The herald., 1893-11-10
VANDERBILT is ALL RIGHT,
Considerable Work Being Done
in the Mines Whereabouts.
A Plentiful Supply of Water the Only
Essential Thing Wanting.
Activity Being shown by the Residents.
The Condition of the Various
Mines-A Desirable Locality
in Which to Live.

Bernardino and home today. Mr.. Almon
is lawyer and mine owner at the new
camp. He stumped this part Of the
state for Weaver in the last prstdential
election.
Mr.. Almon was interviewed by a
HERALD representative last evening on
the present condition and outlook Of
Vanderbilt. He announced himself as
very hopeful for the future of the min
ing camp, and told something of the
principal properties about the place.
lowing to the general depression in
money matterB." said Mr.. Almon, ''af-
fairs in Vanderbilt were dormant during
the summer, but with the appearance OF
the winter the camp has taken new lie,
and general revival is the result.
while there has not as yet been
many wealthy men who have come to
the town and bought property, the in
habitants have become more confident
in its future and have stated in to de-
velop their locations as speedily as pos
sible.
"At present the owners OF the Gold
Bronze mine ars about to erect fine CO.
horse power hoisting works by the main
shaft, to be used in raising ores and in
running the mill, which they propose to
erect when water is found in sufficient
quantity to operate it. The ore from
this mine averages about $50 ton. In
fact, it has proven thus far to be one of
down 120 feet and there are also 1400
feet OF drifts and shafts in the property.
Patton & Go. are the owners.
ho hoo inv k<>~
the well-known Utah mining man, A.
6. Campbell, better known as Green
Campbell. He has Just bought out his
partner Bentley's interest in various
properties for $4,000.
''By this purchase Campbell becomes
the owner of 16 locations in all, includ-
ing the Brick. Brick No. 2, Iron and
Clay mines, which are tested, valuable
properties.
"He now has one shaft down to 24O
feet, and is running east and west from
the 2G0.foot level in the main shaft. In
$40 to $500 q. ton and averaging between
$40 and 500. On the same vein as these
mines, east of them, has been sunk a
3OO.foot shaft, while on the west is
another shaft down 400 feet. The Brick
oAoo hub q ch6lo 0OWA 1OU W llO 1851.
All of these mines and several of the
other properties of Campbell are on the
same vein, which Ia thought to be the
largest in Southern California.
''Mr. Campbell proposes to shortly
erect good hosting works and mill
also, as soon as the water can be OBJ
tanned, and which he is now developing.
''There are on the st. George prop
erty q number OF shafts sunk, being
$40 feet. 200 feet, 220 feet, rs feet and 85
feet in depth. This property belongs to
Mackey and Flood and is very good.
Two hoieting works have been erected.
'R. A. Powers & Company have sunk
the Richmond shaft down to 75 feet
and are in very fine body of ore. The
shaft in the Chippie mine is down 90
feet and is also in good ore.
Besides the mines mentioned are
many others which are down to various
depths and in good ore.
The great question with the dietrict
just now is, how to obtain water in suf-
icient quantity to run mills. The ore
in the Vanderbilt district is concentrat-
ing and requires more water than usual,
There is very little water on the surface.
A number of springs are near the town,
however, the water being hauled into
Vanderbilt in sufficient quantity for
family use, hut not for running mills.
with the completion of the Nevada
Southern railroad from Manville to Van
derbilt, distance of four miles, the
water question will be entirely solved.
If water is not developed in the neces-
sary quantity the ores can then be trans-
ported to the Needles at comparatively
small cost. The people are thus rem
dered independent. II the water is
struck then all right, but if not the rail
road is there.
"There is now no doubt of the SUCCESS
and growth of Vanderbilt. 1t is newt
able. The exhaustiveness and rich
ness OF the veins is a we'll established
fact. The present outlook for the place
ie that it will be better camp than
Bodie, which was certainly good enough
for anyone. The mines of Vanderbilt
are all good, some silver and lead, how
ever, being also found. Silver runs from
one to ten ounces in ton of ore. A
very noticeable fact about the ore is that
the white metal corresponds with the
gold in the number of ounces to ton.
The gold does not horn to any extent,
yet there is much free gold in the ore,
very little, however, being visible to the
naked eye.
1.-THE climate is very pleasant, Van
derbilt being in my opinion, one Of the
most delightful places in which to live.
While the winters are colder than here
the summers are agreeable, there never
being night when one cannot sleep
under blankets. The highest recorded
by the thermometer last summer was
SO degrees. The altitude of Vanderbilt
is 400 feet. 1t is now principally a
tent town.
"In regard to the proposed extension
of the Nevada Southern railroad, / think
that the people of this city should see it
put through and they make grave mis-
take in letting the project fail. The
merchants alone should be willing to
subscribe all the desired loan, for it is
mainly to their interests to have it
built. Even now this city has almost
all of the desert trade. The people in
the southeast part part of San Bernar-
dino pass their county seat and come to
Los Angeles in preference for their
goods, The section to be opened is most
valuable and will greatly increase the
trade coming to this city.
whether the road is built present or
not, am confident of the growth of
Vanderbilt, and predict that there will
soon be several Thousand people in it,"
Society q Ia Francaise.
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the county clerk yesterday by the