California mines and minerals . output in round figures of some of thebest knowm pocket mines: Bonanza, $2,000,000; .Jackass Hill, $400,000;Colby, $200,000; Ford Lead, $190,000; Garrett Claim, $175,000;Austrian Lead, $160,000; Sell Lead, $160,000; Simonich Claim,$165,000; Arnold Claim, $110,000; Peterson Claim, $100,000;Magruder $100,000; Fox Claim, $100,000; Bald Mountain Claim,$100,000 ; Sugarman Claim, $350,000; Carpenter, $80,000; Morris MINING IN TUOLUMNE COUNTY 355 Claim, $75,000 ; Tanzy, $65,000 ; Tainter & Grew, $50,000 ; ThebianTwist, $50,000; Golden Era, $50,000; Brown Claim, $50,000
California mines and minerals . output in round figures of some of thebest knowm pocket mines: Bonanza, $2,000,000; .Jackass Hill, $400,000;Colby, $200,000; Ford Lead, $190,000; Garrett Claim, $175,000;Austrian Lead, $160,000; Sell Lead, $160,000; Simonich Claim,$165,000; Arnold Claim, $110,000; Peterson Claim, $100,000;Magruder $100,000; Fox Claim, $100,000; Bald Mountain Claim,$100,000 ; Sugarman Claim, $350,000; Carpenter, $80,000; Morris MINING IN TUOLUMNE COUNTY 355 Claim, $75,000 ; Tanzy, $65,000 ; Tainter & Grew, $50,000 ; ThebianTwist, $50,000; Golden Era, $50,000; Brown Claim, $50,000; MandichClaim, $50,000; Pedro, $50,000; Bliscock & Putnam, $50,000; Birney,$60,000; Saratoga, $20,000; Fairview, $50,000; Tulloch Lead, $15,000;Crystal Hill, $10,000. There are two ancient river channels in California, buried underlava, which form what are known as Table iMountains, one known asthe Tuolumne Table Mountain, in Tuolumne County, and the otherknown as the Butte Table Mountain, in Butte County. The Tuolumne. In the Grazing Region of Tuolumne County. Table Mountain extends across the country like a gigantic black wall,composed of basalt, with nearly perpendicular sides, and with a topthat is bare and almost level, and presents one of the most markedfeatures of the county. It was formed in a primeval age by a iiowof lava, probably poured from a valcano near Silver Mountain, inAlpine County, and ran south-westerly, in nearly the same course asthe present Stanislaus River, which has cut through it in severalplaces. It filled the bed of an ancient auriferous river, with a forkin the basaltic stream, about fourteen miles above Columbia. After the lava had cooled and hardened, the softer rock on eitherside was, in the course of succeeding ages, washed away to the depth 356 CALIFORNIA MINES AND MINERALS of from 500 to 800 feet on the western side, and from 200 to 500 feeton the eastern side, leaving not only the lava, but, in many places, thegravel of the old river-bed abo
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