The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25

which sulphide ore has been found of
good grade.
The Montezuma Mining Company
win probably erect smelter on the
west slope Of the Inyo mountain range
near Big Pine. Inyo County.
Darwin. Inyo County, says the Inyc
independent, viii become a great pro-
ducer Of copper soon. Two companies
will begin work at once on copper prop
critics.
The Hartman mine near Mokelumne
Hill, Calaveras County, has been re-
opened .six-stamp mill will be
erected.
An Eastern company has bought the
old Alta mine in Calaveras County, six
miles south of Copperopolis- The mine
was formerly operated by G. S. Wright
and Thomas Lane. A tract of 1900
acres goes with the mine. The mine
has forty stamps.
The Superior Court in Nevada County
has ordered the administrative OF the
estate Of Matthew Jefferson to convey
TO the Remin gton Hill Company the
Isabella and Star placer mines. a half
interest in the Oakvale mine and the
Oakville Extension mine, all in the Lit
tie York township, which Jefferson con-
tracted TO convey.
ACTIVITY IN PLACER
Inc AOlldA CbILllt1 SdS AiAdA AiAA6
is brisk on Bear River. near Colfax.
and that several properties Will be
opened this spring. Several claims that
have been located recently may be con-
solidated by one large company to de-
velop the section.
Mining will be revived largely in
Nevada County districts this year. More
properties, North San Juan and Willow
Valley. are in line for development, says
he VALLEY TTniOO than at anX
previous time in ten years.
The news from Graniteville Is en-
couraging for new activity at English
Mountain and Meadow Lake.
The Morning Star and other Badger
Hill properties at Cherokee and Co
lumbia Hill viii begin operations soon
French Corral is beginning to make
good. Advices from the outside assure
early activities at and around Rough
and Ready.
Grass Valley is taking excellent care
Of itself in regular output and in the
nursing up and fostering new enter
prises. Chicago Park is doing its level
best to bring itself forward
What has probably done the most to
buoy up Nevada City is the work going
on at the Champion as an aftermath
to the litigation.
The Brandy City mine. one OF the
large hydraulic properties in Sierra
County, will be reopened- II has not
been worked for twelve years. The
owners have received permission from
the Debris Commission 10 proceed by
hydraulic process. The greater part OF
a year will be needed 10 make ready
TIMBER AND RESERVES
A statement issued by Clifford Pin
chot, forester OF the United States, tells
of the amount of timber used in the
. Tr,n ar
1905. The information is furnished TO
illustrate the necessity for the protec-
ton Of forest reserves to insure fu-
ture supply Of timber for mining pur-
poses. State Mineralogist Aubury says
that the statistics for California in
clude only the principal mines in this
State.
The statement by Pinchot sets forth
that $4,000 mines were selected as
basis for estimating the amount Of
timber required. The figures are sup
posed to cover 80 per cent of the total
amount Of timber used in mines in the
United States in 1906. Reducing the
sawed timber TO cubic feet and COM
bining with the round timber gives a
total Of over 200, ZOO, 600 cubic feet" the
circular reads. ''Of the various kinds
Of timber used pine constitutes half of
the softwood round timber and about
Ont-lllllu VI lilC cOllNOOQ SdNCQ liAn-
Der. Fir and hemlock are next, in
nearly equal quantities. OF the hard
woods, oak, including over 2S,000,000
cubic feet of round timber and over
$1,000. 900 board feet Of sawed timber.
has by far the greatest use in both
forms"
Precious metal mines in the Rocky
Mountain and Pacific Coast regions re-
quired l5,2S2,500 cubic feet of round
timber and 164.956.OO0 board feet of
sawed timber in 1905. The quantity and
cost Of the timber used in the precious
metal mines in 1906 is summarized as
follows:
Montana comes first with l27 mines. which
required 3,39OsOO cubic feet OF round and g.,
ing total cost of 1.205, s3s and average cost
OF % cents per cubic foot for round timber and
$3.50 per thousand for sawed timber Next in
order comes Arizona, in which l39 mines used
.045, 800 cubic feet Of round and 40 49S 600
board feet Of sawed timber, with a total cost
Of Sl.034. GA In Arizona the average cost of
round timber 1O.2 cents per cubic foot and
OF sawed timber $229l per thousand board feet.
Then. in order OF total cost of timber used.
come California. with 2s9 mines and a cost Of
$499,329 for timber; Colorado with 800 mines
and a cost Of S462, ,Se3: Utah. with lIs mines
and S455, ,599; Idaho. with l57 mines and $751;
475. and Nevada where l33 mines used timber
costing sI44 ,5Ia. A relatively small amount of
timber used in mines for precious metals in
other States.
The State Mining Bureau has issued
a map of California showing the for
est reserves of the State. the proposed
reserves and national parks. This map
will not only prove of value to the
miner. but to the stockmen, lumber
men and all others interested in Cali
fornia's forests. On the map are also
indicated the names of the different
reserves and their area. There are
now in the reserves more than 2O.0OO,-
600 acres.
GYMNASIUM is OPENED
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