The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-10

owners recently visited the mountain
and gave orders for placing a large
force of men at work.
A gold discovery in MADEIRA County,
near MADEIRA, is reported. A mine has
been opened at the Stevens place above
Raymond by Los Angeles people. who
have organized the Golden State Min
ing Company to operate. Assays are
reported to have made good showing
of values.
The Inyo Independent reports that
the mining outlook in Inyo County is
better than il has been in many years.
The southern portion of the county
contains small army of prospectors.
Greenwater is attracting the attention
of copper men from all sections. At
Skidoo a large camp probably will be
established within year because of
the development to date. Harrisburg
has become lively again. The mines
in that vicinity are looking well.
At Darwin. Modoc. Cerro Gordo, Cac-
tus Flat and in other districts new
and competent mining men have come
in with capital. From Beveridge north
in the Inyo range every canyon and
hillside shows prospectors. The Chrys-
opolis district, north of Independence,
has become lively in a few months.
Black Canyon and the Inyo range have
values to attract mining men, South
of Fish Springs the old kearsarge and
other mines are doing well. Lone Pine
is a prolific mining section. Rich sur
face values have been discovered in
the Cottonwood and Walker Creek
country.
Copper claims at Cayucos, about
twenty miles north of San Luis Obispo,
will be developed by F. w. Bray OF
San Luis Obispo. who has nine claims
there The section was opened in the
early days and some large tunnels
were run, of which one 700 feet long
and another of 800 feet have recently
been reopened. An option for two
years on a large tract of land has
been secured
The Humboldt Placer Mining Conn
pany. which has been developing min
ing property on Buckeye Mountain
eight miles north of Weaverville, Trim
ity County. has agreed to sell 4574
acres of. gold bearing. gravel on the
Buckeye to Lincoln Brodt The COM
pany has been working on the noun
tain ten years. Brodt is Nevada
County miner.
WILL OPERATE IN AMADoR
The Gold Ridge Mining Company has
been incorporated to operate in ANA
dor. County The capital stock is $780,
Ooo The corporation will acquire and
Pioneer district.
The Big Channel mines on the For
est Hill divide IN Placer County have
been bonded to 6. r. Dyer for an
Eastern company. Some, years ago a
tunnel 1000 feet long was run. Then
the owner abandoned the enterprise and
nothing has been done. at the mines
since.
The Mountain Meadows Copper Min
ing Company has been Incorporated in
Plumas County to discover and OPP
crate mining properties. The capital
stock is 100000. The company is re-
ported 10 own copper properties in
Lassen. County. and in the Lights Can
yon in Plunas County,
The Yreka Journal says that the
greatest undezeloped mining region in
-Siskiyou County, is along the Oregon
border in the Siskiyou Mountains. The
Preston Park district, bordering on and
extending into Del Norte County, is
rich in copper and gold bearing quartz
Further east there are good gold and
copper mines in the Elliott Creek and
Joe Creek sections. Good mining fields
also exist on the Oregon side of the
boundary. The richest deposits are
south of the Oregon boundary along
the watershed of the klamath River.
GOLD IN WESTERN PLUMAs
Mosquito Creek proper. in Western
Plumas County, reports the Plumas
Star. has produced more than 100000
in gold. Mosquito Creek has been fed
by pocket formation of stringers OF
quartz above the junction of Mosquito