Amador ledger., 1908-07-17
MINING NOTES.

| FREMONT. -AJ tnlS mine III was eX-
pected that the full capacity of the
mill would be in operation ere this.
Early this week, however, twenty
stamps one half the full capacity
we're IN motion. The shaft repairing
at the 1860 station, in consequence of
the damage done by the fire last fail,
has proved a very formidable under
taking, involving much more time
and expense than was anticipated.
Practically new shaft for a distance
of 80 feet had to be created out OF
the vacant space caused by the cavIng
of the walls. This was done by tim
bering, and filling in behind with
thinkers or rock. The work has been
about completed, and it is expected
to get the 40 stamps at work in a
/ few days.
Central Eureka. "A number of men
have been set to work Strengthening
up around the mine and getting the
machinery into running order. The
shaft will need considerable repairing
before the mine can he started full
blast. When the mine was practical =
ly abandoned about six months ago,
the pillars we're taken out, so it will
require great deal of timbering to
repair this. 1t will be some months
before the mine will be operated with
hn M nf Of ifrif n,ill w
pIoyed there. b. g. VOORHEES, is
managing the proposition.
Mitchell. This mine, located near
Pine Grove, was bonded last month
by John Crammer. and according to
the terms of the agreement ne was to
have the mill running shortly. He
time being spent in taking the water
out of the shaft and getting the ten
stamp mill in order. Mr. Crout of
Nevada was at the mine this week
looking over the property with the
supposed idea of taking 1t over. He
went to San Francisco Wednesday
morning and expects to return within
week.
Rich Gravel. The first of the week
Santirfo and Griesback, who have
been working under lease the Grillo
Bros. gravel mine near Voclano,
struck an extraordinarily rich streak
of pay dirt. This mine, called the
French gravel mine, has been paying
we'll for some time, but occasionally
very rich dirt is encountered making
the average pay to the foot much
higher.
Bunker HilI--The Bunker Hill
Company declared dividend mum Der
20 this week of 3 cents per share,
making $4,000 distributed among its
stockholders. 1t has paid twenty
monthly dividends in succession,
aggregating nearly S120,000. The ore
has averaged nearly S5.5 per ton, in
Guiding sulphurets, during the past
five months. The outlook is favorable
for long continued era of dividends.
Everything connected with the
mine and mill is running with
clockwork regularity and precision
under able supervision Of superinten-
dent Il. ii. Harrington. Sinking
operations are in progress from the
1880 level, and the shaft will be put
down considerably lower. For a
twenty stamp mill, the Bunker Hill
in it's record of 20 continuous month
~ dividends is entitled to the banner
among the present producing mines
of California.
Apropos-The Apropos Mining Com
pany has just placed on record a deed
from the Argonaut Mining Company
of the land that adjoins the latter
mine on the south and known as the
Hoffman ranch, and on which the
Apropos Mining claim is located.
The deed was executed by the order
of the board of directors. The
Mining Company is Apropos incor-
porated under the laws of the state OF
Arizona. 1t is reported that this is a
preliminary step to the work of de-
veloping the mineral ground included
in the Hoffman field.
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