Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-20
MINES AND MINING
IN WESTERN STATES
DISCOVERIES In CALIFORNIA COUNTIES
Increased Activityin Mining Operations Valuable
Properties in Course of Successful Develop
ment-Wealth of New Dis riots At
tracts Capital and Expert OPP
erators-News in Brief

large enterprises characterize the min
ing operations in the northern counties
of California. The Mammoth Copper
company the largest producer of cop
per In Shasta county, will, so 1t is re-
ported, by the addition Of two new
blast furnaces increase its output more
than 65 per cent and bring the capacity
for reduction UP to 300 tons q day.
The Great Western Gold company
blew In its second furnace recently,
which will enable 1t to double its out
put. The Great Western is the second
largest copper producer in rank In
Shasta county.
The Bully Hill Copper Mining and
Smelling company Is employing 200
men. The force will be increased soon,
when work will be largely extended.
The smelter of the Balaklala mine at
Coram will be in operation by April.
Between $50 and 300 men are engaged
in construction work. The opening Of
the smelter will give employment to
300 more.
At the Bullychoop mine a ten stamp
mill is running on development ore.
The mine Is on Bullychoop mountain,
about forty miles west of Redding.
Telluride Ore Discovered
Last week there was on exhibition at
the Santa Fe Office on Spring street
| samples of high grade telluride ore,
unearthed In the Slate range in San
Bernardino county by Professor John
B. Early and Thomas e. Teegarden,
| both of Los Angeles. The find is one
of the greatest Importance. Thorough
assays have been made by noted engi-
neers. Speaking of the discovery Mr.
| Teagarden is quoted as stating:
THE richest part of the belt, so far
as | have been able to determine, is
in the Slate range and close to Lone
Willow Springs, thirty-five miles
northeast of Johannesburg in San Ber-
nardino county. The belt extends in
northeasterly direction from Granite
Wells, near Pilot Knob. to and be-
yond Lone Willow Springs, a distance
| of twenty-six miles. At the latter
| place the mineralized zone is six miles
wide.
1.-THE ore occurs in parallel rose
quartz veins, evidently formed by
thermal spring action aind by substi-
tuition in a limestone belt, lying be-
tween granite and slate. These veins
are numerous. ranging from a few
inches to 120 feet wide. There are
twelve veins of large size to which our
attention has been chiefly given.
1.-THE quartz is well mineralized, but
| in places the mineral occurs in heavy
dark bands. Such ore is extremely rich
| III SOlu' nave Idheu over lUUU SAM
| Piles, not including the richer stuff.
With the exception of some few which
yielded extraordinary values, these
| have ranged, on the surface, from 81
to $1,000. We do not expect to get the
best values until at least $50 feet is
reached which should be about the
limit of the zone of oxidation.
1--WE have kept this very quiet We
wanted to be sure before giving out
any statement, and we have put in six
months of close work making sure.
We have taken $50 claims, and we pro-
pose to give liberal leases to men who
are good miners and responsible"
Dredging for Gold
The Gold Bar Dredging company, a
syndicate of Los Angeles capitalists,
will soon start active work in dredg-
| ing its property at Diamondville on
Butte creek. The company is capital
lied at 100000 and has 1872 acres of land
under control A dredge is expected
to be in operation inside of three
months. An entirely new method of
operating the dredge is to be used. In
stead of the revolving shovels, or chain
of buckets, it is the intention to use a
steam shovel, such as is used on rail-
road work. If the project proves
success it Will revolutioniZe the dredge
mining interests in some localities, as
the present type of dredges costs all
| the way from $S0,000 to $100, 900 to build
and install, while the shovel will cost
but $4,000.
The largest cleanup ever made on
a dredger in the Oroville gold fields is
said to have been secured recently
The cleanup was made after a twelve
days run, and something over $50, 900
was the result.
The Manhattan Mammoth
Free gold in quantity is being taken
from the tunnel on the Manhattan
Mammoth Mining company at East
Manhattan. The entire face is in ore
that pans very high in free gold and
assays as high as $50 per ton A new
ledge has been discovered below the
tunnel on the Mammoth property and
many fine free gold specimens taken
from the workings. From present in
dications a large ore body will be
opened up at this point. The operators
on the Consolidated Manhattan Min
ing company, adjoining the Manhattan
on the west, are eagerly watching de-
velopments on this vein, as 1t is very
close to their line and trending di-
rectly into the Consolidated ground.
A haSty survey was made and 1t Is
believed that the ledge in question will
be cut in the Consolidated tunnel with
In 20 1eet. ThlS tunnel is already IN
$50 feet and the face is all in ore Of a
good milling grade
Struck 1t Rich
One of the strangest freaks of for
tune that has come to light in mining
circles in western Nevada for several
months is that which befell the Com
monwealth Mining company, operat-
ing at Washoe City. Last year a syndi-
cate of Kansas people obtained possess
sion of the old Commonwealth mine,
which had been abandoned for many
years. 1t had been mined for silver
and lead principally the old owners
encountering small gold values.
The new owners incorporated for
10000. 900, and began to advertise that
they possessed a marvellous gold bo-
nanza. Their advertising matter was
so strong that complaints were made
to the postal department, and an in
spector was sent to inquire into the
matter. A few days before he arrived
a rich strike of lead and silver was
made in Willow Creek canyon. on one
OF the company's claims. which has
proved to be bonanza in fact.
The inspector at once made favor
able report to the postal department,
and the stockholders Immediately