Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-16
MINES AND MINING.
A Rich Mineral District Near
This City.
News and Notes About Various
Localities.
Features of the Gleason Mountain Dis.
trict-The Ibex Mlns--The
Mining Boom in
Mohave.

While scattered throughout the south
west in search of the precious metals, it
would seem that Angelefios intere sted
in mines and mining have forgotten
that within days travel from this city
are number of mineral districts, not
only thoroughly prospected, and thus
their permapeney and great value estab-
lished, but containing a number of
actual bullion-producer within their
boundaries.
A HERALD representative has just re.
turned from an extended visit to the
Gleason mountain country, one of the
most promising and productive mining
districts of Southern California, and To-
Gated go speak, at the city's very doors
Gleason mountain is the name OF peak
rising to an altitude of nearly $500 feet
from series of foothills bordering the
mother range, at a point distant about
six miles from the railway station of
Acton, on the main line of the Los An
geles and Mojave division of the South
ern Pacific railway. Twenty years ago
mining first commenced on this noun
tain, the primitive arastra being the
means employed.
1t was not until as recently as 1887,
however, that anything like thorough
development of the mineral resources
was undertaken. This was when what
is now known as the Padre line was
located. The Padre, with its easterly
location, near the Bay state, now stand
among the most promising of the more
developed properties in the district, and
present indications are that they will
attain high rank as leading producers of
low-grsde free milling gold or on the
Pacific slope.
Situated at an altitude Of 4500 feet, on
the southeastern slope of Gleason noun
tain are these two mines. Both are
largely owned by residents of Los An
geles, viz: Messrs. T. H. Ward, Cal.
Dixon, Judge r. II. f. Variel, Thomas
Kelley and others.
The padre has vein of rose colored,
friable and free milling gold ore measur-
ing four feet three inches which has
been traced the entire length of the
claim The formation here is syenite
and granite, the walls being most clearly
defined. On the vein two shafts
have been sunk, to depth of
95 feet and one 60 feet, both
shafts being in pay ore from mouth to
foot. At the foot of the first named
shaft, level thirty-ive feet in length,
has been driven westerly on the vein,
showing next to the walls, roof and in
breast splendid bodies OF ore. A two
stamp "Pony" test mill has been
erected on the Padre, and the
mine has been thoroughly sam
pied and averaged up. Returns
showed the average value per ton of
Padre ore, from wall to wall, surface to
bottom of shaft, to be SIS in gold. As
blocked out any the mines future pros
poets considered from the standpoint of
present development, the Padre may be
termed one of the greatest low-grade,
free milling gold properties in the
southwest. About 200 tons of ore are
on the dump and assays of samples
picked promiscuously from it returned
$40 80, $40, $26 25. $3.50, $15 and $lS
and upward ton. A tunnel has lately
been run into the vein a distance of rs
feet, all in pay ore. Nothing but the
assessment work demanded by law had
been done on this property up to No
vember, 1892.
AS atated, the Bay State is the east
erly extension of the Padre. The vein
here is uniform as to size with that
on the Padre, and like the form.
er has been traced the entire
length of the claim. Practically no
development has been accorded the
Bay State. cress-cut ON the surface OF
the vein encompassing the work when
completed, aside from the necessary as
sessment work. Mill tests of surface
rock from the Bay State showed the ore
to average $12 per ton. Like the Padre
the Bay State is free milling PROPOSE
ton. 1t may be said these ores are re-
markably free of sulphurets, it being
claimed they are as absolutely free mill
ing as-any ever discovered.
1t is very likely the Padre and Bay
State claims will soon BIO the scene Of
animation and activity. The owners
have resolved to erect plant commen-
surate with the vast deposits of ore they
contain, and take steps to put them
at the top of the heap as gold bullion
producers. Both claims are easily
accessible, being in fact but six hours
! journey by rail and wagon from this
city. Wood and water abound, and the
mountain might be termed a paradise
both for the prospector and operator.
On the mountain are other most prom
ising prospects, of which further inior-
nation will be given.