The San Francisco call., 1895-10-15

and delight at the outcome. To-day the spoils-
men make mad rush for the party plunder
and personal gain and greed hold the reins as
long as there is anything in sight. 1t is de-
plorable Things never seem as they used to
be any longer Men won't back up their party
with money any longer unless there is some
thing in sight.
GAS an illustration 1 recall an instance that
will make the case clear:
"ln certain city in this State-I will not
say where-an element apparently dissatisfied
left the ranks of the Democracy and went off
all by themselves to put up another ticket. 1t
so happened that one of the true line Demo-
Gratis got wind of it and got in as one of the
insurgents. Well, things proceeded reason
ably well until they got ready to make nomina-
tions. 1t was then that the true-b1ue Demo-
crat got the floor and delivered himself of the
following remarks
Gentlemen, l believe this revolt is a good
thing for us ALL but there is no denying the
fact that it takes capital to run a party.
would, therefore, suggest that we all go down
In our pockets and chip in a few dollars-say
$40 apiece. will start the ball myself
with that he threw gold piece in his hat
and began to pass it around. Well, sir, you
might not believe it, but in about five minutes
the convention busted up and took to the
woods. They were quite willing to talk, but
weakened when it came to putting up. That
was good way to break up convention,
wasn't it?" concluded Mr.. La Rue, with con-
tagious smile.
Among the delegates in San Francisco at
tending the Miners Convention is DR.. J. C. C.
Price of Los Angeles, Superintendent of the
Pinther, Price & Burnap Consolidated Mining
Mill and Smelling Company. Yesterday
at the Palace Hotel he spoke of mining de-
velopment in Southern California, observing
that S. T. Penberthy and himself were dele
gates to the convention elected by the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce and were the
first representatives from that region ever
elected to convention of miners. He said :
'The company with which I am connected
own severable valuable mines in the Holcomb
Mountain mining district and the Colorado
Desert. An English syndicate with vast
capital Is about to invest largely in mines of
the desert. Representatives of the syndicate
arrived in New York last Friday. Our own
company is working mine where the ore pro-
duced is worth $35 ton. The mine is down
to the depth of forty-five feet, and the cost of
milling the ore does not exceed So rs a ton.
ain the Goler district of the desert, in San
Bernardino County one mine has paid in divi-
dends during the past year $425, 900. The out
put is gold. An English syndicate has bought
placer mines, paying for the property $780,
600, and putting in machinery valued at $780,
600. The McHaney mine was recently sold
to Denver parties for $4,000. This mine
produced $4,000 in six weeks. company
has been incorporated in Los Angeles with a
capital of $2,000,00o to extend operations in
mine on Mount Baldy, back of Pasadena"
mining developments in Southern Cali
fornia," continued DR.. Price. "have just be-
gun, but so many good mines have been To-
Gated and so much capital is being invested
that the industry is sure to attain great i'm
portance."
S. T. Penberthy, who recently went to South
ern California from the iron district of the
Lake Superior region of Michigan, is a dele
gate from Los Angeles to the Miners Conven.
ton in session here. Mr.. Penberthy was seen
at the Occidental Hotel last evening and re-
quested to speak OF iron deposits in California.
He said: 81 have seen iron deposits of great
value in Southern California. The iron ore is
of the finest and the quantity unlimited. The
cost of fuel cuts a large figure in the produc-
tion of pigiron, but I have made investigation
in this respect and find that coal can be deliv-
cred at Los Angeles for 81 ton. Pigiron is
worth, laid down in San Francisco, $22 ton.
1 am convinced that it can be produced from
the iron mines of this State and laid down here
for $15 per ton. The iron which I saw in
Southern California will produce high grade
of steel for rails, girders and beams. 1t can be
refined and tempered into the best of steel. I
have lived all my life in the iron region of
Michigan and know good iron when see it.
My Judgment is that the iron deposits of Cali
fornia win prove source of untold wealth to
the State. can say that development of the
industry will speedily follow, for company of
Eastern capitalists has been formed to open
and work the iron deposits of which l speak.
The iron ore is accessible to the railroad and
not more than thirty-fve miles distant from
Los Angeles"