The herald., 1897-11-28

has Just been issued by the compan!
giving detailed description of the Rant
mining district, the product Of the prin
cipal developed mines, also a tabulatet
statement of the dividends paid by tn,
prominent mines Of California.
The company has arranged to put in I
mill of twenty tons per day capacity
which will be the first mining compan!
in the Rand district to build a mill OF
their own ground and at their own ex
pense and to handle their own ore ex
clusively. This is emphatically Lo.
Angeles enterprise, as the owners ART
well known business and professiona
men of that city, among whom are the
following officers: A. T. Stewart, pres
ident; DR.. b. o. Webb, vice-president
Prof. I. N. Inskeep, secretary; Farmers
and Merchants bank, treasurer. Jaw e
Hunter and Nat F. Wiltshire form, with
the above gentlemen, the board of di.
rectors of the Incorporation. With the
we'll known conservative character, in
tegrity and business ability of the gen.
tlemen composing the board of directors
the immense body of ore In sight, and
with mill on the ground, reducing the
expense of mining and milling to the
lowest figure possible. this property has
unQuestionably as bright an outlook Of
any in the Rand district.
THE MINNEIIAHA MINE
A rich strike was made in the Min
nehaha mine, 1H miles from Randsburg
on the 23d inst. at the 100-foot level, In
the 55-foot drift southeast. The ore
mills $100 to the ton from the 3-foot
ledge, and 5000 per ton from the pay
streak, which is one foot wide. Edward
Everson, the well-known artist Of Los
Angeles, recently purchased an interest
In this mine and is eluted over it's pros
poets. The company will Immediately
sink 150 feet deeper on the main shaft
to block out the ground and stope out
the ore to the 100-foot level.
A RELIABLE COMPANY
The Garlock mining bureau has been
incorporated to work, buy or sell mines.
do assessment work for interest In
claims or on contract, etc. The COM
pany is Incorporated under the laws OF
this state. The following are the officers
of the company: Chas. Orpin, president; !;
r.. w. McGrew. vlce-piesident; G. w.
Fox. secretary; J. E. McGinn, treasurer
There has been branch Office estab-
AASACu III 1tuuuSOuIS anu u. w. fOX the
secretary, has charge Of the branch.
This is a much-needed enterprise and
one that will accomplish a great deal of
good in bringing mine owners and in
vestors together. The above officers are
trustworthy and experienced men in the
business.
ST. ELMO HOTEL.
Visitors to Randsburg will find this
q centrally located hotel and pleasant
house to stay at 1t is also the miners
headquarters.
MINING RECORDS
Mcssrs. Crenshaw & Co., Randsburg
have a complete record Of all mines and
claims in the Rand mining district, and
all applications for the same. and for
general mining information, will be
promptly attended to-.
DEMAND FOR MACHINERY
It is gratifying to note that nine Foos
gasoline and distillate engines have
been placed in this district during the
past year as motive power for hoists,
pumps, etc. The latest purchase was
by the Wedge company, which is now
en- route to Randsburg.
JOHANNESBURG MILLING AND
WATER COMPANY
This enterprising company has done
yeoman work for the benefit of Rand
district by developing and furnishing
a splendid supply of pure water at mod
crate prices for milling and domestic
purposes, and especially by securing Il
contract for the construction Of a rail-
road from Kramer to Johannesburg,
Vyl,tol1 xyfl1 1,a lnto od hx, I>ar
10th, according to the latest report from
A. A. Daugherty, president OF the rail-
road company. The terminal depot will
be about one block from the Johannes
burg hotel, and trains will be running
thereto on December 10th. A grand ex-
cursion will be run in honor of the event,
which will be duly announced in The
Herald.
The Johannesburg Milling and Water
company report that a large number of
lots have been sold in the town Of Jo-
hannesburg since they were placed on
the market, and the outlook for popu-
lous and prosperous town Is very bright.
TOOS GAS & GASOLINE ENGINES
In dry country like the Rand, and
many other mining districts in Kern
county where water is very scarce, and
In many instances must be hauled from
ten to twenty miles or more, mills, cya-
nide works and other methods of re-
ducing ore with water are out of the
question unless provided by large capi-
tai. This is also true Of hoists and other
appliances for handling ores speedily
and economically-in fact, all mining
machinery operated with water in the
districts referred to is very expensive
undertaking.
In series of visits through the mining
districts Of Kern county, which have oc-
cupied the writer continuously during
the past year, 1t was discovered that
gasoline engines have come into general
use for all purposes where power is re-
quireds and even in districts where wood
and water abound these engines are
gradually superseding steam and water
power. This is particularly true of the
Foos gasoline or distillate engine, for
which the s. w. Luintweiler company,
Los Angeles and Requena streets, Los
Angeles, are the general agents in Cali
fornia and Arizona. The Foos engine has
been perfected more and more during the
past ten years SO that 1t combines all
the best features of other gas or gaso-
line engines without any Of their de-
fects, and is therefore pronounced to be,
by impartial critics, superior to any
other engine of the kind in the market.
Among other features too numerous to
mention in detail is the simplicity of its