Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-10
THE RUSH INCREASES.
Over 600 AngelenOs off On
One Train.
ADvICES FROM THE FRONT.
The Reports Begin to be Rather Dis
cOuraging-Arrivals from the
Mines in Town.

Six hundred and thirteen Angelefios
boarded the train which left this city for
San Diego yesterday morning, ard Of
this number about ninety-five per cent.
were bound for the gold mines. At each
station where the train stopped another
detachment of prospectors was taken on
board, and by the time San Diego was
reached the conductor had his pockets
filled with nearly ! 600 tickets. Advices
from along the lire show that the
exodus from San Bernardno and Riv-
ersde is quite alarming, and yesterday
dispatches came from the agents of both
tn ese places stating that they had sold
out of tickets. Ali ranks and cond itions
of people are going, and to the list of
well-known citizens already mentioned
in these columns may be added the
names of ]. F. Humphreys, l.. Pegot, E.
Quarre, r. Robinson and w. s. Moore,
while Jack Haverly, w. w. Hu rt, J.
Mcdonald, Eugene Riggio, Humphrey
Sullivan and Harry Johnson will leave
either to-day or tomorrow.
Some rather discouraging reports are
beginning to come in from the placers
already, and reliable information on the
subject was yesterday furnished by Mr..
f. 5. Babcock, Jr., the manager of the
Coronado Hotel. He said: "The men
now laboring number about l 200. 1t
would be false to say that half there are
making wages, as they are not; but the
hard and systematic workers are all do
ing we'll. Men who know nothing what
ever about mining are the majority of
the arrivals, and number of these have
already become disgusted and started to
return. The balance will probably last
while the food holds out"
The best statement SO far that has
reached this city came yesterday, when
an experienced prospector, Henry Mona
han by name, arrived direct from the
mines with full budget of information,
which was eagerly devoured by all who
learned of his presence here. He had in
his possession number of specimens of
gold-bearing quartz, which he had found
in various lodges in the gold fields.
His story as given TO HERALD man was
about as follows: l want first of all to
say that a large part of what has been
published about the mines is a gross
exaggeration. / have been prospecting
among those very mountains for the past
three years, and | know every inch OF
the soil. There is gold therein lodges.
For the majority of those who try placer
work, there is nothing TO be made. l
left Tuesday night. There were 800 men
in camp, most of them on the point of
starvation. advise no one to go who is
not practical miner. The territory is
very small.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Monahan is going
back as soon IS he has made the neces-
aary arrangements for supplies.
A gentleman named Herman Hinkle
also made his appearance, but declined
to say anything beyond that there was
gold in the new fields. The San Diego
Union published the following letter
from an experienced prospector, who is
claimed to be very reliable man.
MEXICAN GULcH, SANTA CLARA VALLEY,
Baja California, March 5.
Arrived here yesterday afternoon,
located claim, camped and washed out
one pan of dirt. 1t showed several
colors of gold. The stnff ID surely here.
There is very little water, and all the
mining will have to be done with pans
and rockers. Very little is being done
yet, as nearly everyone Is prospecting.
1t is raining, hailing and laundering SO
hard to-day that no one is working.
Nobody knows how much they will have
to pay to take up claim. The mining
officer has cent to Epsenada to know
much to charge and how much to give.
More anon. J.A. w.
Bad reports do not, however, deter
many from still carrying out preconceived
ideas of going, and on all sides can be
heard the words, II am off tomorrow"
AS an instance, tie railroad agent at
National City telegraphed yesterday to
headquarters here for a relief for a few
days, and he was wired that there was
no chance of his getting holiday just
now. A few minutes later back came a
dispatch from him worded: you'll
have better send man anyhow, for am
going to the mines on Monday"