Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-09
STILL THEY GO.
The Rush to the GOldfields
Keeps Up.
SPECIAL STEAMERS SENT OUT.
Reports from the
Mines-Heavy Charges
en- Route.

The rush to the Santa Clara gold fields
goes merrily on. The California South
ern trains which left this city yesterday
were loaded to the muzzle, and, by the
time they reached their terminus, had
about $50 passengers each to deliver to
the tender mercies of the passport clerks
and other dignitaries who, by virtue of
their positions, make the first financial
exactions from the fortune-seekers.
There are all sorts of rumors about as to
the passport charges, but only one thing
is certain, and that is that wherever there
has been any chance to advance the
rates on anything, it has been done.
One firm which IL said to be making
from $500 to 500 a day, charges
$40 per capita for fitting out the anxious
prospectors with everything in the ma
ture of manuscript they require.
How to get to the mines after reaching
San Diego, is another knotty question.
Stages are running from that city to Santa
Clara for the charge of $25 per head and a
good many are taking that route in spite
OF probable delays at Tia Juans. There
was such rush for berths for the boat
which left yesterday for Ensenrda, that
at an early hour the following bulletin
was posted in the offices OF the Interna-
tional Company in San Diego, and was
also telegraphed to and displayed in the
windows of the Santa Fe establishment
in the Phillips Block: "To-day's steamer
for Ensenada is full. An extra steamer
will leave San Diego fer the gold mines
tomorrow"
No one appears to know very much
about what occurs after reaching
Ensenada, but it is stated that to get
from there to the mines a charge of $50
is made by those who own the wretched
broncho trains that are running. AS to
what is going on in the placer fields, all
is mystery, for the reports that are
brought in are very conflicting. One
gentleman, who professed to have ar
rived from there yesterday, stated that
there is enough gold in sight to last six
months, and another arrival throws this
report into disrepute by stating that
the gold is giving out rapidly.
and that the miners are hold
ing on with simply the prospects
OF making rich strikes when the snow
melts. There does not appear to have
been any trouble down there SO far, and
last night the following announcement
was handed in to this Office: ''Don r.
F. Sepulveda has been appointed by the
Mexican Government as military Off
Ger at the new gold mines for the pur-
pose of preventing any depredations
upon the American people in that place.
He has authority from the Republic OF
Mexico to cal, together ali the troops
necessary to protect the rights of citi-
zens. The appointment is made by re-
quest of President Porfirio Diaz's son,
who is an old schoolmate of Don Sepul-
veda's."
MIR. T. Scott Clifford, of Roth's
Diamond House, was seized with the
fever a day or two ago and yesterday
sent the following dispatch:
Senors Andoraequi q Omast, Ensenada :;
Telegraph Immediately to me your
sound opinion concerning gold findings
in Santa Clara valley" The answer
came few hours later. "They are very
good" and Mr.. Clifford left for the scene
on the evenings train.
Mr.. A. r. Street, the surveyor, was
was another of the unfortunate who
pulled out during the day, and
a visit to the depot at the hour of
the departure of the evening train showed,
among the excited throng standing about,
many well-known faces. Real estate
men, insurance brokers, merchants, rail-
road men and gamblers, all were on
hand arrsyed in knockabout costumes
and looking as il they had made up their
mind to go through some pretty rough
experiences. The conductor of the train
stated that at every depot along the line
he would receive other similar contin-
gents, and that by the time he arrived at
San Diego he would have representatives
on board from almost every city in South
ern California. Passenger Agent LII ,Kyes
is putting in good deal of his valuable
time in composing attractive posters and
yesterday turned out remarkable effort
of genius, headed Gall that glitters is
gold" which had the effect of bringing
in another detachment of ticket pur-
chasers. Colonel Masac, the well-known
capitalist, has left for the scene of action
and is said to be the owner of large
tract OF land in that part OF tho country,
the concession having been made to him
years ago by the Mexican Government.
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