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is reported to have opened up gravel of
commercial grade.
The Holmes and Nicholson Mining and
Milling Company, K. A. Holmes, general
manager, Ogilby, California, expects to enlarge
its lOO-ton mill, located five miles
from Winterhaven, California, to 200-ton
daily capacity. The plant will then be used
to handle custom ore in addition to a large
amount of low-grade ore which the company
has already mined. An expenditure
of $5 0,000 is planned on the new construction
progra m which will be started
some time in October. About 100 men
were employed in the mill during the last
season, but, with the completion of the
new addition, the number is expected to be
doubled. Milling operations have been
shut down during the hot summer months.
The King Solomon Mines Company,
Forks of Salmon, California, is making
progress with its development program
started recently. A shaft has been sunk
from the bottom of the pit to the old
Cottrell level. Present work consists of
cleaning out old workings and crosscutting
and drifting in new ground to determhle
the extent of the pay ore. Open-pit mining
and milling have been suspended while the
underground development work is carried
on. Wilbur H. Grant, 582 Market Street,
San Francisco, California, is directing the
operations temporarily.
The Aurora Mining Company is conducting
extensive surface development at it;s
Aurora quicksilver mine near Idria, California,
Dnd 50 flasks of quicksilver monthly
are being produced. J. M. McDonald, Idria.
i.:> superintendent. The company is a subsidiary
of the North American Mines Company
of Boston, Massachusetts.
Martin B. Reed, Sierra City, California,
owner of the Pride mine, has purchased a
new Lorraine-Thew combination dragline
and shovel. Two men have been employed
in testing operations on the property and
a crew is engaged in cleaning out the pit.
Reed is reported to be backed by interests
of the Central Penn National Bank or
Philadelphia, and to have a' working capital
of $100,000 for development of properties
in Sierra County, California.
The La Honda mille has been purchased
by H. D. Cowden of Dawson, Alaska, from
J. W. McKay, Meadow Valley, California,
at a reported price of $50,000. The property
is stated to contain a rich vein 7'2
feet in width. McKay has been working
the mine.
A new 500-horsepower General Motors
Diesel plant with a General Electric generator
will be installed at the Stockton Hill
mine. A new 750-cubic foot Ingersoll-Rand
compressor is to be added to replace the
two ~maller compressors. An extensive construction
program has been under way for
several months, and crews are now engaged
in laying the foundations for the
power, hoist, and compressor building,
which will be 42 by 36 feet. Upon completion
of its building program, the
Stockton Hill Corporation will be entirely
independent in the handling of its orc.
Walter R. Woock, Box 449, Auburn, Cal ..
ifornia, is president and general manager.
The Imperial Smelting and Refinin .q
Company, 811 West Seventh Street, 1..0:'
Angeles, California, has secured an option
to purchase the Darwin lead mine neal'
Darwin, California, from the Wagner
Assets Realization Corporation, 1 Wall
Street, New York City. A crew of 12 men
has been at work sampling and putting
the camp in order preparatory to active
operations. A second shift of men ha:;
been added and development work begun
in the Thompson tunnel. The property consists
of 68 patented claims and includes
many of the old producers originally discovered
in the 1870's. Additional equipment
and men are planned as development
progresses. Harry Kingsbury. Darwin,
is in complete charge.
The Wilbur gold group. comprising six
claims, has been leased to Los Angeles
interests, represented by J. A. McCarthy,
Box 73, Darwin, California, engineer in
charge of operations. The property is
owned by E. J. Wilbur, Darwin. Six men
nre at work developing the Number 4
~ Iaim which is said to show promise of bemg
a large, low-grade deposit of goldbearing
ore. An air compressor. hOist,
pumps, and other equipment have been
moved onto the grounds and new buildings
nre being erected. Construction of a 50.
ton mill is planned for the near future.
According to L. H. Jockmus. presiden t
of the Lava Cap Gold Mining Corporation
the company was forced to pass its last
dividend payment because of the thousand;
of dollars tied up in concentrates. Although
sufficient money was on hand to
make the payment, the directors considered
it advisable to keep funds to meet current
expenses. Resumption of operations at the
Selby smelter is uncertain and the new
Lava Cap plant is not yet ready for
operation. It is expected to be completed
in the near future, but several months will
be required to handle all concentrates now
stored. A total of 400 men is employed
by the Lava Cap company. About 400
tons of ore are being milled daily. Underground
operations include drifting on thE'
the veins, opening new levels, and genel'al
development. Diamond drill activities are
being continued at the Banner mine while
production progresses steadil y. Otto E.
Schiffner. Nevada City, California, is gen·
eral manager of the company.
The Kemmerer Exploration Company oj
Utah has taken over the Arctic mine
owned by L. F. Utter, Washington, California.
Exploration work is reported to
be in progress preparatory to starting
active production. The company plans installation
of a Diesel power plant.
The Wyandotte Gold Dredging Company,
which has been work ing on Greenhorn
Creek near Nevada City, California, is dismantling
its boat and will move to the
Perrin and Pingree properties on Wolf
Creek six miles from Grass Valley, Califo
rnia. Oliver M. Warren and N. M. Gibson
have been directing work at Nevada
City.
The Greenhorn Dredging Company is reported
to have exhausted the profitable
gravel at its location on Greenhorn Creek
Hear Nevada City, California. It is now
testing ground on the Middle Fork of the
Cosumnes River in El Dorado County, Cali·
fornia. The company is composed of Willard
and Devine of the International Truckr.:..~~
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