The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25


well and the boys are hopeful of being
able to give the ground good pros
pecting and ascertain the exact depth,
pitching at last advices. The Kieffer
brothers have stayed with this piece
OF ground for over p years and IT has
Downfeville Messenger.
Rowland Flat
Rowland fiat district is not often
represented in print nowadays, but.
nevertheless. 1T is worthy of notice
from the fact that it shows a disposi-
tion to come to the front almost solely
on the strength of it's merits as a new
quartz and drift mining country. It
was one of the richest most popuIouS
and steadiest Of hydraulicking areas on
the Big Blue lead, and the area mined
is reckoned by square miles rather
than by acres In fact. hydraulic min
ing was continued until last year when
the last of the hydraulicking COM
panies, Chinese cooperative COM
pany. gave up the ghost because the
straining dam being built of concrete,
instead of logs and rocks. The cost of
the cement dam was too much for the
Chinese and they concluded to quit
capped deposits of gravel has been
steadily going on, until now there are
several drift mines nearly ready to go
to regular mining of gravel, and In the
land fat will be in prominence
Rowland Flat for many years was
the Headquarters for the mining firm of
Peter Donahue of San Francisco and
William Cox of Oakland. Since the
dissolution of the firm a few years ago
and a division of their interests the
only visiting this region occasionally
The people of Howland Flat have de-
clded to work out their salvation on
their own efforts and are dev.eloping
a roS Nov 6o ~
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Secret Canyon
FOREST. Sierra. County.-As a re-
singer, well known Mother Lode
miner. John c. Donnelly. the wholesale
merchant of Sacramento, and Thomas
Kirkpatrick a prominent capitalist of
San Francisco, the gold quartz mines in
Secret canyon, three miles northeast of
Forest, will soon be given that thor
ough and skillful exploitation that they
company, which has a considerable
acreage of lode claims in Secret can
yon. is now undergoing reorganiza-
control of the stock. and it is the
Squires property which drew at atten-
tion of Argersinger and Sacramento
and San Francisco men.
1t is understood that Argersinger has
an option on the Great Hencks group
and may secure and combine the prop
erly WITH tne SqulreS proposition The
Squires mining company has a rather
modest capitalization, and Argersinger
contemplateS having the same increa sed
to an amount more commensurate te with
the large extent Of the enterprise. An
ample amount of the stock will be set
aside for a basis for a treasury fund.
Argersinger has also taken a bono
and lease on the Tibey and Calls pIa-
Ger, and the consolidation of the three
properties will make an enterprise of
rather ambitious proportions. The Great
Hencks group comprises eight claims.
forming piece of ground 1900 to 1900
feet wide and 1900 feet long, and run
nang ION ne ne t9p pt 1n We mn Gown IN Inc
deal may also take in the Lucky Strike
group of claims owned by G. w. Hencks
and D.. E. Max of San Francisco. The
three ledges in the Great Hencks group
range from to 20 feet wide, and are
being developed by shaft and tunnels
and show good prospects. Under the
Argersinger regime the Secret canyon
mines are expected to become one of
the most important properties in the
Allegheny gold bonanza zone.-Nevada
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