Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-14
GOLD.
The Streets of Los Angeles
Full of it.
A MINING EXPERTS VIEWS.
Southern California's Gold Fields
the Richest in the World,
Says Prof. H. Deity.

at the Clifton House, corner of Fort
and Temple streets, yesterday noon
to see Prof. Henry Deity, the great
mining engineer and exper from Lon
don, England. Prof. Deity took the
newspaper man to his private room
and in showing him various speci-
mems Of minerals said: "These spec
linens are principally from Southern
California, though some OF them came
from Arizona, New Mexico and Mex
leo. | and my son have been in Cali
fornia since last September year
ago, and during that time we have
been all over it, the northern as well
as southern parts, searching for evi-
dences of the precious metals"
"You found them, did you not ?''
was inquired.
"Did we find them? Well, should
say we did, in the greatest quantities
We found the greatest quantities in
the southern part of the State. OF
course there are indications, and fine
ones, in the northern part, but they
are not to be compared with those Of
the southern part"
"Did you find any in the immediate
vicinity of this city ?''
eyes, sir; l found more wealth
within hundred miles OF this city
than there is in England, or for that
matter in the world. l am not ex-
aggerating. There is more wealth in
the vicinity of Los Angeles than in
all the rest of the world, so far as has
yet been discovered. l have been all
over Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico
and Colorado, and none of those
States or Territol les can show any
thing to compare to the Antelope val
ley. The vein commences in the
Pacific Ocean on the other side of
Catalina Island ,and is about 800 miles
wide. Catalina Island is rich in gold.
Thousands-aye millions of dollars
worth of it can be had there. The
vein runs through San Pedro to this
city, thence through San Bernardino
and into Arizona, New Mexico, Mex
leo and on across the continent.
Along the Sierra Madre Mountains
the finest quartz and placer mines
ever saw are to be found everywhere.
In the Newhall district gold can be
found everywhere and in the greatest
quantities. Then from Los Angeles
toward Santa Barbara gold and min
eral, oils and gas can be found on the
surface. My theory about this coun-
try is that the mountains have been
split by volcanic eruptions and that
the gold quartz has been exposed in
this way, and gradually covered cup
by the accumuldtions of ages. But
while these quartz ledges were being SO
covered, the gold was worn away and
carried into the valleys in great,
wonderful amounts, and buried be-
meath the earth to great depth-below
the alksli in fact. This makes the
richest Placer mines"
"Have you located any claims ?''
eyes sir. We have located about
thirty claims in Southern California.
We have the finest quartz mines in the
world in the San Gabriel Canon, not
far from Azusa. We are going to put
n a hundred stamp mill there,
and have completed one
hundred horse power water wheel.
We have a company composed
OF about five persons from
England, and we have plenty OF
money to make our business sue
c-es. We calculate ON spending
$50 900 ($150,000) before we get
any re'u,ns from the San Gabriel
Canon properly. 1t will be several
months yet before we realize any
thing, but when we do commence,
We will make millions. One great
fault with this great industry in Cali
fornia is that it has been carried on in
the wrong manner, and then the
managers, get frightened when they
do not get immediate returns and quit
work. AS said, owing to the vol
canic eruptions this country, it is
turned upside down in many
places, and it takes hard work and
plenty of money to overcome these
difficulties. But when once they are
overcome then the fortunes of the
owners, and those interested, are
made. Why, you would not believe
me if l were to tell you what | know
about the mineral wealth Of Southern
California. | would not have believed
it myself before saw it."
There is not valley in this county
in which surface gold cannot be
found, OF course in greater or lesser
quantities-but it is there. In the
Antelope Nalley man can make
good earning with a wash pan and
quicksilver. In the San Gabriel Val
ley, any part Of it, he can
do likewise. Why l can make
a living in the streets of
Los Angeles, itself There is gold,
plenty of it, in the vacant lot back of
the lot on which the Y. NJ. G. A.
building is going up ON Temple street.
With portable engines, man could
make fortune working the hills in
this city. With a dry washer, he
could go on Sand street, where they
have just finished grading and find
lots OF gold. There is vein--a rich
VEN, running under the city, and it
can be seen cropping out in the hills
every where. Talk about Denver
with its silver streets, Los Angeles is
a city paved with gold"
81 have not said anything about my
discoveries in Southern California
simply because did not want to set
everybody wild and get the country
filled up with spectators, etc. But
the industry has been allowed to flag
too long-the people have been trazad
about real estate. and LET this great
this wonderful wealth lie hidden too
long. Orange trees and grape vines
are very good in their way, but what
are they to be compared with gold.
The banks should take a hand in
.he business, and aid it in being
developed. do not ask any one to
believe me without investigating what
say. This country is an open book,
he mining laws are excellent and
DeOnla can see for Themselves -