue Ledge mining
country. This is an entirely different
district from that lying along the
klamath.
DEPOSITS AT NEEDLES.
Several new companies have been
formed to develop the mining resources
around Needles, San Bernardino Coun-
tv toVnSfta will he laid 0Ift near