The San Francisco call., 1908-11-09
California Mines Reopened
After Long Idleness
Excitement in. Yellow Jacket District Con
tnues Without Apparent Abatement

Stanislaus river near Reynolds ferry
Tests Will be made, to discover whether
the land is rich enough to be worked
probably by the placer process.
Following some months of develop
ment. so the Redding Courier-F
Press says, another rich ledge has been
struck in the Bonanza King mine, six
miles from Trinity Center. This is one
Of the properties that figured in the
list Of assets Of the California safe de-
post and trust company The prop
erty was sold to the Treadwen interests
few years ago by Joseph Porter Not
long ago 20 stamps We're disposed Of
20 going TO the Midas mine at Harrison
gulch and 10 TO the Golden Jubilee mine
at Coffee creek Receiver lie Breton OF
the California safe deposit and trust
company recently Inspected the prop
erty.
The Trinity Journal says that the
management of the Golden Jubilee
mine. situated on Coffee creek. nine
miles from Trinity Center, is workin g
so men and that the mine promises TO
be one OF the steaGiest producers in the
county as soon as the present stamp
mill is completed.
The old Bullion mine. in Plumas
county. according TO the Plumas Inde-
pendent, is shipping ore that runs as
high as $l55 per ton. This mine was
opened in early days by Nate Judge
Hayden of Reno and he and others ex-
pended $4,000 in the search for gold.
The mine has been reopened by Daniel
Edwards of Reno, who found on the
100 foot level a Is foot ledge of copper
ore and also good values in gold and
silver On the same authority 1t is said
that one assay was as high as Sl,1O0 to
the ton.
The Downieville Messenger says that
the rumored striking of the Tightner
ledge in the lower tunnel has no basis
of fact. 4 strike was made recently in
the shaft. some distance from the first
one put down, tending TO show a pay
shoot that is very extensive. On the
Saw Mill ridge, two miles east of Glib
sonville. a ledge is reported to have
been uncovered that is four feet wide
and that ASSAYS as nign as $500 per ton
The same paper says that quartz
claim near Lucky Dog ravine has been
bonded to a San Francisco company
represented by DR. Russell and J. j
Crawford, who was formerly state
mineralogist in California.
Within the last six years. so says the
Nevada City Transcript, the Croesus
n444lOF it-Olt IolIuiOi4t hAOnn eAS NiiS
Plumbago mine which was given up as
a worked out property, has paid divi-
dends amounting TO $250,O00. A new
plant is being installed. which will en-
able the management TO extend the
lower tunnel which is now in 4.00t
feet, TO the length of an additiona
5000 feet.
The Amador Ledger says that more
mining men have been examining min
ing property in Amador county in the
last two months than for the entire pc
riod of 10 years preceding. The follow
ing statements are made on the same
authority:
The Denfender is running full time with steam
as the motive power. William Belderine is in
charge Of the tailings plant. which is now
yielding large returns from what has been here
tef0re considered OF no value.
The Cramer brothers have a large quantity
OF ore mined at the Mitchell mine ready for
milling water can be got. Last
week they uncovered a vein of that gives
values OF from $50 to $40 per ton.
Trask and Allen have completed their Arasta
| and II is running satisfactorily. They were Of
saying they had sufficient high grade in
sight 10 yield enough values from Arastra &c
put up q modern stamp MILL
The richest strike made in years wEs found
Richardson place Volcano. Under the soil
which is from two 10 three feet deep. is
/ bed Of gravel that yields from % cents 10 81
! per pan. The Volcano ditch runs just above
/ this discovery, giving 200 feet head and al
/ the lower end IS an ideal site for debris
no permit is granted the gravel is rich enough
10 ground sluice.