The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
CALIFORNIA
tsp.c,sl Dispatch to The CAM

ssrecisl Dispatch to The Calp
Grass VALLEY. Aug. The Grass
Valley mining district, for years the
greatest producer OF auaftzt te 6ola an - even
greater field than ever peIole;; otar
nhenomenal records of the NORTH li sc
Empire. Pennsylvania ano aa o.n1 tba aii-
famous producers have claimed '.as orid nG
miration of the entire minlns WI ~ ~
and mines long neglected are are tiOm nom end
ceiving the attention their toe1 1psrohahiv
promise so deservedly merit. '.ao+
the work that is attracting .ne - 90
est interest in the camp Is that ma, ~ a4s,, ~
Golden Center Of the Grass Nanes ar,,- m,,,
ing COMPANY This corporation So.n
posed largely of San Franclsco ad and
Sacramento people, recently acqut re sa
+he Dromedary and other claims ~ the the
. naart of the residence ksection q ~
city and it is preparing TO mine eA
tensively under the central por'ion "
the town. 10 shaft towers
aunonp the residences of some OF Iilo
weaIthiest people of the town. anu t.o
throb of the engines reveT peiar,ss ~
through the TGwn 9watensd eas ahu the DTomedary
mine TO a depth of approximately 7yo
Seef and 375 gallons or water Is
being elected from the liz havs beeI,
onened and a strong snoot ot - @ -
miifing quartz revealed The nololniss
are surrounded by the rien pr pr9ppee penns rlns
OF Ine Noeon onetomnanies and the Golden
Center people only secured Jne Giatars tar
after several clashes with otner tt.
ests desiring TO gain contToi "a t
boId,nrs The management has put
lined q progressive policy OF 9e.ei9p
ment and the mine is expectea ~ r
velop into one of the main suppoi -
% The he North Star mine easily ranks as s
4he greatest quartz gold pTouusceI -
California, and stands Dy The mine is
.xinp .olSpiuFse reeular quarterly dividends OF
$4,000, at the rate OF SO cents r..
share. The June DIVIDEND prousns ~
total disbursement of the conpany :,
ssnca incorporation to $S.936, 9Ss on nad an
original capitalization OF sz,oou,oyty,
This shows what spienalu plopbea1 pbay
SaTeIoned SnT TO depth exceeding 6.SoV
Seet ana the vein promises 10 PershliSe hi.,
vvI+H depth as far as man can proltau,.S ~,
work the ore; IN !. may ahn most remark
kIa orc hodv ever worked In any uis
frict and it's wonderfuliy pelo,,ias
character has inspired other coinpiapi,e ,ipoinin9
in the district TO conoucl oeop
on a broad scale.
,ToDERNIZING THE BRUNSWICK
.,a+,r,a. nroducer that is again
foreinr TO the front is the Bruins sWiSh. ~
TIiS nronertv is largely financed oy
san Francisco people, ana Ior Ssas 20.
ranked among the stenar pIUuu bandi-
tne s caiiips ~, tba distance of the ore bod
iaS from the working shaft, wnlch re
suited in increased WORKING cos To Oh
heavy transportation expense. vas ue
vfa+e this difficulty new smart We
sunk that is rapidly nearing conipeo seo
ton. 1t was sunk to depth OF Ss9 Se4
fae+ and raise driven from the iLoo
foot workings to establish connexions
with the main portion of the mine.
ore is being extracted from the new
shaft and the mill is going conllnu, ~
A fffrna of men Is at WUl n
and the old property is coming my
IFS own after many wears OF SIloil- s1i,
IS planned to augment Ine Hlf1ii,,s 4hnra,,eS !,
nacity. and make the plant tnorousn~
" modern and efficient In every pa
ticuIar The Brunswick was away
noted for the excellent cnaIa tion forms
one of the most important events In
local mining annals. ,,.+,a l. ever
A property of which nttie 10 tba
heard but which ranks among tne
really great producers OF the state. ls
the Empire. This property is con-
troiled by a close corporatlon. pesuev ps,ieu
Water company. IT is reputed 70. pc
one of ther most profitable goio MI IN.
ing enterprises in the west, IL ne
been developed to depth IN excess
Of 3.soo feet and is equipped with a 40
stamp mill, cyanide plant. ahd o.nes I,ts
modern equipment. The ore oeppssltss psss
gold values, and some of the richest
ore ever extracted from Calffornla
T11ines has been taken from the EN-
pire.. So common are ricn zen Gis69nf sndine of
bonanza quartz occasions Iltie coz. III.
nent. More than $50 men are on the
payroll and the mine mas oeeh d s,eduy
producer for long years
QUARTZ MINING AT FOREST
Quartz mining has claimed general
attention during the last month IN the
Forest district adjoining the Allegnany
field The Forest section has long peen
noted for the richness of its placer De,
posits, and some of the greatest graVei
mines in the west have been worked
within the confines of the camp. NJ.
merous discoveries of rich shoots OF
ore in the placer claims have grad
ualIy diverted the attention OF the
miners to the value OF the quartz veins,
and Forest promises to become an i'm
portant producer of quartz gold at no
distant date. Quartz mining means q
permanency for district that gravel
production can never give, ana stne
change in Forest conditions is hearIiIy
welcomed by the residents. Allegheny
was formerly great placer camp, puI
within the last five years II has come
to the front as one also1nia OF 5he anS inl
tory In the Forest field.
Among the gravel mines that da,. are 70 20
the Ruby, adjoining the Wisconsin
placers. The Ruby was recently taken
under option by Copp and Mack OF
creek is TO be reopened and a snoot
neglected by the placer miners will be
given attention. The tunnel was driv-
en- in the early days from Rock creek
and is about 2,200 feet long. A thor
ough examination of the property is
under way and a deal will probably be
contaminated for it's purchase IL de-
velopnents prove satisfactory. The
Honiestake property, in the same por-
tiou of the field, has been leased by
piper & Co, from Mrs. Haskell and
DEVELOPMENT of a vein which yielded
high values from the grass roots has
commenced. Developments at the North
Fork. Wisconsin. South Fork and other
mines is proceeding briskly, with re-
suits generally encouraging.
CENTRAL BELT ACTIVE
Activities in the central belt of the
mother lode continues to grow In i'm
portance The Oneida mine at Sutter
Creek is again coming into promi-
nence and gives excellent indications
of once more taking high place
among the gold yielders of the state. A
crosscut extended from the shaft to
connect with the South Eureka mine
broke into an excellent vein OF mill
ing quartz several weeks ago and de-
velopments resulted In the blocking
out of a large reserve Of valuable
quartz Ten stamps of the old mill
have been placed in commission and
10 more will probably start crushing in
a short time Arrangements are being
made to conduct work along broader
lines and other portions of the mine
will be opened up The Oneida was
Eureka company and its rehabilitation
has been one of the important events
in recent mother lode mining.
The South Eureka company has It's