The herald., 1894-11-07
ABOUT HOLES IN THE GROUND
San BernardinO Gold Mines
Coming to the Front.
News About the Various Bonanzas
in Arizona.
Zig BonanzAs In frizoua-A Rich Strike
at Golsr-Colma Gold Mines
in Lower Cxlfornin-Notes
From tho Shafts.

which little has been known to mining
men. This is where the placer grounds
are located in the San Francisquito
csfion. beginning at q distance OF about
three miles from Saugus, a station on
the Southern Pacific railroad, and run
ming in q northeely direction for about
10 to Is miles. The grounds are extern
Awe and are all taken up. They lis
chiefly in township 8. range IL west,
San Bernardino meridian, in sections %,
IA, 49, IL and north, range Is west. and
are owned by individuals and two or
three mining companies. The Cora
Bell mining district, on which these
placerH are located, is we'll known dis
trict to miners, who make good living
out of them by dry washing and slric'
ing. etc. It is very hard to say at pres
ent how rich these grounds will run, aud
is can only be determined by working
the same on o large scale. Every pam
full OF dirt taken from the ground ehows
gold, no matter where the dirt is taken
from. Several men are now working on
small ecale with insufficient water and
still make more than wages every DAY.
These men naturally are compelled to
waste time in prospecting for rich pock-
cts, and yet do we'll. One man cannot
handle more than two yards per day in
dry washer, and necessarily loses quite
per cent of the gold.
HI. B. Praed. the representative of the
English syndicate who recently pur-
chased the Temescal tin mines in San
Bernardino county. and the surrounding
land to the extent OF ~ square miles,
says that while the syndicate believes
the mines can be made to pay, it is the
Intention to let them lie idle for some
time, and in the mean time the ad djacent
land will be developed. Some OF the land
has been put in alfalfa. and it is the in
tention to set out several hundred acres
to decduous fruits. with probably an ex.
teneive lemon and orange orchard.
Reports from the Bullychoop mines in
Trinity county chow the camp to be act
i've. A new method OF treating rebellious
ores is being successfully used.
There is heap of mining going on in
che White river and Woody sections in
Kern county these times, and some good
paying rock is being taken cut. The
work is not being conducted on very
extensive scale, nor has much improved
machinery for crushing ore been intro
duced, but with the arastra those en-
gagged are making good wages.
Lowry, an old time pocket hunter, is
reported to have found on Jackass fiat,
near old Horsstown, Shasta county, q
nugget valued at 5000. 1t was found in
the gravel, and a large piece of white
quartz was adhering to it.
The Grass valley Telegraph mentions
q strike in the Daisy Hill mine, which
elbows free gold all through the quartz.
1t is the best prospect seen in Grass VAL
ley for years.
It is reported that the Alaska mine,
near Pike city, has been sold to San
Francisco company.
The Marysville Democrat ssys: The
fact stares US in the face, and we may as
we'll admit it, the sentiment permitting
hydraulic mining to be resumed is
the states ON the Atlantic side. In our
candid judgment the condition of thi.
question is in better shape than we can
get it again if we reopan the litigation
and amend the law in any OF its princi.
pal points.
Some important finds are reported in
Riverside county. Development OF the
principal properties in the country is be.
ing pushed with vigor. The mines are
good and the owners know it.
Activity in mining is still on the ;n>
crease in Mariposa county. The Eog-
lish company at Whitlocks are push
ing things in the way of building
houses for the miners and gathering
material for their mill, which they
expect to have in full operation in the
early spring.
At Coultervills the Cook mines are
being opened up on large scale and
@ great deal of money will be spent 10
their full development.
Everything is moving briskly in
Vanderbilt camp in San Bernardino
county.
The San Bernardino Times.Index
says: There ia no disgusting the fact
that this county will soon eco q return
of the yellow-dust days of 40 years ago.
when the man with the pick and pan,
the sesrcher for nuggets and pockets,
the expert on veins and lodges, will
again coe1s to the front, and. while there
may not be the mad rush Of gold-crazy
people to the mining precincts, there
1ifl be great increase in the output of
the yellow metal and the less valuable
but still desirable white. There has
been during the past few years great
amount OF prospecting in the mountains
OF this county that is slowly bringing
forth fruit. There are at the present
moment in this county hundred or
more good-paying mines, and every day
new discoveries are coming to light to
light 70 add to the list. The Rose mine,
Morongo King and others in that sec
ton, the rich Ibex and others around
it. the valuable discoveries at Wander
bilt, whore developments are being
made that will bring to the cruaher q
quantity of rock, rich in gold, that will
add very materially to our treasure, the
score or more of scattering ledees from
one edge of the county to the other, ere
all being worked in manner that will
bring wealth to the owners and work to
the idle.
Following is from the San Bernardino
Times-lndex: Some three weeks ago
gold was discovered north of the Water
man stamp mill, which is located about
mile in northwesterly direction from
Barstow. in this county. The same
locality has repeatedly before been
searched by prospectors in quest of
silver ore. and it was by the merest &C
cident that gold was discovered. The
gold bearing district is six miles square
aud is being rapidly covered by claims.
The ore is free milling, com posed OF de-
composed quar,z, and so far there have
been no indications OF base rock. People
are rushing in from the Calico mining
Naistrict. the Needles, Victor and this
city, and the laying out of claim0 goea
on. William X. Schofeld reports
eome very rich interests opened
fro, iak a.Ix