Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-18

furnish to any railroad that may
be built convenient to his mines,
81 800 tons of ore annually.
He says he can put 1000 men at work on
ore at any time he can chip the same.
Think of the output II it were but a
half ton to TIE man per day, which ls
under the estimate 35 to 40 per cent, it
amounts to 1872, 500 tons annually, and
at "a ner ton freight would amount to
1874 900 annually.
But few figures show the enormous
revenue to be distributed as the product
of one mine-one set of mines. Placing
the ore at the lowest figure, $40 per ton,
against the annual output OF lS3, ,5OO
tons, and we have grand total OF reve-
nue. of 81 ,300,OO This account may
seem incredibly large, but the unques-
tionable facts are here which warrant
the statement. But the mining COM
munity must bear in mind that the ore
carries with it smelling proposition,
and that railroad transportation Is ne
cessity. The Portesee mine, in the came
district in which Mr.. Campbell's mines
are situated, is property which is OF
great consideration. 1t is owned by
James Morgan of San Francisco and has
been patented for fifteen years. This
great treasury lies dormant,s securely
locked in mother earth's vaults. and
must wait for cheap transportation. Mr.
James Taylor of the same district is the
owner of three very fine mines. One
more extensively developed shows
body of fifteen feet of ore, of a very high
grade. Mr.. Taylor has passing offer of
$50, 900 from Salt Lake parties for this
mine.
The Ruth mine, in the same district,
impresses the visitor with confidence
and the opinion that it is another Silver
Reef, or Lee. Its ore body is 100 feet
wide. The Boss and Columbia mines
are of White Pine district, locally known
as Good Spring district. and are owned
by H. White, Joseph Yount and B. A.
Hamilton OF the Yount ranch. These
properties, though but little developed,
give unquestionabe evidences OF very
great value and permanency in quantity
and quality of ore. The exposure OF
the ore is by ten shafts and tunnels and
open cuts, ranging from fifteen to thirty
five feet in depth. The predominant
metal in the Columbia is copper. On
the dump there are 900 tons of copper
ore, containing from Is to 33 per cent
of copper. At the last working there
is 100 tons of fine ore that shows by the
first test value of 43 to 60 per cent of
copper The groupings OF this mine,
through the lime cap, shows width OF
30 to go feet. The Boss mine, situated
some distance from the Columbia,
owned by the same parties, h large
body of unusually variegated ore. 1t
contains gold, silver, copper lead and
iron. The two mines blend into the
most perfect and easy emelting PROPOSE
tion OF any ore l ever saw. From nu-
merous honest and intelligently selected
samples when assayed showed gold
value of $40 to $3l silver, lime to
eighteen ounces; copper, 8 to Is per
cent; lead, l8 to 81 per cent; iron oxi-
died proportionate quantity to the
lead.
Good spring is appropriately named.
1t is a large spring OF fine water, with
five acres OF land as mill site 1t is
part and parcel of the Boss and Colum-
bia properties. Conveniently near, ten
to twenty miles distant. is fine body OF
mine timber.
l have had much to say in behalf of
this district, but not more than,
think, Professor Jenny, gentleman OF
high authority as a minipg expert, who
has examined the mines OF the district,
will endorse and support. But the most
regretful fact must not be secreted 1t
is simple and easily told there is not a
pound of ore being shipped, because
there is no means of transportation.
The most noted spot OF chequered his
torical fame is old Resting springs They
are situated seven miles east of Borax,
and near the Amaragosa valley, through
which railroad survey passes, and in
San Bernardino county. The Mexicans
long before the discovery OF gold on Sut-
ter creek reposed upon this ground.
Later the heroic Kit Carson and General
Fremont, who was followed by thousands
of immigrants, all had their joys and
sorrows at Resting springs.
ITO BE CONCLUDED TOMORROW