The herald., 1894-12-25
ABOUT HOLES N THE GROUND.
Gold Mining in the Fields
Northeast Of Lancaster.
A Rich Discovery Reported From
Lower California.
Rich PIacers Found at the San Rafael
Grade, South of San
DIego-Notes.

Sen Diago Union: An incident that
will be OF particular interest to pschy-
cologists is reported from Lower Cali
fornia. Not that psychologists alone
will be interested in the story, for in
the instance the peculiar workings OF q
mans mind while under the influence
OF sleep left him when he awoke with
distinct knowledge Of how he might be-
come rich by simply digging gold out OF
the ground. That the incident is true
there is no doubt, for the principal in
the case and ell others interested are
persons OF unquestioned varacity.
A short time ego Ed. Liueberger. who
lives with his family on ranch in San
Rafael valley, Lower California.
dreamed one night that he had discov.
cred very rich gold mine near the foot
OF the long grade that leads down into
San Rafael valley on the road from
Ensenada to Real del Castillo. When
he arose the next morning the dream
was uppsrmost in his mind. and go dis
tlnct had it been that he told it to his
wife, lady of unusual intelligence. She
was surprised at the minuteness OF the
story as her husband told it, and while
Mr.. Lineberger would have let it pass
from his mind, che, woman fashion,
urged him to 90 to the spot indicated in
the dream and see il there were any
signs Of gold. He laughed at the idea,
not liking to appear superstitious. Alter
breakfast, however, he promised his
wife that he would go over to the foot
of ba do fmn n fro
their place, and do little scratching in
the dirt. He went. and the result
startled him.
When Lineberger arrived at the spot.
which he had never before visited, be
recognized every hill and gully as those
he had seen in his dream. He looked
about for good place to get pan full
OF dirt, and when he had washed it out
the gold that glistened in the bottom OF
the pan amounted to at least % cents.
He washed painful after painful, and
when he went home about noon he told
his wife he had struck it rich. Tho
ranch work was not neglected, however
and he continued at his usual ton.
He denounced" the placer claim at
Ensenada. and more or less spare time
was spent in washing out dirt.
A few days ago Lineberger and hired
man took plow to the claim, turned
over 100 square feet Of surface, and now
have 800 tons of rick earth ready for
washing. On the ground they came
across three good.sized uartz specimens,
as yellow with gold "a any Of the rock
that in former days adorned the dumps
of the Aurora at Alamo. Lineberger is
searching for the ledge that he believes
exists on his ground. but in the mean
time his find is considered one OF the
most promising placer claims on the
peninsula. The locality is four miles
from Real del Castillo, somewhat dis
tant from the recognized placer district
of the valley, and has been travelled over
almost daily for the greater part of
century. - se9 9asa'
1t is not generally known that even on
the peninsula Lineberger has struck a
good thing, but a few of his acquaint-
ances are aware of the fact One of
them, Bob Anderson, more enterprising
than the others. has denounced 5000
square metres of ground surrounding
Line eberger's find and is making arrange.
ments to work the claim with force of
men. The large area held by Anderson
extends two or three miles ON all sides
OF the Linebergsr claim, and conse.
quently takes in all that is considered
desirable in the vicinity. The new dis.
cevery OF gold in the San Rafael valley
will stimulate prospecting in that part
OF the peninsula, famous for its out
groupings of mineral.