The San Francisco call., 1906-04-09
MINING DEVELOPMENT
IS VERY ACTIVE.
DI0d0c Forms a Nezv District
Embracing Large Area.
Eastern Parties VII Obeyate Hydraulic
and GyuyeI Properties in State.

The principal features Of week in
mining news are found in the consider
able number of new propositions to de-
Velop mines In various parts OF Call
fornia In which Eastern men are con-
cerned. Two mining companies will try
! to develop the Holcomb Valley mines.
Placer claims and ledges have been
worked in the valley since the early
mining days in this State. The valley is
alluvial and is supposed to be rich In
gold The old time placer miners could
| go down only to a shallow depth, an
Underground lake preventing deeper op-
| erations Now 1t is proposed to operate
| with dredgers
The Angels Camp Record reports that
Los Angeles parties have bought the
Red Hill mine, near Vallecito, and that
they will begin to develop 1t this month.
The Kenrose mine in Calaveras County,
near Rich Gulch, will again be operated,
in charge of Daniel Black
correspondent writes that the op-
eratfons along the klamath River are
extensive. The Van Brunt mine is run
ming with q large force of men, This
property is owned by New York parties.
The classic mine on Indian Creek Is
worked by Los Angeles capital. Wood &
Co. are using giants on the Minetta
B. mine The old Bailey mine is also
running with giants. A large number or
river claims may be opened the coming
summer when the low water season ar
rives. 1t is also possible that dreoger
will be located in the Riverside district.
Thousands Of acres Of good dredging
ground are supposed to promise well for
miners along the klamath.
! The Scott Valley Advance reports that
extensive development work is planned at
the Ethelwynn mine at Horse Creek,
Sislliyou County Pay gravel, according
to this authority, has been found. Hy-
draulic mining has begun for the season
| in the Pinery district on Kidder Creek,
seven miles from Etna. The Garvey Bar
claim will be reopened. report is cur
rent at Yreka that good quartz has been
| recently found at Wingate Hill.
Development work in gravel properties
In Ell Dorado County is greater than at
any previous time. The Milwaukee Com
pany has bonded Carpenters mine at
Smiths Flat and also has placed the old
Prospect Flat mine under bond. Tun-
nels are run into the blue gravel and
tests are extended. Near Newtown and
east of Newtown Eastern parties are
| prospecting the gravels and have bonded
several properties. Snow Brothers have
been negotiating for some of the ground,
| according to local reports. William
| Hirsch and others have bonded the Vos-
berg place. Prospecting has been in pro-
|
| of Diamond Springs and also along Web
Der Creek. The Hickey property in that
vicinity is reported to have been bonded.
NEVADA COUNTY PROSPECTS.
The work of developing the Posey Can
yon mine in Nevada County has begun.
The Grass Valley Union reports that it
will be necessary to perform much pre-
liminary work before the tunnel is start
ed to strike the gravel channel. The
Posey mine is about three miles from
Grass Valley. Some years ago the ground
was worked for quartz. The gravel
channel is supposed to run through long
reach of mining land.
Five large hydraulic mines are In op-
Grafton on the Salmon River, and nine
giants are kept running continually on
the claims. The Etna Advance reports
that these are the most extensive hy-
drauic mines in operation in Northern
California.
The Futurity Deep Tunnel Mining Com
pany has purchased nine claims in the
Flat Creek mining district in Siskiyou
County. The Six Mile mines in western
Siskiyou County have been bonded by
Ault & King to Wayland H. Young and
H. Janse.
Parties are developing the Queen Of
Sheba mine on Patterson Creek, Shasta
County, according to the Kennel Copper
Outlook.
Work has been resumed in the Harvard
mine at Jamestown, Tuolumne County.
which has been shut down more than
two years. The shaft will be sunk much
lower, according to the present plans.
The ore from all parts of the mine Will
be tested and the stamps of the mill will
be run on the samples.
Pumping at the Iron Mountain mine
has started. The mine Is in Shasta
L.. f~,%A al ~ na
property. Some weeks ago large volume
Of water rushed in, which convinced the
workmen, who were driven from the
mine. that the older workings had been
punctured and this idea Is confirmed by
the fact that the water has been steadily
| lowered since the steam pumps were
set to work.
| numerous locations have been made about
Fouts Springs and the people working
about the springs have gone into the hills
to prospect or to do assessment work.
frank Green and Charles Glenn are In
terested in locations. An expert will
view the prospects and report.
NEW COPPER DISCOVERY.
A copper discovery near Sisson Is re-
ported by the Sisson Headlight. I. D.
i Sheldon of Mil Camp is the discoyerer.
When the weather permits some work
will be performed to exploit ledge that
has been uncovered. Locations In the
district were made previous to the Shei-
don find.
Director Wal,o.t of t1s Geological Sur
vey has given notice that the Ophi- min
| ing district Will be re-exa'nined and a
new edition of the Government report re-
g.:r.ling the .riet VIII b. printed. Tie
work viii be conducted by Mr.. Llndgrer
| of The Geological Survey
The miners of Modoc County have
formed a mining district which includes
the territory from point on the Nevada
State line one mile north Of the town.
ship line, between townships A and 40.
thence along the line westerly to the
county road on the east side of Goose
Lake Valley, thence north to the Cali
fornia and Oregon State line and east to
| the Nevada State line. This territory In
cludes the gold mines on Mount Bidwell.
| The name adopted Is the Hoag district.
A committee OF nine miners has been ap-
pointed to prepare rules for the new dis
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