The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
Notes From Randsbure.

RANDSBURG, Jan. 70, 1897.
There is an immense amount OF freighting to
this point, both by way of Kramer and Mo-
jave, and the long desert roads are literally
spotted with teams of all descriptions. There
are now six daily stages bringing loads of pas
sengers, aud a safe estimate of the arrivals
would be at least forty people each day by
stage and probably half as many more by
private conveyance. Hotels and lodging
houses are being built on all sides and are
taxed TO their utmost TO accommodate the
travel. There are now over 200 wooden build
ings and nearly 800 tents in the town proper.
The Olympus, Kiuyon. Wedge and Butte mines
are working full force of men and turning
out large quantities of high-grade ore. rich
strike was made in the Butte nine the other
day and ore that will run $50 to the sack is
now being sent to the mill.
| Real estate has taken quite a squirt during
! the past week and many transfers are being
made at rates fully 100 per cent in advance of
prices ruling week ago. This movement Is
due largely to the fact of the organization of a
strong company backed by Los Angeles capi-
tai that has taken hold of the Val Verde
group of mines, formerly owned by c. A.
Burcham. This company proposes TO at once
commence work on three-compartment shaft
and sink to the depth of 1000 feet There are
two wel-defineG veins running parallel TO
each other on this property and about 300 feet
apart showing about six feet of $50 ore, and
it is aimed 10 cut the upper one at about 300
feet and the lower one at 600 feet depth. A
part of the plan OF operation is to pipe water
from point ten miles distant and in ample
quantity 10 not only supply their own needs
but for all purposes of milling and domestic
uses at a rate not to exceed one-fith of the
present cost. This will bring milling down to
about S. per ton and enable the starting up OF
many low-grade properties in which this dis
trict abounds.
There are a great many practical mine
ope orators here at the present time who are
closely investigating the district, and many
purchases of mining claims are being quietly
made by men of means ana experience, indi-
eating that the camp is on the eve of genu-
inc boom. Representatives are here from
every large mining syndicate on the Pacific
Slope. Marcus Daily of Montana has one or
more men here at all times, and the old-time
methods that have made him famous in every
California mining camp until he gets foot
hold are being observed here in his crying
down every enterprise that tends TO real de-
velopment of the camp; at the same time he
is negotiating for several promising pieces of
property here. Messrs. Brown and Shinn
large owners in the Little Johnny mine, the
famous gold producer of Leadvile, Colo,
have made severa9 purchases and are pushing
DEVELOPMENT work on all their claims.
A rich strike has been made in the Eureka
mine, lying Immediately south of the Oym-
pus. and body of ore measuring over four
leet in thickness and running fully $40 per
ton was cut by cross tunnel at depth of
200 feet from the groupings on the surface
This property is owned b.: R. F. Dickinson of
Fresno, who came here short time ago, hav-
ing had no former experience in mining.
The new fve-stamp mill at Cuddeback lake,
near the famous st. Elmo mine. was started
mn this week This makes thirty-fve stamps
now dropping in the district and one five-foot
Huntington roller mill with cyanide attach
ment