Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-10-07
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GAINS MADE BY MINERALS OTHER
THAN NOBLE ONES
TWENTY DOLLARS PER CAPITA IS
RECORD FOR 1905
Pacific Coal Company Of Los Angeles
Bonds for $4,000 Big Mine
Up In Medford
Country

| SSuuny
Inc forthcoming annual statistical re-
port Oh the state mineralogIst of Cali
lorl ma VIII show that the mineral output
con IN. ms state In 1906 amounted to at least
S1o per capita, men, women and children
included. 1t will show the gold produce
ZION 10 be less than half of the whole
Notwithstanding that gold and its related
minerals Will make up total compar
aDie with the total showings of a series
OIL recent years, covering the period since
gold dredging placed gold production hack
on strong place, after the slump that
Tor years followed the famous decision
OF Sawyer in the North Bloomfield case
and the first period of the act known
as the anti-debris law. The significant
| feature OF the report will be the showing
relative to the advancing commercial
| Importance of minerals other than the
so-called noble metals
| The Pacific Coal company of Los An
geles has bonded for $4,000 the coal mine
at the base of Rocky Ann belonging to
the Medford Coal and Mining comnenv
A few weeks ago Robert S. Towne. owner
| OF the Blue Ledge copper mine threw
up MS bond on the mine unless the own
ers would accept a partial payment and
combination of the bond, which called
for payment of $4,000
The Los Angeles COMPANY ia canita1,1ed
| at S,0OO,000. The deal was closed nv p
r. Dorm. manager of the California COM
pany' which agrees to thoroughly explore
the whole property, to begin work within
ten days and push 1t with proper dill
gence at all times. The first payment
of $4,000 is to lie made in nine months
ana the second at the end of fifteen
months. Coal Is to be taken out at once
ana put on the market so as to prevent
fuel shortage in Medford during the
coming winter.
Heavy Deal In Sierra
Edward 8. Shanklin Of San Francisco
and the Ely Consolidated Mining com
pany has closed deal for the purchase
OF some mining properties in Sierra
county, paying more than $3.50, 900 for the
claims. These properties are located on
the Sierra buttes and are already de-
veloped to a. considerable extent There
Is also ten-stamp mill on the ground
1t is the intention of Mr.. Shanklin to
work the mines very extensively and to
soon begin the construction of a much
larger mill Since purchasing these prop
critics he has been endeavoring to secure
the control of other mines in Sierra
county and intends to incorporate these
properties with the properties of the Ely
Consolidated Mining company.
The carpenters at the Victor Gold Min
ing company's electric power plant at
Needles have nearly inclosed the engine
and boiler rooms and there Is a conse-
quent cleaning up of the machinery pre-
paratory to the starting of the plant.
1t is one of the best that can be con-
structed, modern in every particular. 1t
will generate $50 horse power and is
consequently one of the largest electric
power plants in the southwest The peo-
pie of Needles and of this section of the
country are anxiously awaiting the time
when the power will be transmitted to
the great mill with has been construct
o. the T11inaS Of the in the
San Francisco district eighteen miles dis
tant.
Work of installing an immense Cornish
plunger pump in the Kenosha mine is
well under way at the 300-foot level,
where big station has been cut. Once
the pump is ready the mine will be I'M
watered rapidly. 1t Is over 400 feet deep.
but Is already big proposition. In fact.
1t has just leaked out that the last
round of shots fired last year, under two
feet of water, disclosed ledge over
two feet wide, from which samples
grabbed up in a hurry before the men
were driven out by water, have assayed
the amazing sum of 100000 ton. The
management has declined to sell stock
since then and the entire matter mas
been kept very close-mouthed, but there
is no denial made that an immensely
rich ore chute lies at the bottom Oh the
works.
Reports are being received from the
Steiffer mine near Chico which tend to
cause great happiness among the stock
holders. The yellow metal is being taken
out and in such quantities as to salsty
the most sanguine hopes of the investors.
Recently nugget weighing nineteen
ounces was taken out of car ana the
carload of gravel itself sluiced ABOUT
$3.50.
The Steiffer mine has quite an inter-
esting history. Like most mines 1t had
its disappointments. About five years
ago, when they had just reached paying
gravel, 1t became necessary to dlscon-
tinue operations until some means couid
be devised to master the heavy flow OF
water.
At that time the shares sold Tor
cents. but now 1t is doubtful II they
could be bought for s. a share; IN 1act'
no shares can be bought at any price;
A gigantic scheme is being care1uiiy
figured out for the thorough prospecting
and development of all the mines on the
where the Gold Bank lies at
Maybent Among these properties are
the GRAY Eagle the Eagle Bird, BlueJay
and dozen or more besides. The scheme
which mining engineers have IN mind
is to come down on the Yuba side and
run a large tunnel through the noun
tain. thus cutting any number Oh ledges.
1t is a feasible plan and all that is
required to carry it through is the cap
ital The same proposition has been put
into operation in other states with great
success The owners of the Gray Eagle
are said to be particularly Interested IN
the movement.