Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-18
MINING MATTERS HEREABOUTS,
Many Enterprises About to Be
Pushed.
Al Number of Prospecting Parties
Which Left Last Week.
The Colorado Desert the Objective Point
The Demand for a Smelter-Ex-
peditiOns Which Have
Outfitted-NOtes.

During the past week quite number
of prospecting parties left Los Angeles
for different sections of Southern Cali
fornia, the larger portion going to the
Colorado desert. Each party was well
supplied with provisions and tools, in
most cases enough of everything neces-
Hary to last three months. The means
for these prospecting tours were fur
nished by capitalists Of this city, and
the men who are out, as general
thing, are experienced miners. Accord
ing to the contract between the pros
pectors and those furnishing the money
the former are to have an interest in
all the discoveries that may be made.
Some went out with burros, while not a
few were fitted out with wagons, while
the outfit under the charge of G. J.
Barber was one of the best equipped
that has ever left our city. In several
months at the furthest the HERALD
expects to chronicle the finding of more
than one bonanza. The interest in min
ing affairs was never greater than at
present, and the time is not far distant
when Los Angeles will become mining
center.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
Judge Hollenbeck and w. B. Slawson
will today organize q mining company,
the object of which will be to send out
prospecting party, develop, buy and
sell mines. These gentlemen are ex.
perienced in this branch of business.
having spent years among the mines of
New Mexico, Arizona and California. AS
soon as the organization is effected, an
office will be opened on West First
street. Mr. Slawson returned yesterday
from the Baldy, where he went to in
spect mining claim.
The Cajon Mining and Water COM
pany, the organization of which was
mentioned few days ago in the HER
AID, is now about ready for business
Backed by capital of $3.50, 900, half Of
which amount has been paid in, the
Hessed of valuable mining properties.
Frederick. Stock, superintendent of the
Gaviota Mining company, spent last
week at the mines and feels fattered at
the prospect. The Gaviota is an asphalt
um mine, and the company has several
large contracts on hand for furnishing
material. Mr.. Hellman. president of
the company, is in San Francisco, and
has sent word to the Office here that he
has secured three out of four contracts
in that city to furnish material for work
to be done there.
Major Embody and his son, o. EN-
body, OF this city, who are owners of
the most valuable mines in the Oro
Grande district, are now preparing to
erect forty stamp mill on their prop
erty. The vein of ore is about 40 feet
wide, and, although of low grade, yet,
on account of the large body and its
free milling qualities. these gentlemen
claim that it will pay them an immense
fortune when the mill is put up. The
ore assays on the average about SO per
ton. Major Embody is an old expert
enced miner, having been engaged in
that business in Nevada in early days.
His son is thorough assayer, and the
HERALD wishes that their anticipations
may be realized.
@. j. Barber and two other prospectors
left Thursday for the desert, in the in
terest of a San Francisco company.
w. Duncan, an old miner from Ari-
zona and Old Mexico, is IN the city and
leaves this week for the Oro Grande dis
trict.
G. B. Ford arrived Saturday from the
Yuma district and reports that more
than usual interest is being manifested
in mining circles in that section, and
that new discoveries are being reported
every day. Mr.. Ford will take the field
this week for the new company that is
being organized by Hollenbeck & Slaw-
son.
D. G. Warfeld was in last week from
his claim in the Badly district and re.
turned again last Thursday. Darwin is
thing rich. His partner, Claude White,
will join him in week.
In speaking about smelling plant
being erected here, Maj. L.C. Moreland,
one of the most practical, cool and clear
headed miners on the coast, says that
If Los Angeles does not get it, San Diego
or San Bernardino will. He says that
he is willing to be one of the ten busi-
ness men to go into the enterprise, as he
feels confident that the investment
would be paying one to the promoters,
and of incalculable benefit to Los Ange-
les. Thousands of tons of the precious
metal pass through our city for San
Francisco, Pueblo, Denver, Omaha,
Kansas City, Ell Paso, st. Louis and So
corro. This ore that is continually being
carried by us could be worked here, and
all the money that requires for its
freighting, handling and working would
find its way into the pockets of our peo.
pie. The erection Of such plant in
our midst would eventually make our
city mining center and every mining
center in our country is prosperous,
money plenty and business thriving"
The HERALD would like to see such an
enterprise started.
Major L. G. Moreland received word
from the patent Office at Washington
Saturday that his patent for amalgama-
tors and ore concentrators was allowed
on the 9th of last month. The major
claims that his invention will cause
revolution in the treatment of ore, and
invites an inspection of his patent by
miners and others interested in mines.
He has already been offered handsome
m for his rights in the patent.
Strong witnesses.
Among the thousands of testim onias of cures
by DR.. Mies's New Heart Cure is that of Ma.
than AllisOns, well known citizen of Glen
Rock, Pa, who for years had shortness OF
breath, sleeplessness. pain in left side, shoul-
ders, smotheriug spells, etc. ; one bottle of Dr.
Mi1ag'g New Heart Cura hov of