The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-11
ABOUT HOLES IN THE GROUND,
General News Matters About
Mines and Mining.
Considerable Development Work Be-
ing Done About Vanderbilt.
some California Prospects--A Rtch strike
ut Banner-Ths Winchester
Boom--Kern City
Gold.

The Redlands Citrograph gives the
following resume OF mining news in
that locality:
The Boomerang mine at Vanderbilt
has struck a flow OF water at depth of
s75 feet. Water was badly needed, and
the strike lie as highly prizsd az though
it were gold.
The Mid Hills 10 new mining dis
trict, % miles west oil Vanderbilt.
Major Wimberly is anxious TO return
TO the east, and has disposed OF his
mine across the gulch from the Red
lands company's property to members
of that company, which gives to them a
controlling interest ia water rights, as
we'll ae rich prospect.
Louis Deck drove over to his rich
mining property in Holcomb valley this
eek. He reports that English CAPT
talist are gradually acquiring the
mines in the valley, and he looks
forwa I'd to seeing the foreigners evsntu-
ally in full possession OF the ground.
New placer mines are being opened in
taV Oiu 0i1ttkOtt uctUCCh tiiO tio OiA
mine and Daggett. According to the
Times-Index, the scope OF mineralized
country ia from ten to sixteen miles
long and several miles in width, and
prospects we'll throughout. The dirt
10 said to run as high ss fifty cents to
the pan In plsoss, and greater excite
ment exists than at any time since the
Calico discoveries.
George Foster, who has retired from
the management OF the Newport lum-
Der yard since that property was sold :,
will 80 to the mine owned by the Red
lands Mining company, in which he is
interested, and devote his energy to ex-
tracing the precious metal.
Major Wimberly has returned from a
visit TO his mining property in the vi
cinity OF Death Valley.
E. H. Spoor has returned from q visit
to the Needles. where be has been in
vestigating mining interests for A. G.
Hubbard.
The Morongo King mine started its
ten.stanlp mill Saturday, and In twenty
elk hours took out $500 in gold
The Redlande Mining company has
applied for papers OF Incorporation. 1t
haa decided to sell "a 900 shares OF stock
w too1O WhO cQb1CtlpC0 lOi 5tuCh ia LILO
previous scheme for organizing. A rep
reeentative OF the Citrograph had a
long talk with Grin Porter who was sent
as an expert to the mine. Mr.. Porter
put in a full day examining the property
and testing the ore in every place be
could find it. He says he found the
ledge to bear ore for a distance of
fully six hundred feet and found con-
siderable that would reach the fabulous
aseay OF $40 600 per ton, while it is all
as rich ore ss he could ask to see. As
for the depth of the ledge he would not
..,ii hir.aait no a5s.sssa& .hAt he
went out prejudicod against the prop
erty, but confirms everything that has
been said by the owners in praise OF it.
He believes from the lay OF the ground
there is good prospect OF the ledge be.
ing deep. All outward indications
point to that He says if the ledge
goes down City feet the stock will
easily be worth one dollar per share |;
If it goes down two hundred
feet and retains its outward richness the
stock will not be on the market at any
price. The mill owned by the company
will handle fully ten tons per day. Mr..
Porter has not O dollar invested in the
mine. He is one of our most RESPONSE
BILE citizens and Is known as a very con-
servative man, with IL irty years' expe-
rience in mines. Mr.. Young. who was
also cent az an expert, and who for If
teen years has been gu psrintendent OF
rich mines in Arizona, pronounces it the
richest prospect he ever saw, and advised
his brother-in-law, George Foster, to in
vest in it, saying II he did not take the
opportunity offered him he would not
follow lead oil SIC gold pieces.
Benson Brothers are reported still
making rich pay in the Golsr district.