The San Francisco call., 1909-03-08
MOTHER LODE DFEPS
YIELDING RICH ORE
Precious Metals Plentiful at the
3,l00 Foot Level in ANA
dor County Mine

At depth Of more than 800 feet
on the mother lode. in Amador county.
in the Kennedy mine. gold is found as
plentiful in the formation as in any
of the higher levels. In the Grass VAL
ley district the gold at great depth is
also equally abundant as it is nearer
the surface
These are not exceptional instances
in the history OF gold mining. One
deep mine in Nevada county, for in
stance. is reported 10 have produced
more than S1.000.0O0 in gold last year
with a considerable value in silver that
was byprOduct and entirely incidental
to the mining OF gold
Instead OF showing exhaustion at
great depth the Kennedy mine gives
promise of great things yet. The Ana
dor county miners have the opinion
that mining will be carried on profit
ably in Amador at lower levels than at
any other section along the rich mother
lode. Ore bodies have been followed to
greater depths In South Africa than in
California. and the same is true re-
garding mining for gold in Australia
What the meaning OF this is in reIa-
tion 10 California is manifest. The
gold belt extends hundreds OF miles.
Mexican boundary. Deep mining may
obtain all along that belt in the course
of years. Taking this view Of the casa
California is a treasure supply for cen
turtles to come Half a century has
passed since the great depth mines OF
this state began to yield. They are
still rich, remarkably so. and IN no way
show signs of exhaustion
The AmadOr Ledger takes aavantage
OF the finding OF ore bodies at low
levels in the Kennedy mine to justly
advertise Amador as a gold section
According to the Ledger the mining
world is impressed by the richness OF
ore at more than 800 feet OF depth
The paper continued:
The Kennedy Is the only property Ton the
mother lode) that has been developed 70 such
Depth Instead OF showing exhaustion. the gold
wealth and holds out the hope OF continuous div
blends for indefinite time There Is no reason
TO believe that 1t viii be otherwise with other
mines at various points along the ledge The
idea that. while the ledge matter might continue
70 great depths, the ore would probably wax
poorer has been dispelled BY the stern logic &c
practical test. The mines of the Rand are ceIe-
brated the world over on account OF their aurif-
erOus yield at depths never before attained In
gold mining. Amador county seems to be the
focal point Of deep mining along the main gold
belt OF California The prospects Indicate thaE
the deeps of this region viii be as famous in
years TO come as the South African neld Is now.
perhaps not liberal scale OF production,
but as sample Of the possibilities Of remunera-
tive mining at depth heretofore unthought o.
The ArgOnaut mining company has
been reorganized. The holding COM
pany OF the ArgOnaut. the ArgOnauc
Consolidated. was represented by A II
Carlyle. Jesse w. Lilienthal. E. A Stent,
j. ii. Tam and John RaggiO OF stockton
A board of directors for the year was
electe including in membership j. w.
Liiienthal. f. A Stent. John RaggiO. r.
$ RainsfOrd and B. F. Taylor J. W.
Lilienthal was elected president; B. F.
Taylor vice president F. v. Zumbiel
secretary. r. 5. Rainsford superintend-
ent. The development OF the property
viii proceed steadily
The shaft OF the old Central Eureka
mine. in Amador county, has been re-
paired to within 400 feet from the bot
tom of the mine. The company intends.
so II Is reported, TO develop TO greater
depths Some assessments may be nec-
esSary to get the mine upon a working
bats.
Enough limestone has been uncovered
at the Standard Portland cement COM
panys works at Napa junction. accord
ing TO the Napa Journal 10 keep up
cement production for period OF 10
years. A recent discovery of a great
ledge Is the reason for this statement.
Work has begun on the gold prop
critics In Nevada county that have been
consolidated as the Pittsburg. Gold
Flat and Potosi gold mines. limited
The Nevada City Transcript said:
The price agreed upon FOR the purchase OF
the Hancock mine. situated al ROssland four
miles west OF Rawhide. in TuoIumne county
according 70 the Sonora Union Democrat -
So. 000- The purchaser is the Karmac mining
and milling company. The sellers under bond
Edward d. Leonard and wife.
new copper and gold camp. situ-
ated near Gardn erville. in Mono coun-
". promises to be prominent Four
properties are producing ore in the
new camp. some OF which Is reported
TO have run as high as s36 a ton. The.
name OF Crystal City has been adopted
for the camp The country haa -besn