The herald., 1893-09-11
ABOUT HOLES IN THE GROUND,
Swamper Tells of Rich Pros
poets in Inyo County.
Encouraging Reports From Orc
Fino and Index.
LytIe Creek Miners Getting Rioh-The
Ella Mine at Julian Morongo Dis
trict Notes-Onyx for
Chicago.

''Swamper" writes as follows from
Big Pine, Inyo county:
Notwithstanding the extreme low
price of silver bullion, there are quite a
number of mines in this county which
can be worked at profit; and never in
the history OF mining on the coast could
better investing terms be had than at
the present moment. In Lead cafion,
about 20 miles from the G. 4 G. r. R.,
bodies of silver bearing lead ores are in
sight, which can be concentrated at
fair profit, the district possessing all
the natural facilities for the reduction
of ore. Twelve miles from Alvord on
this railroad, Esgle and Turner have
lead claim, showing 40 feet in width, of
low grade ore, within five miles of suffi-
cient water for concentrating purposes.
This ore carries nearly IS in gold per
ton. At Pine mountain, 20 miles from
the railroad, is a group of 16 claims OF
excellent concentrating ore.
With reasonable freight rates to Los
Angeles the points referred to could fur
nish large quantities of ore for the re-
duction works OF your city.
On the west side of Ovens valley,
high on the east slope of the Serras. is
located one OF the most remarkable
quartz veins ever discovered on Ahe
coast, and is known to the five or six
mountaineere who have visited it an the
Tip Top, and is owned by Mr.. Felix
Mcysan of Lone Pine, who holds three
claims on this lead. This lead was
first discovered by one Williams, at
the time of the excitement at Mon
mouth district. distant about 16 miles
in an air line to the north. Young
Meysan was directed to the claim by the
original locator, who recorded it in
Fresno county, thinking it was within
the confines of that county. He has
had possession about three years, doing
only sufficient work to hold it. Your
correspondent. accompanied by the
owner and Mr.. Frank Higgs, now of
Silver Peak, New, visited this claim in
July, 1892.
We find the Tip Top high on the
mountains, Immediately west OF Bishop
and distant about % miles. We found
true tissure vein, carrying its align
ment for 800 feet without break or
bend, and an almost uniform width of
10 feet at the surface. At one point the
vein is crosscut for 8 feet, ehowing even
ly distributed mineral the entire dis
tance, consisting of gslena, silver and
gold. Assays ranging in value from s37
to 800 have been made from ore from
this cut. The claim is situated favor
ably for developing. A short tunnel
would strike the ledge at great depth.
Wood and water in abundance are in
close proximity to the mine.
The claims referred to are worthy the
attention OF the mine investor, and
we're they cast in any other county of
California they would have been visited
by many experts ERE this.
The city of Los Angeles ought to be
greatly interested in the development of
the resources of Inyo county, and the
belief is general here that in the near
future your merchants will again supply
the wants OF the people OF Owens valley, i,
as they did in the palmy days of the
mines at Cerro Gordo. During the ex-
cellent sutumnal climate always in
vogue here, your enterprising boomers
could hardly employ their time to bet
ter advantage than by trip to the best
undeveloped section of the state.