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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
CALIFORNIA
Sale of MiIkmaid Mines

BY the sale OF the Miikmaid group
Of mines near French Gulch on Satut-
day afternoon, the stock holoers OF e,,s ne
Western exploitation company nave
consummated a notable deal IN Sall
fornia gold mining and Erik Llho-
blom an Alaskan millionaire, oe-
promising properties in the state
The terms are: December u, lsOs'
e,0eo; January 3, 1910, $4,000; Aug
ust ,. 1910. sS5,e0o; May p, 1911
Mondsy afternoon the deposit OF
$4,000 was made in a Reddlns pan
and the deal. authorized at IneslihS :
of stock holders called at Frencn SuicIi
Saturday afternoon was legally closed.
There is also $4,000. represented by
the cleanup for November. that VIII go
TO the sellers, on account OF the Janu-
airy payment.
owns properties in Nevada and the
Milkmaid was the only California mine
owned by the company, whicn
corporation with $4,000 worth OF
stock outstanding. There is a long
list Of stock holders. including many
Shasta county people. and they VIII
as most Of the stock issued only cost
the present holders an average OF
seven cents per share. >,o,ada
interests took hold of the Milkmald,
purchasing from Senator Jones LOT
$50. .0oe. and they have taken out IN the
neighborhood of 100000. thus paying
for the property and distributing fat
dividends since operating the mine.
The $500 600 payment amounts TO
net return: il is all velvet,
While Erik O. Lindbleom, the Alas
kan gold mining ma gnate. is the only
name used in the purchasing slde'
Walter Soderberg. another Alaska
mine owner. is believed to be aSsocl-
ated with him and 1t is understood
that the present equipment OF four
stamps win Immediately be increased
10 10 stamps.
The properties included in sale are
Nfilkmsid Franklin and Buckeye Con-
solidated. the latter including Eve
claims. Buckeye May Day. virginia
Summit and Ida and $50 acres OF TIM
mill. etc.-Redding Courier-F'ree Press.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Cherokee Gold Drift

deed from T. L. Vintin to the
Cherokee gold drift company, trans
ferring the Cherokee mine, was placed
on record Yesterday The deed trans
fers 500 acres OF patented land, the
ownership of which vests absolutely in
the company, and the mineral right to
900 additional acres
The company will now devote the
greater part of it's attention TO financ-
ing the proposition. 1t is not probable
that work will be started until such
time as the members of the company
believe that finances are in condition
to insure the continuous development
OF the mine on the proper scale.
The company has two and a half
miles of virgin channel A half
mile of the channel has been worked
by the hydraulic process, and con-
the value of the gold taken out at
Sl0.000,000. BY many it is contended
that the record of the mine is well
toward ,Ooo.000.-Oroville Register.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Florence Mine Conditions

General Manager Lawrence is au-
thority for the statement that the
Florence mill Is getting a new record
for itself now. and says that despite
the charges made by certain New York
interests that the Florence mill is a
patchwork affair and that patching is
still in progress the mill is complete
in every respect and mo more new
equipment will be purchased for the
mill, until it has paid many dividends.
The mill record for the last 10
months shows an actual extraction of
93 to "a per cent, and now we are
raising even that to some extent
Operating expenses have been cut
down very materially. the ore reserves
in the mine re<<larger than at any
previous time N the history of the
property. and the dividends that will
be regularly turned out will be the best
answer TO the interests that have been
consistently hammering Florence.
Goldfield News
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Californians on Travels
ISpeeial Dispaieh o ~ CsIll

NEW YORK. Dee IS.-Californians are regis
tered here as follows
Houghten AstOr house. J. Arthur. Bsyard. "
J. Johns Hotel Darlington: F. b. Lathrop- Grand
Union: Mrs. ]. Goldberg SAVOY, E. stables
Hotel Belmont; c. W. Long Jr. Hofman,'E. ID
stock Hotel Hermitage; J. e. Dunn, Hole
York. G. W Lehalr Hotel Netherlands. ". L.
MshsB. Grand Union hotel, r y McEiroy Mi~
+ a. NTcEIrov. Herald square; Mrs. ". H. psf
ton Miss E. Patton. Hotel seville; Miss f. Ceu-
lee Martha. Washington: L. A. Engwer- Mrs
q A. Engwer Hotel Navarro; H. Epstein. flsr
tel Breslin; j. zaruba. Mrs j. Zaruba. Pass
Avenue hotel
Los Augeles-D. l. Davis. Belmont; Miss NJ
Miles Hotel Marlborough: Mrs Raines. Empire
Mrs y shannon. NJ. r. shannon. Herald Square.
g. E. Warner King Edward, A L. Coates. Bel
mont: l. 2. Swan. Mrs l. T. swan, GilSey house
J. C. Sykes HGtel Belmont
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United Properties

