The San Francisco call., 1909-02-15
NEW MINERAL FINDS
THROUGHOUT STATE
Deposits of Tale, Aluminium,
Coal and Oil Are Discovered
by ProspectOrs
Interest Centers in the PetrO-
lepm Field in Lower Part
of Monterey County

New mineral discoveries have been
made in four sections OF California re-
Gently to which Importance Is attached
A large deposit OF tale has been UncoN-
cred at Glendale, in Humboldt county.
Aluminium is reported to have been dis
covered near Nevada city. Monterey
county reports the discovery OF oil IN
paying quantities In the Priest valley.
A ledge OF high grade coal is reported
to have been discovered in CajOn pass.
in San BernardlnO county. These four
discoveries taken in conjunction and
occurring practically at the same time
would be considered significant in any
mineral state.
OF the four the greatest interest nat
urally attaches TO the reported oil dis
covery in Priest valley. which is in the
lower part of Monterey county and not
Standard oiFcOmpany has been looking
Tor oil In that neighbOrhOOd for some
time and a number of rigs erected by
the Dig OIL corporation have been oper-
ated in several places in southern Mon
terey county. Petroleum in 1907 sur
passed gold in total value of output for
the first time in California. The aver
age price of petroleum was consider
ably lower then than it is now. The
indications are that the petroleum out
put for 1908 will be found to have dis
tanced gold produced in that year by a
large amount. Hence the discovery OF
any new oil field. on a rising market. is
important
Concerning the find in the Priest dis
trict the Salinas Journal said:
From present indications and judging from
reports at hand. LOnOak has proven a md. for
several bits or startling news were received IN
Salinas yesterday morning BY local stock holders.
who are now rejoicing at the prospects OF a
gusher having been unearthed The present depth
OF the well Is 1.lOO feet. Yesterday morning at
o'clock $50 feet OF oil measured In the
well, which is 10 inch boring The work
commenced for the day and after three foou
he vel "
emptied OF the drills and Z0O feet OF oil
was measured rhis amount OF oil is equivalent
to approximately 1.J0O barrels The company
Is not able to preserve the oil which is being
taken from the well. but large tanks are TO
be erected =
The news of the aluminium find IN
Nevada county is supplied by the Grass
Valley Union. a part OF the account
was as follows:
Mining for mineral other than gold and cop
per Is among the possibilities OF the future
ln Nevada county, and recent hnd that Is now
presents those possibilities emphatleaIly that
they may assure phase in mining in the
vicinity OF Nevada City in the future. The
find referred TO Is no less than OF alumni
um, and apparently existing in such Quantities
as to raise the hone thar sooner or later an
aluminium manufacturing industry on a large
and ramifying scale may be launched. Speci-
mems Of the aluminium ore are now in Nevada
City. and the facts in relation 20 the discovery.
extent and location are in the possession OF
few businessmen, beside the discOverer and To-
Gator.
broad dixie OF bauxlte-the technical or
scientific meteorological name for certsin ore
contiguous to Nevada City The end was made
prOspected
The locator OF the bauxIte claim says that
there several thousand tons OF the in
sight now. and further Investigation viii be
made on the ground and IN the laboratories.
The Daily Humboldt Standard said
that the tale was found by David Minor
A bed was uncovered that is two feet
thick. This article continued:
Men have been passing by and practically over
the ground for years. yet nobody suspected the
existence OF the tale bed. Had It not been
for the fact that Mr.. Minor is old time
prospector the tale bed would not have been
dreamed OF. 1t came TO the surface in the shape
OF a narrow ribbon of peculiar red soil which
the prospect0r at once concluded was indication
Of fault He accordingly set to work. aud
after digging along the lead In the course OF a
few rods upon bed OF tale about two
feet thick Owing 10 stormy weather the bed
has not yet been opened
A discovery that Il causing some local Interest
at Arcata is the finding of gold in some
stream emptying into Mad river The parties
who have made the discovery have been exhib-
itins placer gold at Areata- Gold has often
been washed out OF Mad river but this latest
and IS regarded the most promising yet made.
The coal deposit in the Cajon pass
was found by Frank Durham OF San
BernardinO county A ledge three feet
wide. according TO Burham has been
traced across three sections, in all OF
which It has been located. Durham
with force OF men is driving shaIt
along the ledge and is taking out coal
near the Cajon station.
A large gravel proposition. which is
owned by eastern men and situated
near Groyeland in TuOlumne county, SO
the Mother Lode Magnet said, will be
operated on a big scale. The Magnet
There are rnmors floating around Of two big
mining deals regarding some well known prop
I arff In hfa -p.arrn naNa
summsted great benefit will result Outside
mining men are beginning 10 realize that big
low grade proposition such as the mother lode
presents is a safe place in which to invest capi-
tall Mining deals. which heretofore have been
viewed viewed IN YGH more , Conservative light and co1se
quently more money that In the past mas been
held back is now being Invested in mines There
lode that are not only paying. but have every
Indication Of continuing 50 for years to come.
reopened and worked in intelligent manner.
could be made bullion producers.
Reports concerning operations in
mines that have large plants are re-
ported. by local papers as follows:
Twenty stamps Of the Ceutral Eureka mill in
Amador county at work on ore OF the South
Eureka mine. Of which 100 tons are transported
over tram each day. The increased output
for the south Eureka mine Is largely good grade
ore. Sinking at the Central Eureka Il pro-
crossing. Eighty ave feet Of shaft was re-
ported for January. which makes the shaft 2 120
the 800 level down The new shaft Is at a
sleeper incline and viii De In solid ground
and will make much better permanent shaft.
The Argonaut mine Is reported TO be develop
ing in great shape. There is Abundance OF ore
In sight.
A bar OF bullion weighing 162 ounces was
shipped from the Valparaiso mine. situated in
Murphy's gulch. At SIS per ounce the bar
would be worth nearly So 600. This output Is
the product OF four OF Eve months work but lt
: not the total product During that time two
smaller shipments have been made.
According to the Nevada City Miner
Transcript. as a result OF the plan for
reopenins the Pittsburg. Potosi and
other Gold Flat quartz mine by the
Weisbein combination. other properties
In the east belt OF Nevada county will
be put into operation. which have been
idle for a long while. Among such
is the property known as the MOwhe-
gan and Gold Flat. These two claims
covering 5000 feet OF lode west OF
the other three properties named.
Eks Ccnoiin mine in Nevada county
Will be started again. the necessary
money having been ueiSsd for that
purpose The COnolin paid we'll for
some years. but had run OF hard luck