The herald., 1897-05-12
JOHANNESBURG
RICH STRIKE IN THE ALAMEDA
MINE
The Ore Bristling With Gold and
There Is Vast Amount of It.
Smelter Talk

lar correspondence The richest
strike in the history of the dis
trict was made quarter of mile north
of johannesburg yesterday, in the Ala
media mine. The property, including the
Alameda, the jolly Girls and other
claims, was purchased March 3Oth from
the Ashford brothers by William Nc
Even, who sold interests to Messrs. Nc
Connell, Parker. Mcpherson and Sims.
The price paid for the property was $500,
and an offer of $4,000 has been refused
for the Alameda mine alone. Three
shafts have been sunk on the Alameda
one hundred feet apart, two of which are
twenty feet deep, and the other. at
depth of three feet, opened up splendid
body of ore three feet wide. The oHe
fairly bristtcs with gold, and any tender-
foot can horn a half teaspoon Of coarse
gold from rock picked up at random.
A. E. Finch has taken a contract to sink
hundred-foot shaft on the ledge, and
was the man who made the rich strike.
Mr. Finch has been in the camp since
February, and accompanied by his wife.
has roamed the hills vainly looking for
lead and finally. found fortune on
the Alameda claim. The ore will be
sold to the sampling works, and the
profits will undoubtedly reach we'll into
the thousands. The Alameda lies east
from the Val Verde, about 1900 feet.
underlying an intrusive porphyry dixie.
The winding position of the dixie shows
that 1t was showed up through lateral
movements, probably short time be-
fore the ore formation. The dixie is il
blush color, due to the presence Of lime.
but 1t becomes lighter as depth Is OBJ
tanned This dixie differs from the crys-
| tallized porphyry dikes, and shows that
there has been but little heat in the
country rock during its life. Therefore.
the vein formation lying in close prox-
unity to the gold-bearing material is
likely to be permanent as in many in
stances the heat and alkalis have dis
turbed the gold to some extent. The
vein strikes parallel. or winds it's way
with the dixie, and is three feet wide.
1t is estimated that at one hundred feet
the vein will be in contact with the dixie.
The vein matter Is porphyry and schisto-
quartz. The ore averges $1,000 ton, and
at the present value Mr.. Finch will get
about so per cent and be the gamer by
several thousand dollars. The greatest
excitement prevails, and hundreds of
people from all parts of the district are
at the mine, and the sound of the festive
horn is heard throughout the land.
Along the strike of the same porphyry
dixie 1t is found crossing the Val Verde,
the second vein underlying this dixie in
the same position as the new strike.
Considerable valuable ore has been
taken from this vein. Col. Pender is
sinking cross-cut winze through the
dixie to develop the same ore measure.
The Wedge looks uncommonly well
at present. The last shipment assayed
5000 ton at the Johannesburg sampling
works, and a large quantity of the ORE
has been sent to Selby smelling works
at San Francisco. The Wedge continues
to be one Of the best paying properties
in the district.
Frank Wilson, superintendent Of the
Little Butte, which has recently been
purchased by Marcus Daily, the wealthy
turned from San Francisco. accompa-
MED by his wife. and they will remain In
johannesburg some months.
MITE. OllVeT OL LOb AuSeleS mas JOlHeu
her husband, and will remain in camp
all summer.
o. w. Chllds Of Los Angeles Is in the
district, viewing various mining prop
critics with view to investing.
The johannesburg Milling and Water
Company Is boring third well six miles
from town, and has reached depth OF
10s feet, with good indications of water.
J. 8. Wilde is passing a few weeks in
Los Angeles.
Strangers continue to arrive every day,
and there is no abatement in the interest
in the mines. Dry washing has begun on
large scale, and good wages are made
In almost every instance.
Eastern capitalists are expected with
In few days to look into the feasibility
of erecting a smelter in the near future
The Gold Bug and other mines in the
Radamacher district are looking we'll
Nicholas Clemens has been engaged as
superintendent Of the Gold Bug, and be-
ing an experienced miner, he predicts to
the owner rich reward from his large
Investment.
| Fifteen tons Of ore from the lower
shafts of the Alameda mine were shipped
| l. .nlv A~,.