The herald., 1896-07-29

these that in mills they can keep about
as good track of the yield of ore as can
be done by assayng. A horn may be
carried in the pocket and costs nothing
while an assay outfit Is expensive and
bulky to transport.
"Whistling Dick" says the Arizona
star, Is parsonage well known to all
old-time Nevada and Arizona miners
and freighterS. He is So years old but
looks as II he might yet see 40. He drove
INTO Benson yesterday morning with a
well equipped outfit en- route for Tomb
stone. the scene of his adventures and
labors in the early eighties.
His visit this time was precipitated
Dy story told him in San Francisco
lately by "Buckskin Sam" an early
stage driver between Tombstone and
benson. One night "Buckskin Sam"
was on his way to Benson. A part of his
cargo was bar of bullion mostly silver
but carrying considerable gold and val
ued at about $4,000. Sam was drunk and
reckless, the roads were heavy and Sam
In order to tighten ship threw the bar
out In the mud. When he reached Ben
son where the bullion was awaited by
the express company Sam explained
that ne was not going to pull the livers
out or his horses for any such dross as
bullion and he had dumped it into the
mud.
Diligent search was made for it but
1t has never been found by any properly
authorized person IL found at all, which
is quite unlikely.
'Buckskin Sam" when he met whist
ing Dick" in San Francisco gave him
more minute information concerning
the exact locality of the cast away bull
lion.
John McKiearnan returned from San
Francisco Friday, where he had been
TO buy Freeman steam stamp mill
and rock crusher complete for $1,000 for
use at the Mojave mines. Mr.. McKiear-
nan did not buy the Huntington mill he
first proposed to buy, as he found that
no one recommended 1t and all the min
ers he saw discouraged him from buying
1t. The machinery will be shipped to
Mojave and hauled in position from there
MI McKiearnan took one and three
quarter pounds of rock with him from
the Murry mine and it milled 1925 to the
ton.-Porterville Enterprise.
From the Phoenix Herald: The
United Verde company is gradually
meeting the wants Of the mine by adding
new machinery and buildings. The
power of the company will reach nearly
5000 horse power by September 1st This
gives one an idea of the growth of the
plant. The company's dwellings for
families are model cottages, and are ap-
preciated by the occupants. The bunk
house is undergoing repair and is to
be plastered, requiring 500 yards of plas-
tering This contract is being carried
out by L. W. Meyers, an old resident of
Pima county. The hospital is an excel
lent Feature of this camp. 1t is three
stories high and provided with the latest
facilities NY Wnnd iS n
of the camp. and more satisfactory
man WOULD be hard to find.
+. w. Edelsten, editor of the Los An
gees Mining and Metallurgical Journal
with his charming bride arrived in this
city yesterday and will stay during the
week. They have been spending the
honeymoon among San Diego's golden
hills and amid her bullion producers
Mr.. Edelsten has been identified with
the mining interests of the southwest for
many years, and has succeeded in es-
tablishing one of the best mining jour-
nals in this country, and the only one
published in Southern California. He
has always been an ardent supporter of
silver, and his journal has done much 70
advance the mining interests of this por-
tion of the state His many mining
friends Will be pleased to learn of the
step he has taken in securing such n
charming partner, and hope that in the
trail of life that no "boulders" will OBJ
struct their pathway. and that the
prospects" will always be promising
San Diego Tribune.
Randsburg is situated about forty-fiv
miles from Mojave, but the roads are
excellent and the trip can be made easily
in one night. The settlement claims
about 200 population and sports a store,
postofiice, two boarding houses and five
saloons. There is not an idle man in the
camp, and strikes are made daily The
only drawback is water. 1t has to be
hauled twelve miles from Garlock, ari
sells for 81 barrel. At Garlock there is
an eight stamp mill, which does most Of
the work for the miners The mill hauls
and crushes the ore for SIS ton. About
six miles below Garlock there is another
mill OF five stamps, which crushes ore for
SO ton. but does not do any transport
Ing. Pat Reddy, the lawyer and mining
man. who successfully defended Bur-
cham in his recent litigation. and who
now owns one-fourth interest in the
Burcham mining claim, has a project
In hand to supply the camp with water
He has surveyed pipe line from a wa
ter location at Garlock, sent for a pump
and will attempt to force water the re-
quired distance.-San Bernardino Times
Index.