The United oil company has been
organized by Los Angeles men to take
over valuable properties in the North
Midway field.
The company owns 30 acres in Sec
ton 10, 31-22; a perpetual lease on
so acres in section "a, 31-22: %
acres in section 6, 31-23. on which a
well is being drilled within $50 feet
of the Santa Fe gusher. and lease
on so acres in section H. which is
subject to the Blue Grass oil company
of Blue Grass. Iowa.
Besides the one we'll now being
drilled on section g. which is down 42C
feet. the company has the material or
the ground for three more wells on
section 6. The Blue Grass company
also is drilling one welI.-Los Angeles
Herald
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Mount Pleasant Production

The Mount Pleasant mine. located
near Grizzly Flats. in FL Dorado county,
one of the oldest and best producing
mines in this part of the state, Is once
more paying dividends
About three months ago work was
resumed after shutdown caused two
years a go by the panic, and has been
since running under the direction of
A Y. Judson. mining engineer, who
was at that time put in charge About
$4,000 has been expended on improve
ments.
Five stamps were started. and after
three weeks a cleanup showed $4,000
worth OF amalgam. This was the first
Indication that the old days were COM
ing back. Since then five more
stamps have been put in and now ten
stamps are falling night and day. The
ore now runs from SIS to S100 per
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Mountain Copper Mine Plans

The fact that the Mountain copper
company of Keswick Shasta county,
intends TO resume operations on large
scale at this place is no better empha
sized than by the announcement made
today that W L. Cole. superintendent
of the company is TO be at once trans
ferred from Martinez TO this place 70
take charge of operations. Cole VIII
arrive here Wednesday.
The COMPANY recently started force
Of men to work repairing and making
substantial additions to the company
hospital.
The plans for new and modern
smelter of large capacity are already
prepared. and il is said that with the
coming Of superintendent Cole the
actual work Of installation viii COM
mence as soon as weather conditions
win permit.-Sacrament Bee.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Hite Mines Strike

strike of exceptionally rich ore
has been made on one of the claims
owned by the Hite mines company on
the South fork, in Mariposa county
ore assaying from $500 to 81 $50 per
ton has been encountered in new
ledge on a claim which joins the ia
nous Hite Cove mine. The ore en-
countered In surface working on this
claim is so rich that the free gold is
plainly visible to the naked eye and
is found 10 permeate every part Of the
quartz.
The vein shows a width of four feet
where opened and bids fair to be the
companion vein of the great Hite Cove
lode, not only in the values carried. but
in the size OF the lead.-Merced Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
GoIdfeId Daisy Activity

busiest n the % GodeId eq distfiet fp9' these
days, as every foot of the ground has
been taken by leasers, and all the
leases are working with a zest and vim
dccentuated by the fact that shipping
ore is piling up all over the property.
From five to ten big wagon loads of
ere are going off Daisy hill every
day, and at this time it may be given
something better than % tons of $50
ore is being shipped from the hill per
day. And at that operations on the
hill have not reached their stride
Goldfield News
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Lucky Boy Deal

J. II. Miller, principal owner of the
Alamo group of mines al the camp of
Lucky Boy, was in Nina this week
He is to meet representatives of the
Salt Lake. at Hawthorne. who are ne
gotiating for the purchase of the
property for sum close to $1,000
600
In referring to the pending deal, Mr.
Miller said:
Il am of the opinion that the deal
with the United States smelling com
pany will go through. Their represen-
tatives gave the property thorough
sampling about three weeks ago, and
were so well satisfied with it that they
are coming back. 1t looks as though
the deal would be closed very SOON
Western Nevada Miner
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Strike in Gray Eagle

