New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28
THE RUSH TO SANTA CLARA
INTEREST IN THE NEW GOLD FIELDS UN
ARATED
IRON Az OCCASIONAL coKnrsrcNDEXr OF me TRIBrSEl

Ing caused by the wonderful stories Wich came from
Clara. In Lower California. Tic Interest in Tho
new fields Is nnabacd In fact sort of reaction In
their favor has set In In the first place. the stories
circulated that The luternatonal Company ha' sotei
mp this mining scheme niucr Icorle to g lAio rs
lrds, have eX 10 led. TIC poll ~ he 90 UP'hy
the transfer m" present Iilt',h stV hhI'ts
was made has ben to keep Americans out. Americans
do rot find Capatn scott H. F." ,hc general manager
| " the company, ct his subacrns very gracious or
courteous. They cannot find cill 'oyWant' Whhc All
Englishman will be At work som as he arrives ~
Fin sensda when the staupe!e BEGAN to santa TIARA
Captain scott was 80 much annoyed that be applied
! 10 Governor Louis Torres 10 have the Americans eA'
Guided or at least discussed the proposition. But
| the Governor. who (, warm friend Of the Unite!
| states, has throughout the excitement ac'"l
in most impartial and LIBERAL manner
lie rcmlt;cd the fee, incident 70 locating Gains
or at scasf thar portion Of them which would nave
been his pcrquisic. amounting. l believe. to 20 per
| claim. American miner. 10 matter how Euch th'n
opinions about the mines d1cr, unanimous In their
high opinion Of the Governor agreeing that IL Is que
10 him that the camp has been the most orderly ever
| known.
TIE truth Of n" matter Is that one is rcsponN
bic for HE wild rush but the newspapers Of san DIEGO
| But II Is by no means certain that the mines ar
SELL Pcrhar,. when all the evidence Is heard
| there will not APPEAR to be much nduccmcnt To :" To
santa Clara though the writer's own opinion Is mat
the camp Will be permanent and rich one.
Tie first w,tucss be heard, !. l.. bertrand, Editor
Of The National Cry Record writes as follows
! santa Clara Placors. March 81.
| The reports that have reached you from
| men who WERE unfortunate and others VINO we're ~
rorant have no doubt sgnclched me excitement ana
IL Is better Men with ~" knoWl dse OF mines an,
mining AMI no money VIII LAY away something realty
! put in money and furnish employ nent ior many Wrn
| arr deferred from making Investments. Inc pam
Win n, and smcltcre. / do not think it win do
! vcop mo Ieadyilc in month 9ut l am OF the
| firm opinion that in time thrr" will be large town
here. This Is far the best quartz country ever saw
For miles around the bill, arr covered with lodges al
clearly defined and all gold bearing The bcst ones
have been taken up but new DISCOVERIES are Doing
made every day bnng the r a' Week , ,s'fIs c h hay
been bonded at good figures one of the Lopez group,
the Princess. was bonded for $4,000 win can o.
| ercsed in this lode.
TIC placcrs not rich as they wore reported
to be. the average taken cut being very small Several
| claims paying well. but tho ma ority are nor:
Water is beginning give out and dry washing will
| dians viii work the plain diggings for months and
perhaps years to come. but advise no man To- como
has been found pay, but the question of water
| based on observation and consultation with the few
experts here
j. ). Allies, an experienced miner now at the Alamo
camp writes The lodges in the Santa Clara district.
particularly those along the Alamo gulch. very
rich on top. showing much fine gold. If they con
| nuc as rich underground As they do top, Santa
|
Tho placcrs not rich enough to warrant any
element
Mrs. Alice Waddell is onc of the four pros.
pcctors who went out. In san Diego yesterday She
| said:
Yes. worked washing dirt mysNlf at first. but
now I have thirc mon who handle the pan in my
| claims shaic-. have three pacrrs now. | did
have four, but sold one. have taken out very
| large nuggets have had none worth over $l5 and
| $50. The largest one in the camp that saw was
worth S432. have two men ont hunting quartz
claims. | return TO En,cnada tomorrow with SUN
| plies
"Wcp you not annoyed By some Of the ruughcr
class of miners when You were working your own
claim -
Never For week was tho only woman in the
camp. bur have received nothing but courteous and
kind treatment
H. Y. Norcros5 Of san Diego. who Is a business man
worthy Of all confidence received letter yesterday
from young man named Charles IIoasach
who. Mr. Norcross says, IS truthful. or was
before he went 10 the mines. Mr.. IIossack states
In his letter that thcre are about
1000 men In camp near Alamo He thinks the
paccrs pay average Of - day per man. and
says there is little dissatisfaction shown
Hero are fcw extracts from the San Diego papers
which vii! give Idea Of the feeling In that city :
Tho Dlccan7 says:
The Manuel nuian brought mp ninctythrce pas
scng"i> this morning. many Of whom are miners ~
OF opening hedges at santa Clara AMI Alamo. cap
tain Gregory said that there was now general be-
ng his steamer g' baf tbs s, viii prove 10 b.
a permanent ledge camp The placers are also I'm
proving To dat" there have been siAtythrec quartz
Announcements made
The Unlon7 has this paragraph:
Yesterday gentleman In The city received from
believe ali the reports which were Sent out. nor
even all TIE report, sent out by hms II the miner,
concerning the placer claims They are rich he
mftaaen oI or mi'iniormod Al iras am satisfied
I know 1t is not the poorest. have spent some
money for a rocker, and have been growing muscle
on my arm which would surprise you. | do not
fall to get good pay each day. and Yesterday sue
cccded In cleaning up 946 - from the rocker and
days have bo n aGG' to work ok a. a aay Te
people and papers may cry down the placers as
9s oScr 0 dSnt am Sa 3 can an& Ts a
quartz stay with the fifteen a day.
There arc as stated, about 1000 men in tho camp
and town has sprung into existence II IS a town
OF tents to be sure, bur there lunch-counters
saloons gambling Les assay Offices stors Of var!ou,
binds and a dance house There ha, been trouble but
once some Mexican, and Americans became in.
VOWED in dispute over a mining claim. and th1,e-
suit wa' disastrous to the Ncxlcaas, for Governor
Torres hurried to the spot and had his offending coun
trymen marched out Of the camp Another exciting
incident thr trial and expulsion Of Captain
| Friend Friend is old time Pacific Coast newspa
per man, who is known in every Office from that Of
| So Tho Optlc,' at Las Vegas. 10 The O~g)nan.' at
| Portland He has style which IS poetcal. I'm
agfnatve and generally. adapted T. n, woody por-
lions Of the Wild West lie was sent into Santa Clara
| by The san Diego CnOn.' and sent back the most
marvellous reports. Cold lay around loose. You
could pull up bunch Of grass and the would be
| full Of II, you could shake several dollars
| worth. when the new arrivals who had been tempted
| By Caps stories. found that his Wild immagnatUn
had been their undOng. they began to talk OF lynch
| Ing. The Mexican cOmnandihfe. however. rescued
the unhappy writer and put him In hollow Square
formed by the two dozen convict soldiers. cap
al Ittflf
he dl before the nd!e nant popua'e and he gan -
negotiate.
Let's arrange this matter. hoys.s he said don't
want TO camp with these Greasers. and don't want
10 be hung. II You don't like NE. III Get OUT
After a consultation II decided give him six