The quicksilver resources of California . ^ Antonio Sunol,lyuis Chaboya, and Robles, and was known as the Chaboyamine. In 1845, Andreas Castillero, a Mexican army officer,denounced the mine under the name of Santa Clara the admission of California into the United States, Castil-lero and his associates leased the mine for sixteen years to thebanking firm of Barron, Forbes & Co. The name of the minewas at the same time changed to that of New Almaden. Ir1864 the property came into the hands of the present owner. This mine produced in the earlier years comparativelj- richore, but in lat
The quicksilver resources of California . ^ Antonio Sunol,lyuis Chaboya, and Robles, and was known as the Chaboyamine. In 1845, Andreas Castillero, a Mexican army officer,denounced the mine under the name of Santa Clara the admission of California into the United States, Castil-lero and his associates leased the mine for sixteen years to thebanking firm of Barron, Forbes & Co. The name of the minewas at the same time changed to that of New Almaden. Ir1864 the property came into the hands of the present owner. This mine produced in the earlier years comparativelj- richore, but in later years the richness of the ore has very muchdecreased and that now worked is of about the general averagegrade of that in the other large quicksilver mines of the table on pages 176 and 177 gives its production up to theyear 1896. Bueno yisfa Shaft /fandol Tunnel. Secf ion A A ^ MoinShaft J \ i, -^, A . fforr/ S/!aft Washingfon %1Shaff • ffatf Turfte/ SCALCIN nCT I . I Ore bodies y/ren /n Map of Or. Beefier ftSS.\ I Ore bocfies cfefe/ofiecf /afer
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