The San Francisco call., 1906-08-27
Rich Mineral Strikes Made in
Butte and Modoc Counties.
Promising Copper Prospect Is Found Near Grass
Valley, and at Coutelene Channel Carry
ing Gold Is Discovered

Of the proceedings OF the convention
Of 1905 has been preserved. Tregidge
expresses hope that the old county
associations OF Nevada, Sierra, Placer,
Ell Dorado. Butte and Plumas counties
may be resurrected. If this can be
done the convention will be largely
attended.
RICH sISKIYOU SAMPLES.
Tho Siskiyou County Chamber OF
Commerce has provided itself with q
collection of Siskiyou gold ores to ex-
hibit at the State fair. OF the collec-
ton the Yreka Journal reports:
The collection is representative and
will when placed on exhibition attract
much attention to this wonderful gold
producing county. Ores Of mines from
which $4,000 was taken from less than
from 100000 tons and none of the con-
centrates saved, an average Of $15 per
ton; ores from a 40 It. ledges paying IS
per ton. ores from q ledge from which
worth $4,000. A large part of the COL
lection was made in the Salmon River
country. amongst them ores from the
zarina, Harris Bros, Homestake. Ad-
Oregonian, Blue Jeans, Hardscrabble,
Diamond, Highland. Gold Run. Black
Bali mine, Live Yankee, klamath. Ciea.
YER & Swain and the Brooks or p I.
Young mine near the Trinity border:
also ore from the big copper discovery
Morehouse creeks, where 500 acres have
been taken up.
The present pay roll of the Mann
moth mine in Shasta County includes
400 miners. This is almost as many as
were employed at any ono time by the
Mountain Copper Company.
Spokane company has acquired 100
acres OF patented claims on Squirrel
Creek. west Of Grass Valley, and will
sink shaft on the ledge. Heretofore
the mining has been shallow there.
The State Mineralogist gives notice
that the laboratory work of the mining
bureau will be closed for some weeks,
this being made necessary by the work
OF repairing tho Ferry building. The
entire mining bureau will be com-
PEELED to close. While the doors are
shut the large collection OF minerals,
aggregating 10000 specimens. will be
relabeled and reclassif1ed- Mineralogist
Aubury has requested that. as many
new mining properties In the State are
opening, mine owners should send
specimens 70 the bureau. Wells, Fargo
& Co. will transport the samples free
of cost
A strike at Warren. Lake County.
Ore. brought in many prospectors dur
Ing the last few weeks. Ore that has
high grade, according to tho local re-
ports, has been found In the Windy
Hollow hills Good rock has been found
In the hills about Lakeview. The
mines of the Pine Creek district are
also drawing attention.
DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA.
A determined effort is about to be
made to develop the tin resources of
Alaska Dredging machines Will be In
stalled at the head OF Arctic River bv
company that was formed In London
last year. An expert from Wales will
examine lne ground and select the best
place for operating at the start.
When his report is made the building
OF the dredgers will begin. The land
is owned by Seattle people and is on
Arctic, Crugeri and Buck creeks and
also includes tin veins at Ears Noun
tain.
Last year the tin prospects were
examined and tin was found at shallow
depth at several points. A steam drill