Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-24
Changes in the San JacintO
Estate Management.
"A Live American Directory Replaced
by COrnishmen.
Estimates of the Total Bullion Produc-
tion OF CalicO-A Prosperous
Mining Csmp-The Rose
Mine-Notes.

"The recent policy adopted by the res
ident managers of the San Jacinto es-
tate, whether intentional or not, must
eventually result in freezing out stock.
holders and leaving the entire property
in the hands OF the debenture holders
In all probability there is method in
their Madness Both the Cornish union
and Welsh tinplate manufacturers are
in sore straight-the one fearing over.
production and the other formidable
rival in the sale of their manufactured
goods. Large interests are at stake.
The value OF the tin mines of the estate
has been proved. They are at date
small producers. it is true, from lack Of
machinery and development, but there
can be no question Of future results
providing the mines are worked system
atically and intelligently. England has
good reason to fear our labor-saving ma
chimes, which have hitherto 80 success
fully entered into competition with her
pauper labor. The recent extraordinary
has taken place in the
the estate leads our people to think that
a strong pressure has been brought to
bear upon the directors in London to
either reduce the production Of the
Temescal tin mines or altogether sup
press it and close them down. Whether
this is their policy or not, the course
adopted by the new management, if con-
tinued, will have that result.
I'm connection with this it should
not be forgotten that it is not tin and
tin plate alone; it is not the Mckinley
tariff bill and its protective features that
England 80 much fears. Her iron and
coal, two of the great staples of the
country, are also in jeopardy. Califor-
mia possesses, particularly in San Ber-
nardino county, iron ores of unlimited
qusn ntities, beds and veins OF magnetic
iron of an unusual high percentage, free
from phosphorus and sulphur, suitable
for the manufacture of Bessemer steel
of a superior quality by the basic pro-
-cess. The Bessemer process cheapened
the manufacture of steel 80 per cent. in
fuel and 20 per cent. in cost of labor.
1t freed the sulphur, but could not get
rid Of the phosphorus that is found in
greater or less quantities in nearly all
magnetic iron ores, excepting those in
San Bernardino county. One-tenth OF /
per cent. OF phosphorus is as much as
steel will stand to be fairly good.
Our capitalists being aware OF this
fact, are now about constructing an
extensive iron and steel plant in San
Diego for the purpose of utilizing this
magnetic ore as we'll as other classes of
the ores OF iron that are found in
abundance on our. coast. With the
products of the petroleum fields of
Southern California for fuel, America
can successfully compete with England
in the manufacture Of both iron and
steel. Both OF these products enter
largely into the manufacture OF tin
plate. Therefore, with the tin mines Of
the San Jacinto estate in full operation,
San Diego, England has good reason to
be alarmed and if possible at any cost to
block the wheels of production 1t is
the fear OF the inauguration and success
full operation of these four industries
that causes trembling in old England's
manufacturing centers, and it is highly
probable that the change in the manipu-
lation of the tin mine of Temescal from
live American director TO Cornish
one, originates from deep-seated sources
that have no direct relation to the pros
perity of either the property or the
stockholders pockets"
THE CALICO MINES.
E. d. Mulcahey writes as follows
about the Calico district 'It is impos-
sible to arrive at anywhere near close
estimate of the bullion produced at Cal
leo, but to say that it has been in excess
of $I0,000,000 would be safe. During
the past ten years about 800 men on an
average have found employment. No
one year has shown, in the matter of
bullion output and number OF men en-
ployed, any very marked superiority
over any other. 1t never was boom
camp, and never will be. The reports of
the experts settled that in the first in
stance, and the returns of handsome
dividends with clock-like regularity, to-
gether with the ever-recurring proofs
that the mines have not begun to see
their best days, have fixed it in the last.
"The deepest workings are 800 feet
below the croppings, and because OF the
abrupt descent of the hills most of the
ore has been taken out through tunnels
from their bases, thus obviating the
necessity OF expensive hosting works,
and permitting the profitable mining of
ore OF lower grade than could otherwise
be extracted. Ninety-fve stamps re-
duce the product of the camp, about 300
tons daily. Ore containing five silver
ounces is mined and milled at profit
by the companies which run and operate
the big plants. Within a short time
this place and Daggett, Oh the Atlantic
and Pacific, will be connected by mar
row guage road. This will reduce to a
still lower standard the amount of silver
necessary to pay for working the ores.
"Silyer is not the only product to
which the desert, or even Calico, owes
it's prosperity. Some of the finest mar
BILE outside of Italy has recently been
found within twelve miles of town, and
regular shipments are being made to
Los Angeles. Within three miles OF
this place are the largest deposits of
borate of lime, with the possible excep-
tion of the famous borate mines of Tur-
key, in the world. Experts have pro-
nounced the visible supply sufficient for
the requirements of the world for 800
years."
THE ROSE NINE.
On August 18th the owners of the
Rose mine perfected an organization and
incorporated under the laws Of the state
as the Morongo Mining and Milling
NTH n an v~skoI utooH of q 000 .