Identifier: californiaminesm00cali (find matches)
Title: California mines and minerals
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: California Mining Association Benjamin, Edward H
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources -- California
Publisher: San Francisco : (Press of Louis Roesch Co.)
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
record as a steady bullion-producer in thepast, having given more encouragement to the systematic prospect-ing of the mineral belt west of the Mother Lode in this part than anyother mine on that belt, is the Boulder Mine, owned by Wilman Bro-thers. The Boulder is situated on Webber Creek, near its junctionwith the South Fork of the American River, about twelve miles westof Placerville. The mine is worked from tunnels driven into the sideof the mountain, and by a winze from the lowest tunnel level, 600feet in depth. The mine is equipped with a splendid twenty-stampmill, operated by water-power. The few mines mentioned in this short article do not comprise, byany means, the mines in active operation in this county; nor has mentionbeen made of the many encouraging prospects being opened, many ofthem being entitled to be classed as mines. Its location on the MotherLode will show that, with development, El Dorado County ought torank second to none in the production of the yellow metal. I-
Text Appearing After Image:
I T.13 N.R.IOE, T la N R 9 E ,5 -54^^ ^^^^■^ T. 11 N. K.IOE.. IS* T UN.BliE Name of Mine WaS^^

Note About Images