The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22
The Mary Ellen
PIumas Rich Finds

Many mining prospects around Glib
SonVlIle are to be opened this spring
Inree companies incorporated only last
year are already planning for mills
to crush the. ore they have in sight
from development work in this short
time. The past history of this camp
is interesting, says a Gibsonville dis
patch.
In the Nevada hydraulic claims in
"Whiskey Diggings" there was quartz
boulder struck with $4,000 in it, by James
p. de Noon and George Cox, and in the
GibSonville drift mines there was a
boulder four feet square struck, one
side of which was covered with gold.
giving it the appearance of having
been washed with gold. The Hewitt
brothers discovered quartz boulder on
the hydraulic claim about the size of
a mans head, with $1,340 in it. Many
others struck likewise rich finds, but
still they did not interest themselves
in the ledges, not having quartz min
ing experience
In Newark, more commonly known
as y "Whiskey Diggings,' MeXicans took
specimens of quartz out of an old drift
be very valuable. In the Black Dia-
mond mine, about five miles from Glib
sonville on Slate creek, two Mexicans
in the early days. sunk shaft so
feet and without drifting extracted
over 100000. This is about the only
quartz mining that has been done in
this section. which goes to show the
great opportunities here.
Among the mines are the Acme and
Gladstone at SawmilI ridge; the Fos-
ter ledge in Whiskey Diggings, which
was bonded for $4,000; and ledge
at the Stafford Ravine, known as the
Gum mine. is being prospected. Last
ledge on Mount Fillmore, near Poker
Flat close to the Hinmon- -Taber group
OF eight claims. Tie Gould brothers
found a nugget valued at 1865 on their
claim near Hopkins creek.-PlumaS In
dependent.
Ore Find in Cellar
John Ghidotti. who owns the sacra-
mento street hotel, occupied and con-
Quoted by John Toccalini, and also the
planning mill occupied by Frank Will
liams. has decided to erect new two
story structure between the two build
has already been excavated and car
penters will be at work in d few days
The new building will be used for bust
ness purposes.
While the work of digging the cellar
was under way Ghidotu uncovered "a
fine ledge Of quartz, which, although
gold. Some of it was panned and a
string of gold could be seen in the pan.
1t is estimated that the ore would go
fully 500 per ton.
SO good was the showing that Chi
dotti decided to sink on the vein. After
he had gone down about 10 feet to his
surprise he ran into old workings, the
vein having been stopped out, SO this
ended the mining venture.
Old timers recall that years ago the
vein was worked by miners with good
success 1t dips under the Sierra Ne
vada brewery building and it is be-
lieved that if followed and developed
would prove one of the best producers
hereabout But il is In the business
and residence section, so could never
be extensively worked without great
inconvenience and possible hardship to
property owners.-Grass Valley Union.
Black Bear Ore
A. L. Shinn, Sacramento attorney.
who has been at Moores fiat for sew
eral days looking at the mining prop
critics in which he is interested with C.
L. Wilson, came down yesterday.
A few days ago the tunnel on the
Black Bear ledge broke into some very
fine ore, much of which shows free gold
visible to the naked eye. Wilson saws
that some of the rock assays as high
as $1,000 per ton.
The Mckinley vein has been crossed
mill $40 per ton. 1t is the intention of
the gentlemen who are operating so
extensively at Moores fiat to erect
new mill as soon as possible.
About 20 men are now employed on
the various claims and work is pro-
crossing in six different tunnels
Grass Valley Union.
Ramona Camp
Ramona, the new gold camp between
Fletcher and Lucky Boy, is creating
considerable of a stir. The veins are
located in a wide area of iron stained
porphyry and are, from 10 to so feet in
width, with well defined walls and
carry values running from $40 to $4,000
or more per ton. The center of interest
is the property being operated by John
F. Mitchell, who has shaft about so
feet deep on a 80 foot vein, which
promises to become a liberal producer
of high grade as we'll as a big milling
proposition. On the hanging wall is
a streak of tale about a foot wide that
pans into fancy figures, and is said to
be good for $500 to 500 per ton in ship
ment. Adjoining this is three feet of
SIS rock and the remainder of the vein
about % feet, carries from SIS to s25
per ton.-Bodie Miner.
New SwaStika Mine
Con York of the Downieville foundry
has contract to build new 10 stamp