The San Francisco call., 1907-03-11

SAN PEDRO's NEW SHELTER
Negotiations for smelter site near San
PEDRO have been successful. 1t Is now under
stood that the smelter viii be built and that
construction viii begin in the near
future The Godheld mine operators who are
interested not only have plenty OF ready money
70 carry the plan through. but they control
the high grade silicous ores IN quantity sur
hcient 10 regular supplies for plant
For fuxing ores the management expects 10
go farther aneld. drawing Alaska and British
Of iron and sulphur are found near tide water,
also the west coast OF Mexico Tor coneen-
trstes and matte, besides such raw ores as
VIII bear transportation costs.
The plant viii al hrst be OF 900 tons daily
capacity. but this is 70 be doubled next year
There VIII also, it is understood, be copper
refinery.
The importance Of this enterprise to Los An
gees and the whole Southwest hardly be
oyerestimated. ii viii also be boon 10 north
western miners because OF the market IL viii
AFFORD for low grade ores OF that region.
In connection with the smelter sulphuric
acid plant viii be installed which viii entirely
obviate danger 10 vegetation from sulphur fumes
manufacturing fertilizer. Instead Of proving
menace 10 agriculture the proposed plant VIII
prove benefit The site selected Is so stu
ated, however. that smoke damage 10 unable
lands would be impossible even without this
Negotiations with the railroads are progress
Ing satisfactorily, sow rates have been quoted
from inland points by one Of the roads and no
difficulty is expected from the other two. such
q plant as Is proposed would benent all three
roads directly and indirectly II would not
only induce heavier movement OF freight from
Nevada, Arizona. Mexico and Southern Califor-
MIA 10 this terminal point, loading many cars
that must now he hauled empty from the
mining regions. but Il would stimulate
development along the various railroads and in
the territory where there is little else than
ore TO develop.
WILL DROP FIFTY STAMPS
All that remains of the Champion
Home litigation, says the Grass VAL
ley Union. is the memory of the noted
cases. The Champion viii have fifty
stamps dropping on ore in a few days.
AS soon as room is made for them 100
men viii be working in the mines.
Nevada City will have a lively sum-
mer this year. The Blue Tent will re-
sumo; the Union is to increase its work
and the developments in the Willow
Valley and the Banner mines will be
important. The deed has been placed
on record that conveys the Home mine
TO the Champion.
Good reports. so says the Sierra
Times. continue in regard to the mines
around TuOlumne, several good strikes
having been made recently. On the
2OO-foot level OF the Carlotta mine
bunch Of ore giving assays high
as $1,000 a ton in gold and silver has
been discovered. The Times says:
This body OF ore has been developed for more
than l35 feet ana is widening in the face Of
the drift. IL is stated that for a distance OF
fifty miles. from Stanislaus Canyon TO the Jaw
bone district. Il is seldom that the from
any property, by actual milling tests, runs
less than $50 a ton in free gold. The majority
OF the ore carries more than per cent in gold
bearing sulphides Nearly ali Of these properties
have large bodies Of refractory ore which runs
from $50 a ton 10 high as 50 pound.
PROPERTIES TO RESUME
Work will be resumed at once on
many California mines. OF which ac-
counts are given by mining counties
papers as follows:
The Grizzly hin drift mine. on the South
Yuba River, a short distance below Blue Tent.
IS TO again become a going property. Some
three years ago Chauncey /. Garfield and others
pressor and did considerable development work
there. They worked for time with most
gratifying results, and then the had
trouble among themselves. This resulted in
summary suspension OF work, and since that time
nothing has been done.
sumption OF work at the Primrose mine, in the
Buttes range Of mountains in Sierra County.
q few miles from Sierra City. A. the
season opens the mill viii be started
Rumors current that the old English Noun
tain mine. lying between Graniteyille and
Meadow Lake, is TO be reopened this spring
under new management and possibly new owner
ship. That mine IN its day yielded some ore
that ran as high as $500 In the yellow precious
metal 20 the ton. It received some development
under the superintendency of Chris Mallen,
Of the Brunswick. A crushing Of 100 tons re
turned SO in free gold TO the ton.
The Republic quartz mine near GraniteviIle
which has been having five stamps dropping.
liam Mclean, the controlling owner and man
ager. is considering the adding Of more stamps
this summer
The American Mining and Development CON-
psny win start mines in operation at Spence
VILE French Corral and Billiards Bar IN Ne
vada County. At Billiards Bar there are prom
Using copper claims.
The Uncle sam mine near ArRstraville viii
be started with q small force OF men. Drifting
will be the first work, and when this IS well
under way sinking win be resumed in the
at the Drelsam mill. The vein averages from
eighteen inches to two feet in width.
NEVADA CITY COMPLAINS
The Miner Transcript of Nevada
City makes the following complaint:
The other day a very rich strike was made
in the Mountain Maid mine on the Bear River.
Ten miles below Grass Valley. A ''streak' OF
gold q quarter OF inch thick Is said TO have
been discovered. This shows signs of per
regularity far the development work has
proceeded. Yet II viii be observed that when
this news was published in this paper il failed
% cause a ripple on the serene and placid eK-
terror Of this mining community. Snch things
have become common in Nevada County that
they hardly arouse comment. In any other
camp particularly IN those Of Nevada. such a
strike as the made at the Mountain Maid
would have reverberated through the country.
II would have created furor on the curb and
in the stock exchanges, and the price OF stocks
would have gone soaring upward But here the
discovery didn't create q tremOr. which testines
10 the influence Of the commonplace among
rich specimens and ''streaks" Of solid gold in
the veins that they think them nothing to cause
a furry over.
IN one-haIf the important discoveries made in
licifv which those of other districts receive the
conditions might be different