The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

Fealth. In Inyo County the Saline
ALLEY is drawing interest because OF
Opper deposits, found on the east side
the White Mountain or Inyo range
he phenomenal and sudden rise OF
lreenwater may partly account for the
ascoveries in the Saline Valley coun-
~.
Attractive stories are told by the
an Bernardino sun relative to the
hiding OF gold quartz IN the Yueaipa
alley. Two Cotton men say they have
onded thirteen locations to Goldfield
arties for SI30.0 Prospectors have
ushed in and the country is reported
D have been staked out for miles. A.
TuIly. one of the Cotton men who
sys he made a good discovery of
fetal was formerly a clergyman.
Copper is reported TO have been
Bund in the Amsrgosa Valley in San
.ernsrdinO County. Prospectors are
lso hocking into this country. Rail-
Dad employees who were building the
'onopah and Tidewater road have left
heir occupation on the road to stake
at claims The railroad officials and
he prospectors are disputing over the
and. Westhaver. d prospector. says
was driven out after he had made
lings Half a hundred railroad la
orers quit work one day and became
rospectOrs.
La GRANGE REACHES OUT.
Many properties on the Kew River
& Trinity County have been bonded
ecently by the La Grange mining man
cement. Large operations are expect
q to follow.
The Mammoth Copper Company will
do two new furnaces TO the smelter
liant at Kennel and increase the daily
spacity 10 about 1900 tons. The deal
Dr. iive-year lease OF the Original
iuartz mine to supply silicious fiux is
he cause of the immediate enlarge
lent OF the Mammoth plant. A hurry
p order has been received from Bos-
en 70 expedite the work.
Arrangements have been made to
tcrease the output of the New York
rass Valley mine. Water power ma
hinery and an electric generator of
b0-horsepower have been ordered An
lectric hoist TO lift $50 tons day
as been bought. The local papers re-
ort that the improvements will quail
II the New York Grass Valley to
andle enough ore TO be classed among
ae large producers Of the district.
At an auction at AIojave the property
f the Exposed Treasure Mining and
illing Company was sold for 100000
C N Stimson and c. c. Calkins, who
wn the adjoining territory. The COM
any had 1900 acres of riparian rights
stimated to be worth $4,000. It is
Iso reported that the sum of 100000
as spent in Improvements on the
lines. There were seven mines, mill
nd other improvements that went un-
er the hammer The sale was caused
a lack of harmony among the own
rs and the persons who controlled all
ae rights of Wav
The Big Creek Gold Mining Com
any, with properties in Tuolumne
ounty. viii be reorganized. and viii
known as the Big Creek Power,
gater and Lumber Company. a dam
iii be constructed that viii create 4
IKE a mile long, and the company
ill have = vertical fail of 1850 feet
or 5000 inches Of water. The company
i control is composed OF Maine men.
HAMsloN MINES IN PLUMAS.
W P Harmon and A F. Holden are
repairing 20 mine in Plumas County at
panish Ranch. which lies at the base
Spanish Creek. A reservoir OF suf-
cient capacity TO enable the prosecu-
on OF mining throughout the entire
ear will be. possible.
The Big Canyon mine. south of Shin
le Springs, FL Dorado County. viii be
perated again. Once il was known as
le ORC Fino mine and was one of the
est properties in the county. Il was
fterward controlled by Hayward &.
ane. when 100 men were employed. A
ew company has secured the property
nd contracted for twenty-stamp
ulI
company has been formed by the
wners Of claims along the Quin River.
todoc County, TO develop prospects A
ond Of 100000 has been given on a
core or more of claims J. NJ. Thomp-
bn, DR.. John Stiles and others are con-
erned in the enterprise
What is known as Bonanza Mine No
between the klamath and Shasta riv-