The San Francisco call., 1906-06-25
SOUTHERN COPPER BELT HOLDS
PROMISE OF String OF Mines
San Bernardino's Red Metal Prospects in Way to
Become Hgh-Class Producers.
Gold Properties in Northern Counties Go to Men
of Money Who Will Develop Them.

An account of recent Developments
| in the copper mining region of San
Bernardino is given that contains much
! of interest relating to the search for
and production of the red metal in the
southern part OF California. The scene
of greatest activity is on New York
| Mountain, which is dotted with camps.
Copper veins are reported to
| be large and rich in that section.
The belt appears to extend through
! San Bernardino County from near the
northwestern corner and generally par
| allel to the California-Nevada line to
point north of Blake, on the Santa Fe
Railway distance of about fifty miles.
The northernmost present activity is
at the Iron Gossan mine, which was re-
Gently purchased by the Chloride Gold
Mining Company of Chloride, Ariz.
Southeast of this is the Copper World
mine. Ten miles southwest of the Cop
per World is the Copper AAng, that was
| sold recently to the parties controlling
! the Quartet Mining Company of Search
light, New. A camp has been es-
tablished at this point and develop
ment OF the vein is proceeding.
The Standard mine, adjoining the
Copper King, has shipped twentyfeur
carloads of ore to Salt Lake for smelt-
ing. The copper properties on the
slopes of New York Mountain lie south
east of the Standard mine. Here there
are ten or more claims under develop
nent. The New York mine, at this
place, has been sold to Samuel New
house at reported price OF $50. ZOO.
Near the New York mine is the Ham
stadt property. A group is owned by
the Golconda Mining and Milling Com
pany, OF which G. A. Bissell OF Los An
/ geles is president. In the Giant Ledge
| mine there are 1000 feet of under
| ground work
Other copper properties in the Sec
tion are the Rhode Brothers, Blue Bird,
Gold Chief, Leastock and Won Trig-
ger mines. The Review makes the fol-
| lowing statement:
Mines along the belt are sufficiently
| developed to show that eastern San
| Bernardino County as copper. belt
holds much of promise. The ores that
have been developed have been, for the
most part. high grade and in very wide
veins. Throughout the eastern part of
! San Bernardino prospectors are work
| ing on gold, copper ad silver veins,
| some of them of great promise
BRUNSWICK MINE SOLD.
The Brunswick mine near French
Gulch, Shasta County. has been sold to
H D. Lacey of New York for $4,000.
Francisco B. Rossi sold his interest for
$4,000 cash and took a mortgage to
cover the balance OF the purchase price.
The Brunswick has been worked at a
profit during a series OF years. It was
idle for while until Rossi took charge
of it. A new tunnel will be run imne-
diately to tap the ledge. This will be
1900 feet long al depth of 900 feet be-
low the level of The present workings.
| A 10-stamp mill will be installed on
| Willow Creek.
without doubt SO reports the
Iond =
est copper districts of the west is be-
ing opened more actively than ever be-
| tween Redding and Kennett. in the
course of year probably from 1000 to
1000 men will be steadily employed"
The Amador Ledger reports that Mr.
Batz is trying to straighten up the af-
fairs of the Gold Top gravel mine. He
] left the property in the hands of two
OF the principal creditors to clean up
the bedrock to get the money that is due
them.
BUTTE CREEK DREDGING.
The statement is made by the Nevada
Miner Transcript that within a short
time a number of dredgers will be in
operation on Butte Creek, few miles
from Chico. In part the account OF the
progress TO effect this, as given ny the
Miner transcript. follows:
/ "Shanks & Marsh, formerly OF Chico
now of Los Angeles, have been engaged
in an endeavor for some years, to en-
list capital in this project and have, on
other occasions, been all but successful
Last year the property was thoroughly
prospected by Los Angeles company
and a handsome bonus was paid"
For some reason after expendins
some $4,000 and announcing that all
the prospects were perfectly satisfac-
tory the company suddenly withdrew
and the firm again took the matter in
-
tainty The a. F. Horning place near
Diamondville, comprising l20 acres. has
been taken hold of by one company OF
Los Angeles capitalists, and Shank &
March, and it is positively given out
that as soon as ma chinery can be pro-
cured from the manufactory at least
two dredgers will be at work.
THE Gold Bar Dredging Company OF
Los Angeles has acquired the property
formerly worked at Rich Bar, on Butte
Creek. by Dr., Lands, Messrs. March
McCargar, Harvey and others, com
prising sixty acres. This company viii
install a steam shovel and sluicins
plant as soon as the machinery can bt
procured. Another piece of land, the
property of r. J. Ferguson, comprising
1875 acres, has been taken by another
organization in process of formation
in Los Angeles This property is i'm
mediately across the creek from the
Rich Bar mine
NEW ELECTRIC POWER.
The Standard Electric: Company Is
running power line from Calareras
County to the Groveland district In
Tuolumne County and has poles up as
far as Mocassib Creek. This will en-
able the mines in that svGtion to utn-
ize electricity. The Mack and Long
fellow mines will be worked BIZ cleo.
tricity. At the Mack the motors are
installed. Power Will be turned or
within month. according to the Tu
olumne independent. and the property
will be worked on larger scale.
Transfers of mining properties II
Tuolumne County just recorded include
the following: Josiah Phillips to J. S
Kuns of Los angeles, the Half Breed
Los Angeles. George Gould. Phillip.
and Antioch mines, with water right.
on Tuolumne River and Turnbact
Creek; B. f. Adds and P. V. Green Il
j. w Waters, the Clayton quartz flinS
on the south fork OF the Stanisiau u.
River: Je@ae anu Frank Thiesse to Duke
F. Baxter of Los Angeles. the Los An
geleno. Baxter. Marble and Mondal
Morning mines and claims and the Eu
gene Day ranch. less a portion thi