Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08
News Notes About Holes
in the Ground.
California and Arizona Pros
poets and Returns.
The Gavilan Mines Near Westbr0ok
to Be Worked.
Promising Prospects at Picacho-The
Santa Ana Canyon Gypsum Mine.
Flour Gold at Menifee.
Harqua Hala Riches.

who have organized under the form of
the Gavilan Mining. Milling and I'm
provement company, went out to West
brook from Riverside and putin the day
sampling and testing the ore of the
Gavilan mine. They we're under the
guidance OF Capt. II. J. Crossman, the
lessee of the grant, and piospected the
ground thoroughly, taking samples
from the tunnels and shafts and testing
them by horn spoon and blow pipe
assays. The samples were numerous
and in many instances reached result
| far beyond most sanguine expectations,
one test assaying over $1,000, while none
of them fell lower than 500. The ore
| is free milling and easy of access, the
ledge being of extreme width and can
be worked at a minimum expense. The
work of the company will not be con-
fined to mining alone, but to agriculture
and other pursuits, as the lease of the
company embraces large extent of the
San Jacinto estate, and the industries
which can be established are many and
varied.
On returning to Riverside form OF
organization was drawn up and the
lease signed. Since, the papers have
been prepared in proper shape and for
warded to the county recorder at San
Bernardino and to- the secretary OF
state.
The Gavilan property has been lying
idle for a number of years, the estate
having been in litigation, but its rich
ness has never been doubted. 1t is one
of the best known properties in South
ern California, and in past years has
turned out vast amounts of bullion.
Work and development on the mine
now will be commenced Immediately,
and within a reasonable time the prop
erty will be adding its quota to the min
ing wealth of the country.-lP Ferris
New Era.
THE PICAcHo MINES.
Picacho district, in California, about
Is miles north of Yuma, is again COM
ing into notice. Valuable quartz mines
have been acquired by DIR. D. Jayne, of
New York city. Some work by arrastras
has been done and good returns secured.
The ores are said to be in great guam
titles and run about $15 ton. Poor
management gave the district black
eye, but new capital has become inter-
ested and with good practical work this
ground will no doubt be steady bullion
producer.
The Gold Thread Placer Mining COM
pany has recently been organized, COM
posed of California and eastern capital
lists, to work placer ground in the dis
trict. L. G. Moreland has been elected
superintendent. The company owns
800 acres and proposes to put in pump
ing plant on the Colorado river to fur
nish water for hydraulicking. The gold
is coarse in fine gravel. Prospects have
shown as high as 81 per cubic yard.
The company expects to commence
work at once on their pumping plant,
and their plans call for the expenditure
of $75, 900 to $780, 00.-l Yuma Times.
GYPSUM NINE.
Says the South Riverside Bee: We
had the pleasure, in company with j.
M. Kelly, of visiting the gypsum mine
down in the Santa Ana caflon on Tues
day afternoon. The mine is the prop
erty OF the Ventura Crystal Plaster COM
pany, and is located in side canon
about eight or nine miles from Rincon.
A good road has been made to the mine,
and we found about twenty men en-
ployed on the work-about fifteen in
opening up the mine and several others
performing other work about the place.
A large quantity of gypsum was piled
up ready to ship and more was rapidly
being quarried out and broken up into
! convenient sized pieces to handle. A
switch is being put in by the Santa Fe
Railroad company across the Santa Ana
river, and the ore will be hauled in
wagons to the railroad and taken to San
Diego and shipped by boat to San Fran
cisco, there to be made into plaster OF
paris. There is rumor that the Santa
Fe company will build switch from
their main line across the river and up
| the cafIon to a place near the mine. The
gypsum is very pure, and will undoubt-
eddy make fine article of plaster oil
paris. When taken from the mine ii
looks like loaf sugar, and is hard and
brittle, like glass.
RICH DISCOVERY.
S. e. Walker of Menifee, was In town
this week, and displayed number OF
fine specimens recently found by him
while digging a we'll on his property.
| The specimens are quartz and contain
-four gold in large quantities, assaying
several hundred dollars to the ton. The
| ledge was unearthed at depth of two
| feet and at it's point of discovery was
only few inches wide, but as depth
was attained it developed to width of
over a foot, the ore still retaining its
richness. Mr.. Walker says there are
| two or more tons of ore in sight, and as
soon as he can arrange matters properly
| to take it over to the MeDifee mill he
will have it worked. If the ore holds
out at its present value, Mr.. Walker has
big bonanza in view.-[Perris New
Era.
EAST HARQUA HALA RICHES.
The reported strike in East Harqua
Hala, % miles this side of the Bonanza
claims, and in Maricopa county, is prob
ably genuine thing. Chas. Duesha,
who has prospected in the Harqua Halas
and the Bradshaws for the past four
years, is in town. He says he located
the present claim some time ago, as it
showed free gold, but finally let some
Mexicans take it. The ledge itself is
from to % feet wide,- although the
whole mountain seems to be a quartz
formation. Additional work by the
Mexicans has developed pocket con-
tanning 500 rock. The extent Of the
pocket is improved, but $40 free ore is
good enough, so that Mr.. Duesha thinks
that his successors in location have a
very good thing. They have decided to
mt M fOur arrastras and will run them