The San Francisco call., 1908-11-16


time for a long period. The recent dis
coveries in Trinity county have occa-
stoned as much excitement as those of
the Coffee creek district some years
ago within the last few weeks a Sc
ries of more or less important gold
strikes in Sierra county have awakened
interest Along the mother lode ac-
cording to all accounts, the outlook
has steadily improved for some months.
The held of discovery recently in view
extends several hundred miles from
Trinity to the mountains in San Ber-
nardino county.
According to the Placerville Nugget
there is unusual activity in quartz min
ing on the Georgetown divide, in Ell
Dorado county North of the old Taylor
mine on the mother lode belt is the
Hume mine which produced largely for
some years and where the shaft was
pany has been organized. to be known
as the Garden Valley gold mine COM
pany to work the Hume property and
to develop it. This company is working
three shafts.
A Sacramento company not long ago
purchased gravel claims in the Grizzly
Flat district and has equipped them
with machinery, one part of which con-
sists of a crusher to work the cemented
gravel.
In El Dorado county the Alpine mine
is being developed largely. shaft
has been sunk on an incline something
reported to be concerned in the opera
tion as owners of the property.
A report is current that the Clinton
Consolidated mine in Amador county
Will be worked soon. Robert Stevenson
is reported to be largely concerned In
the property Stevenson once owned
the property.
The Downieville Messenger says that
operations in the Sierra Buttes mines
will be under way soon and that the
property will be developed this winter.
A combination consisting of Cook, Spell
lingberg and Deyine, as reported, had
developed body of rich ore and San
Francisco men had taken an option.
Rich gravel is reported to have been
mouth of Black canyon.
Three restraining barriers are in con-
struction above Camptonville, Sierra
mining These are of quite large size.
| Their construction is due to general in
terest in the section and the belief that
II will richly develop. One dam is for
which is controlled by Joubert. The
Brandy City company is preparing to
operate extensively in the same vicin-
ity. The dam Is in construction for the
Indian Hill mine.
The correspondent of the Sonora Ban
ner writes that a big ledge of mag
nesia between walls of serpentine and
| limestone has been discovered near Chi
nese Camp. Mcdonald, the owner, is
sinking a shaft testing the ledge. There
are three claims in which the ledge ap-
pears, so it is said To the north and
MORT west the land iS Nnlr2r1iR
cording to assays, the ore, which is a
good quality, carries gold and silver.
The property is about a mile and a half
southwest from Chinese railroad sta
tion.
The Sonora Union Democrat says that
Mccormick & Co. and Cotton Brothers,
the owners of the Draper mine, are
cleaning out and retimbering the main
shaft and that a crosscut will be run
from the bottom of the shaft of the
500 foot level. Many miners in Souls
byville have confidence in the Draper
and stand ready, so the Union says, TO
| take up the property and work 1t on a
royalty basis. The water power neces-
sary TO run the mine is estimated to
cost only about $50 month.
Articles of Incorporation of the Semi
mole gold mining company. which were
originally filed in London in 1885, have
Just been filed in Tuolumne county. The
capital stock Is stated to be 100000.
The principal place OF business is Lon
don and the directors and stockholders
are all English, with the exception of
J., II. Burnell and Frederick r. Burnell
of San Francisco. The Seminole is on
the east belt and is situated not far
from Tuolumne. number of years
ago the Burnell brothers worked the
property but they finally closed 1t down
after some development
The Diadem quartz mine at Forest.
Sierra county, will be reopened. 1t
was formerly owned by Sheriff Nc
Gregor He sold it to J. H. Harper.
| The last named put McGregor in charge
of the development or the mine and in
a few months he is reported to have
turned over to Harper more than Har-
per's total expense, including the pur-
chase price.
Extensive development work has been
done on the Snowdon Hill mine, which
is drift proposition. The country
has been improved by the construction
of wagon road connecting Campton-
vile with Snowdon Hill.
The following. story concerning a re-
found in Kentucky Ridge mine is told
by the Grass Valley Union
What superintendent Al Adams Of the Ken
lucky Ridge mine believes to be the richest
being developed 1t consists of seam of teIlu-
rum running through a two foot quartz ledge
Samples brought III are almost pure gold and
il requires but little of this Kind Of ore to
make a mine a marvel.
Only recently the work Of reopening the Ken
lucky Ridge started, when President Hertz
came out from Charleston. s. c. He put Adams
at the head Of affairs and promised him ample
backing. Adams had great faith In the old
mine, which of the richest in California
when operated by Colonel English in the early
ffties.
Since starting up attention has been devoted
to the lowest tunnel, which is In 400 feet. From
a seam the ledge has wdened out to two
feet. and carries great values in free gold and
sulphides, to say nothing Of the seam of tellu-
rum Ii is believed no other mine In the county
has such streak Of this precious mineral run
ming through 1t. The ledge came I'm after hav-
Ing pitched out and there is every Indication
that one OF the richest and biggest properties
in the county will result with depth.
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