Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-07-30

time past there was fire there.
abouts. We finally reach Caude-
laria. 1t IL situated at the juno
ton Of two ravines or Gallons, one
of which Is called Pick Handle
Gulch. Candelaria is as yet a
small mining camp. A long
street with tavern, stores,
butchershop, stables, etc. 1t owes
its existence to Its proximity to the
Northern Belle mine, which has
given vitality to that whole dis
trict, from the fact that IL has paid
thirty-three good dividends and
has not levied any assessments.
There are other mines Immediate
ly adjacent or near by, such as the
Metallic and Equator, also the
Mount Diabio upon which vast
amounts of money have been ex-
pended, and which has all the ap.
planes for mining now In vogue)
of which much Is expected In the
near future. Other mines In the
district are known by the names of
the Victor, Vanderbilt. Saratoga,
and so on. They are all kept up by
the reputation Of the Northern
Belle. How long Stockholders in
San Francisco will be found will
ing to furnish funds without any
thing but u hope for return In the
distant future is past finding out.
But certain 1t Is they are found,
and it seems equally certain that
no matter how hard the times
there is always money for mining.
THE CANDELARIA DISTRICT
Is some $500 feet above tide level.
AS before ssid, little or no vegeta-
ton IL to DO found, except some
stunted ssgebrush. For animal
life, a few lizards. an occasional
diminutive ground squirrel aud IA
few rattlesnakes seem to be all the
"varmints" indigenous to the coun.
try. Timber for mining purposes
is brought from q great distance
Round sticks, which would square
seven inches at the butt and five at
the small end, and say seven feet
long, delivered at a mine, are worth
So apiece; lumber, $50 per NJ. fuel,
500 per cord. In Candelaria camp
water is worth five cents per gallon;
it Is hauled in wagons some seven
miles. Some six miles west of Can.
delaria is Beileville, from which
point water Is brought from springs
in pipes to the mills of the Northern
Belle Mining Companysml' hese are
the only mills that al prked in
the district. Custom wOk Is done
for SIS per ton, the mills agreeing
to work up to eighty.five per cent.
of the pulp assay. TO this add So
per ton for hauling and it ia easy to
see that there can be no great profit
in mining ore which assays less
than $50 per ton. Miners earn 81
per day and are paid monthly by
drafts on San Francisco which pass
freely. Such mines as have board
ing houses retain $40 per month
for board. A prudent miner can
therefore cave $50 a month, pro-
vided he keeps at work.
POSSIBILITIES.
Ifthe Mount Dlablo, the Equa-
tor and Metallic mines should
within a couple of months begin
paying dividends, and should take
rank with the Northern Belle, the
probability is that Candelaria will
| become one of the liveliest mining
camps in Nevada. or course rise
in stocks of that district would fol-
low and those who have been car
rying on assessment mines for
months would have an Opportuni-
ty to avail themselves of the deal
to unload. But II the expectations
with rega I'd to the mines above re-
ferred to are not realized the
chances are that Candelaria's light
will dwindle to taper.
One of the pleasures of visiting
Candelaria district is to be found
in the fact that one finds very
clever class of gentlemen in charge
of the mines. They are generally
Of very liberal views, and discuss
mining matters as frankly and as
freely as they do any other subject.
After leaving one cannot help feel
ing that 1t would be pleasure to
meet them again. and one is led to
hope that 1t may go come around
in order that one may reciprOcate
courtesies received.