Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-25
MINES AND MINING.
Organization Of the Miners
Association.
Delegates Elected to Go to
Washington.
The Eagle Mountain Placers Near
Riverside.
Organization of the Miners in San Fran
cisco = Bonsnza Placers Near
Riverside - Other
News Matter.

The executive committee of the Cali
fornia Miners association held meet
ing yesterday in parlor A of the Pacific
hotel, Messrs. Neff and Ralston acting
as president and secretary, respectively,
says the San Francisco Chronicle. San
Francisco was made the headquarters of
the association. A committee was APP
pointed to meet the executive commit
tee of the river and harbor conven-
tion at Sacramento at the call of the
chairman of that convention, consisting
of Messrs. R. G. Hart, j. X. Luttrell,
William Irelan, jr., J. B. Hobson and
Frank Mclaughlin.
A committee of three was also &C.
lected to proceed to Washington in or
der to lay before congress the memorial
adopted by the convention on Friday.
They were directed to use their very
best efforts in inducing the lawmakers
to make the appropriations asked for.
Charles w. Cross, prominent San
Francisco lawyer, Robert McMurray,
county, and j. B. Hobson, the we'll
ed, and Messrs. +. Mclaughlin, j. X.
Luttrell and William Irelan, ir. were
nominated as alternates. The delegates
will Immediately commence the draft
ing of the bill to be presented to con-
gress, and will probably start within
ten days for Washington.
Chairman j. H. Nef appointed Ed
Coleman, Louis Glass, William Irelan,
jr., S. K. Thornton and N. J. Britain
committee ON finance. A resolution
was then introduced that each member
of the executive committee be consti-
tuted a special finance committee
within his own county, to solicit
and collect funds, to be forwarded to the
secretary in this city. This resolution
was adopted, as we'll as one to the effect
that the boards OF supervisors of the
several counties represented at the min
ers' convention be requested to appro-
pirate money to defray the expenses OF
their delegates to Washington, and that
the secretary of the executive commit
tee of the California Miners association
be instructed to Immediately notify the
boards of supervisors of these counties
of such request.
The committee on constitution and
bylaws made it's report, which was
adopted. The constitution of the asso-
ciation asserts that it's object shall be
the protection and fostering of the min
ing industry of this state in all it's
branches. All persons friendly to min
ing interests are eligible to membership.
In the absence of county organization
parties who desire may unite with the
state association by forwarding their
names to the secretary and paying
membership fee of ST.. Such persons
will be entitled to attend the meetings
of the association. County organiza
tions may admit on-residents as MEM
bers. Each county organization is en-
titled to one delegate to the state con-
vention for each ten members, to be
selected as such county organization
may determine. The most important
proviso of the bylaws grants the execu-
tive committee the privilege of levying
assessments upon county organizations
as the needs OF the association may re-
quire.
The association adjourned subject to
the call of the chairman.
BONANZA PLACERs.
We had the pleasure this afternoon,
says the Riverside Press, Of feasting our
eyes Oh a pile OF gold nuggets large
enough to set an old miners blood on
fire with excitement. S. II. Herrick, A.
Martin and DR.. Colliver brought the
treasure into our office to show what a
bonanza they had in their Eagle Noun
tain mines. The nuggets were of all
sizes, from pin head up to $40, the
most of them being worth about 80
cents. The entire lot weighed S735,
and was the result of three mems work
for six days with common miner q
pans and very little water. The men
were at work making foundations for a
dam, and concluded they would pan out
the dirt and gravel, and get what there
was in it. The result was the beautiful
lot of pure gold nuggets shown us today.
The cost of obtaining this 1886 was ex-
actly $54. The Eagle Mountain Mining
company owns a mile and half strip OF
territory that is probably as rich as that
just worked. The amount of gold was
obtained from space about ten feet
square, 30 slight idea may be obtained
OF the rich treasure Of the company.
The first pan of gravel washed yielded
S. 35, and the average all through is 70
cents. With plenty of water and ma
chinery to work with, the fortunate
owners will soon obtain fortunes. These
placer mines are about $50 miles from
here and from all information obtain.
able they are in the same belt as the
famous lost Pegleg mine. The stock oi
the company, it is needless to say, is not
for sale. When the dam is finished and
plenty of water stored up, work will be
prosecuted in extracting the yellow
metal that prodigal nature has scattered
so literally in the gulch. The stock o.
the company is held by ten persons, and
the officers are: S. III. Herrick, presi
dent; A. Martin secretary; d. Colliver
treasurer. Truly Riverside is rapidly
becoming a mining center, and gold If
taken from the earth as well as gathered
from the trees.
ACTON MINES.
j. Pierson, S. Watson, John Robart'
and others, have started in earnest tt
develop their fine mining property knowr
as the Dump mine, located about nin'
miles from Acton, at the head OF Alis'
cafion. Mr.. Watson has gone to Sar
Francisco to look after machinery. Th'
Dump mine has always been good prop
erty, but needs to be worked. Too
many good mines are in the same shape
with more confidence Of some of ou
moneyed men, land lots of the preciou
metal could be produced out Of mothe
earth.
W. Hughes M d. Los Angeles il