Another very rich strike has been
made in the Gray Eagle mine at Gold
point. 1t is far richer than the one
made three weeks ago.
In driving the tunnel along the foot
wall of the vein in a northerly direc-
tion. five feet of ribbon quartz was
found. This ore pans gold freely. is
full OF rich sulphurets fsome of them
arsenieaD, and the ASSAY values run
from $40 to $3.50 per ton.
Prepara tions are being made to de-
velop the property extensively-Dow
ievilie Messenger.
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was at one time American tennis cham
pion.
Mrs Whitman's funeral viii be held
at the Brick Presbyterian church at
Fifth avenue and Thirty -eighth street.
in New York. Monday. and the de-
parture OF Mr.. and Mrs Alexander last
night was for the purpose of being
present
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander came west
recently to attend the funeral of George
CrOeker who died in New York city
and whose body was shipped here for
burial.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Good Luck Dividend

The Good Luck oil company. operat-
ing on section %. 1915, at Coalinga
has declared a dividend of l 4 cents
per share on 100000 shares. The
dividend is paid from the profits of
No. / well and on 50-cent oil. the COM
pany having contracted 100000 barrels
TO the Associated at that price.-Los
Angeles Herald
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
PAYROLL of the Merger

The payroll OF the Goldfield Consoli-
November amounted TO abount $50 OOO
and is said to have been the largest
in the history of that corporation and
representing the wages OF $50 men.
The increase was due to the great
amount of development work being
done TO keep ahead of the prospective
large demands of the big mill.-Gold-
field NpIrS
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Rich Ore in the Lucky Boy

Senator Fred Balzar and his brother.
Bert. and their associates the stevens
brothers. are feeling rather fine these
days because of bonanza strike just
made at Lucky Boy. In their. lease on
the Hardscrabble claim lying about
800 feet west of the main working
shaft of the Hubbard lease on the
Lucky Boy they have encountered a
foot of ore that shows, after a number
of careful assays had been taken.
values better than $500 per ton. The
shaft in which the ore was cut is only
down 80 feet-Western Nevada Miner.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Tonopah Company's Output

The mill report of the Tonopah min
ing company for the last week shows
stamps were dropping constantly,
crushing $500 tons of ore OF an aver
a ge value of SIG per ton The bullion
shipment consisted of SO bars of bull
lion. valued at s4S.000. and 1000
pounds of concentrates. worth $4,000.
making the total bullion shipments
amount to $50. 900 An average eXtrac-
tion of 80 per cent was recorded
Tonopah Miner
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Great Strike in National

Sunday night the greatest strike in
the history OF National, or perhaps IN
the history of the world, was made on
Radiator hill, National, on the group
of claims recently leased from j. IL
Workman by ID. r. Dwyer and asso-
ciates, Messrs. Cummings and OCon-
nell Immedia tely upon securing the
lease work was begun on a tunnel and
Sunday at distance of 120 feet a
four foot vein of quartz was encoun-
tered which assays S215 to the ton
with a two inch streak of high grade
that will go $4,000 to the ton.-Ne-
vada Silver State
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
$4,000 Cleanup on the Midas

The superintendent of the Midas
mine in Shasta county took into Red
ding on December 3 bullion amounting
TO $2S, 900. 1t was the November clean
up from that famous mine.
The Midas, next to the Gladstone.
is the best gold mine in Shasta county.
1t has turned out over $4,000, 600 in gold
and is keeping UP steady production
at the rate of nearly $4,000 a month.
The mine is worked through a vertical
shaft l,400 feet deep, the deepest shaft
in the county.
One hundred and ten men are en-
ployed in the mine and the mill
1reka Journal
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Product of Tonopah Mines

The mines of Tonopah district
an estimated value of $115.925 TO the
mills during the last week. The
Tonopah mining company sent 1850
tons. the Belmont 500 tons. Montana
Tonopah 957 tons. MacNamara 500 tons,
West End 20 tons and Midway 90 tons.
The payroll of the mines, mills and
railroads in Tonopah district for the
last month amounted to about $175,00o.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Big Mining Suit

The suit of the Kennedy Extension
against the Argonaut for 100000
damages for trespass has been the
principal topic of conversation in min
ing circles the past week.
The taking of depositions will COM
mence December 10. J. s. Rainsford.
superintendent of the Argonaut. left
for San Francisco early this week to
consult with other officials.
Naturally the suit has had depress-
ing effect on Argonaut stock but divi-
dends are expected to be paid monthly
as planned and work a mine and mill
will not be interrupted.-Amad
Ledger.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Diamond Queen

