The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Several Mines in California
Will Shortly Be Reopened
Activity Reported in Many Sections of the State
as Well as in Southern Part of Nevada

high. OF blush color. and tests have
shown that the whole cliff is, apparent
ly, gold ore worth from $3.50 to sS a
ton. Last week an engineer connected
with the Sacramento Power Company
looked at the cliff and estimated that 1t
contained 100000 tons of ore. His es-
innate included only that portion jut-
ting above the ground. The big find
has stimulated prospecting in the dis
! trict Many claims have been located
and many others will be located before
snow flies"
Great activity in making copper To-
cations along the klamath River and
the streams emptying into the river is
reported by the Yreka Journal The To-
cations on Ash Creek are reported as
covering from two to three miles. This
country is directly north OF Yreka. On
Mckinley Creek, few miles farther
down the river, numerous locations have
been made, as copper indications show
| in several square miles of land. Cop
per deposits have been known for years
to exist In the mountain between
Thompson and Indian creeks. Consid-
erable development work has been per-
formed there incidental to assessment
requirements. Many locations have
been made on ridge at Horse Creek
Between Thompson and China creeks.
south of the klamath. large deposits Of
copper are supposed to exist
All copper discoveries take on new
interest since the Geological Survey re-
ports that since 1898 the production Of
copper in the United States has risen
, from 62e.0Oo,000 pounds a year to 90I,-
100000 pounds only the round figures
being given. The increase in the Amer
lean production in the twelve months
ending December 81. 1905, was sO,00O.-
| 600 pounds. Great developments in the
copper producing industry of the Pa
cific States and Alaska are certain and
new sources of wealth Will be provided
thereby.
A report is in circulation that C. D.
Calvin has bought copper claims on
Bald Mountain, Nevada, for $500 000
which is one of the lars sest copper deals
ever made in Nevada.
DANGER AT COOLGARDE.
Miners are warned by c. C. Janney
through the San Bernardino Sun.
against going to the Coolgarde dis
triot. Janney reports that men who go
out at this season OF the year are liable
to die on the desert from the heat, un-
less they are very familiar with the
country.
THE district is gradually coming up,'
go Janney reports, but will not justify
the wild reports going out of taking
from 500 to $500 a ton out of the dirt
Much of the land that has been filed on
Is old placers that have been worked
over several times"
Janney claims to know the region
thoroughly and to have made the origi-
nal locations OF placer mines in the
country, with the Meacham brothers
several years ago.
Promoters" says Janney, ARE try
ing to unload on some one at a big
price. on the reports that they are sys-
tematically circulating regarding a
strike"
averments, will do well to investigate
at least, II they have any idea of going
TO Coolgarde.
United States Senator Nixon and
George Wingfield have bought the Dia-
mond group of mines in the Emgirant
section, according to a report by the
Inyo Independent. There are seventeen
claims in the group. According to the
same journal:
Regardless OF the heat, many pros
pectors are Drawing the dangers of
Death Valley IN search OF open ground.
Some OF the big deals OF the year are
being made in that section, and big
rush is expected as soon as the heat
becomes less intense. In many places
the Thermometer seldom gets below
100 degrees night or day at this time
of the year"
The mining outlook in the country
around Forest City and Allegheny, In
southern Sierra County, has not been
better in years than 1t is now Devel-
ments at the Rainbow, Tightner and
Oriental mines have inspired confidence.
Gravel will soon be taken from the
Dead River mine. Development work
is proceeding at the Mabel and Luz
oerne mines. Hydraulicking will begin
on the McNulty claim as soon as a re-
straining dam can be completed and
approved by the California Debris Com
mission.
WORK ON THE NORTH STAR.
The North Star mine In Grass Valley
has reached depth of more than 4500
feet on the incline. Two forty-stamp
mills are kept running constantly on
the ore. Last year the mine produced
$S6o,000 from ore that averaged from
$40 to $12 ton. BY the end of tho
year the mine will be one mile deep
on the incline of the ledge as sink
ing goes on at the rate of 100 feet a
month.
The Tucson and other claims owned
formerly by Marcus A. Smith and L. o.
Cowan of Tucson have been sold for
$250,000. as reported. The claims are
eighty miles northwest OF Hermosillo
and thirty miles from the Gulf of Cali
1ornia.