Show 0 A RICH GRAVEL MINE appeal marysville marksville Marys ville cala that the richest stride re made in a gravel mine in this section of the state for 1 or years was made on wednesday is the news that was brou brought ht back to this city from the haskell peak mine located in sierra and plumas counties by august johnson john myers and J J snyder stockholders in the colm company pany who returned from a trip of inspection spec tion to the mine yesterday according to mr johnson the richest gravel was tapped on wednesday and prospects made show that the gravel washes from 10 to 20 to the car in free gold one car which was filled from a pocket contained nearly 2000 in the precious yellow metal the fact that it is cost costing fing the company but 45 cents per car to drive the tunnel and to wash the gold shows what a handsome profit is to be gained by the company the greater number of the stockholders in the company are from oroville marysville marksville Marys ville and grass valley two tunnels one feet long iong and the other feet in length have been driven the work of drifting to connect these two tunnels was started on tuesday and it was the fol following lowin g day that the richest body ot of gravel was found although the body tapped by the tunnel carried mure than enough gold to warrant the washing g of the gravel the work at the present time is confined to getting the gravel out to the dump owing to the elevation of feet it is impossible to wash the gravel ravel during the winter but this work will be commenced as soon as the snow is gone in the spring |