Two feet of ore that gives an aver
age assay of s311.20 in gold per ton
has been opened in the Hargrove &
Bell lease on the Diamond Queen at
Fluorine in the Bullfrog district.
The ore was encountered in the drift
from the bottom of the shaft at a
depth of 100 feet and indicates that
probably a better ore body than the
leasers have yet had is making its
appearance. Associated with this new
strike is a good body of lower grade
material, numerous shipments from
which have netted from $50 to s100 per
ton
The Diamond Queen ore is highly
oxidized, and as general rule gives
but little outward indication of its
real values. which are frequently sur
prising as shown by fire assay. About
$4,000 has been shipped from the Dia-
rnond Queen during the last few
months, the average value per ton
being about SIS in gold.-RhYolite
Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
MacNamara Statement

At the annual meeting of the Mac
Namara mining company, the old di-
rectors and officers were reelected.
The financial sheet shows s56.3I9.94 in
actual cash on hand December 1, 1909,
with balance of $s,016 due from the
Balaklala smeltcr to December. i and
all expenses paid. There was also ore
in transit. to December a. valued at
a bout $1,000. During the last fiscal
year. 1920 tons of dry ore were
worked al the smelter. ayera ging $2213
per ton.-Tonopah Miner.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Mountain Boomer Gold Brick

r. a. Skinner brought in hand
some gold brick from the Mountain
Boomer mine, New River. 1t weighed
about S10.+00 and was beauty. The
Mountain Boomer is under lease to
MesSrs. Skinner. Fields and Nickel,
and under the mana cement of Skinner,
is making a splendid showing.-Sacra-
mento Union
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
The May flower

The latest news from the Mayflower
mine is that the rich ore shoot opened
above has been entered on the 409 foot
level. While not quite so wide at the
point where tapped. its average value
Is a shade better than above running
we'll between $50 and S1O0 per ton.
There has been some talk of the May
flower company purchasing the rights
of the Aylward lease Jerry Rourke
has succeeded Stark as general man
ager of the Mayffower mine and mill.
Tonopah Miner
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Guggenheim Holdings

The second regular quarterly divi-
dend of the Yukon gold company has
been declared at the rate OF per cent
per annum- The dividend will serve
helm exploration company. which owns
IS. .062 of Yukon gold stock. being
a larger amount than the exploration
company holds in any of the other
Guggenheim companies except the
American smelters. The holdings of
the Guggenheim exploration company
in the various Guggenheim properties
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Denver Mint to Resume Coming

The Denver mint which was shut
down last July because of surplus
of gold coins. will open the first of
the year with between S1S.000.000 and
S20.O00.0O0 In gold bullion on hand,
which win be Immediately coined into
money of smaller denominations, ae-
coroIng to an announcement made by
superintendent Frank Downer.-Tono-
pan Miner
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Silver Tip May Sell

COALINGA, Dec. 1T--Notices have
been mailed to stock holders in the
Silver Tip oil company, advising them
that a meeting is to be held here De-
ing the proposed disposition of their
holdings to w. f. lay. representing
British capital. Lay has tried to pur-
chase the property for some time for
A majority of the stock holders will
probably vote in ia Tor OF the propo-
sition, as a small proportion OF the
about Sc cents. and the price of SIS
looks good TO them,
with two o cent dividends already
paid and another of like amount de-
ciared. the property offers splendid IN
ducements About. 5000 shares of the
100000 have been. sold and are in the
hands OF buyers and they will receive
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
st. Francis Company

The ST. Francis mining company has
new board of directors. Joseph A.
Dowiing president. John j. O'Connor
vice president, John p. Horgan secre-
tary James Hurley treasurer and
William a Lange. selected by well
known Butte county mining man at
the request of the directors to get a
correct opinion of its value. The as
says convinced the directors that the
mine should be a paying property.
a ten stamp mill will be crushing
quartz in January, 1910. The prop
erty is also equipped with an air COM
pressor and q % horsepower gasoline
engine for auxiliary power. The COM
pany has purchased the Mooretown
ditch, which will furnish abundance
of water for mining. The ST. Francis
mine. having a large body Of rich
quartz, should be dividend payer.
The ST. Francis is not far from the
Phoenix quartz mine which yielded
about $500. 600 in the month of May,
1909 and has produced over $1,000 a
day since then.-Oroville Mercury.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

mining company. This was a portion
of the product of the Sunnyside mine
and mill for the month of November
The bullion came in by auto in charge
of Clarence Sage, chief of the detec-
tive department of the Goldfield con-
solidated mines company.
The bars attracted a great deal of
attention while they were on view at
the bank.-Goldfield Tribune.
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100000 PAID FOR THE
SHASTA MILKMAID MINES
Deal the Northern Section of the State Where
There Is Great Activity in Ore and Placer Properties

