. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. T. 4 S., R. 16 E., on thenearly level top of Bear Valley Mountain, at an elevation of 3000 is approximately ten miles to either Hornitos, Mt. Bullion or Bagby,the latter being on Yosemite Valley railroad. There are two flat parallel veins cut by the present incline workingshaft, 180 feet deep, which follows the second or bottom vein. This isa laminated quartz vein, varying from a few inches to 4 feet in width,carrying free gold too fine to be seen with the naked eye.
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. T. 4 S., R. 16 E., on thenearly level top of Bear Valley Mountain, at an elevation of 3000 is approximately ten miles to either Hornitos, Mt. Bullion or Bagby,the latter being on Yosemite Valley railroad. There are two flat parallel veins cut by the present incline workingshaft, 180 feet deep, which follows the second or bottom vein. This isa laminated quartz vein, varying from a few inches to 4 feet in width,carrying free gold too fine to be seen with the naked eye. Operationwas started by the present owner in 1917, and has been carried on eversince on a small scale, with one to three men employed. The mine is 92 REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST equipped with a 20-tou Gibson mill. Gasoline engines are used for]iower. Water for milling purposes is very scarce, but enough rain-water is collected in a reservoir for occasional mill runs. The lowestmill run made recovered $19 a ton. There are four other shafts whichhave been used at various times in the past. In spite of the fact that. Shaft at King MidaB Prospect; mill in right , Bullion, Mariposa County. this property has been worked off and on since the 50s and almostcontinuously in a small way since 1917, a stock-raising homestead entryhas been filed over it, and the mine owner is compelled to contest it inorder to preserve even a water hole for panning tests. King Midas Mine. This is a new discovery on the Mariposa Grantmade in 1925. The King Midas comprises one claim under lease and SAN FRANCISCO FIELD DIVISION 93 bond to J. N. Knight and associates of Mt. Bullion. It is located inSec. 8, T. 5 S., R. 18 E., one mile east of Mt. Bullion and within 100feet of the Mariposa-Mt. Bullion road. The deposit occurs along thecontact of slate on the west and a serpentine belt on the east. Thecontact zone, about 100 feet in width, is composed mainly of chloriteschist, which is traversed by s
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