The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
RECORDS ARE MADE
BY COPPER MINES
Shasta County Gold Production
for Year Likely to Exceed
That of 1908
New Strikes Made in Gulch Re-
gion, Where Twenty Stamps
Are Working

per the indications are that the gold
output during the year 1909 will ad
vance beyond that of 1908, which was
we'll up toward the mark of s1,000,000.
including the leading precious metal
that was a byproduct incidental TO other
mining. Much is expected of the Harri-
son gulch section, which is the largest
single producing part of the county.
One mine, the Midas, in January of the
present year made a clean up that is re-
ported TO have represented $50, 200.
twenty stamps We're dropped day and
night at this gold mine. A brick was
produced that weighed 12o pounds.
New strikes have been made in the
gulch region. That which has caused
The greatest interest is credited to the
Connor mine. Good reports have been
received lately from the miners at Ar
buckle mountain. The result of several
hundred feet of drifting in the Victor
mine which adjoins the Midas. has en-
couraged those who have their money
mine is owned largely by Shasta county
men, who are organized as the Grand
Central mining company.
AS soon as the damages occasioned
by continual rains in the French gulch
district have been repaired the work of
putting the Gladstone mine into shape
once more will be pressed with vigor
walton of ZOO feet, escaped harm from
the speeding waters.
One hundred men are working on
what is reported to be good pay ore in
the mines of the United mines corpora
ton, on the east half of the mother lode
include the Grizzly, New Albany, Lady
Washington and Dead Horse. A rich
strike is reported as having been made
in the New Albany shaft at the 500 foot
In- |, A icF a n n
town of Carriers. on the east side or and
near to the Tuolumne river. The prac-
teal opening of the mining season In
several places in Tuolumne county has
been characterized by more than the
usual activity. The following para
graphs relating to the work from the
papers Of the county tell the story falr-
ly we'll:
Much is doing at the Doherty ranch. three
miles from Sonora on the jamestown road at
the Cold Spring Cottage mine, which has been
dig is the head. The ground has been cleared
foT. 10 stamp mill and 40 horsepower boiler
will work the property extensively.
The old Dead Horse mine, just above Carriers,
which was once owned and worked by HAYWARD
& Hobart down TO the 1900 foot level. Will be
operated by the United Mines corporation This
property identified with the labors Of James
Cross and others who were associated with Hay
ward & Hobart Much rich ore was taken out
in earlier days. The former operators believed
that the mine was permanent by reason of the
large quantity OF ore to be developed.
The stock holders of the Argonaut
mine have been notified of meeting
at which new board of directors
will be elected and steps will be taken
to bring about a settled policy in con-
nection with the operation OF the mine.
The stock is largely held by eastern
men.
A complete survey has been made of
the underground workings of the
Idah0- MARYLAND mine the 300 and
700 foot levels. Developments show,
SO says the Nevada City Miner-Tran-
has been encountered in the 500 and
700 levels is not part of the old
ledge that made the mine famous, but
that 1t is new ore body that has
has never been prospected. The new
ledge is supposed to parallel the old
ledge to depth Bray wilkins. the
manager of the property, says that
that has been known since he started
work. Plans have been made for con-
siderable development.
The Mammoth Channel gold mining
mile west of Magalia. so says the
IS feet into the old channel and has
installed an engine and hoist. The
company owns 1850 acres. covering
the. Mammoth Channel for $500 feet
and 5000 feet of the Magalia or PERISH
baker channel.
According TO the oroville Register
much activity is reported in the Fall
river section in Butte county. This
country is practically undeveloped.
Various interested parties are develop
ing and prospecting.
Some extensive tunnel work is in
progress in Placer county. The Red
Sea mine in DEVILS canyon has a tun-
mel 1900 feet long that has crossed a
Rawn ReeP ioeay as tSe @
mel. An UP raise will be made At
the Peckham mine tunnel 1,100 feet
lone. will be run to the Blue Gravel
this shaft some time ago, but water
rushed in and stopped the work. De-
yslopment y,slsI 4s, is going on at the Blue
and Dardanelles mines.
The discovery of aluminium in Ne
vada county by Leslie NJ. Clark was
made about three miles east Of the
county narrow gauge railroad. Speci-
mems of bauXite, according to the
Nevada City papers. have been exhibit
ed by Clark.
The Grass Valley Union publishes the
following:
Some of the richest specimens of ore that ever
by E. II. Wilson, who has just returned from
southern Sierra county. The specimens we're
taken from the Bonanza King mine on the Middle
Yuba river and from the Sixteen to One, the
latter being a western parallel ledge to the
celebrated Tightner mine.
The specimen from the Sixteen to One is of
white quartz. fairly alive with bright yellow
free gold. This property is comparatively
young one The rich ore was obtained from
near the surface. The specimen from the Bo-
nanza King is OF massive arseno-pyrites and is
of an unusually high grade. The ore Is from a
75 foot winze sunk the ledge In the adit
level at about 500 feet in from daylight As
similar ore was encountered at the surface
500 feet higher up. il looks very much as il a
chimney had been encountered The two strikes
those OF the Bonanza King and the Twenty -one
have created good deal of excitement in Allie
ghaay.
The Jersey mines in the Forest dis
trict in Sierra county have been bonded
The property was owned 40 years by r.
L. Slattery. Reopening of the mines
will probably begin soon. The Downie-
VILE Messenger said that the Jersey
group is supposed to be the best in
Sierra county:
The mines between Oregon and Kanaka creeks
half way between Forest and the Mountain
House. adjoins the Golden Gate the north and
has three channels running through it, one chan
mel being the Omega gravel channel the other
the Lucky Dog. while the third is supposed TO
be the channel ON which the Young America
mine at Forest is located. Considerable tevelop-
ment work has been achieved. the principal part
of which Is 1,500 foot tunnel, which has been
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