The herald., 1896-12-29

in these mines at depth of 70 feet.
showing coarse nuggets in place OF the
usual fine gold.
SIX TO TWENTY DOLLARS A TON.
"Other mining camps show quanti-
ties of ore yielding from $6 to $40 per
ton. Such ore is not considered by the
investors at Randsburg as long as the
high grade mines are plentiful. The ter
ritory where such high grade mines
occur is very large-over 200 miles i'll
length-and such mines are now being
worked at Tehalbapy, so miles east OF
Randsburg, at Mcjave. the Desert
Butte, near Kramer, at Goler, summit
Slate Range, Panamint, and all the
way to Virginiadale, 100 miles east OF
Randsburg. Randsburg is today the
center OF the most extensive mining dis
trict of high grade ores.
EXPERTS OPINIONS.
Hitherto the mines in Southern Cali
fornia have been looked upon with sus-
picion on account of their tendency to
pinch out at a shallow depth, and the
great question at RanGsburg with mi
ners prospectors and investors is all the
time, will they go down deep or VIII
they pinch out?
I'm all the mines so far opened the
veins have widened at greater depth,
and in the Kenyon mine the vein is
Randsburg has attracted mining ex-
perts from far and rear miners sciei-
tific and practical, sent there by In
tending investors. / had an excellent
opportunity to meet them all at the
hotel where they all go to. and every
one made the statement, after careful
| inspection of the camp, that there is no
danger of pinching out and that the ore
| is there in large quantities and Is very
! rich and that the camn is Dpfmanent,
WATER WANTED.
The great necessity of Randsburg is
water. water for domestic use ard water
for milling. A large supply of water
at Randsburg is worth as much as any
mine. Water can be had at Garlock, II
miles north of Randsburg and 1000 feet
below in altitude. but it Is not good in
quality. There are two wells six miles
east of Randsburg, and the water is
good, but the supply is limited.
THE LAKES.
"Ten miles southeast of Randsburg
is Cuddeback lake, and twenty miles
west is Harper lake. with large sup
ply. From these places the water will
have to be pumped and piped; by sew
eral pumping stations an account or
the high elevation. and the practical sys-
tenn would be large power station at
the lake near the railroad, with electric
IIlOLOTS dt tut Il6 url PdiiPAh6 StoetcAi'
"Randsburg has grown from nothing
to a town of 2200 since September. 1t
will have population of 10000 before
May, 1897. A railroad 27 miles in length
will reach it from Kramer on easiest
grades. Then the gap to the terminus
at Keeler is only 60 miles, over an easy
grade through a country full of the
richest mineral. This will complete a
railroad from Los Angeles to Salt Lake.
on the line of the old Santa Monica ana
Independence railroad laid out twenty
years ago by Senator Jones.
1T is not the most direct route, but
the one that will be the first in operation
connecting Los Angeles direct with
Salt Lake, through the richest mineral
country in the world, and opening nav
markets to our growing city. Thus the
mining developments at Randsburg viii
be factor in wondrous prosperity this
season to Los Angeles city and to the
whole of the state of California.