The herald., 1897-12-15
MINES AND MINERS
California

There is more gold In the placers and
quartz veins of California than ever
has been taken out of them, and for
tunes await many poor men who are
determined enough to keep up the search
for the yellow metal.
| California will produce more gold In
the next twelve months than will be
brought down from the Klondyke. Rich
placers and lodges are being discovered
not only in the northern portion OF the
state, but in the southern part also, and
many mines are yielding lots Of valuable
ore every day.
Why should a resident of California
risk his life and undergo all kinds OF
hardship in order to reach mining dis
trict several thousand miles distant, In
Ia region of almost perpetual ice and
snow, when there are large areas of COM
paratively unprospected land here In
counties noted the world over for their
extent and the richness Of their mineral
deposits, in climate that is almost per-
lection, where food and the comforts Of
life are abundant and cheap, and where
one may work practically all the year
round.
F.. A. Huntington, the manufacturer
Of the rotary quartz mill, arrived in
Johannesburg last week from San Fran
cisco, accompanied by J. s. Miller Of
that city. ]. G. Ezzelle, q mining man
from Ell Paso. Texas, who Is associated
with Mr.. Huntington, met these gentle
men and proceeded to the G. B. mine to
Hook over the property, which they in
spected and were so favorably impressed
with 1t that they have taken bond on
1t, $4,000 being the consideration
named.
| Development work on this property
will be pushed, and If the mine shows
up as Is expected quartz mill will be
erected to work the ore.-Randsburg
Miner.
An occasional correspondent Of the
Mining and Metallurgical Journal from
Virginia Dale says: The Star King mine
Is fast becoming one Of the best pros
poets in the district. 1t now has shaft
LOO feet deep, with 100 feet Of drifts.
which show a fine body Of ore in every
part Of the mine. A. e. Saxton recently
bought this claim from Mr.. Botsford of
the Brooklyn mine. Mr.. Saxton thinks
great deal Of his mine and is pushing
the development work as fast as pos
sible.
G. H. Harms has returned to Virginia
Dale and is personally experimenting
| the work on his o. X. mine. The o. X.
is one of the largest, and. according to
the assays, one Of the richest Lodges in
the camp.
| Among the most prominent properties
in the district is the Gold Basin group,
which consists of ten claims, all adjoin-
ling each other. Ore from these claims
assays from $40 to $3.50 per ton. There
are several shafts upon this property
ranging from 10 to 100 feet in depth, and
the veins charging as depth Is attained.
The best ore Is found In the bottom of
the deepest shaft. An arrastra has just
been completed upon the property, and
some Of the free milling ore will be
worked in the immediate future.
| News received by The Herald from
Garlock reports 100 tons of ore from
Mojave to be milled and cyanided at
Garlock next week for a test. II sue
cessful a contract for 1000 tons will be
flet at once.
Five more stamps have been put in
the Oakland company's mill. which has
been kept busy for some time past.
The sale Of the Clifton mine last week
to Mr.. Glesch has infused new life into
the surrounding mines. Mr.. Glesch has
commenced development work and the
mine 10 looking better every day.
Some remarkably rich strikes are re-
ported from the Ranamint and Slate
range country.
The johannesburg Reduction works
expected to start their ten-stamp mill
for continuous business last week. They
have erected plant which Is as good
as any on the coast, for the size. 1t will
make its first run on a 1O0-ton lot of ore
from the Golden Bar mine.
Work has again commenced on the
Little Butte shaft No. 2, a contract hay-
ing been let to the Dryden Bros. for a
100-foot cross-cut at the 175-foot level.
The whim formerly at No. l shaft is
now hosting ore from the MOI.
G. w. Campbell has taken a contract
to sink the shaft on the Monkey Wrench
us feet deeper. The shaft is already
down 100 feet. A whim is being put in
position. and will be ready for use the
first Of this week.
The officers Of the Kramer-Randsburg
railroad are now figuring on putting I'D q
forty-stamp mill, with concentrators at
| tached, at BarstOw. The officers of the
road are expected from the east shortly
and as soon as they arrive and investi-
gate the ore supply more thoroughly the
question will be definitely decided.
L. Menifee Wilson reports several
sales of valuable mining property in the
Julian district on the tapis.
The Messrs. Van Slyke have suspend
ed work on the Monumental mines and
are stopping at the Needles until the ar
rival of the capitalists who will take
charge Of the mines and work them to
their full capacity. An English syndi-
cate, now operating on a large scale at
Johannesburg.S South Africa, has become
interested in the property. The expert
sent out by this company reported that
the Monumental group of mines has the
largest body of ore he had ever seen.
Harry L. Titus returned last week
from Hedges. and went down to San
Diego. While here Mr. Titus paid over
100000 in cash to the creditors of the
Golden Cross mines on behalf of c. W.
Pauly, receiver. This Is the first pay
ment according to the stipulation en-
tered into recently, whereby all litiga-
ton over the mine is stopped and the
property passes into full control of the
Free Gold Mining and Milling company,
though Receiver Pauly will remain in
charge until the stipulation Is fulfilled.
The Rose mine. in the San Bernardino
mountains. is steadily improving with
development. The rich ore body encoun-