Amador ledger., 1908-08-21
MINING NOTES.


operate the ten stamp mill at the
Defender mine. He has made some
Investigations with that object in
view. Nothing definite has been de-
cided upon as yet, At present the
mill is operated by water power. but
the pressure is low, so in the summer
time when the water supply is limit
ed there is hardly enough power to
turn the wheels. In the winter and
spring this trouble is not encounter
ed. The gasoline engine would be
used only when the supply of water
becomes low.
! Bright Work was commenced the
! latter part of last week, in unwater-
ing this mine, for the purpose of en-
abling parties who are thinking of in
vesting therein to inspect the pro-
perty and take samples Of the ore.
Tbe shaft is about 100 feet deep, and
the work of taking out the water is
not a serious undertaking. The
| capitalists at whose instance this
work is being done, are interested in
the Silver Peak mine at Blair, Nevada,
where the company is operating 100
stamps on large body of low grade
ore. Andrew Noce, formerly fore
man of the Oneida, is superintendent,
and he was instrumental in getting
the parties to look into the PROPOSE
tIon OF the Bright property. The
Bright mine is part of the estate OF
S. w. Bright, now in process of pro-
bate. 1t is located in the center of
the Bright ranch and within the in
corporated limits of jackson. 1t has
been lying idle for number of years.
Indeed, no real well-directed effort
has ever been made to develop it on a
scale of magnitude in keeping with
the size and character of the ore
body. 1t is OH the east vein of the
mother lode, the same vein that is
met with in the Zeila. 1t is a low
grade ore, believed to be of equal
grade as the Zeila. AS the vein is
large, judging from the outcroppiDg
and the developments so far made, it
is believed that a good margin Of
profit could be made by handling it
with big milling equipment. 1t has
been held at $50, 900, including the
entire ranch of about 200 acres. The
Silver Peak parties we're over from
Angels Monday in an automobile to
look at the mine. 1t is sincerely to
be hoped that satisfactory arrange
ments will be made for it's disposal.
there is no mining proposition that
holds out more hope of a revival of
business in jackson, and the starting
of genuine mining boom than the
development of paying property in
the Bright claim. 1t would have to
be worked on large scale, and that
would mean an addition of several
hundred men to our population. The
Valparaiso. 1T is pleasing to report
that this pocket mine has been
gladdening the hearts of the stock
holders lately, by surrenderlng liber-
ally of ore heavily charged with the
yellow metal. A vein of the black
metal characteristic of that region
has been followed for considerable
distance. 1t carries high values.
Sometimes it pinches to veIy small
dimensions, and again widens out to
gratifying proportions For several
days they went to work and pounded
up in a hand mortar about 400 pounds
of this rich rock. The yield was
Sl100, or nearly So per pound. OF
course, it was picked ore, the richest
this treatment, the object being to
secure means to pay off some out
standing debts. Over one hundred
tons of similar ore has collected on
the dump, awaiting milling. There
is one stamp mill belonging to the
property, capable of crushing from
three to four tons per day, but this
cannot be operated owing to lack of
water for power and battery purposes.
current talk is that the property is
offered on a bonding proposition at
$50, 600, with the privilege of thor
oughly prospecting the mine; $3.50 to
be paid monthly, which will go to-
ward the purchase price if the parties
decide to take. There Is no money
to be paid down. 1t is believed the
capitalists will accept the terms and
proceed with the deveploment Of the
claim.