The herald., 1897-09-27
JOHANNESBURG MINES
WARRANT THE BUILDING OF A
BIG STAMP MILL
Cool Weather Brings Little Build
ing Boom With It The Future
Promises Well

Special Correspondence to The Herald.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 25-The
quiet that prevailed during the summer
months Is being dispelled and with the
advent of cooler weather new enter
prises are being undertaken. with zeal
which promises we'll for the future OF
this camp. On Thursday ground was
broken for the erection Of ten-stamp
mill and today force of men are busily
engaged in excavating and leveling the
site preparatory to the erection of the
mill. The machinery is lying at Los An
geles ready to be shipped and 1t is con-
fldently expected that in six weeks the
plant will be ready to handle ore. Messrs.
James Montgomery, Frank Hicks and f.
Griffith of Los Angeles are back of the
enterprise and will enlarge the plant as
soon as business requires it. The mill
will be located on the Camperdown, just
north of the townsite, and will be sup
piled with water from the johannesburg
Mining and Milling company's wells.
Work has been somewhat delayed at
the dry concentrator works, owing to the
non-arrival of some of the machinery.
Everything is now on. hand and few
trial runs are being made to get the plant
in perfect running order. On next Mon
day it is expected to have a mill run on
Alameda ore.
Mr.. Wilson, manager Of the Butte
mine, few days ago shipped thirty tons
Of ore to the mill at Cuddyback lake.
The cleanup amounted to $3000
A rich strike was recently made on the
Meteor. 1t has since been bonded to San
Francisco parties for $4,000
The Minnehaha mine, in the same
neighborhood, made a shipment of ore
this week to Cuddyback lake. Returns
from the mill run have not yet been re-
ceived, but they will proba bly, be large,
as very rich rock has been encountered.
Another rich strike has been made in
the Little Butte. The ledge is very wide,
horns we'll and shows quantities of free
gold. An assay has not yet been made.
The rich body of ore in shaft No. 3
of the Alameda, which was uncovered
two weeks ago, has held It's own up to
the present time with indications that
Ore richer yet is coming in.
There has been quite little building
boom in johannesburg the past month
three business houses and two cottages
being In course of erection.
]. R. Mcdonnell of Virginia City, or
ganizer and vice-president Of the West
ern Federation of the Miners union, ar
rived in Randsburg a few days ago and
organized local union at that place,
with about $50 members. The wages to
be paid for underground work are SO
per day; surface work, $3.50, nine hours
constituting a day. The officers are:
Horace Adams, president; B. F. Myers,
vice. president; j. c. Adams, treasurer;
Tom Walker. secretary; J. E. Perdue,
finactal secretary; l.. F. Thurston, war
den; w. Rhem, conductor.
M. r. Richie of the firm of Johnson &
Richie Of Los Angeles is in Johannesburg
and will superintend the construction of
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have arrived and will spend the winter
here.
Mr.. Wilde, manager of the Val Verde
mine, accompanied by his wife, left for
Los Angeles today.
C. A. Holden arrived from Los Angeles
today and will help in the construction of
the stamp mill.