Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-10
PAkAMlNT.
ReIIsbIs Information Concerning TN
Mines

Mines.
Last Saturday night party OF
three, just in from the Panamint
mines, dropped into the HERALD Of
flee and added their names to our
steadily increasing subscription list.
From them the following reliable in
formation was received concerning
this new mining region.
About seven hundred men, and y
few women, are now in the camp, and
new accessions to the population are
being made each day; all are conf
Diet of the success of the town and an
immense rush is predicted i'll the
Spring. AS the camp is at an alti-
tude of over 6,200 feet, the weather is
already decidedly cold, and all are
hard at work preparing comfortable
houses and huts to guard against u
hard Winter now close at hand.
The route up the caiion to the camp
is over seven miles long and the as
cent is decidedly rough; the road
winding around immense boulders, the
grade being at about thirty degrees,
and its width at places scarcely admit.
ting the passage of teams. A company
has charge of this road, and will soon
place il in first-class order. The toll
is 50 50 fora four-horse team.
Panamint can now boast of but one
comfortable looking house, but several
others are in course of construction.
But there are scores of houses scat
tered among the immense boulders;
these houses being rudely constructed
of loose stones and covered with can
vass. Bark shanties and tents abound,
and many have their abode in natural
or artificial cavities. The town is
regularly laid out in blocks and fa-
vorite localities are steadily advanc-
ing in price. AS high as 81 900 has
been paid for lot, 25X100, but the av-
erage price is from 500 to $3.50. Most
Of the "citizens," however, are squat
ters, and hold the title to their prop
erty by virtue of a good shotgun.
All in the camp able and willing to
work have secured employment at $4
per day, and Jones, Stewart & Co.,
offer to give employment to all who
locate in "Jonestown," as the camp is
called, at the same pay per diem. AS
q matter of course the necessaries of
life are high, and the luXuries are
higher. A square meal cost one dol
lar and q "shake-downn is rated at
the same figure. Hay is quoted at
5000 per ton, eggs 81 % per dozen,
onions and potatoes are thirty cents per
pound. The bosses are making ar
rangements to board thier hands at
$8 per week. Most of the men have
private messes and their grub costs
them from $40 SIS per week. But
prices will decline as the difficulties
attending the transportation of sup
plies are lessened.
That the mines are exceedingly rich
in ore is fact beyond dispute, and
ore will "peter out.n The quartz
contains silver and copper and assays
all the way from $500 to $400 per ton.
The lead owned by Jones & Co. has
been traced about five thousand feet
and varies from six to twenty-five feet
in width. Many other leads have
Eeen struck of just as good promise.
Active operations will not be had until
next Spring, although one stamp mill
is ready for work and another large
mill under constitution.
1t is generally conceded that the
best route to the mining country is di-
rect from Los Angeles by the Cerro
Gordo route. Although this route is
longer than by the way of Spadra and
San Bernardino it is far the best, es-
specially for heavy teams.