Amador ledger., 1906-02-16
MINING NOTES.

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Mitchell-The six inch cam shaft Of
the Mitchell mine broke Tuesday,
bringing the mill to a standstiII.
The shaft was brought down the same
day to be welded at Garbarin1 Bros.
machine works, and was made whole
the following day. By this time the
mill is no doubt again in full blast.
Oneida-The mill and all under
ground work in the extraction of ore
Tor milling came to standstill the
last OF the week. The work now in
hand is practically confined to sink
ing the winze from the "a hundred
level to depth of one thousand feet.
which Will make it by several hundred
feet the deepest mine in the county.
Explorations will be conducted from
This new territory in the hone of
meeting with better grade of rock
than that which has been suppIv,no
the mill for some time. Indeed. for
several months the ore run to the
mill has failed to yield enough TO
pay for mining and milling and
nence the company has concluded to
stop everything except the exploration
work now In hand. Upon the ONT
come of the development operations
the future activity of this property
mainly hangs. The company has ex.
pended large sum on this propertv.
In fact. it is one of the most persist
ent and painstaking corporations ever
formed for mining in the county. IL
Is much to be depIored that the
lavish expenditure of money has not
LED to more substantial results, and
the universal wish is that the pros-
pecting now being carried on will
lead to the discovery of ore bodies
that will amply repay for the vast
outlay OF treasure in the past.
Del Monte = George 1. Wright.
superintendent, came down from this
mine in Railroad Flat district in
Calaveras county last Monday, bring
ing bar of bullion weighing between
oo and 60 ounces, and valued at $1,000.
the output of the mill for January.
running on short time. Besides this
gold bar, suIphurets were shipped
estimated at s4OO. The prospects of
this property have taken a decidedly
encouraging turn of late. The ore
that has been run through the mill
heretofore has proved of very low
grade-too low in fact to pay ex-
penses. But lately new ore body |
was encountered in scouting,
which assays from $40 to $40 per ton, |
and averaging over $40 per ton. The
ledge Is reported to be six feet wide. |
and has been followed considerable |
distance. with its length still undeter-
mined. A run of three days on this
ore last month made wonderful |
difference in yield of gold. This
month the intention is to run almost |
exclusively on this high grade rock.
1t is not expected that the II stamps |
can be kept going all the time at pre-
sent, as the ore body is not opened |
up sufficiently, but a material in
crease in product is confidently look
ed for, sufficient to place the mine on |
a paying basis. The era of dividends |
is anticipated in the near future,
intsead of the period of assessments |
which have kept the stockholders
diving into their pockets for the past
two years. There is over one hundred |
feet of upraise on this new ore body |
to connect with the upper works, and |
if the ledge holds its value through
out, as it is believed it will, as rich |
rock was extracted from the same
ledge in the upper tunnel, the stock J
holders have every reason to believe
that the mine is entering upon solid
career of prosperity.
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