The San Francisco call., 1906-08-20


large companies in Western Siskiyou
has turned out to be a bullion pro-
ducer.
Eleven miles north of Downievilie.
Sierra County, the Herkimer gravel
mine, the old Monte Cristo mine and
the Bunker Hill mines are working
gravels that are reported to promise
we'll. The old Fur Cap or Deadwood
mine is also in operation. The coun-
try was quiet for time, but large
improvements have been made and
recent developments are encouraging
20 the miners.
A pay streak of gravel was encoun-
while workmen were sinking q well.
Since then machinery has been pur-
chased TO work the streak.
good body of iron and copper ore
is claimed by F. s. Ferguson and
others at the Mountain Lily mine at
Indian Creek, Plum as County.
The Morning Star mine at Badger
Hill. Nevada County. will be opened
again. The work of pumping is nearly
completed. New parties have the prop
erty in hand.
The Grass Valley Union reports that
the Richland Gold Mining Company has
found the edge of the Manzanita gravel
channel. The owners of the mine are
also financially interested in the Iron
clad quartz mine below Grass Valley.
The gold shipments from Alaska for
1906 amount to about the same as in
1905 to a corresponding date, the total
as reported, being sl0,562,S7o. The
figures may widely differ when they are
all in, for there are many vessels yet
to arrive from the north.
NEVADA DEVELOPMENT.
A large smelter will probably be es-
tabiished at some central point in the
vicinity of Reveille, New, by the Me-
vada Smelling and Mines Company, of
which John McCrimmen is general
manager.
The ore shipments from the Tonopah
country during the week ending Au-
gust are reported to have been as
follows: Tonopah Company, 1874 tons;
Tenopah Extension, go tons; Belmont,
225 tons; Midway, 81 tons; Montana
Tcnopah, SO tons; MacNamara, so tons;
West End, 81 tons. The shipments
from Goldfeld were 1888 tons. and from
Lone Mountain 80 tons
The Tonopah Miner reports that the
control of the Manhattan Monarch
Mining Company has passed into the
hands of F. w, Smith and others.
Two sales have taken place in the
Searchlight district Of some size. The
H. H. McCord Company of Los Angeles
has bought the Ormond addition from
the Ormond Company for $4,000. The
Pacific Coast Mines Bureau is reported
to have bought the Duplex Extension
group of mines from Allison & White
for $4,000.
The GoIdfeld Sun published the fol-
lowing statement under date of August
struck in the Mohawk leases was un-
earthed this week in the shaft Of the
Mohawk Leasing Company, The free
gold occurred in stringers of an inch
wide in rich rock, and is from depth
of 225 feet
The Goldheld Daisy mine will sink
1000 feet, and will open the new era Of
according to the Goldheld News.
C. f. Humphrey, s. F. Myers and T.
r, Bonneau of San Francisco have
bought thirty-five acres in the Bull
frog district from o. B. shamrock.
A branch of the San Pedro, Los AM
geles and Salt Lake Railroad, to be
thirty miles long and to cover the dis
tance between Caliente and Phoebe,
New, Is a probability. When the line
is In operation an outlet will be made
Tor Pioche ores.
The smelter at Benson, Ariz., that
was constructed some time ago but wa
iever used, may be acquired by Illinois
parties. A Judgment against the prop
erty has been secured by w. L. Wiley,
cashier Oh tne MeICUdntS NdIlOndl
Bank of Peoria, ILL.,. for $4,000. Wiley
says that the parties he represents may
take the property and operate it If the
judgment is not satisfied.
A general revival of mining at Tomb
stone is reported because of the opera
tions Of the Tombstone Consolidated
Mining Company.
Twelve mining companies operating
in Utah have paid In August dividends
amounting to $1,266.5ee. exclusive of
the preferred stock dividend of the
United States Company. The largest
amount is credited to the Utah Con-
solidated, which paid s750,000. The
United States paid sSs7,0Oo.