The herald., 1897-04-22

can readily be traced. Within sixty days
from the discovery he shall perform la
Dor upon the claim in developing II
which shall be equivalent In the aggre-
gate to at least $40 worth of such la
bor for each twenty acres or fractional
part thereof contained i'll the location. A
failure to perform such labor within the
time specified shall cause all rights un-
der such location to be fotfeited and the
land covered thereby shall at once be
open to relocation by qualified locators
other than the preceding losators, but
shall not In any event be open to loca-
tion by such preceding locators, and any
labor performed by them shall not inure
to the benefit Of any subsequent loca-
tor. Such locator shall, upon the per-
formance of the labor, file with the re-
corder of the county an affidavit show
ing such performance and generally the
nature and the kind Of work done. This
affidavit and the placer notice or certifl-
cate of location when filed for record
shall be deemed prima facie evidence of
the facts therein cited. Locations CT
placer locations which do not conform
to the requirements of this act shall be
void.
Mining operations have been more ex-
tensively conducted In Alaska during
this winter than ever before. The WIN
ter has been remarkably mild for that
region, but the contract work on the
mines has been a new departure, which
gives great encouragement for the fu-
ture.
Alaska expects this season the great
est rush Of miners ever known in the
history of the territory.
The small veins in the "stringer" or
'shoestring" section Of the Randsburg
region, Kern county, seem to be feeders
fao a,.tn hQtwpnp fha
larger formations that pass through
that section In the form of ''bulP' quartz
veins Many expect that when they get
to the intersection of the stringers with
the main veins they will find large
bodies of good ore.
The vein OF coal recently found five
miles northwest of Garlock, Kern coun-
ty, is two feet wide, eight Inches OF
which is hard coal.
The charge for hauling ore from
Randsburg to any Of the mills Is about
$3.50 per ton, and the charge of milling
Is $3.50 per ton.
Some good placers have been struck
by systematic prospecting twelve miles
from the mouth OF the Shuck river,
Alaska. The men have built dam and
dug a ditch so as to lay bare 1900 feet of
river bed, where they have found gold.
They have worked all winter to be ready
for the summer season. The district has
been superfcially prospected before, but
no such work as this has been done to
get at the river bed.
The Rose mine, San Bernardino dis
trict, is shipping considerable high
grade ore and running its ten-inch
stamp mill night and day.
San Francisco men have bought the
Jeff Davis mine in Morango district.
San Bernardino county, and have also
bonded a group of mines ten miles from
Victor.
1t is reported that an English COM
pany has recently purchased for large
price thirty mining claims in Indian
Secret district, Mohave county, Ari-
zona.
In the Rademachee district, north of
Randsburg, Kern county. New York
company spent nearly a quarter of
million Of dollars about thirty years
ago. but with no satisfactory results.
The monthly production of Cripple
Creek, Col, is now claimed to be be-
tween $S50,000 and $1,000,000.
A new gold strike Is reported from the
neighborhood of Gold Hill. Samples
which have been taken from the sur
face of the find were brought to town
yesterday. The ore was permeated with
specks and threads of gold. No assay
has been made, but mining men say the
samples are worth not less than 81, 500
ton. The ledge from which they were
taken Is said to be twenty-one inches
wide.--Arizona Republican.
The output of gold from the Alaskan
mines is estimated to reach the enor-
nous sum of $40, ,000,0 900 this year. Last
year 1t was $6,000,000.