Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-07
THE NEW MINES.
The sam Diego Papers Boom the
New DfggingS.
From the Evening Sun.

New DfggtngS.
From the Evening Sun.
In San Diego the streets are alive with
people busy as bees in their preparation
to go to the new gold fields. Almost
every other man met on the streets wears
som brero hat and high-topped boots.
1t is estimated that at least 200 people
left here to-day for the promised land.
Mr.. G. w. Hansen writes from the
Santa Clara mines: "0ur party of four
reached here shortly after noon on Sun
day, When we left San Diego we had
hopes of striking something that would
repay us for our trouble, but our success
promises to be great. This is only Sun
day night at at 7 o'clock and three OF us
have been to work for three hours, and l
have now in gold pan before me about
$50 of the precious metal. Owing to the
big influx OF strangers here provisions are
high. Why don'r some of the San Diego
merchants charter boat and bring
down supply. 1t will pay them. The
excitement here is running high, and
there is good reason for it. There is
gold here and in good quantities. 1
would advise everyone coming here to
bring good outfit, as everything in the
shape of tools is selling at q premium.
But there is gold here, and that sn2ooths
all other Inconvenience. Those who
are doubling the permanency Of this
| field there is no need for their fear, as it
is good and payable one. You will
hear from me again soon, when l will
give you some valuable news"
The California National Bank paid
| Mexican $50 for four and half ounces
gold dust, which he took out at Santa
Clara in about four hours. 1t is as fine
gold as ever passed through their hands.
They are ceiling Mexican money at 76
cents, and have an unprecedented de-
mand to meet. Mexican coin costs from
73 to rs cents in San Francisco, and ship
ping adds 21a cents more, so that if the
supply gives out the new lot would bring
| 7812 to 70 cents.
The Bank of Commerce is also out of
Mexican money, and have telegraphed
for more. They have been offered gold
dust from Santa Clara that was worth
from $3.50 to $18 an ounce. In few
days they will be prepared to handle all
that offers.
The Americans who go below the line
are all fitted up in the panoply of war
but their precautions will avail them not
when they reach the camp. According
| W bAlO laws VI I1lG O1tAlCdu government
every miner who appears at the Santa
Clara district, is searched and his fire.
arms removed. They are kept in the pos
session OF the government until the
miner leaves the camp when they are re-
turned. This precaution is taken in
order to prevent shooting affairs at the
mines.
Nine of the eleven men who have con-
stituted the dining-room force of the
Florence hotel left for the mines to dav.
and there was only two left to serve the
tables. Every business is feeling the
effect of the hegira to the Peninsula in a
scarcity of help. Four men left the West
Coast Lumber Company this morning
and started south, and three went the
other day.
A gang of the Unioa's printers gave I'D
their cases and stepped into line with the
gold hunters.
General Agent Cartwright, of the Santa
Fe, said they had not lost any of their
men, but in any event they had large
force to draw from.
| From the San Diego Union.
TIA JUANA, March 5.-As the public
generally are interested in any news from
the gold mines, will say that all reports
that have reached this place are of the
most flattering nature. The most encour-
aging feature is that nobody comes back
unless compelled to do 30 for supplies.
and then they do not lose an hours time
in getting back to the mines. But I
would strongly advise all persons going
down to take plenty of provisions and
everything necessary for comfort during
their stay, for there is sure to be much
suffering there, as many persons, in their
great haste to reach the mines and to
avoid delay at the custom house, are
going in very poorly equipped. and when
they reach the mines they will be per.
tectly helpless. There are now here
about sixty teams awaiting bonds, etc..
and about twenty-five outfits passed
through to-day. There are all kinds of
outfits - buggies, wagons, buckboards,
burros packed and men ON foot with their
blankets. ALI seem to be cheerful and
sanguine. There is no longer any doubt
that there is gold at the end of the Jour.
ney.
ENsENADA, March 5.-But one man,
Manuel Flores, Mexican. came in from
the mines to-day. He simply confirms
what has already been said, that the |
plaeers are not only the richest ever seen
in Southern or Lower California, but that
the quartz leads are equally rich. Many |
OF the latter are being discovered, the |
older and more experienced miners paw
ing attention to them principally.
Persons on the diggings are still max.
ing. from $40 to 5000 day in panning,
and the little camp of a few days ago has
swelled to a city of 1000 people, and
they are still coming, every trail leading
into the region being covered with pack
trains.
No one leaves the diggings save to ar
range business matters or to bring in
supplies or blankets, lumber, implements
or other camp necessities, all of which
are scarce in the camp and very high
priced. H,