The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-24
HE WILL WORK 1T.
Mccarthy Says His Mine
IS All Right.
Crowds Visit the Newly Discovered
Cinnabar Ledge on McAiIister
and Devisadero Streets.

The principal object of interest to sight
seers in the city yesterday was the newly
discovered quicksilver deposits on Nc
Alister street.
The lot was thTODged from early morning
till dark with motley crowd of interested
and diSinterested SPECTATORS.
Fully 12OCO people come from all parts of
the city &c get specimens and comment on
the richness of the find.
The more that those who are competent
TO give an opinion see Of the ore that is in
sight the more their enthusiasm grows re-
garding the value Of the pay dirt" Old
miners gather in small groups and show
each other the beauties that are hidden
from inexperienced el es in the little pieces
Of red rock that they have picked up.
Those who do not know ei1nabar from
granite, if they see a small grain of mica
cleaning in their specimen, are sure that 1t
is free quicksilver" and are willing to
stake all they have that Mccarthy will be a
millionaire before another month.
Mr.. Mccarthy was probably the least ex-
cited Of any Of the visitors yesterday. He
spent good part of the afternoon on the
lot and gaZed cOmplacently at the crowd OF
people who poured in steady stream over
his property, digging into it with canes and
umbrellas.
Il didn't think when l bought this lot
last January that it would become 50
famous
Il ought to buy tent and charge admis.
sion, like Nelson does at Ocean Beach,"
said the cheerful owner of the possible
bonanza. Il think | could make a small
fortune by selling specimens. But Pm 90
ing to push this thing 10 tine end" said he,
suddenly becoming serious. land Pm gong
TO ind out just what this property is worth
In mining sense.
aFl'p-mpTrpyv I a 70 "a
house and commence TO sink my shaft 1t
will probably be five by six foot hole, and
when | have struck the bottom OF the ledge
it viii be easy TO see whether it is only a
blanket ledge or permanent lead. All
the indications point 10 a permanent lead
and ] believe I've struck it rich"
Jeremiah (known as "Jerry') Kenny was
on guard all day, and was kept busy ex-
planning TO the curious the nature of his
discovery, and what would be the probable
outcome of it.
Jeremiah has risen from comparative
obscurity to be rather famous parsonage
during the last few days, and all on ac-
count Of his having turned over a furrow of
the red cinnabar that is so rich in quick
silver. lie is very enthusiastic over the
find, and expresses unlimited faith in the
mine. He was the observed of all OBJ
servers yesterday, and was pointed ont to
all MS the finder of the rich ledge. Small
boys gazed on him with awe and envy. and
tried to ask him how he did it, but Jeremiah
waved them all off with a majestic move
ment Of his arm, and said D." Get along with
We" No one under the rank of miner
could approach the aut0crat.
Early yesterday morning workmen began
the construction of a fence around the
premises, and before noon an eight-fOot
redwood barrier was completed. At the
lower end, however. large gate was put in
and left open, no objection being made 20
any ones entrance. Mr.. Mccarthy is both
W Hing and and anxious 10 have all inspect
his mine who wish 10 do so. for. as he says,
he is Ifo miner and he needs all the advice
he can get.