California Mining Journal (PH 16-14)(April 1943) (36 pages)

FourTEEN California Mining Journal, April, 1943 — By BILL HEMLEBEN * Camptonville, Calif. OW about the Washington clamp-down lid on our tin ore production that has killed it for many years past? This takes us back to when that cart load of exhaustive investigation was stuck away back in a pigeonhole, a report that discloses that occurrences of tin are known in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Colorado and Texas. Why not California and Oregon? Commercial Tin in Virginia, 1846 How about that commercial tin ore that was produced in Virginia on the Irish Creek in Rock Bridge County in 1846, and how about that cassiterite that was discovered in the state of Washington in 1906 at Silver Hill, 12 miles southeast of Spokane? That California report certainly must be away back in the corner, covered over with cobwebs by this time. It contained a complete history of tin mining in California, and the discovery of the Temescal tin deposit about the year 1853. British Influence in Washington The gravity of the situation was pointed out and strong recommendations were made in 1935, but our government made no effort to carry out those recommendations. WHY? The British and Dutch tin cartel dominated the world and appears to have been strong enough in Washington to block any action that was to make us independent of the tin octopus. We will deal with conditions that are now ‘coming to life after all these years—FACTS --one of the most important features of the recent strategic minerals hearings held before the San Francisco board of supervisors. Temescal Deposits Richest in World Riverside County, Cal., has one of the richest tin deposits in the world. This was brought out in the San Francisco hearings. Private reports by experts in the field indicate this, despite the fact that the U. S. Bureau of Mines insists there is no tin in America of any appreciable value and the State Division of Mines declares that tin does not exist in California in commercial quantities. The whole subject of tin simmers down to a point that the united governments are blocking development of such mineral deposits. The time is drawing near when a congressional investigation will be demanded by the American people to learn WHY this holding back game. The California report, pigeon-holed in Washington, states that ic Nixon Warns Chrome Operators But Brings Better News for Copper Earl K. Nixon, head of the Oregon Department, has returned from Washington, D. C., where he interviewed WPB officials on the matter of chrome concentrate and aid to new copper projects. The Milinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore., reports the result of his visit as follows: Little hope for continued sale of lowgrade chrome concentrates was extended to chrome operators and at the same time news of additional aid to operators of small or marginal copper mines was expressed this week by Earl K. Nixon, head of the State Department of Geology and Minerals Industries, upon his return from Washington recently. Nixon conferred with officials of WPB and other governmental agencies in an effort to give the Eastern men a clearer understanding of problems faced by Western miners. Three main points were stressed to Nixon by WPB on the chrome situation. They were as follows: 1. Market for chrome concentrates may be quite tight, unless the concentrates approach 48% chromic oxide and have a 3-to-1 chrome iron ratio. 2. Priorities for materials for chrome concentrators will be difficult to obtain. 3. There has been no official confirmation of the extension of the guaranteed price to December 31, 1944. If such an extension is made, it is doubtful if the agreement will include the purchases of low iron ratio concentrates, the Temescal mining district of Riverside County could develop into one of the most valuable mining properties in the United States. The engineers who made the report declared the ore in the area is of the most valuable oxide of tin, free from all objectionable elements, while the metal is equal to the finest refined Cornish tin. This high test was made by a San Francisco metallurgist who secured as high as 20% tin. Now keep this in mind—that a profit was being made in England on tin only as high as 24%% tin. Tested Burns Tin 35 Years Ago My reason for this article is that 35 years igo I played around with a TIN prospect ore running Tin Prospector Has His Say About Our Raw Tin Deal ‘. WRITES ABOUT MAJUBA TIN I wish to thank you for the write up you gave me on the tin; glad that it came with the Nevada tin article. As I see it the Majuba bids fair to become a small producer but no one can see what the next rounds of shots will show up. The Majuba has not reached the end of their ore by any means and only a few knew why the Freeport Sulphur Company failed on Majuba after spending over $50,000. I took the first information of Majuba tin to Washington, D, C. and gave a specimen of high grade tin ore to the tin division. I have been very busy with zine and lead here in Nevada and expect to have the mine on production as soon as weather will permit hauling. We plan to build a zine plant here this year. I find your Journal very interesting and will say that most every issue has at least one article worth the year’s subscription to me. Send me two extra copies of your March issue. I mailed the one you sent to me to Washington, D. C—GUS ROGERS, P. O. Box 31, Winnemucca, Nev. SACRAMENTO NOTES Richard K. Plummer, who has been superintending operations for Oro Neva Dredging Co., at Carson City, Nev., has been transferred to 1819 G St., Sacramento. In 1850, San Franciscans were so busy hunting gold, they sent to Hawaii for eggs, sent their shirts to China for laundering, in the Burns district of Oregon, having asSays made at Portland, Spokane and Denver, and had returns as high as 5% tin. Can these metallurgists all be wrong? ‘Taking this tin prospect up with New York financiers, I was informed some six months later that they were not interested in any tin ore prospect, and that alone brings back to us that the British and Dutch interests informed the financiers “Hands off.” After 35 years of waiting, along come more Oregon miners and developers who are now getting the same treatment that has been given to tin prospectors in the United States for the past ten years. Do we have to fight the battles of Lexington and Concord all over again? Engineers and miners, British and Dutch TIN down here in America finished we will be able tin we need here in America, see to it that this DAY Hearst Bldg. LIMA BOTH FAVORITES AMONG PLA GAR FEE DD Sutter 1036 s, Cranes and Draglines 1 to 4-yd. Capacity Shovels, Cranes and Draglines ¥% to 1-yd. Capacity CER MINERS & CO. SAN FRANCISCO.

