The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
Two Strikes OF Importance
Are Made in Gold Mines
Discoveries Made at Hoodoo in Trinity County
and in the Free Gold Near Jacksonville

to be made on or before January S.
1910. The mine contains 20.s5 acres.
Active mining has begun at the Hill
mine at Grass Valley, so says the
Grass Valley Union. Two shifts are
taking out rock, the shaft having been
cleaned out. Sinking will be pursued
TO some additional depth before drifting
is resumed. Good ore was taken out
Of the mine in early days, so it is
reported.
The Amador Ledger says that the
old keystone company cleaned up thor
oughly before turning the Keystone
mine over to the new management. A
large number of men have been laid off
and many have left. The Ledger is
hopeful for the immediate future, and
says:
The outlook for Amador was never brighter
There is no doubt that with development work
1udiciousiy prosecuted the Keystone will soon
rank with the best producing mines Of the
county. The South Spring Hill, another pros
pective rich property, is likely to commence act
i've work before long, With the Bunker Hin and
Fremont. both in a measure tributary to the
town, the outlook is very encouraging for the
business interests of this bustling little camp
The work of unwatering the Bay State shaft
the 400 level and it will require considerable time
to get to the bottom. the shaft being over 1 900
feet deep. The unwafering has taken much
of caves and other drawbacks
Magalia ridge, according to the Oro-
vile Register, is the scene of greater
activity than at any prior time in
years. At the annual meeting of the
Mammoth Channel mining company ar
rangements were made for installing
gasoline hoist and blower. The Cape
Horn mine will resume with the com
ing of winter. Men are grading below
the Cape Horn for the erection of
owned by Levi Cohen and his asso-
ciates.
Operations are under way upon the
Gum channel, something more than
two miles north of the Cape Horn
mine. Extensive prospecting work has
been done to determine the values in
the gravels. The Blue Valley com
pany is financing in the east. having
in view the resuming of work.
The new gold dredging company in
Siskiyou county is about to construct a
dredger boat. The contract has been
placed for the dredger, at a reported
cost of s125.000. this including the out
lay for the construction of the boat
The corporation will operate at Ham
burg, and is known as the Great
Northern dredging company. The Sis
kiyou News says regarding operations
in several districts in Siskiyou county
and adjoining country:
William Hicks and John Chase have succeeded
in getting Los Angeles company TO build and
complete the old Hicks ditch. back OF Scott
bar, extending the same 10 Klamath river for
hydraulic mining and electric power uses. The
cost Of equipments on this property viii be
$50, ,000.
A company is prospecting the Collins property
at Oak bar by sinking shafts, with a view to
building a gold dredger.
Forty putting the Blue Ledge mine
into shape for the winter.
The Scott Bar hydraulic company has arranged
its finances and has let contract for the CON
struction OF eight miles OF its ditch. Within
two weeks 60 men will be al work on the
ditch. mine and MILL The ground 10 be worked
is all in old channels
The Tarantula mine lying north of
and adjoining the Eagle Shawmut has.
says the Sierra Times. been acquired by
the United gold mining and milling