The San Francisco call., 1908-10-05
Shasta's Copper Output in
1907 Totals $5,56S,OOO
Keswick Smelter Again Runningand Unworked
Ore Body Being Explored by Drillers

Taking a period of Is years together
beginning In 1894 and running to 1906,
inclusive. San Francisco actually sur
passed the following counties as a
mineral producer: Alpine. Colusa.
Contra Costa. Del Norte. Humboldt.
Lake. Lassen, MADEIRA, Marin, Mendo-
cino, Merced. Monterey, San Benito.
San Joaquin. San Luis Obispo, San
Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano. Sonoma.
Stanisiaus, Tehama, Tulare and even
Yuba.
While these figures will surprise
many they should not be taAen too
seriously. for need of structural ma
terials for street building, etc, has
been keen. Yuba last year produced in
gold and silver alone the sum of
Sl,772,967, and now ranks high in the
procession of counties. Shasta has a
lead of many millions ahead of any
other county in the last IA years. with
copper as the principal reason for its
ascendency
The money has been raised to reopen
the Ironclad mine in Nevada county, so
the Nevada City Miner Transcript says.
The work is estimated to cost $40, 900.
three compartment shaft will be
sunk.
The Morning Star mine at Badger
Hiu, Nevada county, may be reopened.
Two years ago new mill was placed
on the mine, but financial difficulties
lnterfered with progress. A new com
pany, composed in part of San Fran
y cisco men, is back Of the proposition
now.
The Sierra Times reports that the
Black Oak mine, near Coulsbyville. is
about to change owners. The sum of
$4,000 is reported to have been ex-
pended recently in the purchase and
installation of machinery. The price
at which the property has been put in
the market. in escrow, is said to be
$205, 900.
The first installment in payment for
the Norambegua mine, under bond,
amounting to $4,000, has been paid, so
says the Grass Valley Union. The bond
ers have outlined improvements In the
mine to cost $4,000, according to the
same authority.
RICHES AWAIT THE PLUCKY
Calling attention to the rich mining
ground in Sierra county. the Downie-
vile Messenger says:
Sierra county has many miles of lava capped
ridges from which every rayine and gulch on
both sides paid well in placer gold. The gov
many of these ridges containing channels and
the capitalist who is willing to open them UP
viii certainly reap rich reward. The saying
SO true as In mining. Many gravel mines, by
nrst class management. could likely be opened
up and put on a producing basis for compara-
lively small amount-say $15, 900 or $50. .OOO-
but others require more. depending upon their
proximity to roads, the supply of timber, amount
of water. cts.
The Bellevue is one example where a long
tunnel was required to tap the channel, but
the company never whimpered at the cost but
went right ahead. They have rich ground
ana are reaping the reward of their pluck
Some OF these lava capped ridges are located
and held by men who want help to develop
their ground, but there many that are
vacant awaiting the prospector and capitalist
to become producers.
The bonding Of the group of claims on the
FORT Wine-Scales ridge will help to direct the
attention OF capital to great possibilities
and when the tunnel to be run reaches the lead
as 1t surely VIII. 1t will make some folks sit
up and take notice Sierra county has had
many very rich deep gravel mines among them
Deing the Thistle Shaft, Bonanza North Amer
lea. Boot Jack. Caledonia Mount Pleasant
Union, Hawkeye, Live Yankee Bald Mountain
bald Mountain extension, Ruby and many Others
or Ike fame, and there are many inst ne
good as they ever were awaiting DEVELOPMENT
Among the quartz properties that In the past
have contributed largely to Sierra county's
output OF gold are the Sierra Buttes Young
America. Keystone. Independence Mountain
Mine, Brush Creek Empire willoughby -Four
Hills. Croesus, Butte Saddle Tfghtner Gold
Blun. Oxford and scores Of others These
properties have all produced heavily and many
OF them are yet taking gut plenty of gold