. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. The Langtry Bancli, 7 miles south of Middletown, Frank Smyth,lessee, is also said to have copper indications. Bibl.: R. IV, p. 124; Bull. 50, pp. 162-163; Reg. of M. Lake Co.,p. 3. GOLD AND SILVER. Albert N. Group. Two claims, partly on agricultural patented landof same owner, Albert Nelson, were located in 1911, in Sec. 31,T. 16 N., R. 9 W. The country rock is slate, and the vein formationvaries from 5 to 15 feet in width, striking northwest and dipping tothe west at about 4
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. The Langtry Bancli, 7 miles south of Middletown, Frank Smyth,lessee, is also said to have copper indications. Bibl.: R. IV, p. 124; Bull. 50, pp. 162-163; Reg. of M. Lake Co.,p. 3. GOLD AND SILVER. Albert N. Group. Two claims, partly on agricultural patented landof same owner, Albert Nelson, were located in 1911, in Sec. 31,T. 16 N., R. 9 W. The country rock is slate, and the vein formationvaries from 5 to 15 feet in width, striking northwest and dipping tothe west at about 40°. Development work consists of a 22-foot shaftwith 50 feet of drift, and a tunnel of 50 feet. The ore carries pyrite,and assays of $5 to $34 per ton in gold and silver are reported to havebeen obtained. LIMESTONE. There is limestone near the Abbott quicksilver mine, and at BurnsValley north of Lower Lake. At the latter, the Sulphur Bank MineCompany at one time had two kilns, but nothing has been done therefor about twenty years past. Bibl.: R. XII, p. 392; R. XIIT, p. 629. Union Oil Co of Cal COBLENTz Oil Figure 20GEOLOGICAL CROSS-SECTION IN THE Santa Maria Oil Field Santa Barbara Co, Cal Scale LAKE COUNTY. 207 MINERAL PAINT. Bartels Bros. In Sec. 3, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., 2 miles north of HoughSprings, Bartels Bros., owners of the springs, have located two claimson a deposit of mineral paint. The deposit forms a low spur off oneof the higher mountain ridges, and is said to be exposed for a width of100 feet and 1500 feet in length. There are two colors lying alongsideof each other, one being between a burnt umber and burnt sienna inshade, and the other a slightly dark, yellow ochre. The material ispulverulent, requiring little or no grinding, only screening and bolting,to prepare it for use as paint. Only assessment work has been done todate. Pits have been dug in the deposit to a depth of 10 feet, stillshowing the same character of material as appears at the
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