The herald., 1897-05-16
RANDSBURG MINERS
WATCHING THE DIGGERS OF THE
DEEP SHAFTS
Present Indications Promise Increase
Of Richness With Increase Of
Depth-Some Rich Strikes

A~A>DSDCAN1s way 1S-(fueSular
Correspondence.j The Wedge Mining
company is doing a large amount of
development work. opening new terri
tory and earning dividends. The main
shaft is now at depth Of 265 feet, with
magnificent vein Of ore six feet wide,
which increases in richness with depth.
]. w. Rogers is to be commended for
acting on his convictions and pushing
downward, and will soon have solved
the much-discussed question, do the
veins go DOWN." The comparatively re-
cent discovery that the veins are apt
to be as rich at the greatest depth
reached as above, is responsible for
great activity in mining in all parts of
the state. And when the owners of the
Wedge shall have solved the question
IN this district. much capital will be
expended in the development of mines
which everybody believes to be rich at
a great depth, but few have the courage
TO experiment on. The last six cars of ore
from the Wedge assayed, respectively,
$72, $91, $1S0, s161, s16S. 5000. Night and
day shifts are being worked, and the
mine is being handled in most admira-
BILE manner. Competent experts esti-
mate that there is considerably over
$1,000 in sight in the mine. Very little
stoping has been done, but the output
Of the mine is about ten tons a day
The regular monthly dividend of two
per cent was declared this week. The
Wedge is capitalized for $500 900, and
is the best paying mine in the district
An excellent quality of ore is being
taken out Of the Kinyon mine, and as
depth is reached the quality improves.
A rich strike was made in the st. Elmo
mine a few days ago, much of the ore
showing free gold in abundance.
The rich strike in the Alameda mine,
near johannesburg, continues to at
tract a throng Of visitors, and there is
geat activity in the adjoining claims,
all hoping to strike it rich" on the sar.e
vein.a The assay of the first ton and a
half taken from the Alameda was $25O0,
which is much higher than was antici-
pated
The Santa Ana mine, three miles east,
is also looking exceedingly we'll. A
small specimen the size of a mans fist
was horned" and produced a button
ten grains. and is worth Sc.
After July 1st there will be two daily
mails into Randsburg and Johannes
burg. The Kramer stage, leaving here
at 8 p. M, will take the mail out and
bring it at $50 a. M, thus giving a
morning and afternoon mail.
Strangers continue to arrive on every
stage, and all the hotels are full. Today
the St. Elmo was obliged to send away
a number of guests, and the Hotel Jo-
hannesburg is also doing a most sat-
isfactory business.
Garlock will soon have another cy-
anide plant in operation, and will do
custom work for the adjacent mines.
The first birth is reported at Garlock,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Ballard being the
happy parents of a boy.
E. j. Baldwin, arrived Tuesday even
ing, and is stopping at the St. Elmo ho-
tel. He has made thorough investiga-
ton of several of the leading mines, and
appears to be we'll satisfied with the
results. He owns several claims in the
Summit range, all of which are being
developed in a small way. It is also re-
ported that Mr.. Baldwin has acquired
a large interest in the Rand group Of
mines.
Austin Burcham. one of the owners
of the Rand group, was thrown from
his carriage yesterday and sustained a
fracture of the ankle, which will con-
fine him to the house for some weeks.
E. N. Baker, newspaper man Of
Denver, Col, is in town, and will write
up the district extensively for eastern
papers. Mr.. Baker has purchased q
claim adjoining the Alameda and Val
Verde mines