Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-09
THE RUSH FOR GOLD
Southern California Towns Deserted
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Southern California Towns Deserted -
Glowing Reports From the New Mines.
Los ANGELES, GALA, March S.-The
gold discoveries in Lower California have
created intense excitement in every town
in the southern part of the State. The
Santa Clara district, where th crowds are
rushing, is about $50 miles south of San
Diego and forty miles west Of Ensanada.
All along the line thousands are en- route
to the scene of the excitement.
At San Diego the streets are filled with
straDgers Quitting for the mines and with
wagons and pack mules loaded with miners
outfits. An average OF 600 men day have
left for the mines for the last four days,
and to-day the number was much larger
than that Walters at the hotels and res
tauran,s have largely left, and two-thirds
of the force on the Cuyamaca railroad are
gone.
The best indication regarding the value
of the mines ia thai no one has returned
except to replensh grub stakes" The
telegraphers have also joined the pros
pectors Eight hundred men were camped
at the Tia Juana last night waiting clear
ance from the Custom House. Ensanada
is practically deserted by men. W. G. Van
Derm and O. Amendt, of San Diego, who
we're among the first ut the mines, arrived
at Eusenads last night. Both are enthu-
siastic Fifteen good rich ledges have al
ready Teen discovered and promise per
msnent camp.
James Kerrane, of Los Angeles, re-
turned from the camp last night. He
said: "There are already over 1 900 men
on the ground. The stuff brought out is
placer gold and light and daky. The val
lev iu which the mine was discovered has
three we'll defined gold quartz lodes. They
descsnd from the mountains above in
separate gulches. The gulch to the north
is the one in which the greatest find has
been made. Above are to be found crop
pins Of slate and porphyry. A tracing
has been made of one lode, | 400 feet from
the upper side Of the valley into the mouu-
tains At present in the valley four dry
washers are located, only one Of which is
in operation. A great many rockers
and ground sluicss are being
worked. TIE dirt is easily han
died aud the richest of returns
are Ind in some instances. l saw one
man who had taken out 5000 in four hours
and he was nearly wild with JOY. Bat
above ell things the prices of provisions are
simply outrageous. | paid % for NIFTY
pound sack OF -four, and So for ten
pound sack of Ost meal.
San Diego has gone in a body to the
gold country. Four kilograms have been
received in this city requesting that hotel
walters be sent at Once TO San Diego, "a
none could be had there at any price; The
puests were left TO get their own meals out
of the kitchen for an entire day.
Yesterday afternoon gentleman came
nm from the Santa Tarrsnta mines and
brought with him $9, 900 in gold dust,
which he deposited in bank. Miners VINO
came to this city for supplies returned at
once on the evening train They ssy the
Nexicang who have been long at work at
the disgings, are teking out gold to the ex-
tent of SIS a day each. They cay there is
great lack OF mining implements
and tbst there is crying want
far rocker,. As to the richness of the
yround there is no doubt. The Me1icans
nan ont from 25 to 80 cents to the pan,
with which the old miners now seem to be
nerfeetly content. Indeed, they wink
their ewes az much as to s3y: when those
dnfsrs get through we'll have picnic "
4 MEXICAN took out 81, 500 in two days in
snscs eight feet square. There is no
Jon5t as 10 the richness OF the placsrs.
The only question is, how expensive are
tbav9 The best answer would seem to be
fonnd in the fact that the Oldest residents
and business men OF Eusanada went to the
m;nes several weeks sgo, and, despite the
fact that the merchandising offers unnsual
inducements and large profits, none nave
returned. Upward of 500 men Will leave
Los Angeles for the mines at once