The San Francisco call., 1906-10-22


accordance with the proclamation OF
President Roosevelt. is absorbing the
interest OF the mining world. strip
Of country sixty-five miles long, which
is supposed to be very rich in minerals,
will be open to exploitation. There is
no law in Nevada which limits the
number Of mineral locations that any
person may make and conflict is likely
10 arise. Thousands Of miners and
prospectors are interested in the stu
alton.
Mining companies with large capital
have secretly sent experts into the dis
trict 10 examine the land. Some spe-
cfsl rules may regulate the making of
entries. The reservation extends from
Hawthorne on the west side OF the lake
to the northern limit All sorts OF
stories have been told concerning gold
and copper and silver deposits in the
belt.
STAMPEDE TO COPPER BELT.
In the meantime a stampede Of min
ers on the desert to the vicinity OF
Ludlow. in san Bernardino County. is
reported. The story Is that large cop
per lodges have been discovered near
Gina by 4 party Of Salt Lake people
who are interested in mining. They
have also found silver.
Yuba County reports copper dls-
covery between Camptonville and
SleiRhville. A tunnel has been run
and reports are promulgated that fine
samples have been taken out. This is
the first copper mine in Yuba County.
the Marysvflle DEMOCRAT reports. But
Others viii be opened. for there are
other places where the indications for
uncovering a ledge are good. With
.%-r4F NlEa
Sweetland and Spenceville, the pros
pects viii be remarkably good
All the holdings of the South Yuba
Mining Company situated on the north
bank Of the South Yuba River. accord
ing 10 the Grass Valley Union, have
been sold. The South Yuba Company
owned ten claims. averaging about
twenty-one acres to the claim
which gave il large body
lack Of funds prevented the open
ing up Of the land. It is rumored that
a smelter plant is projected. The new
owners are headed by r. Dougherty or
Denver. Six tunnels have been driven,
with results that encouraged those who
are interested.
The Red Ledge mine. situated at
French Corral. Nevada County, has
been sold by the South Yuba Develop
ment and Mining Company to the same
company that has bought the claims
on the South Yuba River.
A copper discovery of Importance
thirty miles south of Goldfeld on the
line Of the Goldfeld and Bullfrog Rail
road is reported by the GOldheld papers.
A camp has been established on the
southwest base Of StOnewall Mountain.
Locations in the district were made
two years ago. Since then development
work has been in progress and eight
cen locations have been staked out.
A new company viii operate the Bear
River mine which is owned by Robert
Scanlon and others, If pending arrange
ments are carried out There are four
claims in the property, which is in Ne
vada County.
The Placer County Republican re-
news the story that the Ophir mining
district viii be worked well this win
ter The workings Of the old Eclipse
mine are 10 be pumped out for exam
ination. Operations will probably be
renewed at the Carissa mine at the
head of Baltimore raVine. The ore at
the Three Stars mine is reported to be
improving. The Bellview property is
reported TO be doing we'll
DECLARES FIRST DIVIDEND.
The Bunker Hill mine has declared
a dividend OF . per cent. This is the
poets that this rate will be maintained
monthly.
Mines in Amador County are running
stamps as follows: Oneida 20. Central
Eureka 80, South Eureka 10. Sinking
at the Argonaut mine continues.
A new copper district may be estab-
lshed in Shasta County, near Whisky
town. three miles south Of the Iron
Mountain mine. Sufficient exploration
Z
the extent OF an ore body that has been
partly uncovered. or to determine its
commercial value. Timothy Lynch and
Dr. D. 7. Callahan, both of San Fran
cisco. are interested principally The
new district may be known as Stella.
being short distance from the post
office bearing that name on the Redding
and Weaverville stage road.
An interesting story is in circulation
that the Paddy Campbell gravel
mines situated near SnartsviIle NAV he
taken in by mining company. made up
IN part Of San Francisco men. There
are twenty-eight miles of ditch and
hume conveying water to the property.
According TO the Nevada City Miner
Transcript the prospect is good that the
old Pennsylvania mine will be drained
10 the ll0O-foot level The undertaking
is a large one. Acres of ground are
fulleof water that must be lifted to the
surface. Below the 100 level better
progress may be made
Rich rock, so reports the Tuolunne
New Era, has been struck in the
Blackhawk mine near Blackjack. TuoI-
Umne County.
CONDEMNS LAND GRADERS.
State Mineralogist Aubury. in view al
the acts Of timber grabbers in Cali.
fornia, took pains TO have the sub
Ject Of needed legislation for the pro-
lection OF forests brought to the at
tention pf the mining congress that sa,
at Denver last week In a paper IN
Aubury that was read, some of tho
statements were as follows:
The miners are agreed that orr for
ests must be protected. No public
movement OF magnitude has ever talxnn
Up the subject of forest protection az
u deserves. and while there NAV haVe
been a few societies interested IN q
way passing resolutions, etc. furtheT
than that the subject has not been
pressed.
Some may say that we have our nres-
ent forest reserves and that additional
reserves are being created. and tba,
when permanent lines are drawn 80
inning the reserves the question will he
settled Do not be too certain in fbo,
direction Timber is becoming scarce,
year by year, and the present avafI-
able supply, even including that IN on,
forest reserves. which UP to Jufv 1ene
nCrUn1an of - o.