The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-12
MINERAL IN SOUTHERN NEVADA,
This Section Is i'm One of the
Richest Belts.
A-Lady Mind Reader lectures on a
Piece of Soil.
Ths Storage Battery System TO Be Used
by the Santa Monica Electric Road.
Notes From Different Sections.

1.-THE trouble with this city ia that
the people are not Oh to themselves, "
sententiously remarked j. V. Kelley, OF
KEYSTONE New, Yesterday. as he leaned
back in q chair at the Hollsn beck.
"They are like the famed lotus-eaters
OF Egypt quietly dreaming away and
letting the greatest opportunity which
will ever occur in the history OF tn e
city. slip unheeded through their
fingers.
II refer to the construction OF rail-
road from here 20 Salt Lake.
How your citizens can be so blind to
their best interest is beyond me. They
are losing sight Of the fact that it is the
development of the surrounding country
which makes metropolis. They do not
realize the immense possibilities which
lie within their grasp and only wait for
their development.
"Within q radius Of 800 miles OF your
sity, to the north and east, lies min :
ersl belt which is the richest in the
world and bar no other locality in the
assertion. There is gold, silver, lead,
iron and coal to be had by going out
and looking for them. And it is thrsug b
these immense deposits this projected
road will run, and their product will
bring to this city an increase of wealth
and population which will make it the
61st on the coast.
iLook at that" continued Mr.. Kee..
Ley, as he drew from one of his pockets
q lump of reddish looking mineral.
ss1Nl L. - & 20
the ton. 1t is from the Clementina
mine, which is situated eight miles east
Of the San Bernsrdine county line in
Southeastern Nevada. The vein is two
feet wide at the surface and 1870 feet be-
low it has widened to seven feet be-
tween walls. This mine has not been
thoroughly developed. and it il only q
sample of others scattered through the
eouatfy.
l"Ths Clementina is situated only GOO
feet iron, the Keystone mine. You have
heard of the Keystone? Well, it is down
about 600 feet. They have run four OF
five levels. They have 10-stamp mill
and this month one year ago, only run
ming five STAN ps, they cleaned up s13. 900
in Is days, and now are taking out from
$4,000 to $4,000 per month. That
shows whether it is . rich property or
not and worth working.
1.-THE only thing lacking is adequate
means of transportation. That will
come, however, and in very short time.
But what satonishss me is that
80 little interest in this Sec
ton 10 manifested here in Los
Angeles. Why the capitalists of your
city with millions OF dollars lying at
their feet, in fact cropping out of th Q
eka az hu nd
give the opportunity of obtaining this
wealth to the people of 1hs east, is
something can not understand. But
can tell you one thing. the people in til
east are fully alive to the fortunes lying
hid away out there under the ground.
and if the Angoleilos do not take hold.
they will shortly wake up to find the
opportunity gone, and one which will
never return.
Where did the money come from in
San Francisco by which their principal
buildings were erected? II came from
the mineral deposits of Western Nevada,
and l assert that this city will also be
enlarged and beautitisd by the hidden
wealth now lying In the earth of South
western Nevada, waiting development. ="
QUEER STORY.
G. G. Kirby of the Nevada Southern
Land company related very curious
occurrence which came to mis- notice
yesterday. He hss in his Office num-
Der OF specimens of the character OF the
soil in certain portions of Sou thern
Nevada.
THE whole affair."" said Mr.. Kirby,
"wss so astounding that | have hardly
recovered from it.
in I'd m
morning and asked me for sample OF
the soil, which | placed in an envelope
and handed to him. He entered an sd
joining office and while showing the
sample to several others. they were in-
terrupted by the entrance OF lady,
who asked for come trivial directions
regarding the building.
Receiving the information she turn
ed 10 leave. but happening to notice the
sample stopped and examined it.
witt out preceding remarks or in
formation of any kind. she suddenl y
said, That soil is from Nevada and it ia
surrounded by the richest gold mines in
the world. A railroad will be built
through there very soon. 1t is the rich
est country west of the Rocky mount
aims and will rebound to tbs advantage
of Los Angeles greater than anything
else, because it will open up the best
mineral, and in some portions the best
agricultural country in the world. That
railroad will be built very soon, but
want to tell yon something and [ want
you to remember it. The first train
over that road will be wrecked. The
road will be bnilt go hastily. the equips
ment will be 80 heavy and the speed so
fast that the very first train will be
ditched More than that. ! will tell you
the papers have been signed in Denver
to build the road. You may not know
il, but such are the facts.
"Then tho woman whisked out OF tn 9
room, leaving its other occupants in a
comatose condition.
Kirby was reduced almost to a state
of nonenity over the matter. "Struck
the description of the country all right. "
said he, ''but this signing of the papers |
don't know any thing about, although I'd
like to believe it true. And this wrecks
ing of the train % he groaned. well,
the whole thing is decidedly uncanny.
Don't know whether I've got hunch
or not. don't know what to think.
Would like to get hold of the woman il
could find her; she might tell me
something interesting about myself I;
but the deuce OF 1t lie, don't know who
she ie."
Il know one thing, however. that
road is going to be built, and I'm willing
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