The herald., 1897-09-05
Two Weeks Investigation by a Special Core.
spondent of The Herald

minimum. Like all Otner new and StruS-
Cling mining districts it has had its trials
and hardships pending the demonstra-
tion Of possessing large and permanent
bodies of ore. The first stage has been
passed, as is we'll proved in the facts and
figures herewith presented. The recent
influx of capital, especially in the or
ganization of enterprises to promote
water supply, mining and milling ope-
rations has attracted wide attention.
hence it is safe to predict that no other
mining section of California will achieve
greater success, at least during the COM
ing year, than the Mojave mining dis
trict.
WATER SUPPLY
The pressing need of the Mojave min
ing district is water-and plenty of it.
The writer recently visited Oak creek
water district, situated northwest Of Mo-
jave, with the object of ascertaining
whether there is sufficient quantity of
water in that section to supply the re-
Quirements of extensive reduction works
and the domestic needs.
The nearest point from which water
can be obtained in sufficient quantity for
the above purposes is, on the Carrow
ranch of 200 acres situated in the Oak
creek district, which Is about ten miles
from the center of the ranch to the GEN.
ter of the Mojave mining district Cumbo
mine) With a little development the
water could be piped from the lower end
of the Carrow ranch to the aforesaid
center of the mining district at dis
tance not to exceed nine miles, or If a
reduction works were located on the
north side Of the district, about seven
miles. The fall from the Carrow ranch
to the Jumbo mine, the center of the
| mining district, is over 1000 feet, thereby
with a Pelton water wheel furnishing
ample power to operate the largest re-
| duction works needed for many years to
come.
| The writer carefully investigated the
water facilities afforded on the Carrow
ranch, particularly whether the water
rights of property owners situated at
a greater elevation could by diversion
| lessen the supply now obtainable. This
problem was satisfactorily, solved upon
discovery that there are a number of
| cienegas on the land which are unquee-
tionably fed by numerous living springs
having their source on the property and
being entirely Independent of Oak creek
or its tributaries Moreover, the ciene-
gas cease at the upper and lower por-
tions of the ranch, showing that the ba-
sis of the water supply does not emanate.
from Oak creek.
If this property can be purchased at
reasonable figure the question of ample
water supply for both reduction works
and domestic needs Of the Mojave min
ing district will be speedily and satisfac-
torily settled
THE WHITE PEAK GROUP MINING
COMPANY,
Incorporated, is the owner of 260 acres,
of carefully selected mining locations
on the south and west slopes of Soledad
peak, six miles south by west of the town
of Mojave. 1t embraces the following
fourteen claims in a compact body. to
wit: White Peak, Trail No. 1, Apex.
| Butterfly Maude, Eureka, Dolly j., Sun
set Navesink, Trilby Kangaroo, Zelda,
Edith. Lena, Alice and Last Chance No
| 2, and separately the Iron King. which
last is about 1000 feet west of the west
| line of Trail No. l, and. is in the midst
of the Ebinger-Smiley group of mines.
The company has been very fortunate in
securing fourteen mining locations in
a solid body and on one slope of the
=, mountain, SO that all can be developed
on one general plan, thus concentrat-
ing the labor and expense. The differ
ence in elevation between the north and
south lines of its properties, over which
latter you can drive a heavy team, is
, more than 500 feet. There has been ITO
| feet Of shafts at different points put
down, besides cross cuts and surface
work. There are ore lodges of varied
richness in sight sufficient to keep a
twentystamp mill employed indef1-
nitely
The White Peak is full claim, having
a well defined ledge about 80 inches in
width, traceable throughout the claim.
The groupings In places on the ledge
show three and one-half feet in width.
This same ledge continues to the north
in the Last Chance No. 2, and also oil
the south into the Navesink, each being
claim owned by this company. A per-
pendicular shaft has been sunk on the
White Peak to depth of As feet and a
cross cut to ledge at depth of rs feet
shows pay streak Is inches wide that
assayed $685. of which $S0.60 was gold.
The Apex location adjoins the White
Peak on it's west side, and is parallel to
its entire length. 1t has a well defined
ledge, the groupings of which are six
feet in width, and is traceable through
nearly the entire length Of the claim
Soledad peak contains an immense net
work of veins, there being on the White
Peak and Apex ten separate lodges
There is a shaft on the Apex to depth
of 25 feet on one ledge and a cross cut
on another ledge which assayed $22 &c
a ton, ten feet below the surface, and al
the bottom of rs foot shaft assays s41
ton in gold and silver
The Navesink a full claim on the
south, contains the point of union of u
number of lodges from both the Apex
and White Peak mines
! The Last Chance No. 2. on the north
contains we'll defined ledge with bold
outcroppings, being continuation of the
main White Peak ledge.
The Maude, Eureka and Kangaroo are
three claims abutting each other, with
ledge fifteen feet in width, which ia
visible on the Eureka and Maude and
Kangaroo On the Maude, which with
the Zelda Edith occupies the southern
summit OF the ridge, exists five. lodges
varying in width from one to two feet,
and being all evidently connected with
a continuation of the large ledge of the
Eureka mine
The Zelda Edith extends to the SUNNI.
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