Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-19

can but feel some delicacy in exposing
the real facts as l saw them. But the
truth should not hurt, nor will it hurt
the owners OF this mine, and certainly
it will not injure the reading pubic.
There is no such thing as pounding out
$3.50 or yeast powder can iull OF g I'D
per day with hand mortar. L. how
ever, have no doubt OF the statement
that there was an immensely rich pocket
in and near the surface. Since the
pocket has been exhausted there has
been some good, practicable developing
work done, and it exposes the real mer-
its of property which its owners may
well be proud of. Through the
tendent, Mr.. J. j. Taylor, was
work. The developments consist of four
shafts, all sunk in ore and along the
vein at intervals of 120, 85 and rs feet.
The four shafts vary in depth from 100
to IT'S feet, and have positive connec-
tions at the fifty and 100-foot levels.
From this exposure something of cor
rect idea of the quantity and quality of
the ore may be had, and from my ex-
animation, though it was made hastily,
aud not with that precaution or care
funess with which | usually do such
work, | conclude that the relative value
OF the ore and mine is far above the
average of many gold mines now being
worked with satisfactory results. AS
the work will show there are about ten
feet of ore, and from small quantity
tests, it shows value varying
from So to $52 and IS to
$2l free gold. Put the average at $40,
and with forty or sixty-stamp mill the
investors would no doubt be we'll
pleased with the annual product. which
would be $2l9, 900 if forty stamp mill,
and ii sixty-stamp mill 1925, 800, less
expenses OF operating. The property
consists of three full sized claims. and
under the style and name of the Brey-
fogle Mining company. 1t is officially
conducted by Mr.. George Montgomery,
general manager; J. J. Taylor, superin-
tendent, and M. B. Bartlett, secretary.
A recent sale OF an interest in this prop
erty for $40, 900 may change the officials.
The company has a large force oil men
al work on pipe line, the purpose of
which is to deliver the water from Hoss-
kiliim springs to the mine. Though
| the distance is six miles, the work will
soon he completed. In addition to a
one-stamp sampling mill and five
foot Huntington mill, the company has
recently purchased ten or twenty
stamp mill, to be erected at the mine
From Mr.. Clark's saw mill, Timber
Mountain, good lumber is furnished at
a cost OF $25 to $50 per thousand.
OTHER NEWS.
Not having mentioned other mining
properties in this district, it is but jus
tice to the camp to say that the vein or
lode upon which the Breyfogie mines
are located is traceabe for distance of
| five or six miles. and the entire distance
is located, and more or less work is done
on each claim. The Jarney mine, stu.
| ated at distance OF four miles north
east and upon the same vein, is noted
for the massive groupings and the quail
| ty OF ore. The several tunnels, open
cuts and shafts to the depth of
| fifty feet, reveal large body of
high grade, fine gold rock. This
company is at this time ar
ranging TO erect mill on their property.
| Between the t'reyfugle and Jarney is the
property Of White & Young. 1t consists
| of three full sized claims, each 1900 by
800 feet. A 30 foot shaft and several Of
| less depth show two beautiful parallel
vena and large body of high grade free
gold rock. Samples of rock casually &C.
lected from the dump, supposed to be all
average OF the whole, run too hlgn f,r
| publication, the lowest assay being $50
| gold.
FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT.
| AS to the future of the district there is
opinion that'it will be one of permanency
and yielding uniform profit to the oper-
ators. The present appearance of the
camp is truly crude and pioneer-like. 1t
consists of a boarding house and two
lodging houses, barn and corral. and
large tent connected with hillside dug
ut.which is the storehouse, ,postoffice and
bank. The mercantile and banking
business appear under the name and
style of Rose & Sample, andis conducted
by Mr.. G. ID. Rose, one of the most
genial and obliging gentlemen it has
ever been my pleasure to meet. The
camp thus far has been blessed with the
genial influence of none of the grand
daughters of Mother Eve, but Mrs Nellie
Rose, wife of &. H Rose, the merchant.
so well and most favorably known in
queenly pioneer lady OF the new camp.
itCi iNSih'btSf IUibO hHlohCo, Will
be the first in the newly surveyed town
site.
The expense OF operating in this camp,
as is the case in all parts of the country,
is something distressing. Freight to
the camp from the nearest railroad sta
ton, is $50 per ton. Barley is worth $5
per hundred, miners wages are 81 per
day, and board is $40 per week.
VARIETY OF MINERALS.
Under the head of all classes of min
erals, volumes, in justice to the country,
might be written. In part of Nye
and Lincoln counties, Nevada, and Inyo
and San Barnardino counties. Califor-
MIA, including territory of 100 miles
square. there is every variety of mineral
known to exist in the earth. The pre-
cious metals, gold, silver, etc., comprise
much the smaller part of the variety
contained in the section alluded to.
The massive mountains of high grade
magnetic iron and the expansive valleys
and mountains of salt, the purest to be
found upon this globe, are here in guam
titles, possibly adequate to the demands
OF America for all time to come. Of the
latter article fourteen mule team,
twelve to fifteen tons, was loaded with
but one powder blast. In several locali-
ties marble of an extra fine quality is