Wednesday, July 13, 1904
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CALIFORNIA TO RESUME
WITHIN NEXT 30 DAYS
Or. Moulton Treasurer of Company
to Superintend Preliminary Work
at This End.
Dr. S. iM. Moulton, trcnsuror of
tho Turungniu Arm company opera
ting tho CaHforinu, arrived hero
yesterday to look after tbo early
starting up of tills property. Dr.
Moultnu wont out to tho property
yesterday, returning this afternoon.
Ho eaya:
"Tho California will rosumo with
iu tho next sixty days. Things are
now rapidly being gotton in nhapo to I
tniH end. We labored under a groat
many dililculties on account of tho'
heavy snows ami tho hindrances to
transportation, but tho season has
now opoued, tho roads aro iu good
shape and the plan is to get in sup
plies for early operation."
OPERATIONS AT
THE GEM MINE
Horry Hondryx, of tho Ooisor
Iloudryx compauy wont to Raker yes
terday to arrango for starting up tho
(Join in tho Sparta district, which
was recoutly acquired by tho com
pany for oaatorn capitalists. Tho
deal has boon closed, though no prico
is moutioued, and work is to bo
started in a fow days.
C. S. McLain, brother of U L.,
tho millwright loft, this rftoruoon to
tako cliargo of tho machinery. A
forco of men was sent iu today.
Mr. MoLuin will pump out the
shaft and tako gonoral cliargo of tho
machinery. Mr. McLain is an old
mechanic in tho district, and a min
ing man iu this lino of well known
ability.
Henry Dodson, formerly at the
Tabor fraction, and also with tho
liouaua has boon chosen as superin
tendent. Ho also is rogarded as olll
ciont iu mining circloi.
Tho Com is oil nipped with a ton
stamp mill, a hoist, and is well
equipped as far as machuory's
concerned. Extousivo operations will
bo inaugurated.
Comstock Mine Sold.
Word has boon received iu Granite,
says tho Gem, from what is a roliablo
source to the effect that the Corn
stock mine, about a half mile from
the Red Roy, has been sold. The
purchasers are oasteru capitalists uud
will at ouce take hold of the prop
erty and push devolepment work
The Comstock waa owned by a atook
company with headquarters at
Spokane. It baa never been worked
in a practical manner. The pro
moters of the oompany it seems de
voted more time and money to min
ing the atook market than to opening
their mining property. A iittle
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General Manager Hellman is now
in Alaska looking- after' I the' 'Turn-
agaiu Arm interest on tho Copper,
River., but is .expected to return
within tho next thirty days. In
tho meantimo Dr. .Moulton will
look after tho property, and make
tho necessary arrangements for oper
ating it. Tho mill and the mine
both aro to be started, on
of ooutinuotiH operation.
the basis
Tho mine
has already a largo amount of oro
ready for milling. Men will bo put
to work at once going through tho
tunnels making tho preliminary
preparations for tho resumption.
Dr. Moulton will remain hero for
some time looking after tho work.
ovor a year ago thoy crosscut a ledgo
that, shows over six feet of high grade
milling oro. At once tho property
was shut down and has so remained
sluco. Tho now owners have placed
W. J. Keough, tho woll known Roj
13 oy foreman, in cliargo of tho mi no
uud ho is oxpocted in from Raker
uoxt week whou a crow of minors
will be put on tho proporty. Tho
voiu will bo driftod ou both ways
from tho crosscut uud a raiso run
to tho surface
BOND IS TAKf IN ON
WOLVERINE GROUP
This week Geo. J. Rarrott and G.
L. Lindsay took a bond on tho
Wolverine group on Moulder creek
about four miles from Granite. Tho
prico of tho bond is not made public,
though it calls for all tho payments
to bo made in eighteen mouths, and
that development work bo prosecuted
continuously. Tho goutlemou pur
chasing tho property have great
fait I) in its future and aro putting
their own money iu tho proposition.
Tho Wolverine group contains
Ih roe claims and a mi Unite the
Wolverine, Moutaiu Lion and Porcu
pine, and also has a water right in
connection. W. H. Robison is tho
discovorer and presout owner.
There aro two veins ou tho prop
erty. One two aud a half foot wido
aud the other about eight feet wide.
Those voius are about 100 foot apart
aud have been showed up on tho sur
face by open outs for 700 feet.
Wherover opeued high vuluea in free
gold are obtained, aud frequently
pieoea are obtained that would pay
a man good wages to work with a
mortar and pan.
Three men are now at work getting
ready to sink a abaft on the apex of
tbe principal veiu, and after the
veins are more thoroughly prospected
a long tunnel will be started to opei
up tbe iedgea in depth. Granite
Hum.
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