Show california the georgia slide mining company of which robert cranston is manager has finished the un watering of the rich beebe property at georgetown sampling of the lower levels is under way at this writing it is expected that the company will include this ground in its extensive holdings john A borden and associates operating just north of oceanside have built up an extensive industry in the sale of pebbles for milling purposes about tons a week are now being shipped going mainly to nevada and arizona thirty men are employed and the asanta fe railroad is reported to be preparing to build a a spur to the vicinity preparations are being made for the reopening of the amount pleasant quartz mine near placerville erville have been sent in and the property will be kept free of water throughout the winter extensive development work will be undertaken in the spring the property is opened to a depth of 1000 feet by a vertical shaft and is equipped with a ten stamp mill it is owned by F C van and associates of san francisco elmer E paxton manager for the engels copper mining company operating at keddie states that the producing capacity of the company is now being doubled by the installation stal lation of additional machinery mr paxton has been endeavoring to secure a railroad for the district and has succeeded in interesting the western pacific officials cias to the extent that a subsidiary the indian valley railroad company has applied to the state railroad commission for permission to sell stock for the purpose new equipment has been shipped to the property of the recently ival walker consolidated copper company located near portola and not far from the well known walker copper ground the company plans to run two tunnels about 2000 feet apart to open up different veins which cross the property the group consists of twenty full claims and the ore averages average s from 4 to 5 per cent copper J R walker of salt lake is president and the corporation is backed by the same interests which made the walker copper into a big producer |