Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-11
MINES AND MINING.
LARGE PHOSPHATE BEDS DIsCov.
Erred NEAR PRESCOTT.
Discovery of Great Importance to
Southern California-The San Fran
cisco Mining Convention = Temescal
Tin-Lone Valley Mines.

A discovery, says the Prescott Journal
Miner, which promises to prove not
only Of great Importance to Arizona but
to Southern California as we'll, has re-
Gently been made near Prescott juno
tion, by J. ]. Clark, who is interested
in the stone quarry now being operated
there. Mr.. Clark has had considerable
experience in practical mining besides
having made study of mineralogy.
While prospecting the country in con-
nection with the stone quarry he dis
covered numerous fossils of fish and
shells covering the surface of the ground.
On digging down below the surface he
discovered that the entire country for
considerable distance was capped with
phosphates. He sent samples of it to
Los Angeles for analysis. The result
was that it proved to contain from 20
per cent OF phosphoric acid. There is q
capping of it varying from 5 to 10
feet in depth. As phosphates are the
most desirable fertilizers for fruit trees
particularly, and as Southern California
has already been brought face to face
with the question of securing fertll-
izer, the discovery is very timely one.
Mr.. Clark and HI. Mulvenon have
made a number of locations OF what is
considered the richest claim in the
vicinity and California parties are al
ready interested in the enterprise and
will ship two or three carloads per day
to San Bernardino or Los Angeles to be
pulverizsd and prepared for market.
The experiment will be watched with
interest.
THE MINERS CONVENTION.
The delegates recently appointed by
Mayor Sanderson to represent San Fran
cisco at the state mining convention,
which is to meet in this city on the
Goth instant, assembled yesterday at the
mining bureau, and after organization.
made the preliminary arrangements for
the convention. says the San Francisco
Chronicle of Saturday. Robert Nc MUIR
ray was elected chairman and w. q.
Kalston secretary.
There were present at the roll-call the
following named delegates: Robert
McMurray, S. j. Hendy, B. F. Lacy,
Judson Wheeler, F. A. Huntington, j.
G. Reud, F. Chappellet, F. Reichling,
IuOm4o Ilccs y. w. Auducs n w oil
rath, M. w. Belshaw, J. H. Hammond,
man, II. Pichour, E. Charronnat, G. W.
GGross, r. r DeiddesheiHer, G. A Luck
hardt, William Irelan Jr., G. s. VIE
land, W. G. Ralston and s. E. Hol-
combe.
The chair stated that forty-two coun-
ties would be represented in the con-
vention, and that about 700 delegates
would be in attendance. 1t was neces-
sary, therefore, that the San Francisco
delegation should take some action for
the reception and entertainment OF the
visitors.
After some discussion it was decided
that the San Francisco delegation
would pay the expenses of the conven-
ton. preliminary assessment OF 50
was then made upon each delegate to
defray the expenses of the reception
committee.
The meeting then adjourned, subject
to the call of the chair.
TRIP TO THE TIN NINE.
A party of four, consisting of J. w.
Nance, j. B. Spileman Of Los Angeles,
and J. B. Royce and J. L. Harney, of
Clinton, Ind, visited the mines at
Temescal yesterday. Messrs. Royce and
Harney are recent arrivals, and to say
that they are highly pleased with this
section would be putting it mildly.
The Cajalco tin mine has been oper-
ated now about year. The original
purchase price was $400, 900, which in
cludes AZ 900 acres OF land known as the
San Jacinto estate. Three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars have since then
been expended on the property, about
$45, 900 in dam across the Temescal
creek, about $4,000 in machinery for
reducing tin ore, and the balance in
numerous buildings and in running
shafts and tunnels to develop the mine.
One hundred men or more are at work
on the mine proper. The main shaft
has been sunk to depth of 210 feet, and
is now tapping body of rich tin ore
from two to six feet in width. The ma
chinery, hoisting works, concentrators,
ETC., are now in perfect running order
under the direction of Mr.. Harris, an
old Cornish tin miner. The output of
the mine is 20 cents per pound, or a
total monthly product of $4,000, or $96, 900
per annum. The product more than
pays the actual running expenses of the
mine, notwithstanding the fact that four
blIut6 Iut dL1ounb Vi I'LL 9fc bAktu OuJ
is allowed to remain along the drifts and
stops for future use.
The work is being confined to one
ledge, but Mr.. Harris asserts that in his
opinion there are thirteen other lodges
OF equal promise on other parts of the
estate and numerous groupings else
where. From this statement it may be
seen that the future possibilities of this
mine are great, when 100 men are now
employed on one ledge alone. The mine
is being worked on the conservative
plan, under the direction of Messrs.
Stephens and Harris, and from now on
will be made TO pay its own way. besides
the work of opening up the mine.
LONE VALLEY MINES.
The latest advices from Lone valley
are to the effect that everything there is
quite lively. considering the retarding
effect of snow and cold weather. says
the San Bernardino Courier. five
stamp mill is nearly completed, and will
be wholly so by spring. This mill is be-
ing put up by Wheeler & Co., and will
have ore enough in sight when ready to
start for a six months run. Prospect
ing and assessment work is going on
rapidly. AS soon as prospects show up
to be Of value the mill company is
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