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Klau Mine east of Paso Robles, California.

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Identifier: reportofstatemin17cali (find matches)
Title: Report of the State Mineralogist
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: California State Mining Bureau
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources Gold mines and mining Mineralogy
Publisher: Sacramento : California State Mining Bureau
Contributing Library: University of California, Davis Libraries
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the San Luis Obispo and Pismo Creeks together with thedrainage basins of the Arroyo Grande Creek and Huasna River. SanLuis Obispo County produced in 1919 a total of 31,656 bbls., valuedat $32,922. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. 385 The geology of the various oil districts and the present oil develop-ment throughout the county are described in detail in Summary ofOperations California Oil Fields of the Sixth Annual Report of theState Oil and Gas Supervisor, issued by California State MiningBureau. Also in Bulletin 69, The Petroleum Industry of Cali-fornia, so that no further description will be given here. Bibl.: Bulletins 11, 19, 32, 63, 69; Annual Reports of State Oil andGas Supervisor I, II, III, IV, V, VI. QUICKSILVER. The only activity in mining of quicksilver ores is at the followingproperties: Klau Mine, 16 miles west of Paso Robles, California. The minewas reopened in the early part of 1920 by Carson Quicksilver MiningCompany, G. B. Street, president; C. Underwood, secretary; offices.
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Photo No. 47. View of Fifty-Ton Scott Furnace, Klau Mine. Carson Quicksilver MiningCompany, Klau, San Luis Obispo County. Wilmington, Delaware; Ellard Carson, general manager. A new 50-ton Scott furnace has been installed, and was placed in operation onSeptember 1. Thirty-five men are employed. Bibl: State Mining Bureau Bulletin No. 78, pages 135-138, Quick-silver Resources of California. Oceanic Mine, 5 miles east of Cambria, Murray Innes, owner, 217Kohl Building, San Francisco; Ellard W. Carson, manager, Cambria.Operating one 50-ton Scott furnace, producing 100 flasks of quicksilverper month. Fifty men employed. For detailed description see StateMining Bureau Bulletin No. 78, pages 140-141, Quicksilver Resourcesof California. 386 MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. Rinconada Quicksilver Mine, situated 11 miles east of SantaMargarita, operated by Rinconada Mercury Corporation, GeorgeHathaway, president, Chas. R. Hamilton, secretary; A. H. Simpson,superintendent; offices at Margarita, Califo

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  • bookyear:1892
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  • booksubject:Mines_and_mineral_resources
  • booksubject:Gold_mines_and_mining
  • booksubject:Mineralogy
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