Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-22
MINES AND MINING.


night, says the San Diego Sun, after
visit to his recently discovered tin mines
on the Laguna mountains, and brings
with him about 400 pounds of ore,
which has been given into the hands of
Of a local assayer. 1t was in July last
that Mr.. Wheatley discovered this de-
posit, and since that time he has been
working steadily in the direction OF it's
development. The first samples brought
to town were sent on to New York to be
assayed, and gave the wonderful result
of 56.25 per cent. Some of the sam
pies secured at that time were shown TO
DIR. Eames, and he, with some San Fran
cisco capitalists, at once became inter-
ested. As a result of the preliminary
work party was equipped with supplies
and tools and left for the mountains on
October 10th. Arriving there active work
was commenced, and only proved that a
permanent ledge lay beneath the crop
pings. The deposit has been found on
the slope of the mountain towards the
desert, and has been traced a distance OF
two miles. The quality of the ore, to-
gether with the direction the ledge runs,
supports the belief that it is continue
tion of the ledge found at Temescal.
Nine claims have been located and as
there is abundance OF both timber and
water there will be little difficulty ex-
perienced in carrying on extensive
works when the mines are opened up,
and should railroad be constructed
over the survey made through Campo it
will be within ten miles of such commu-
nication. The ledge SO far as uncovered
| - e.. 10 .s~1k fDok 4 4 H,
bottom OF shaft eight feet deep shows
unmistakabe signs of widening out.
Before leaving camp Mr.. Wheatley had
four-horse wagon loaded up with the
ore, which is due to arrive here on Sat-
urday.
THE SANTIAGO MINES.
DR.. R. S. Law, representing the San
Francisco and Los Angeles syndicate
who some four months ago bonded the
Santiago Mining company's mines east
of town, says the Anaheim Gazette, was
here Tuesday and engaged a force OF
twenty-five men to construct wagon
road from the mines to Ell Toro, the
nearest shipping point. d. j. Sorenson
was engaged as foreman OF the work and
will leave for the mines with his men,
tools and outfit today. The building OF
the road will require about months
time, but it is expected to have it fin
ished before the heavy rains set in.
The doctor is mining expert OF thirty
years experience, and has operated in
Idaho, Montana, Nevada. Arizona, Mex
leo and nearly every mining district OF
note besides in this state. He states
that the four months development
work done at these mines dur
ing the term of the company's bond
has 80 we'll satisfied his people that they
have decided upon at once commencing
systematic development and improve
ment of the property, and some very
large contracts have been let in San
Francisco of which we will be permitted
to speak in the near future. Suffice it
to say at present that mining will here
after rank as one of our leading indus
tries, and the opening OF these mines
will be of especial direct benefit to An
aheim.
Considerable quiet work has also been
done during the year in the Silverado
mines. and some good deposits of ore
| have been uncovered which will assay
we'll and of which a large quantity is
now on the dump and awaiting ship
ment.
Work in the Dosoris mine is going
merrily on and rich ore being taken
out. A drift is now being run from the
middle tunnel on what appears to be
stringer, bearing to the east, ore of
which is of the same character and
richness OF the main ledge. Some are of
the opinion that the 'stringer'' is really
the main ledge, and that the old tunnel
was run on stringer from it.-[Prescott
| Courier.
A gentleman lately from Bisbee re-
ports that the Copper Queen company,
at Bisbee, will, it is said, erect eight
more roasters to handle the base metals,
which are plentiful at the 40O-foot level.
They also contemplate, at no distant
day, the placing of refinery at the
works and ship refined copper instead
of the base product as at present.
Tucson Star.
/ Printer Long has discovered ledge
about six miles east of Prescott, ore OF
which shows considerable free gold.
On the ledge he found an old shaft about
thirty feet deep, which, from appear
ances, must have been sunk twenty or
more years ago, the timbers having al
most entirely rotted away. It may be
one Of our many ''lost" mines, of which
old prospectors are wont 70 relate, Of
legions many and richness galore. -
prescott Courier.