The San Francisco call., 1909-01-11

of high grade. The same quality of ore shows
in large lodges leading to the west wall and also
shows good Values s: ~ ora erossGus ssO as 1T sd
that win nav to mill and the owners Of the
Siberia. the Bfglows, are well impressed with
the find and see the makings OF big mine in
John Curnow, at the Morning Star, has found
ore of the same grade at his mine which was
The new finds have given considerable en-
couragement to the mine owners Of the Columbia
Hill district and 60 TO strengthen the faith they
always had. Some Of the ore is TO be shipped TO
Nevada CITY for inspection and mining men are
invited to visit the Siberia and prove for them
selves the value and Importance OF the new find.
The Sierra Times says that the I'm
perial group of mines, below Jackson
VILE, in Toulumne county, has been
bonded to San Luis Obispo men; also,
that the Gold Spring mine. situated
three miles from Sonora, has been
bonded by e. j. Doherty TO the Copps
Hill mining company of Oakland and
that it will be worked largely.
Albert Shaftsky, who has made a
rich strike, as reported, in the old
Independence mine, near Placerville,
said that when the work was stopped
on the shaft of the Independence IL
years ago the men who owned the mine
then left off work because they be-
lieved there was no ore below the
Ceptn OF bne1I Sldlt, WHICH VIC luSH
IS feet deep.
I'VE went to work" said Shaftsky
"on the ledge that they had condemned
Three inches below where they had
left off we found two and one-half
inches of gold vein that has been ana
lived as almost pure. We do not know
the value of the ore which has been
taken out thus far, but we have proved
to our satisfaction that the vein will
last, and that we will not be able to
run it out within the next few years.
We have been working a single shift
Of men since reopening the mine, but
within the next few weeks we are going
to put on a double shift and keep the
mine running night and day. We are
six miles from Placerville."
The Downieville Messenger says:
The mining industry iii Sierra county. has
picked up immensely during the last year and
still greater activity Is looked for during the
coming months. In our opinion deep gravel
tion during the year 1909. and some good rich
strikes should be made in ground that will last
for years The rich find . In the celebrated
Tightner quartz mine at Allegheny has drawn
the attention of the mining world to this county
and we are all bound to profit thereby. The
Tightner is probably rich lnine as the
world ever saw. and while others equally as
rich may not be found. there is 40 doubt but
what capital. intelligently used, would uncover
output of gold in Sierra county for 1907 was
over 100000 and for the year 1905, while the
figures have not been computed yet, the yield
will be greatly increased
The Idaho Maryland mine, so the
Grass Valley Union said, will rival it's
former glory:
The outlook at the Idaho Maryland is exceed
ingly bright The ledge in the 500 east level is
of good quality and the mill is kept running
constantly on the ore that Is taken from there
by one shift of miners. The ledge varies in
width from eight feet down to three and four,
but is an immense body with every indication Of
continuing indefinitely
The water is all out from the 1000 station and
in all new timbers have been put in and the old
pumps that were left standing there have been
packed and are ready to start up at any time.
The shaft is all retimbered down to the bottom
of the main shaft.
The principal operations are confined TO the
700 east with the exception Of striking the ledge
that they are working upon in the 500 level.
They have. only short distance to run before
the ledge above will be encountered. winze
sunk on the ledge in the 500 east has reached
depth of 40 feet and the ledge and values
continue.