The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-11

trict. They say that all the dry washers
have made grub stakes and some OF
them considerably more.
On Monday they saw nugget in Will
sons store, Mojave, which WAS found
last week near Red Rock, on the east
side of the mountain. 1t weighed about
one and q half pounds, and was fully
one-half gold.
Mr.. Bragg said that it is very cold at
present in the district, but people are
etill coming in. There are now about
700 or 800 people in the region.
San Bernardino Properties.
1t has long been known that in the
eastern part OF San Diego and San Ber-
nardino counties there lies a rich min
eral district, but owing to the scarcity of
water. existing in tanks" only in GER
tain seasons OF the year, and frequently
some years without any water at all,
only an occasional prospector has found
his way in there, and then only for
short time. Yet, large bodies of gold,
copper and silver-lead ores have been
found, and claims located from time to
time, but not developed because of the
belief that water might not be found by
x,
Thirty-six miles south of the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad and % miles west of
the Colorado river, at point midway
between the Needles and Yuma, and
near the north line OF Riverside county
Gas now constituted) stands lone
mountain, two and one-half by four
miles in extent, "a shown by the San
Diego county map.
Arlz a
ton out there, and, packing water IL
miles, they crossed over to this mount
ain to prospect, with the result that it
is believed one of the greatest gold dis.
coveries ever made in California has
been made, not only in regard to the
extent OF the ore bodies found, but its
high grade also.
The formation is quartzite, lime and
granite. Running through the mount
ain northeast and southwest is an i'm
mense quartzite OF lime ''dyke" shoot
ing out of the formation at a slight angle
and rising for 10 or 20 feet above the
surface.
Along this dyke, at a greater or less
distance. from it, are found rich gold
veins, and one of them 30 prominent in
places that it can be traced for three
miles.
The best claims are owned by Hitler
& Gray of Phoenix, A. T.
They have found spring in the ad-
Joining mountains, and also water near
the mine at depth OF GA feet. Water
has also been found at 20 feet in another
locality. The parties are now working
these claims and taking out some very
rich ore.
The most developed is called the
Africa" meaning riches, shaft hav-
ing been sunk on 'stringer" OF ore
having an average width of two feet, to
depth of 100 feet.
The ore is free milling, and while very
little free gold can be seen In that taken
from the top. it runs from 500 to $500
per ton, but at depth OF 70 feet the ore
shows quantities of free gold, but having
only struck this ore no tests have been
made.
They are now down 100 feet, cross cut
ing to the hanging wall SO feet distant,
and as there are other veins shown on
the surface from one to five feet wide,
running through the crevice matter,
they expect to cut these veins below, if
they do not all come together, which is
most probable, if not at 100 feet, at q
greater depth.
These veins, or most of them, are
continuous for $50 feet in length, and
no part of the crevice matter runs less
than S25 to the ton, while the best ore
runs from $500 and upwards. with the
ore bodies the largest and richest at the
greater depth. 1t would appear that
the owners have bonanza in sight, and
yet another claim they own, called the
Red Butte, shows up remarkably we'll,
showing 5-foot vein of ore, which they
can trace nearly the full longth of the
claim. and the ore will average 500 to
the ton, and is also free milling.
There are other claims probably
equally as good, but they are as yet un-
developed.
Hitler & Gray now have 10 men at
work developing the property, taking
ont and sacking the high-grade ore,
which they have three four-horse teams
hauling to Ehrenburg and Dandy for
shipment to San Francisco.
1t is thor intention to put up q
stamp mill to treat the lower grade ores.
The Pure stun.
Pasadena Star: ]. @. Perham, form
erly in business in Pasadena, came in
from the Summit mining district the
other day, bringing with him tangible
evidence that there is gold to be had
there. The Summit district is about
seven miles east OF the 1oler mines, OF
some 60 miles northeast of Mojave, in
Kern county. There is little or no pay
quartz found in that vicinity, the mining
all being OF the placer variety. The gold
10 found in dry gulches and is taken out
by the use of machines, without water.
Water for domestic use and for stock is
hauled to the Summit mines from a
point six miles distant.
Mr.. Perham has with him several
ounces of the clear quill, which he dry
washed out OF a claim taken up by him
In the Summit district. He says there
are great many men going in from sll
directions and that hundreds OF claims
are being. Htaked out, most of which,
after little prospecting, are allowed to