Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14

While Southern California is all agog
over the proposed iron works at San
Diego, no one has seemed to dream Of
the possibilities of iron works on the
Moiave desert, says the Needles Eye.
1t is not only possibility, it is proba-
bility. Nay, it is as nearly an assured
fact, as the future operations of an or
ganized, and wealthy corporation can
be- About Is miles southeast of New
berry are situated the iron mines of this
company, and by those who have visited
aud examined them, we are reliably
told that there are million tons of iron
ore in sight. This ore has been thor
oughly tested and assayed, and goes
69 :S4 per cent. When it is remembered
that the pure iron, or what is known
and considered as pure, goes IS per
cent, it will be readily seen that these
mines are valuable beyond question.
The company owning and proposing
to turn out this iron will establish their
works at Newberry, station on the At
lantic and Pacific railroad, 1l9 miles
east from Daggett, and 148 miles west
from Needles. There is plenty of water
at this locality, and the situation of the
land, and of the contiguous mountains,
are all favorable. Mr.. G. l.. Hubbs, of
Albuquerque, accompanied by Mr.. Jesse
Anthony, of the same city, will in day
or two, come to Newberry, and begin
the survey of the grounds for the erec-
ton of their plant as we'll as of the road
from Newberry to the mines, for dis
tance of fifteen miles. The two gentle
men are members OF and stockholders in
the company, and the former has just
returned from New York, the company's
headquarters, where he has been to obtain
means and instructions for beginning
the preliminary work. At Daggett
Judge Owens is the representative of
the company as well as a stockholder
therein. The expenditure required
to erect the plant, build the road, and
get the whole in working order, will be
not less than half million dollars, but
the company is backed by men of un-
limited means, and once commenced,
the work will 60 right ahead to sue
cessful completion. 1t is predicted that
in two years after the establishment of
these works thriving town of not less
than 1000 inhabitants will spring up at
Newberry.
THE ELSINORE BONANZA.
A special to the San Diego Union
from Elsinore says: Excitement is run
ming high over the new mines discov-
cred by Winder and Willets six miles
west of here. Numerous Riverside, San
Bernardino and Perris parties have ar
rived and located claims, and the out
look for genuine mining boom is most
promising. The ore is being taken from
two ledges-one, the old Dominion, is
lead of sand and lead carbonates
running $49.07 per ton, and unlimited
in extent; the other, the Phoenix, is
vein of gold-bearing quartz valued at
$93.O2 per ton, and at depth of three
feet from the surface shows a face of
mineral from eighteen to twenty-five
inches in width. This is undoubtedly
the greatest find in California for years.
A FIND OF MANGANESE.
T. M. Loop returned this morning
from weeks visit in the Julian mining
district bringing with him ten-pound
sample of oxide of manganese ore, which
he discovered while out there. Mr..
Loop, like true miner, declined to
give the exact location of his find,
neither did he state to the reporter the
nature of the title by which the land is
held. He showed the ore to DIR. Eames,
who pronounced it the richest he had
seen in California, and says it will be-
come extremely valuable as soon as the
squeezer bloom industry gets under way,
as it is impossible to manufacture steel
without manganese. The ore may be
seen at Mr.. Loops real estate Office on
d Streets San Diego Sun.
TIN ORE.
DR.. Eames has made anumber of tests
of ore submitted to him for inspection.
Yesterday he showed a Union reporter
a button of tin taken from small piece
of ore. The doctor said the rock con-
tanned about fifty-two per cent. OF the
metal. The ore is supposed to have been
found back of Oceanside some distance.
Facts concerning the discovery are
scarce Union.