The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-17

ore of great richness has been struck
In Amador County. in the Fremont mine
in the Drytown district The report is
that a pocket was uncovered by the
firing of blast that contained, as estl-
mated $4,000. This is not the first
rich discovery in Amador. A few years
ago $4,000 was taken out of the Ken
nedy mine in a day. and a similar
amount was yielded by the Argonaut
mine in FIVE or six hours. The Central
Eureka mine has also produced on
several different occasions values OF
$4,000 to s25, 900 in few hours Ore
from the Fremont in the present in
stance, so il is reported, ran $4,000 TO
the ton.
Work is lively In the goldfelds of
Tuolumne County. The Louisiana mine.
after three months of pumping, is de-
clared to be free from water. The
- Louisiana consists of three claims that
are connected by drifts. Hence, al
though the SHAFT is but 400 feet deep,
the water was IN the mine in great
quantity. The property has not been
operated for some years. 1t having
passed into the hands of a Scotch com
pany that closed IL down. Since then
20 the present time not one ounce of
gold has been extracted from the mine.
A deal has been completed for the
transfer of the ARIZONA mine to Bos-
ton company.
A ditch 10 be constructed to carry
water 70 generate electricity for the
use of the La Grange mines in Trinity
County will be forty miles long, as re-
ported and It VIII be carried along
the tops Of the mountains intervening
between North Fork and the country
between the main Trinity River and
the South Fork A lease of land has
tied I'D a site for the location Of a
large power plant The La Grange
mining property IN the United States,
Is charging ats holdings of gold-bear-
ing ground
MINING NEAR BECKwTTH
Large mining developments are
promised in the vicinity Of Beckwith,
Plumas County. Between the heads of
the Big and Little Grizzly creeks. near
ahe old enigrant road between Beck
with Pass and Quincy. a Salt Lake
syndicate has secured many acres Of
land covering the southern extension
of a region on Ward Creek that con-
tains gold and copper. Reduction
works viii be erected in the spring.
according to current reports, and a
trarnway Will be constructed to Indian
Valley to move the concentrates. An
other company the California Hercules.
is opening up ground that adJoins that
OF the Salt Lake syndicate
The old Hathaway mine IN Placer
County will be operated It has a REQ
ord as one Of the largely profitable
properties Of the Ophir district A
new plant has been provided and de-
velopment work will be done on
large scale.
The oId-time Eureka PIumas mine
near townsville. Plumas County, will
resume. A mill with twenty stamps
has been erected. The mine is credited
with having produced s3o.ooo,ooo. 1t
has been closed for some years. About
2 year ago the property was bought
by a Rhode Island company at low
price. This company has decided to
proceed on a good scale.
The following statement is made by
the Nedava City Miner Transcript:
There are in Sierra County over 400 stamps
in quartz mills lying idle on account Of their
Isolated situation being unfaTorable for The
investment OF capital. The Sierra Buttes ano
Empire quartz hedges in Sierra County. and
that Of the Plumas Eureka. just across the bor-
developed and being operated with great
tent Of Their Tic6 ore bodies and good manage
meBt than any other condition, for the owners
Of these lodges, like many less fortunate, have
been compelled 10 haul heavy machinery and
supplies over the long haul from TrSckee' OF
OF ell the mining centers In California none
can surpsss in number or richness the big
quartz Lodges that have been found IN sierrs
since the days Of 'ze" this district has
seos Which, 5'0 are i's sfi rics. Great Veins 8
gold producing ore traverse MAT county.
the Sierra 'O Buttes. which with the Piuuass
Eureka lboth quartz mtnesl have given more
than 2s,ooo.ooo In dividends to their stock
Placer mining rs stu carried on extensively
has been greatly reduced during the past twenty
years. Yet more than a quarter OF million
press ofSoe at poH own Vie. the COUNTY seat
every year. besides vast amount mat Is taken
Rich mining strikes at Allegheny, near For
est City, have attracted more than ordinary at
tenticn- The leading mines to date In TIL
forper IS ngw yslued at millions Of dollars
CEASED rfG as few 01sa16 6o Sollars no s an
100000 has been extracted from the quartz
The ore bodies are constantly becoming larger
The main ridge Of the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains crosses the eastern part Of Sierra County
traverse that country from east 20 west. form
ing the watersheds OF the four principal stree N,
Mode F0Ss on he SOUTH w, with %a RsnaL.
and Oregon creeks as tributaries; North Yubs
Siddle ForH and East Branch sdjoantns Il neaS
bowntevine. and Canyon and Slate creeks OF
The quartz belt crossing. that country 81
twenty miles in width. with trend % the
tinct zones, distinguishsble by the character
of the ore and the nature Of the country rock
The most notable of these zones passes through
the central portion of the county near Serrs
City.
The movement TO boom the advan-
tages of Nevada County, Cal. as g re-
gion for mining IS well under way. A
committee of ten is securing the sigma
lures of men who viii take part IN ad-
vancing the fame of the county. There
will be no salaried officers of the or
ganization, TO which the name of Pro-
gressive Association OF Nevada County
has been given.
The Paso Robes Leader reports that
rock specimens were recently picked VI
in Van Ness Canyon, in San Luis Obispc
County, a few miles west of Temple
ton. that were assayed and found to
contain $3.50 in mineral values TO the
ton. company has been formed &c
work mines on the discoveries in the
canyon.
GOOD TIMES FOR SIERRA
According TO the Mountain Messen-
ger. published at Dowhieville, Sierra
County, the advent of the Western Pa