The herald., 1893-12-19
GOLD IN THE NEW D|GG|NGS,
Excitement at the GOler and
Redrock Camps.
Over a Thousand Dollars Worth OF
Nuggets Exhibited.
New Mine Located at summIt-Dis-
covsrx of n Quartz Ledge In
Mesquite Canyon i Big
Nuggets.

ing their way to the place, which prom
ises to soon become largely populated
region.
Yesterday morning at Moiave a
HERALD reporter feasted his eyes upon
Thousand dollars worth of gold mug
gets which had been brought from the
new ''diggings" in the Goler and Red
rock districts, 2S or 30 miles north OF
Mojave. If the present indications
hold out according to expectation, that
region will soon become second Ell
Dorado. 1t is now assuming the char
acter OF the old-time California mining
camp.
The "fnds" are now paying from 80
to $40 per day to the man, while many
Of the older claims are panning out
many times that amount. As is the
Gaze in all new mining camps, claims
I are becoming scarce, but prospecting
more plentiful.
1t was with great excitement that
gold was discovered in the Goier region
eight or nine months ago, and many
people focked to the new camp.
party OF San Bernardino prospectors
stole a march on many Of the gold
seekers. To avoid giving out the object
of their mission the party passed
through Mojave atnight and began work
at the mines before it became generally
known that gold existed in large guam
titles. The Goler mines have been al
most continually worked since last
August, with good results.
Over S25, 900 have been taken from the
diggings at Goler. Mr.. w. G. Wilson of
Mojave has bought and sold over $4,000
worth OF nuggets from that district.
The rest has been shipped direct to the
mint at San Francisco.
One OF the best paying mines at Goler
is the Bald Eagle No. l, owned by Gus
Hagg and A. johnson OF San Bernar-
dino. shaft of 80 feet has been sunk
and over $4,000 worth of coarse gold and
nuggets taken out. The drift" ia ex-
cellent. Another ehsft is being sunk.
MIR. johnson declined to say what was
being taken cut each day, but it was ev-
ident that he and his partner have
bonanza.
The Benson Brothers claim is pan
ming out well. 1t is shallow digging,
from to 10 feet. A nugget from this
claim in the possession of Mr.. W. @.
Wilson at Mojave weighs $3.50; another
$l45 and another S66.50. The larger
one was picked up in Nugget gulch,
Charles Sherman, a newspaper man
who went into the camp Sunday, pur-
chased large nugget for $l47. From
the looks OF thugs such finds are OF fre-
quent Occurrences
The Queen mine at Goler, owned by
Charles Meginson and John Runberg, is
paying largely. shaft has been sunk
los feet, with fiattering prospects.
Three bottles OF fine gold and nuggets
were exhibits to the reporter by MIR.
WILSON,. Tne yellow stuF came from
Goler and amo united to over $400. Be
side the claims mentioned, numerous
others are being worked successfully.
A large number of certificates from
the San Francisco mint chow the gold
to pay Sl7.77 net per ounce, which is
considered big money.
The Redrock district is turning out
considerable gold. A miner Who has
been working the district since it was
opened six weeks ago, claims that no
less than an ounce OF gold is taken out
by each man. Three men took out Is
ounces in one day, but this was the
luckieHt day encountered. The gold
here is co arse, some OF the nuggets
weighing ae high as So and $40. These
valuable chunks OF gold are growing
scarcer as the days wear on, but pay dirt
is found all ths time. Dry washers are
largely used in taking the gold out.
Redrock is very fourishing camp, and
Ia on the road to Globe and the Summit
district.
The Summit claims were located only
four or five days ago and are situated on
the elevation dividing the Mojave
country from the region opening into
Death valley. The south end of the
famous valley. of death can be segn
from the last discovered .diggings called
Summit.
The new find was located by Mr.. Van
Slack and three other prospectors from
San Bernardino. The locators sold a
claim to sink shaft to bed
rock. The prospects are decidedly
flattering, as pay dirt WAS found at the
outset.
w. E. Robinson, an old Los Angelfio,
has claim at Summit which he will
work for all it is worth. He left camp
on Sunday for San Francisco to get i'm
plements. and will return soon. Summit
is 65 miles from Marjorie and about 80
miles from Redrock.
While at Camp Sunday three boys
drove from another location and exhib-
tied some rich dirt, but refused to give
the location. In fact, the whole country
is being prospected and more or less gold
found.
Mr.. Robinson is of the opinion that
the value of the Goler and Redrock dis
tricts is limited, while he expresses great
confidence in the newly discovered re-
gion where his claim is located. This
diversion of opinion is only typical OF the
real miner and cannot be of great value
to the prospector in times OF mining ex-
element.
Six miles west of Summit there is an old
abandoned quartz mine. More than %
years ago New York party of prospec-
tors went into the Ell Paso district and
began mining, but finally gave it up.
The deserted mine is a realistic remiu-
der OF the old-time mining booms. A
San Jose party of prospectors are now
engaged in the old deserted Ell Paeo die.
trict in trying to develop water. 1t is
thought that good water can be secured.
Lack OF water is drawback to the new
Summit diggings. The gold found in
these parts is very fine, unlike that
taken from Goler and Redrock. Several
washes at Summit appeared to be extern
eive.
A San Bernardino prospector claims
that he has discovered snriferous rock
ir paying quantities in Mesquite canon.
seven miles from Kane springs. on the