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Big Sespe Operations

The Big Sespe oil company. which
is operating in Big Sespe creek Ven
tura county, expects to finish its No. ;
well the last of the week. and from all
indications it should prove a good WE'LL
The hole encountered an unexpected
which produced light oil, whereas
the oil of the other wells is about 13
gravity The well will be finished at
about 600 feet. and A. F. Johns man
ager of the company, expects to have
il on the pump within 10 days
The company has finished s inch
pipe line to Brownstone on the South
where it has storage tanks. The pro-
duction from it's No. / we'll, which IS
on the pump IL hours every day. is
90 barrels and the daily production
is now 500 barrels, which Mr.. Johns
expects to increase soon TO 1000 bar
rels
The directors of the company are
now considering the marketing OF the
product. The oil contains 76 per cent
asphaltnm, and is perfectly free from
sand. making desirable road oil. The
have. bid $1.10 per barrel for 10000
barrels and the company has an offer
for its entire product UP TO 900 bar
rels daily at 81 delivered at It's tanks
Al Brownstone, from an asphalt manu-
Featuring company. The directors may
decide to engage in the manufacture
of asphalt on company account.
acres of oil lands and holds lease ON
$50 acres. The company also owns a
two acre tract OF land at Brownstone.
where its storage tanks are located.
and a valuable water power right on
Big Sespe creek.-I4os Angeles Herald.
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short time the directors do not feel
thai they would be warranted at this
time in posting the extra dividend The
regular dividend of cents per share
VIII. however. be mailed December 20
TO livestock holders of record December
l5.-Goldheld News
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

inal Investment
British capital also holds an option
on the Amy. but it has not yet been
taken up.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
PROMOTION" DINNER
BY UNIVERSITY CLUB
Graduates of Berkeley Gather
at a Boost Feast

OAKLAND. Dec. ls.-The University
club held . promotion" dinner this
evening at 6.30 o'clock at the Hotel 81
Mark Ben W Reed, president OF the
club. directed the program.
But one after dinner speech was de-
Mgered and that by Ezra Decoto. who
took FOR his subject THE Juvenile
Col,rt- The guests included.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

The output of the leasehold of the
Pioneer leasing and mining company
at Pioneer. New, for November amount
ed to over $4,000, from an average
put for December is computed at about
$4,000 About so men are now en-
ployed and the expenditures run about
$4,000 monthly.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
Nevada Notes

The third annual report of the Ne
vada Wonder mining company shows
that at the beginning of the last fisca
year there was s1,194 cash on hand.
This sum. added TO receipts during the
year makes a total of s19.32O- The
expenditures for the year amount to
S12,S30. leaving cash on hand of s6.4S9.
The report says: Substantial progress
has been made upon the project of
equippihg the property with a mill,
mentioned in the last annual report.
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.'One popularity Of melanchoiia. said
the specialist lis that the victim of il
actually enjoys the eespoDdency and
often doesn't want 10 be cured.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

Nearly all the machinery has been
installed in the new mill of the Tono-
pah Extension, and in about TWO weeks
the plant is expected to be in full
operation.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
NEVADA
Round Mountain Cleanup

A bullion shipment valued at $4,000
was received at the John s. Cook bank
yesterday from the Round Mountain
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

1t is said in Goldfield that George
WinSfeld has purchased the interests
of Lotus and Davis in the new camp
of Buckhorn, in Eureka county New.
and viii add them to properties he
had previously acquired, the COM
bined claims constituting big, low
grade ore proposition.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19

rank OF the gold producing counties o
the state. Mother Lode Magnet.
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Hateof
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company gets from its investments are
shown by the following table:
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zone quarter. Mining Financial News.