Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-03

and now the property OF J. D. Dun
lap. 1t is almost Oh the apex Of
the mountain, and q superb ex'
panse Of mountain and valley IL
commanded from its dump. We
should have remarked in passing
that in ascending the trail, on the
other side of the canon, one comes
often in view of the Huntington
mine, which we had not time to
visit, but which is said to have
yielded ore, some of which has
assayed as high as 81, 200.
Long before we reached Silverado
we passed Mr.. Dunlap's corral OF
burros, at which point are his sew.
eral lower stations for shipping ore.
To this point his crushed rock is
carried on the backs Of jackasses.
These interesting animals were
purchased at Elizabeth Lake. They
are cordial and hospitable race;
and, as our party passed, rendered
us q serenade not so melodious as
the overture of Don Giovanni, but
infinitely mora enjoyable than the
Chinese music which celebrated
the funeral of the late Lee Pal. AT
this point we found about seventy
tons of ore in sacks, which had
been brought there by the diminu-
tive but hardy burros, to whom
the difficult trail was nothing. All
this ore has been taken out Of a
single pocket of Mr.. Dunlap's
claim. That gentleman has four
teen men at work pushing through
a tunnel, which has already at
tanned depth of fifteen feet. The
calculation is that, at depth of
sixty feet, the ledge will be struck.
The ore so far taken out has result
ed in very satisfactory bullion re-
turns, running, as we learn from
hearsay, Mr.. Dunlap not being
communicative on the subject,
from $40 to $245 per ton-nearly all
the ore going the latter figure.
1t is perhaps time to remark here
that, although We profess to be
neither mining sharp nor q geolo-
gist, the general mass of the noun
tain, towards its base, is sandstone.
Higher up, towards the center of
the mountain, limestone and modl.
fications of limestone, in the shape
of crystalliZations and marble, are
to be observed. Towards the mines
we noticed a conglomerate of rock,
| evidently of igneOus origin. The
mineral belt itself appeard to us to
| be quartZite-not u favorable sign,
but still the Comstock lode itself
is said to violate all mining tradi.
tions. The miners assert the ex-
istence of porphyry and quartz, but
we confess that we failed to see
either in our hurried trip.
There Is no question of the fact
that If, when the Blue Light tun-
mel Is driven in TO depth of sixty
feet, our friend Dunlap should
strike ledge, considering the rich
ness of the pockets so far discov-
cred, and the special richness of
the Blue Light, he will have a bo-
napza of huge proportions. We
heartily hope he may strike it. He
has put pluck and money into his
venture and he deserves success.
SO do the hundreds of others who
are putting their faith to the haz.
ard in the attempt to develop q
mining region in Los Angeles
county.
THE oPHIR-NOTES.
Slightly above the En- ma mine
is the Ophir, belonging to Mr.. E.
A. Pullen. 1t is somewhat curious
that, while the Dunlap mine. on
one side of the caflon, and the
Huntington on the other, are both
silver mines. Mr.. Pullen's is a gold
mine. 1t is opened to considera-
bic distance, and the assays show
forty dollars in gold to six and a
half in silver to the ton. Consider.
ing the nearness of these mines to
transportation, if they prove per-
manent they will be very valuable.
For ten or fifteen miles, in every
direction from Silverado, claims
have been taken up. Shrewsbury
cafion has been extensively pros
pected, and promising claims like
the Thanksgiving" are being de-
veloped. Hundreds of prospectors
are scattered through the noun
tains, looking out for some coigne
OF vantage. We heartily hope the
district will rival anything else
where recorded of California, and
we hope, heartily, that the hun
dred and fifty inhabitants of Sill
verado will some day be fifteen
thousand. Before we dismiss the
camp, we should state that it lies
considerably east, and about six
hundred miles south, of Austin,
Nevada, and that huge silver
mine is therefore quite possibil-
bility. The class who should 60
to Silverado are persons of means,
some mining knowledge and self
reliance. All others, for the pres
ent, will make mistake In going.