The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-19
JOHANNESBURG

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 1s.-Regu-
lar Correspondence.) The communlt!
was shocked Sunday by the announce
ment of the death at Kramer the day
previous of w. W. Brown. Mr. Brown
left Johannesburg, where his family
lives, on Friday for San Bernardino
Arriving in Kramer. he camped for the
night, and while eating breakfast Satur-
day morning he was seized with a vio-
lent attack of neuralgia of the heart
and before his wife. who was tele-
sraphed for. could arrive. he died. Mr.
Brown was 10 years of age, and for over
twenty-five years had been q resident OF
san Bernardino county, where he was
universally liked and respected.
Delay in the arrival of ties has again
retarded the completion of the railroad
to this town. Thirteen cars (fatal num-
ber) were expected to arrive on Wednes-
day night from San Pedro, but instead
only five came. However, they are
looked for tonight. and should they
come, the railroad will be in successful
operation by the middle of next week.
The announcement that railroad ex-
tension to the Rand from Los Angeles
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little premature, but preparations arc
being made for one, and it is to be hoped
that it VIII be largely attended. Tho
extent or mining in this district will be q
revelation to those Angelenos who have
never been here.
C. L. Hanson, late of Los Angeles, has
opened real estate and mining broker
age office in the bank building.
H. A. Darling, president of the Johan-
nesburg Mining and Water company
was q visitor here several days last
week He returned to Los Angeles Sat
urday and was accompanied by Georg;
A. Pratt. secretary of the company.
+. w. Wood, general manager of the
Wood Concentrator company. was here
Tuesday with a Los Angeles party, t
whom he was explaining and demon
strating the merits Of his dry concentra
tors.
Prof. Louis Claverie of Casa de Rosas
Los Angeles. arrived here Sunday, ant
on Monday put small force of men a
work developing his Esperanza mine.
George Mcintosh, for many month!
past in the employ Of the Johannesburg
Water company, left Monday for Victor
assume charge of the operations beins
prosecuted there by Los Angeles min
ing company
The stamp mill of the Johannesburg
Milling and Reduction company is nov
running on ore from the Golden Ba'
mine. and it is doing excellent work. TIL
mill is the most complete one on the des
ert and with. the showing it has alread,
made, there is no doubt that it has en-
tered upon a steady and successful run.
The railroad graders are work
ing within the town limits, and track
laying has been completed to within fou
miles of johannesburg. The road will
be completed by Sunday night and train
will be running by the middle of mex
week. A series of through excursions
will be run from Los Angeles in a weel
or two, but the dates have not been de
cided upon yet.
Vice President Campbell of the Kram
er and Randsburg railroad informed tn
writer that through train from Bar
stow to Johannesburg will connect will
the 9:45 a. m. Santa Fe overland trail
from Los Angeles, arriving at Johannes
burg at 1880 p. M, returning at p. m
from Johannesburg; a through train will
run to Barstow and connect there will
the Santa Fe overland, arriving at Lo
Angeles at $3.50 a. m.
The Johannesburg depot will be tw,
stories high, 100 feet long, and will b.