The San Francisco call., 1910-08-21

channel gold, solid and worn smooth.
Engineer Wilhelm has the. nugget,
which was found by one of the sand
As the pier is sunk deeper the gravel
is becoming richer in gold. and 1t is
also noticeable that the gold is more
coarse than when the first pay streak"
was struck. The alright compartment
in which the men work at the bottom
of the pier is now passing through the
sand and gravel strata OF the old river.
Sacramento Bee.
Randsburg Mines
Harris Reeves company of Los An
the property of the Arondo mining
company, also Los Angeles concern
of which W. H. Miller is manager. This
mine, situated in the Argus range. was
Dean, formerly half owner. of the ia
nous Dean and Jones mine In the
Slate range. The Arondo mine is
equipped with Cornish rolls and SO
ton cyanide plant and has been
steady producer for several years.
During the last winter, which was un-
supplying water to the mill was. frozen,
thereby Gripping the production to
such an extent that the mine became
is being done with a view of solving
the financial situation. Conway & Ri
naldi have contracted to haul freight
to the mine and have taken out m a an ! ini-
The Sidney group, situated six miles
south of Randsburg in the ,,;s ;Sstringerr r
about 80 tons of ore at the Phoenix
mill near johannesburg. This is the
second shipment of ore made from the
property during the present year. This
mine was developed by D. v. A. VIII
liams and has produced several pock-
cts of high grade ore; The workings
extend / to depth ct 500 bet feet and md the ne
drills. Albert Burcham is in active
charge.
The Merced mine milled "a tons of
ore which is said to have plated about
S100 per ton.
The Pearl Wedge, fractional claim
adjoining the Merced, Santa Ana and
Watchman Brothers. leasing on the
100 foot level of the Butte mine, re-
Gently encountered a soea rieh @ ledge OF
Randsburg Miner.
Gopher Boulder
For a week or 10 days past w. w.
Gopher Boulder property on the north
side, exporting the property for gen
tlemen who had been Induced to In
vestigate it. The mining expert came
here to give the property thorough
investigation, and to pass an expsrt
opinion upon the proposition as to
whether or not there was anything to
justify the expenditure of a bunch of
money opening the property up. Adams
spent more than a week in mapping,
prospecting and gathering ore sam
pies, and when he returned to this city
today he stated that he was more than
agreeably surprised. He found vast
ore deposits. and some of a very prom
ising character. although it was close
to the surface. He brought 2so pounds
labeled, and which had been selected
from various parts of the claim. He
goes away with the impression that
even If the Gopher Boulder should not
in the end come up to his present ex-
pectations, there is a vast area of un-
developed and almost wholly unpros
pected territory in Ell Dorado. county
that looks good to him.-Placerville
Republican.
TuoIumne Mines
Active operations are still being car
ried on at the gravel mines owned by
the Tuolumne Consolidated company
near Phoenix lake. All the parts of
machinery to be used in the operations
of the company. have been hauled to
the mines of the company and the work
of erecting the dredger is being ac-
lively prosecuted and it will soon be
completed and in operation. and the
golden stream will then start running.
The Rawhide mine has been idle sew
eral months and we are informed that
the ownership of the mine has changed
hands and that it is included in the
sale of the App mine and will pass in
a few days. to the new owners. We
have heard many statements made as
to the work contemplated to be car
ried on in reha abilitating this property,
such as the sinking Of a new shaft, re-
pairing the old mill, installing a new
hoist, etc.
The Confidence mine has again re-
verted to company ownership, a bond
which had been granted upon the mine
having expired. Eastern parties are
looking into this property with a view
a well known mining engineer, will
soon visit the property and make a re-
port.
We understand that a very rich
Harvard mine at the $50 foot level,
which pleases the management i'm
mensely, and our informant states that
it promises to add greatly. to the value
of the property. This mine has been
quently has a large bullion production
to its credit.
At Back Oak mine we are informed,
the work of sinking the shaft is being
actively prosecuted, and good headway
is being made. Judging from the past
history of this mine and It's large pro-
duction. the present owners Will de-
velop at depth a large paying prop
erty
The new management at the App
mine will. we understand, take charge
on the 18th instant or perhaps few
days before that date. and 1t is stated
that it is intended to Immediately COM
and also to add 40 stamps to the pres
ent mill which will increase its ca
pacity to 100 stamps. The lumber re-
quired for the addition to the mill has
been already ordered.--Sierra Times.
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