Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-18
GOLD GALORE.
A Visit to the Cora Belle
Company's Property.
TEST OF THE SURROUNDINGS
One Hundred Acres of Land Reek.
ing With the Precious
Metal.

For some time past it has been well
known that in the caf1ons above Newhall
. number of miners are encamped and
all sorts of rumors regarding the outcome
Of their labors have been spread about
town. On the 10th of the present month
. company incorporated under the title
of the Cora Belle Mining Company and
then came the news that this organiza-
fion was in possession of by far the rich
est of the many paying placer claims in
the district. On Thursday morning a
HERALD reporter was dispatched to in
quire into the affair and leaving the rail-
road at Newhall he in company with the
Messrs. McDuffee proceeded by team
about twelve miles into the San Francis
quito canon. 1t was nearly 6 O'Clock
when the party arrived at the Cora
Belle Company's property and there a
busy scene burst on the view. Working
around donkey. engine, which supplied
the motive power for two huge dry
washers were a number of men and
mules, and the dust was flying in clouds
- it was worked through the fans of the
gold-holding machines. The signal for
supper soon came, and then the mana.
gers of the concern proceeded to see
what the day had brought forth. The
result was simply astounding. From 9
lew scraper-fulls of apparently ordinary
dirt large quantities of the precious meta
had been taken, the result in one instance
of three hours labor for four men nettine
over $50.
In the morning the HERALD man wa
invited to make an inspection of tn,
company's property, which extends owe
. hunored acres, and was told to g,
where he liked, and after indicating an,
place it would be worked. The reporte
did so. He visited over dozen of place
scattered all over the claim, and pointe,
out haphazard spots he would like tested
In every case gold was found varyin,
In quantity from four cents Il
twenty-five cents pan, ant
there is not the slightest doub
but that the same results woult
have been obtained had he tested every
acre of the company's property.
"There will be q mining excitement
here shortly that will far outdo any O
your Southern California real estate
fevers," said the State Mineralogist las
week 10 Mr.. McDufiee, the manager o.
the Cora Belle, and there is no reason al
al why his predictions should not prove
correct. The hill.sides and dales are al
permeated with the yellow metal, ano
by the dry-washing process it can easily
be extracted. The Cora Belle Com pany
has great plans laid out for the future
and it seems impossible for their antici
pations to fall short. A soon as the res
of the capital stock is subscribed they
intend to establish system of hydraul
ics, and this, in conjunction with
. number more washers and
large pulverizer they are having mad,
will enable them to turn out 81 ,OO(
worth of gold day. Mr.. Eugene Kiggil
is president of the concern, and his nam,
is sufficient indication of the solidity o
the enterprise. The McDuffee Brother
have charge Of operations in the field
and are well able to perform their duties
IS is evidenced by visit to the camp a
the present time. For the sceptical who
cannot readily swallow the golden pill
which is offered them by these gentle
men, an invitation is extended to exam
inc the diggings for themselves, and i
they do there is not the slightest doub
but that they will be only too anxious t,
enter on to such an easy road to wealth