The San Francisco call., 1906-07-16

scattered over the length and breadth
OF the State and occurring in prac-
tically all of the hfty-seven counties.
Thousands OF deposits have been sub
jects OF mining locations at different
times. and hundreds have yielded at
least few tons of merchantable ore as
result Of superficial prospecting
There is hardly county in the State
that has not at some time made small
contributions to the copper supply.
Such deposits, usually small as re-
vealed by slight development, are scat
tered at varying intervals along the
borders OF the State and throughout
every section of il except in the detritaI
deposits of the valleys
The deposits Of economic importance
are mainly concentrated in certain belts
and districts. For convenience the de-
pGsits are grouped in four geOgraph-
ical districts, Shasta County. the coast
range, the Sierra Nevada range the
general arid region of Southeastern
California. The leading copper district
OF California is that of Shasta County.
in the north central portion OF the
state. Here is a series of copper de-
posits forming curved belt nearly
thirty miles long. and a copper district
which must soon rank with the great
Individual copper districts of the
world.
'of, second Importance is the copper
belt of the western slope of the Sierra.
which In territorial magnitude is not
rivaled in the world. A continuous Sc
rieS Of copper deposits stretch north
and south about 400 miles In this belt
the principal copper mines of the State
in former times were developed. and
alcng it there will undoubtedly be
many copper producing mines in the
future.
while the coast range displays cop
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500 miles. it's important copper dis
tricts are In the northern portion. ex-
tending for about 150 miles southeast.
from the Oregon line. In Del Norte
County several mines were productive
of considerable quantities of copper
fifty years ago The deposits OF this
range have not been developed beyond
the most superficial prospecting, but
surface indications point to the exist
ence Of cupiferous veins of sufficient
size and value to warrant development
and the expectation that this great min
eraI region will include profitable cop
per mines among its industries
Many copper deposits are widely
scattered throughout Southern Califor-
MIA, especially through the mineralized
desert region of the southeastern part
OF the state. The deposits much re-
seuble those of Arizona In their char
acter."
For the further enlightenment OF any
persons who desire more specific facts
the following statement is submitted
to show where copper was produced in
California In merchantable quantities
in 1904: Amador County. $4,000 pounds;
Calaveras County. 2.592,124 pounds;
Fresno County, $500 pounds; Inyo
County. 3252 pounds; MADEIRA County,
l0,300 pounds: Mariposa County, 1880
pounds; Merced County. $500 pounds;
T71o "
nardino County, 169.477 pounds; Shasta
County. 2e.43S,O45 pounds; Stantslaus
County, 1900 pounds: unapportioned.
$4,000 pounds. The last item includes
copper in small quantities from many
places.
The assessed value OF some nothern
mines for purposes OF taxation in Shas-
ta County is as follows; Great West
ern Gold Company. 100000; Mountain
Copper Company. 100000; Balaklala
Company. S154,000; Mammoth Company,
S56S.000.
The Friday-Lowden mines In Shasta
County have been bonded to the Nam
moth Company for something more
than 5000. 600, according to the Redding
Courier-Free Press.
During the month of June 100 mining
claims were filed in Siskiyou County in
the Elliott Creek, Little Humbug and
Forks of the Salmon districts. The
Ireka journal reports ludL DldnkS UdNo
been taken for 500 placer locations
lately in Siskiyou County. but il is sus-
pected that these are TO be used by
timber spectators to some extent
The old Allison mine. according to
the Nevada City Miner Transcript. has
finally been shut down completely by
the removal OF the machinery. but
something like $4,000 worth OF equip
ment still remains at the mine.
The Courier Free Press reports that
there is a boom IN the French Gulch
mining district The Rossi mine was
recently sold and this brought in new
life. A new company Is operating the
Washington mine. The Greenhorn mines
are steadily developing The outlook
for French Guleh Is reported to be
good.
c. Y de Lay OF San Francisco has
bought the Eureka quartz mine and the
Dead Horse Consolidated quartz mine
in Tuolumne County from the Consoli-
dated Eureka Gold Mining Company.
E. P. Heald OF San Francisco Is the
new owner OF the California mine and
the Golden West claim. one mile north
from Carriers. Tuolumne County.
mining boom In the Rackerly dis
trict is reported by the Oroville Regis
ter.
Work will be resumed In the Gold
Flat mine In Nevada County.