FourTEEN California Mining Journal, April, 1943 — By BILL HEMLEBEN * Camptonville, Calif. OW about the Washington clamp-down lid on our tin ore production that has killed it for many years past? This takes us back to when that cart load of exhaustive investigation was stuck away back in a pigeonhole, a report that discloses that occurrences of tin are known in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Colorado and Texas. Why not California and Oregon? Commercial Tin in Virginia, 1846 How about that commercial tin ore that was produced in Virginia on the Irish Creek in Rock Bridge County in 1846, and how about that cassiterite that was discovered in the state of Washington in 1906 at Silver Hill, 12 miles southeast of Spokane? That California report certainly must be away back in the corner, covered over with cobwebs by this time. It contained a complete history of tin mining in California, and the discovery of the Temescal tin deposit about the year 1853. British Influence in Washington The gravity of the situation was pointed out and strong recommendations were made in 1935, but our government made no effort to carry out those recommendations. WHY? The British and Dutch tin cartel dominated the world and appears to have been strong enough in Washington to block any action that was to make us independent of the tin octopus. We will deal with conditions that are now ‘coming to life after all these years—FACTS --one of the most important features of the recent strategic minerals hearings held before the San Francisco board of supervisors. Temescal Deposits Richest in World Riverside County, Cal., has one of the richest tin deposits in the world. This was brought out in the San Francisco hearings. Private reports by experts in the field indicate this, despite the fact that the U. S. Bureau of Mines insists there is no tin in America of any appreciable value and the State Division of Mines declares that tin does not exist in California in commercial quantities. The whole subject of tin simmers down to a point that the united governments are blocking development of such mineral deposits. The time is drawing near when a congressional investigation will be demanded by the American people to learn WHY this holding back game. The California report, pigeon-holed in Washington, states that ic Nixon Warns Chrome Operators But Brings Better News for Copper Earl K. Nixon, head of the Oregon Department, has returned from Washington, D. C., where he interviewed WPB officials on the matter of chrome concentrate and aid to new copper projects. The Milinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore., reports the result of his visit as follows: Little hope for continued sale of lowgrade chrome concentrates was extended to chrome operators and at the same time news of additional aid to operators of small or marginal copper mines was expressed this week by Earl K. Nixon, head of the State Department of Geology and Minerals Industries, upon his return from Washington recently. Nixon conferred with officials of WPB and other governmental agencies in an effort to give the Eastern men a clearer understanding of problems faced by Western miners. Three main points were stressed to Nixon by WPB on the chrome situation. They were as follows: 1. Market for chrome concentrates may be quite tight, unless the concentrates approach 48% chromic oxide and have a 3-to-1 chrome iron ratio. 2. Priorities for materials for chrome concentrators will be difficult to obtain. 3. There has been no official confirmation of the extension of the guaranteed price to December 31, 1944. If such an extension is made, it is doubtful if the agreement will include the purchases of low iron ratio concentrates,

the Temescal mining district of Riverside County could develop into one of the most valuable mining properties in the United States. The engineers who made the report declared the ore in the area is of the most valuable oxide of tin, free from all objectionable elements, while the metal is equal to the finest refined Cornish tin. This high test was made by a San Francisco metallurgist who secured as high as 20% tin. Now keep this in mind—that a profit was being made in England on tin only as high as 24%% tin. Tested Burns Tin 35 Years Ago My reason for this article is that 35 years igo I played around with a TIN prospect ore running Tin Prospector Has His Say About Our Raw Tin Deal ‘. WRITES ABOUT MAJUBA TIN I wish to thank you for the write up you gave me on the tin; glad that it came with the Nevada tin article. As I see it the Majuba bids fair to become a small producer but no one can see what the next rounds of shots will show up. The Majuba has not reached the end of their ore by any means and only a few knew why the Freeport Sulphur Company failed on Majuba after spending over $50,000. I took the first information of Majuba tin to Washington, D, C. and gave a specimen of high grade tin ore to the tin division. I have been very busy with zine and lead here in Nevada and expect to have the mine on production as soon as weather will permit hauling. We plan to build a zine plant here this year. I find your Journal very interesting and will say that most every issue has at least one article worth the year’s subscription to me. Send me two extra copies of your March issue. I mailed the one you sent to me to Washington, D. C—GUS ROGERS, P. O. Box 31, Winnemucca, Nev. SACRAMENTO NOTES Richard K. Plummer, who has been superintending operations for Oro Neva Dredging Co., at Carson City, Nev., has been transferred to 1819 G St., Sacramento. In 1850, San Franciscans were so busy hunting gold, they sent to Hawaii for eggs, sent their shirts to China for laundering, in the Burns district of Oregon, having asSays made at Portland, Spokane and Denver, and had returns as high as 5% tin. Can these metallurgists all be wrong? ‘Taking this tin prospect up with New York financiers, I was informed some six months later that they were not interested in any tin ore prospect, and that alone brings back to us that the British and Dutch interests informed the financiers “Hands off.” After 35 years of waiting, along come more Oregon miners and developers who are now getting the same treatment that has been given to tin prospectors in the United States for the past ten years. Do we have to fight the battles of Lexington and Concord all over again? Engineers and miners, British and Dutch TIN down here in America finished we will be able tin we need here in America, see to it that this DAY Hearst Bldg. LIMA BOTH FAVORITES AMONG PLA GAR FEE DD Sutter 1036 s, Cranes and Draglines 1 to 4-yd. Capacity Shovels, Cranes and Draglines ¥% to 1-yd. Capacity CER MINERS & CO. SAN FRANCISCO.