The herald., 1893-06-21
THE RICHES OF VANDERBILT t
A Reliable Statement About
the Camp.
The Various Mines and Their Output
SO Far.
A Locality That Promises to Become
the Bonanza Mining CITY of the
Country Good Advice to
Intending Visitors.


attention OF prospectors and moneyed
mining capitalists have been directed to
Vanderbilt, the new mining district in
San Bernardina county, 80 miles this
aide of the Needles. The camp wat
first brought into prominence by the
news Of rich strike by Mr.. Taggart
and others come time last year. 1t had
been known to prospectors for years past
as rich county, but as prospecting was
accompanied with great difficulties and
hardships, it was not carefully gone
over until the advent of Mr.. Taggart.
Since then large number of prorpec-
tors have gone into the new district and
have staked out many claims. There ia
one very remarkable feature OF Wander
bilt however. Thus far its growth has
been healthy and ite has advanced stead
lily. As yet the barely grub-staked pros
pector has not put in an appearance to
any great extent, no mushroom excite-
ment has been raised and all is moving
forward with healthy steadiness. Ex-
tensive capital has been placed in the
district and the work Of developing the
different claims goes along easily and
surely.
bilt has great future before it, as the
presence OF the capital of men like
Mackay and Flood would naturally sug-
gest.
About three months ago the HERALD
published an extensive interview with
Mr.. f. o. Wilkinson, who had at that
time recently returned to Los Angeles
from Vanderbilt, While here he had
q large number of assays made, and fine
prospects were gotten from each analy-
ei5. .
Mr.. Wilkinson remained here for
week at that time before going out to
Vanderbilt again. He returned to this
city last week and was again seen by
HERALD reporter and asked something
OF tho progress Of Vanderbilt during the
past three months. Mr.. Wilkinson
talked plainly and to the point. He
does not give very encouraging out
look. for the present at least, TO any in
tended prospectors. Vanderbilt has,
however, he Gays, rapidly improved
since his last trip to Los Angeles.
"There lie no question" said Mr.. Will
kinson, "but that the Vanderbilt min
ing district is destined to be the fore
most camp on the Pacific coast. At
present, however, the variouH claims are
being sunk with shafts in order to de.
termine the exact extent of the lodges.
Every one is broadening as the shafts
descend, and the ore 10 also very rich.
The prospects are most excellent.
"Fhe principal CLAIMS are the Gold
Bar, now called the St. George, owned
by Liele, Wells. Mackey and Flood, and
the Gold Bronze of Taggert and others.
ION the morning OF last Tuesday the
CHI lnG 40, -
feet. A competent proapector and mining
man took aeversl samples of the ore sent
up from this depth, which, upon being
assay ed, ran $426 and some cents to the
ton. Later in the day, at q depth of 26S
feet, the ore ran SAT- per ton. Three
shafts are being sunk at the came time
on this claim, and last week were down
to 275 feet. Az they descend, tunnels
are run from each shaft, connecting the
three, At present they have body OF
ore three and hall feet wide that runs
from $400 to 5000 a ton.
"The Gold Bronze is now down to 90
feet with a .400,foot drift. In each end
of the drift 10 a two-foot ledge OF high
grade ore, running from 500 upwards.
At present there are 800 sacks of OF o out
side of the shaft that will net 5000 ton.
"a continuation of the Gold Bronze is
known as the Chippy. At depth OF So
feet an eight-inch vein OF $500 ore was
encountered, but the ledge proper ia
much wider.
There is another ledge that runs
from the Gold Bar or st. George claim,
called the Odd Nook, ard owned by
Covington Johnson. A 4O-foot shaft has
been sunk and is inches OF fine ore has
been struck.
''The Crystal is another claim running
from the Odd Nook. 1t is owned by
Mr.. Harper OF San Francisco, who has
already sunk a ehaft to $50 feet and
reached fine ore. He is preparing to
erect hoist to draw the ore out. Both
of these claims have been bonded for
round sum.
"All of the claims have mentioned
lie on the north line OF Vanderbilt,
little towards the west.
ION the south line a little towards the
east is the Gold Brick No. l. A 200
foot shaft is being sunk and another one
is 60 be sunk on the Iron mine, owned
by Mackey & Flood. BY the side of the
Gold Brick. Frank Almond and Dick
Powers have claims that are down to 80
feet and have 3-foot veins that run $40
and upwards ton.
THE Boomerang mine OF Green Camp
bell of Utah now yields $40, good mill
ing ore, from 14-ioot vein.
"West of Vanderbilt is the Star mine,
which is owned by Griffith, Grow,
Childs and myself. 1t is now at depth
of 30 feet, and Pinch vein OF 5000 to
$500 per ton has been struck.
The ledge is 4 feet wide, but it is not
yet at its full paying level. About 40
feet down encountered specimens that
asssyed as high as $4,000 and $4,000
ton.
sin my opinion the Gold Bronze will
prove to bs the most valuable claim of
the lot.
"There have not been very many peo-
pie in the district offering to buy the
smaller and more undeveloped claims
for anything like what they are worth.
They think that they can be had for
little or nothing, 80 do not make any
offers of large sums; consequently there
are not many claims sold. The major
ity of the bids have been made upon
the Gold Bronze and the st. George
mines. Judging from their bids, pros
pective purchasers seem to regard
them as the only claims of any
great value about the camp. The
reason for this ia that the shafts are
further down and q larger body of ore is
in sight than in the other claims that
have not gotten down 30 far"
"What are the prospects for more
claims? Have all the good ones been