The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-09-03
ssu Diego County.

The interest of mining men in this
city is conferred for the time ia the Rice
and Grapevine districts, few miles east
of Warmers ranch. Half dozen pros
pecting outfits have left the city to 60
over the new finds, and to locate claims
If the outlook is as promising as said to
be by returning prospectors. Today FL.
Harrison and Hamlin Galbraith will
etart out to work some locations they
made few days ago. They both be-
lieve that Grapevine will excel Rice dis
trict, though not enough work has been
done in either to make the matter sure.
Location notices are received daily at
the court house from both districts.
Word hae been received from Campo
that the placer finds thought to be ell
within the boundary OF Lower California,
on the Cocopah trail. are partly within
the limits of San Diego county, and
therefore may be worked under Califor-
mia laws. The weather is go internal in
that region that nothing will be done
until October or November. At that
time Fred Wassum aud partners will go
out from this city and continue their
prospecting trip in that section.
James Elder, owner of the water plant
at Juarez. is in the city on business. He
says his fiume has q capacity of $4,000
gallons, which laets only three hours per
day. With plenty OF water there would
be big boom in that camp, as there are
thousands Of tons of pay dirt. No more
water than that now in use, however,
can be developed, at least until the
rains. Reports from the quartz camps
OF Jacalitos, Zaragoza and the Real are
all to the effect that good prospects are
being found, but that the industry stag
nates for the lack of only little capital.
Rock running from SIS to 500 per ton,
free milling, is shown at Ensenada from
Jacalitos and Zaragoza.
San Bernardino Times-Index: Mont
gomery district is on the proposed line
of the Nevada Southern. George Mont
gomery WAS the discoverer, finding the
mine to which he gave his name, as
we'll as the district, in 1891. The tale
reads like tale of Aladdin's lamp.
II was prospecting for the celebrated
Breyfogel mine, which was reported to
be located in tnat section OF the coun-
try" said Montgomery. II and my
partner, a German, had about arrived
at the conclusion that this lost mine
was one OF the mythe, whom chance put
us on a quartz ledge which, while it ia
probably not the Breyfogel, was nearly
az rich as history tells as that WAS.
"We were returning to camp one
evening when my partner took shorter
cut for home, while crossed over some
low hills to continue prospecting. 1t
was about shutdown, aud, as l came
down q slope of the hill, l stopped to
view the Landscape. My thoughts were
not altogether pleasant, as it began to
look like we must leave the district
without finding anything. I made seat
OF pick, miner-like, and had remained
come time in this reminiscent mood
when the sinking sun warned me I must
hurry to make the three miles to camp
before dark.
within few steps of nv resting
place | saw a quartz ledge, and sticking
out boldly we're nuggets of gold. l was
so startled that l thought | must be
dreaming, and walked away short dis.
lance. On returning the gold was still
there, and what was more, could break
it out of the rock and then l knew nv
find wsa not q dream, but realty. 1t
was now too late to do anything that
night, but you can imagine L went to
camp with light heart and reported
the discovery to my partner. We re-
turned the next day and picked out
$500 worth of gold which l took to San
Francisco in baking powder can."