. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. nd dwelling on the claim. Two menemployed. Two lessees working a portion of the holdings. Oreshipped to Red Dog custom mill. Small producer. 34—27278 514 MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. Yellow Aster, the largest gold producer in southern California, andone of the noted mines of the State, is located in Sec. 2, T. 29 S.,R. 40 E., M. D. M., in the Rand mining district, about 2 miles west ofJohannesburg. The holdings, consisting of over 600 acres, are ownedby the Yellow Aster I\Iin
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. nd dwelling on the claim. Two menemployed. Two lessees working a portion of the holdings. Oreshipped to Red Dog custom mill. Small producer. 34—27278 514 MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. Yellow Aster, the largest gold producer in southern California, andone of the noted mines of the State, is located in Sec. 2, T. 29 S.,R. 40 E., M. D. M., in the Rand mining district, about 2 miles west ofJohannesburg. The holdings, consisting of over 600 acres, are ownedby the Yellow Aster I\Iining Company, of Los Angeles; John Singleton,president; Roselle Bureham, secretary. Elevation 5200 feet. The veinhas an average widtli of 250 feet, schist hanging-wall, footwall notexposed as yet. The country rock consists of granite, porphyry andschist. The workings consist of a shaft 750 feet deep, 12 miles of tun-nels, 15 miles of raises, winzes and stopes, and a number of open cutsMethod of mining consists of open cut work, formerly by shaft andtunnels. Ore reserve about 5,000,000 tons of $3 rock. Mine equip-. Photo No. 10. New 100-stamp mill, Yellow Aster Mine. ment consists of three 7-ton Porter locomotives, 15 gas motor,machine drills, compressor plant, shops, 130 gasoline hoist andthree air hoists. Reduction equipment consists of 130 stamps andcyanide plant (see photo No. 10). Steam power costs $ Electric power system being installed to connect with line ofSierra Power Company. Tailings stacked on the dump at 500 tons of ore are crushed daily, free milling. Extraction about98%. Yearly production $480,000. Production to date (1895-1914)over $8,000,000. Total mining and milling costs $ per ton. Wateris obtained by pumping from two springs, one at Goler, 7 miles north-west of the mine, and another 4 miles northeast; cost about 40 centsper 1000 gallons. About 20,000 b. m. feet of timber per month isrequired. Number of men employed 1
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