The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
81, 100000 Bid for Tightner

H. L. Johnson, owner of the famous
Tfghtner mine at Allegheny, this morn
ing turned down an offer of $4,000, 600
for the property. The offer was made
by representative of a German syndi-
cate of capitalists, which has had it's
attention drawn to the famous property
since it first came into notice a few
years ago on account of the exceptional
richness of its chute Of ore. The repre-
sentatives had with them $4,000 in
cash, which they offered as bonus for
a 80 day option on the property, agree
ing in the event that Johnson wished
to make the sale to pay the balance of
Johnson refused to give the offer the
slightest consideration. While he
treated the representatives of the Ger
man syndicate eourteously and even af-
forded them information concerning the
property, he told them that he pre-
ferred to stay with the mine and take
his chances; that even the muntficent
sum of $2.500000 would not tempt him
to part with it.
According to information just re-
ceived the vein is now about eight feet
wide and is literally impregnated with
gold from the hanging to the foot wall.
mining engineer just returning from
Allegheny was today optimistic enough
to say that there was fully $1,000,000
lin sight in the Tightner at the pres
ent time with the chute going ahead
of the tunnel and also going up and
down.
This is the first time in the history of
Sierra county when such a large amount
of German capital was offered for min
ing purposes.-Nevada City Transcript.
Hoag District
The Nugget reporter in the Hoag re-
ports united activities all over the dis
trict. Nearly every company and claim
holder is busy with crews at work,
ranging all the way from two to 10
men, either getting out ore or prepar-
ing to begin active mining operations.
A larger number of men are on the pay
roll than at any other time in the his
tory of the camp and the separate COM
panies are contemplating putting on
heavier forces and pressing the work
of taking out ore more vigorously, aim
ing to have an abundance of ore ready
to keep the mill running steadily night
and day as soon as the mill starts.
Two separate crews of men are at
work building roads. one leading from
Fort Bidwell to Mineral City and one
through the different properties. to en-
able mine owners to convey their ore
to the mill. John Wall has charge of
the company crew and has succeeded
in completing the heavy worn and will
soon have the remainder in condition
to get over with light. rigs. When
nearly every company in the camp
with few exceptions) to get to the
mill with less than per cent grade,
making the work of hauling ore a very
small item.
The crew at work on the general road
leading from Bidwell to Mineral City
Is MAKING SOoO nt0uNd3 ana 1t Is 6N-
pected thattt viii be ready for travel
by July Is.
The mill is we'll under way, the heavy
machinery having all been placed, the
ore bins framed, the pipe line all in
and work on the bulkheads we'll along
]. T. Wall, the mining and mill man, Is
in charge of this work and understands
his business thoroughly, and is press
| ing along with the intention of putting
on the finishing touches by or before
the middle of July and be ready to re-
ceive and treat the abundance of rich
ores being mined in several places in
the camp.
At the Consolidated, Manager Cum
mings and Foreman Mason are giving
their undivided attention to the mining
of good ore and are sorting and sack
ing in systematic manner. The strike