Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-16
THE ELSINORE MINES.
WHAT THE PRESS OF THAT PLACE
SAYS OF THEM.
Hane Rather Flowery Statements About
the Alleged Bonanza-The Excitement
Increasing.

TIE following extracts are taken from
the Press of Elsinore, regarding the
names recently discovered in that re-
gion.
A'For five months Mr.. Winder and his
associates have toiled almost day and
night, for the purpose of bringing to
light some of the wealth so jealously
treasured in natures bosom, and their
eeaseless efforts have been rewarded by
the present discovery of the Old Domin-
ION and Phoenix, as they have named
the mines. Their first find was ledge
OF mineral-bearing sand and lead car
donates at three feet below the surface
$27. AZ per ton in silver. Five feet deeper
on the same ledge showed $44.71 per ton
in siver, with slight trace of gold. The
The recent excitement near Ogden,
Utah, at La Plata, was caused by the
discovery of mineral, the highest assay
of which was two ounces less than the
lowest in Mr.. Winder's ledge.
'sAs to the extent of this find, it is
practically limitless. The ledge of lead
and sand carbonates which is being de-
veloped by the company has been traced
between five and six miles along the
hills, the groupings being very rich IN
sand carbonates. The ledge shows an
average width OF about 800 feet. The
hills Immediately surrounding give
promise, from groupings, OF fully as rich
developments when worked. The shaft
has now reached depth OF fifteen feet,
and is being continuously worked by
shree men. No assay has been made at
q greater depth than eight feet, but the
general appearance of the ledge prom
;oh oo
greater depth is gained. The ore con-
Eains sufficient lead to lux easily. The
assays have been made by three differ
ent assayers, and tally with each other
very closely.
"About 1900 or 1900 feet from this
ledge of carbonates is a vein of gold
hearing quartz, which, as vet, has but
sufficient development to show that IL is
undoubtedly lead, and that it carries
good Quantities of mineral The name
FOR the claim is the Phoenix, owned by
the same company who located the Old
Dominion.
Son the dumps at both shafts is quite
n quantity of rich-looking mineral,
which inspires every one who sees it
with more or less excitement.
1.-THE camp has been visited by num-
Der of men posted in mining matters,
and the unanimous opinion is that the
kind is away above anything ever seen
in this section. Some people have mar
veled at the fact, that, with all the
mineral SO close, it has not been discov-
cred before. The explanation is simple
enough. Sand carbonates have only
made their appearance in three districts
in the United States-Leadville, Odgen
and Elsinore. All the prospecting that has
been done here has been for native gold,
without an idea of silver. California
gulch, in Colorado, produced
enormous quantities of placer
gold in 1859, but it was not un-
til 1879, twenty years later, that the
carbonates were discovered. The dis
eoyery made Leadville, and lifted many
q poor man to affluence and fame. In
cur recently discovered camp we have
these same carbonates, though, of
course, the ore is low grade.
''As soon as this discovery became
known here, many of our citizens, i'm
bued with the excitement usual under
such circumstances, hied them to the
hills to ''locate," and we doubt not that
within the next two weeks claims COW
.ering an extent of five miles will be
located. The natural location OF the
mining camp, and the ease with which
the ore is treated will render the pro-
duction of bullion cheap, and result in
greater profit to the operators than is
usual in districts where the same char
acter OF ore is mined"