The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
Mineral Wealth of State Not
Confined to Gold.

installing a mile of pipe line for use
the coming season.
DEAL FOR COPPER NINE.
The Portland Copper Company is re-
ported to have bonded for 100000
copper deposit on Little Humbug Creek.
in Siskiyou County. twelve miles south
of Yreka. Forty miles north of Yreka
In what is known as the Blue Lead
section, New York company is de-
veloping copper deposit that is ex-
pected to produce largely The claims
are on both sides of the divide between
California and Oregon. along Joe Creek
Redding newspapers report that the
Quartz Hill Company will largely in
crease its operations. The Quartz Hill
Company has a big fux proposition.
The Mammoth Company at Kennel uses
from the Quartz Hill mine Arrange
ments are underway for additional ia
cilities to enable the Quartz Hill to
do more business.
A mining plant owned by Albert
Arents of Alameda is reported to have
been destroyed by fire at loss of
$4,000. The mine was near Coppero-
polls 1t was provided with a cyanide
plant and stamp mill
Asbestos has been discovered in the
Washington district in Nevada County,
on the South Yuba River. The deposit
is reported to be zoo feet wide.
The New Coso mining Company has
bought the Lucky Jim mine in Inyo
County, three miles north Of Darwin.
This and the Christmas Gift mines are
among the old properties in that part
Of Inyo.
OIL PRICES ARE RISING.
A situation that will interest the oil
producers in all fields has arisen in
Los Angeles that is described by the
Los Angeles Times as follows:
Prices on oil supplies for the city
are soaring high. The city is con-
fronted with the proposition that it
oil at once for use during the ensuing
years or it must expect to have to pay
largely increased price for this ma
terial later on The indication is that
the price will be almost 100 per cent
over prices paid by the city at present
Bids were opened yesterday morn
Ing by the Board Of Public Works for
supplying the city 10000 barrels. more
or less, Of oil to be delivered from
April to July of next year. Only two
bids were received. and the award
These bids Indicate strong rise in
the oil market. The fact that there
were only two bidders also would seem
to indicate that oil producers are not
anxious to quote prices for delivery at
a period several months in advance
The John r. OFT Company proposed
to furnish the city $4,000 barrels of oil
of not less than 55 per cent asphalt, to
be sprinkled upon the streets at any
point within the city limits. at rate
of SO cents per barrel OF forty-two gall
Ions each and 5000 barrels OF oil con-
tanning not less than 10 per cent as
phalt at rate of s1.05 per barrel.
The c. G. Harris Oil Company Of
fered to furnish the $4,000 barrels OF
the first grade mentioned at a rate of
"a cents per barrel and the 5000-baFrel
lot at rate OF SO cents per -barreEs7f
The city at the present time is pay
ing SO to so cents per barrel for the
oil used in street work. A jump Of
prices to nearly double these figures
pause and inquire into conditions. 1t
is possible the board will endeavor to
secure storage and purchase oil at the
prevailing rate at present and thus
avoid paying the high rate asked for
future deliveries.
The last contract made by the Board
of Public Works for oil for street work
was closed about two months ago. For
paid, but this price was for delivery at
the tanks.
Telluride ore is reported to have
been discovered at North San Juan.
Nevada County. in a mine owned by
w H Bayles.
TEX" Rickard has bought copper
claims at Ely adjoining the Cumber-
land Ely mine. The price reported as
paid is 100000.
Spring water in large quantity is
reported to have been discovered near
Greenwater. 1t will be piped in to the
The Goldheld Tribune publishes the
following: -,-<
The purchase of the Ida Thanksgiv-
| ing mine at Ida by the Nevada Cop
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