Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-21

written to the South Riverside bee, ana
it explains itself:
CAJALco, Sept. 10, 1891.
10 the Editor of South Riverside Bee
SIR: So many damaging reports be-
ing in circulation the past week or two
respecting the change of management
and the mode of operating these mines
which is quite misleading to the public,
and in duty to myself, l wish the facts
to be known.
I observe in the Perris New Era of the
Sd inst. a paragraph headed Cajalco
Cornishmen, that Americans are being
discharged at Temescal tin mines to
make room for aliens. This | totally
deny. l have been here in charge of all
mining work three months. During
that time not man of any class has
been discharged. In fact, we have been
constantly increasing. We have now
employed here close on 100 men, all on
practical mining work, and can fear
lessly say out of that number we have
only five Cornishmen on the works that
have come to this country within the
past FIVE years. We have about fifteen
here that claim to be Cornishmen,
from fifteen to thirty years, and never
intend returning to the old country
again. Such men we call good Amer
leans, and l am told here by men who
have travelled through the mining
camps that there is smaller proportion
of Cornishmen here than there is in any
mine they have seen. Men that call
here in quest of work are not even asked
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but we avoid as much as possible en-
ploying impractical men to do practical
mems work. Pauper labor or pauper
pay cannot apply to Cornish miners;
wherever they are found they command
the highest pay.
I also observe in the same paper an
other paragraph headed Temescal Tin.
Us the Output to Be Restricted for Eng
lands Gain? What sane man could
imagine after company spending three
quarters of a million dollars, as this
anonymous correspondent put it, would
in any way try to restrict the produc-
tion in favor of or to benefit the Cornish
producers? l can assure him it is not
so but they wish us to raise and bring
to market every pound that can be
judiciously done. The present manage
ment don't believe in leaps and bounds,
but go steadily and cautiously on. In
this way we hope and expect to lay
open permanent and profitable mine,
pay the company back their money with
good interest and prove blessing to
this neighborhood. S. HARRIS,
Mining Manager.
THE JULIAN DISTRICT.
Julian seems to be in bonanza all
around. A few days ago the Cincinnati
Belle people opened up new shoot of
quartz in their mine. The extension of
the work has proven the shoot to be
much larger than they had hoped. 1t
carries handsome percentage OF gold.
The company is jubilant and expects to
take small fortune out of the new
strike.
The new 1ind in the Helvetia was not
altogether unexpected. The tunnel was
being driven toward the vein and the
shoot was cut sooner than had been an
ticipated. The vein was encountered
at the proper place to make it a true
course, but the shoot extended further
from the old workings ahead than they
had any idea of. The vein where first
opened was but a foot in width, but as
the DRIFT followed it it swelled to two
feet or more, and scarcely a piece of
rock could be picked up that did not
show free gold. The latest news from
the superintendent is to the effect that
the strike is still there and in no man.
ner less valuable than when first dis
covered. When the heading, now in
this rich quartz, strikes the old work
Ings, which are now only about thirty
feet distant, the Helvetia will have in
sight not less than 5000 tons of quartz
OF what is considered high grade, that is
over $40 a ton, and much larger
amount OF rock running So to $S a ton.
The Ruby mine, says the Sentinel,
has passed into the hands of well or
ganized company, in which are several
San Francisco men of means. The con-
cern will be known as the Ruby Mining
and Milling company. A vigorous poll
cy in the development and operation of
the property will be pursued and profit
able results are anticipated.
La the Warlock there is a vein of
quartz about four feet in width, which
the Sentinel says will mill $50 ton. If
this is true and the shoot will hold out,
the Warlock is the most promising mine
in California. 1t soon ought to be pro-
ducing $1,000 day. The lessees are do
ing well now taking out three tons daily
of this rock, and have about fifty tons on
the dump ready for shipment to the
Banner mill.
The latest reports from the Stonewall
mine are OF an encouraging if not fiat
terlng character. A few days since it
was reported that the levels where the
work was in progress were improving.
1t is the general belief of those who have
carefully studied the Stonewall ground
that there are excellent chances for 9TH
er shoots of ore in that claim, or at any
xate, in the immediate vicinity, and in
lime with the strike of the shoots already
opened.
SALT ISLAND.
.Avery's celebrated salt island in Lou
isiana has a rival. Carmen island lies
an the Gulf of California, some five
miles from the peninsula. 1t is only
nineteen miles long by six broad, but it
Is one of the most valuable small islands
in the world, as it contains immense de-
posts of pure, white, natural salt. 1t is
owned by James Viosca, Spanish
American, who went to Lower Califor-
mia thirty years ago. He resides at La
Paz, but spends much of his time on
she island experimenting the salt mines.
The salt deposits cover surface of 1000
acres. About one-third of this acreage
is mass Of pure, clean, white salt j;
the remainder is covered simply with q
Layer of soil brought there by rains from
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