The San Francisco call., 1907-06-24
Strong Mining Revival Sets
In at Northern Points
Folsom, Allegheny and Mojave Are
Centers of Present Activity


mining interest has set in At Folsom
several new mines that give good indi-
cations have been opened in the last
few months. Older properties are in
promising conditions. A company Of
Sacramento men has opened the old
Hupp and Roberts mine. Near Prairie
City the Eckhart mining company is
reported to have found rich ore. The
Green Valley mining company has just
been Incorporated by Sacramento in
vestors 70 carry on dredging operations
at Green valley, 8 few miles above
Folsom In q mine on the south side
Of Weber creek a pocket containing
$1,000 was found by James Powell. The
Pilot Knob company has put a SHAFT
down 90 feet The dredgers near Fol-
som are operating largely and profit
ably.
In the Allegheny district. In Sierra
county. improvements are noted. Pros
pecting and development work are in
progress at American hill, Chipps
ridge. Scotch fat, Whisky point, Brush
creek, Bald mountain, Mountain house
and throughout the entire length OF
the Pass ridge and near Allegheny and
Forest. The Mountain consolidated
property viii be largely developed, the
preliminary work having been per-
formed Another discovery Of free
ECAQ ore Is reported 70 nave GCC4 ---s-NO
on the Kitty Mccoy claim on Chipps
ridge. The Dead River mine. near Al
ieghany. has been taken in charge by
NJ. J. Rees OF Scranton, Pa, and he is
driving a crosscut from the main work
ing tunnel on the west rim across the
channel eastward TO discover the width
OF the gravel body and TO test the value
Of the gravel found near the center OF
the channel The Tightner mine con-
- values THE
Miner Transcript says that the ore is
largely Of the specimen" order; that IT
is being taken out in driving an up
raise along the ore shoot and that there
IS 100000 worth Of lower grade ore
On the Tightner dump
NEW WORKING COMPANIES
Several companies have been organ
lied lately to develop various Califor-
MIA properties. The Sisson exploration
and mining company has been incor-
porated to develop the Home group of
mines west Of Sisson. Fred thinner
man is president Of the company.
There are six claims in the group
The Red Cloud and Marble Springs
company has been formed TO work the
Red Cloud and Marble Springs mines
in Mariposa county. A. L. Wagner is
president and z. P. Pitman secretary.
There are five claims in the two mines.
A company has been incorporated TO
construct a smelter at San Bernardino.
The Yellow Butte copper company has
been incorporated TO work a mine in
Siskiyou county. ". p. Veuve Of San
Jose is the president
Two mining companies have filed
articles Of Incorporation in FL Dorado
county. One Of these is the Jumper
gold syndicate, a Scottish corporation,
that owns the Griffith and other mines
near Diamond springs. The other is
the Drum mining and development COM
pany, with capital stock Of 100000.
The directors are n A Melvin, J. @.
HarrelI, A Lindsey, o. A Ingraham
and IL A Ingraham- Both companies
viii mine IN FL Dorado county.
Mining near Soledad peak and Hamil-
ton mountain, IN the 8Iojave section.
IS active. An account Of some Of the
work in progress is as follows:
The Queen Esther mine. located on soiedsd
peak, Is milling 100 tons OF daily and IL Is
said that $4,000 represents the monthly net
profrs. The Ksrma AJAX, SITUATED Cd the same
mountain and adjoining the Quern Esther on the
south, is being repaired by retmbering and de-
veloped by sinking and drifting; The ore bins
az the mine are full and the mil viii soon be
Tie Hidden Treasure nine on the adjacent
mountain is being operated under a small foTce
Of miners, preparatory 70 increasing ne numoer
Of workers The shaft is being sulk and pros
Dect Work II The CrlIIS IS FlfQ--eHSll- 4l4s
property has produced some high grade ore
The Hamilton Mountain. 10 miles approx
nstey west OF Ao5Sfe represents Z FeIs 2 III =
silver Il Is said that big bodies Of low grade
ore some Of II ranging from $40 70 S-0 per Ton
in vslue are IN the mine and the dump.
TIE FsfrTfew mine on Hamilton mountain has
more than 600 tons OF low grade tree milling
and cyanide ore on the dump Five adal'lonai
three more 80 ton cyanide tanks added TO the
cyanide outfit
the ground lying between the FsirFiew and
the Hamilton mines, cOntemplates the erection
az q 10 stamp mill 10 be added 10 lis oO-ton
cyanide plant on the property
Mining operations IN Fl Dorado
county are mentioned by the George
town Gazette as follows:
A contract has ben rt to sink the scherer
shaft 200 feet deeper. ". 1. Smart viii remove
The mill on the Delwisch mine to the Gravel
Hiu mine and the Gravel Bill will begin more
extensive operations A new mill Is in con-
etruction for the Vivian mine fountain and
BuchIer win prospect on the Trfmble and Tanks
ieT nlscer claims at the head Of Traverse creek,
along the west base Of HOtchkiss hill
sHASTA'S IRON MINES
Much interest viii be aroused by the
test run of the Heroult smelter in
Shasta county, where il is proposed to
treat California iron ores derived from
q mine about one mile from the smelter.
The beginning of operations viii take
place IN a IOILllSnl AcEcs dCCOLOAAS
70 the present calculations. Charcoal
sufficient to run the smelter month
has been provided Five hundred tons
Of iron ore viii be ready for smelling
as soon as the smelter Is fairly in
operation. A large quantity of ore has
already been hauled The prediction is
confidently made by r. Turnbull, the
engineer, that a great iron and steel
industry for Shasta county is about
20 be created, and local interest runs
high accordingly. Heroult the projec-
tor of the enterprise, will be present
when the smelter starts.
Purchases of California mining prop
critics are reported as follows: The
Dolly Madison company has bought and
paid for the S. W. Weeks mining claim
at Randolph fat The company has
properties that once yielded $1,000, ,00o
from gravel, according TO current re-
port
The Golden Gate and st. Louis group
Of silver lead mines at Pine mountain,
Inyo county, has been purchased by
the Golden Gate mining company from
S. T. Roberts. There are % claims In
the group, which is situated 20 miles