Show california A fine body of gravel was recently struck in the quinn claim near washington and a short prospecting run yielded flattering returns I 1 t urns A deposit of asbestos was recently found on the ranch of ray hutchinson near Spen ceville by some prospectors and he refuses all offers to purchase W A kent a federal investigator was in nevada city recently examining book accounts of five chrome producers who seek reimbursement under the war minerals relief commission the center mining company has announced a temporary closing down of its property within the limits of grass valley for the purpose of installing heavier pumping machinery to handle an increased flow of water the central consolidated on greenhorn creek south of nevada city is to be rehabilitated a beginning already having been made with a small crew an entirely new plant will be necessary paul W V smith the former superintendent will be in charge ambrose madden owner of the kanaka mine near alleghany allegheny Alleg hany while doing some drifting came across a vein of arsenical 9 sulphides sulp hides and on a shipment of twelve pounds received a check for over he is now conti continuing nuin g a drift to intersect two veins reins from the main tunnel the california mining company under the of A W hoge is building a 15 stamp mill at willow valley where an foot tunnel is being driven ahead to intersect a deposit of cement gravel known to exist in that portion of harmony ridge the management of the gaston mine above washington has decided to close until spring on account of the uncertainties of the labor market the mine has been a famous producer and was being rehabilitated for another lease of life between thirty and forty men have been employed during the summer months the holdings of the consolidated st gothard gold mining company near nevada city which include the old delhi and ad about eleven other claims is being advertised by the sheriff to satisfy a judgment obtained by the heirs of louis of san Pran francisco cisco to recover about A A codd of reno nevada has held a bond on the property and what move he intends intends making is not known the nugget of needles says charles P blanton arrived in needles sunday evening I 1 and as president of the golden west mining company held a meeting with the board of directors and the stockholders of the company om at the offices of judge C H marks the full board of directors consisting of president C P blanton judge C H marks H C adams F G connor and J G brown was in attendance mr blanton has been in new york and chicago for some months and has financed the company and he was here to tell them first hand active work will start on the property this fall the property has all the earmarks of a real mine and it is confidently expected that development work will prove the theories of the engineers and satisfy the hopes of the owners |