Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-03

and half north of Willow Springs.
where he and number of friends CON
template extensive developments this
fall.
IMPORTANT MINERAL DISCOVERY,
VIM. Frakes, who has been raising
cattle for two years on the territory about
Buckhorn Springs, some fourteen miles
east OF this place, has lately discovered
the richest and most extensive soda de.
posit on the continent. This horizontal
bed of soda is about four feet from the
surface, as solid as bed of quartz and
nearly as hard to excavate. After blast
ing some six feet in this inexhaustible
bed of soda the various strata have i'm
proved until the nearly pure borate of
soda makes the find exceedingly valua-
BILE. Steps are now on foot for the or
ganization Of joint stock company, who
can furnish all the various products of
snowy crystals of the commercial borax,
indispensable mineral. The location of
the Santa Fe road and fourteen miles
east of the Southern Pacific. The soda
can be loaded on the cars Of the Santa
70 Will pfOuI etJ W per tOu.
Mr.. Frakes also has gold quartz mine
some five miles south OF his place that
prospects from 500 to $50 per ton, by the
ordinary milling process, and he is now
about to organize a company to erect a
mill and make his mine productive.
The fine clay mine of Crandall & Ham,
ilton that has been worked for two years
or more has interested the members of
the pottery establishment at Larned,
Kansas, and the prospect is now that the
ledge will be opened in another place
and pottery established either here or
at Los Angeles, where there is now a
good market for fire brick, terra Gotta and
all the various kinds of goods made from
a superior article of fine clay.
A discovery of very extensive ledge
of excellent building stone has lately
been made in the Tehachepi range, near
the Dearborn Ranch, but will not be-
come available until the Santa Fe people
get their road as far west as Cottonwood
Greek. A continuation Of the great anti
mony ledge, that is said to be the richest
in the world, has beer found in the south
side of the Tehac epi range, about
twelve miles from Willow Springs. Sew
eral mineral springs lave been found on
the north side of the valley this year,
that must eventually be developed and
! utilized in combination with the life
giving atmosphere of Antelope Valley to
prolong life and ease us down the steep
grade where we are unable to reach the
brake. Having thorough knowledge
of the reproductive capacity OF the soils
Of this valley, and realizing the fact that
enough land now unoccupied can be had
all the way from Government price to
$40 per acre to furnish profitable, healthy
and pleasant homes for larger popula-
ton than there is in Los Angeles county
at the present time, it is mystery to
me that at least ten thousand OF your
hard working people do not come here
while land is cheap and secure home
and be somebody instead Of shaving
themselves to death to make an uncer-
tain living for their families on daily
wages. We have room for thousands of
people here, if they are willing to pull off
their coats and go to work clearing brush
and blowing land. If they are not able
to buy land they get land to farm on
shares on their own terms and can find
ready market for everything they raise.
We want population to help us develop
the country and will do all in our power
to welcome those who come to stay.
w.