The San Francisco call., 1907-06-10

her mine, which is practically on the
border between Nevada and Sierra
counties. The value OF $4,000 is
ported to have been taken from the
Tightner in two weeks The rich ore
was discovered at the bottom of a
shaft at depth of l25 feet The ledge.
is described as being from six TO eight
feet wide Rich strikes are also re-
ported in the Eagle -Shawmut mine in
Tuolumnes where a vein of great width
was encountered, and also in the east
belt IN Tuolumne county, In the Ellen
Winton mine. Taking these discoveries
IN connection with the recent rich dis
coveries in Placer county, the richness
OF California lodes is seen TO be con-
tinuing.
Nevada county affords a great exam
PIE Of the durability Of the gold mines
OF this state. The Nevada City Miner
Transcript justihably calls attention TO
the fact that Nevada county has been
mining gold 5s years and that the
county Is producing more gold in 1907
than at any previous time except when
the pioneers picked up gold from the
streets and the creeks and ravines just
as a farmer would pick blackberries
from a bush"
The oldest quartz mine IN California.
which means the Oldest on the Pacific
coast, IS the Empire OF Grass Valley.
ducers Of the state at a. depth of S,400
feet The old North Star mine was To-
Gated in 1851 This mine has produced
more than $4,000, 900 and is still work
ing at depth OF 4.700 feet and prodAc-
ing something like 81. 600, 900 a year. Its
reserve body is estimated to be worth
slO.ooo.0oO. --.,
Ore worth $50 a ton-has been struck
IN the Bues lead mine, above .Arastra-
vile, so says the Sierra Times. This
property has been turned down repeat
edly and abandoned, but now is report
ed 10 promise well for the district.
BUYING MINING CLAIMS
The Noosehead water. power and
mines company has bought the min
ing property adjoining the Sheep
Ranch quartz mine in CaIaveras county
and has come into possession of Is
miles OF bitches, This is large gravel
proposition. The deal is said TO be the
largest that has taken place in Gala
veras county in some years. Hydrau-
licking is proposed on. an. extensive
scale
The Calaveras Prospect says that
company has been formed TO work ex-
tensive gravel beds near Wallace in
Cslaveras county The gravel will be
hauled TO Wallace and shipped TO
Stockton by rail according to the plan
Twenty-Five mining claims, .compris-
ing 40 acres at Horseshoe Bend, on the
line Of the new Yosemite Valley rail-
road, have been sold TO men from Chi
cago for $4,000. A corporation has
been formed TO be known as the Yo-
semitic Consolidated gold mining COM
pany work the rnines, OF which 0. S.
Williams Of Los Angeles is president.
The promoters say that they will in
stall % stamp mill and other machin
cry and viii expend a large sum in
making ready to operate The plans
include the installation Of an electric
plant Some Of the claims were for
merly owned by Josiah Phillips of Coul-
terviIle. Tunnels were run and other
development work was performed.
The Caiaveras Chronicle says that an
option has been secured by Oakland in
vestors from William IL Nuner Of Tu-
olunne hill on the stockton hill min
ing property that consists Of Is acres
Of mining land The development work
viii be extensive.
Through the inability OF Nash &
Wallace to meet the payment of $75,oo0
IN cash on May "a, so says the Green
water Miner, Arthur Kunze. original
locator Of Greenwater and the Schwab
mine. again becomes the owner of
more than 100 claims and properties IN
the GreenWater district, and one OF the
owners OF the Greenwater townsite.
The properties that have come again
into Kunze's hands include the central
Greenwater group. purchased by Bal
timore syndicate represented by II. q.
Merry, and the Grand central group,
with something like 100 otner claims.
LIVELY DEVELOPMENT
The Exchequer mining company is
constructing a dam across the Merced
river 10 provide for generating electric
,Grfx- feet
long to tap an ore body. The owners
Of the mining property are from Min
nesota The works viii be ins opera
tion before winter ssE
The Bidwell Gold Nugget, published
at Fort Bidweil. prints the following
regarding the Developments In the Bid
well district:
The Farmers and Merchants company is
prepared te begin work AZ once on zits group
II claims Some good prospects were FOUND on
was progressing. The company has been erecting
dwellings, Tor miners When this Is -done sink
ing Of the shaft win begin. ---e
George Turner and r. l.. Mason sre al work
on the Turner WIltl2lns and Mason claims 4a
the Hosg district The shaft viii be sunk
deep before drifting is begun.
Broaddis and Thompson viii continue work
on the shaft Of the Evening Star group Of
claims. from which specimens OF ore have been
taken ct depth Of IS feet.
The Discovery eompanytis putting 10 unbers
and laying track for a tunnel
The North Star company Is lAkAnB out ore.
A ledge more than four feet wide has been
struck that pans weu.
The Consolidated company has taken out
ore when the cabins for the miners are CON-
pletsd q full crew OF men win be kept at
work double compartment shaft viii be
sunk on the property.
The redding Searchlight says that
the Morrison-Carlock mine IN Quartz
valley will run with full force as
soon es repairs are completed. The
ttnbers that were In an old station
rotted and let the ground fall, which
caused an interruption.
The Granite mine, on Humbug creek.
is reported to be making a good show
ing. This is an old property which
once produced well Six claims on
TAYLOR creek, known as the Homestake
group, are developing Tunnels have
been driven 1000 feet Good ore is
reported to have been taken out in
several places.
The Oroviile Mercury says that the
Mammoth Channel mining property has
500 acres Of land, covering an ex-
tension fn the Perschbacke- mine, and
that II is the largest mine in area in
California
The works for the delivery of oil