Telegram-herald., 1891-03-03

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hills and interminzhls sands aud sqstrrei
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isolated sqaztty rosfs ia hIgio c@ayoE-
We eisuabsi a steep hll 70 . one sso-
Fied stone walled house. over ths door of
whiSa szs TIC issvad. ''slftaee II tl.s san
Jaelnto Estate, LImited-" one wss left
- conjecture whetasr it Was TIC ofnee
OF the estate that was limited. Bat
whcn w4s ted that the estate COM
prised soEae ~, 900 acres ! decided thxs
iE ~as the Office.
Ny guide, Riverside newspaper man,
had a letter If introduction 10 the gov
ernor," who proved 10 be al enthusiastic
little EnghshIaan, Col. L. y. Robinson
by name, who has spent the last twenty
three wears at the mines He squatted
on the premises twenty-three years ago.
and the one object OF his subsequent life
has been 70 see the mines developed. lie
hal bern familiar with the richest TIN
mines Of England and Europe, and has
always claimed that none OF them VIII
compare with this mine.
For these long years he has waited and
labored 10 enlist capital 10 properly do
yelop the mine.
AT hast he has the money backing OF a
wealthy English syndicate. has about
completed the preliminary work Of Mt
ting up experimental machinery, and
opened shafts and constructed elaborate
homes for his miners, and has perhaps.
by the time this reaches the public eye.
begun 10 extract fine tin from the rch
black ore.
The mine has been long known, hav-
ing been worked in u crude way by the
Indians before white men had set foot en-
the spot The Indian name Of the mount
ain was "Cajaloo." meaning Medicine
hill The Indians thought the peculiar
stone had medicinal qualities. and hence
the name.
The vein is about eight TO ten feet
thick and crops out at the surface. hav-
ing been thrown into its present pitch BY
volcanic action. The ore dips at an
angle Of about 60 degs.. snd is easily &C.
cessible by shafts and is not difficult to
get out
The stone ia rather brittle, and easily
broken by pick and drill.
Mills are being constructed with .
crushing capacity of SOC tons day, and
tho ore yields heavy percentage Of tin.
At present there are 300 men employed
and when in full operation the number
viii be increa to coo at least. They
are boarded by the company in barracks,
and ! was not little surprised to find
such high standard of culinary and
commissary arrangements in mining
camp. The head cook is paid SIS a
month. and has assistants, all being pro-
fessional French cooks, and the food
provided is not only of the best quality,
but served in the best style known to the
culinary art.
The men were n solid and contented
lot of workmen, far above the precon-
ceived notion of miners in general
They are mostly Americans, and the
treatment accorded them. Col. Robin
son thinks, will amply compensate the
company in better work. The colonel
says the secret of getting good men and
good work Is to treat your men right.
and he follows out this plan.
In connection with the extensive prep
arations going on is the construction Of
an immense dam, designed to store up a
bountiful supply of water for power and
other necessary purposes. Coal is the
one essential object which has hitherto
seemed lacking for the best results. But
mines are being developed at Elsinore.
not far from the tin mines, ard while the
coal is not Of the finest commercial quail
ity it is giving satisfactory results. and
can be laid down at the mills at s. ton.
They are using this coal in developing
steam for pumping out the mines. crush
ing ores and lifting the ores from the
shafts.
SO far as superficial inspection Of
the mine goes, and judging by the faith
the promoters have in the deposit, as
measured by the extensive plant being
put in, this tin mine Is destined 10 soon
mark new era in the development Of
an important mining industry. So the
"tin pail brigade" will not go hungry
for lack of material with which TO make
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