The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22

Among the counties having gold for
their principal product Nevada county
has held the lead on the basis or these
figures. The many varieties OF sub
stances mined in various counties have
given the lead for total mineral out
put to Shasta county for the period in
dicated Copper and petroleum are the
two substances, exclusive of gold, that
represent the principal values, but
structural materials play large part
in the records for counties that have
brick and pottery clays or building
stones or cement.
In the compilation of these figures
an odd discovery has been made in
connection with the returns for 1905.
Placer and Siskiyou counties, under the
'unapportioned' rule, were credited
with producing in that year, jointly,
less than San Francisco alone. For in
stance, Siskiyou was given an output
of less than $4,000 in value and Placer
county only $139,192, while San Fran
cisco produced S175,039. This may be
accounted for by the fact that the
amount Of gold which was described
as "unapportioned" in 1905 was 81
$780, 900. Unquestionably a large amount
in gold output has been credited to
Siskiyou and Placer, but Siskiyou was
mentioned as producing only $500 Gu
bic feet of sandstone, worth $1,000, IN
1906, and gold was not mentioned at
all in the statistics for Placer county
for the same year. The system adopted
by Aubury to apply to the totals the
s.Ilnapportioned' values due to them Is
highly beneficial to Placer and Siski-
YOU. and indeed to all mineralized eoun-
Ties. taking a period of years together.
The last month has been made re-
markable in Shasta county, so says the
Redding Courier-Free Press, by num-
ber of gold strikes in several OF the
rich gold producing properties A rich
body of ore was uncovered recently in
the Midas mine, west of Redd1ng, at
depth OF 1900 feet. Another strike
was made in the Washington mine,
near French Gulch, which Is reported
as being the best discovery to date in
that locality. Strikes in the Yankee
John and Gladstone mines are said to
be even richer than at first reported.
Strikes of gold are reported in Tuol-
umne county. The Sierra Banner says
that a rich ledge has been uncovered
I'm the shaft of the Fair Oaks mine,
south of Confidence, at depth of 100
feet. A large vein of free milling ore
has been uncovered in the American
Beauty mine in the American camp re-
gion. large vein that is unusually
rich In milling ore has also been found
in the new shaft of the Mach mine
near Big Oak Flat. The Bagdad-Chase
company is reported to have discovered
four we'll developed milling veins on
the 100 foot level of the Ralph mine.
The Imperial group of mines near
Jacksonville has been bonded by
Charles A. Fitzgerald to the Imperial
mining company for $4,000, to be paid
before January 1910. An option has
been given by John Voss to E. r. Nc
Leod of Oregon on placer ground at
Yankee Hill.
The Trinity Journal says that the
vein gore in the Yellow Jacket mine
is improving and the ore retains its
ledge characteristics.
for a way When In 45 feet the walls widened
and the tunnel followed the foot wall Last
week the owners went back to where the hang
Ing wall widened away and crosscut to it, In
doing so they cut three veins, each eight inches
wide parallel with the main ledge. The tunnel
will he videned TO take in both walls and then
pushed ahead to determine the length OF the ore
chute The parallel veins of the same char
acter of rich ore as that already taken out The
mine will prove the biggest bonanza ever found
in Trinity county or northern California
Several mining matters of Importance
are published by the Amador Ledger
as Follows:
II Is reported that operations at the Key
stone mine will be resumed soon. IL the parties
who took an option OF purchase and failed to
take hold continue to keep aloof. the owner.
IasDery Mcdonald. will reopen on his own ae-
co1nt. The property is not long to remain idle
Repairs have been completed in the Kennedy
mine and the full force of more than 200 men
has resumed work
Reports are current that the Alpine mine at
Plymouth has been sold to Mr. Henry Of San
Francisco, who is believed to represent capital
lists who are able TO operate the mine. No deeds
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