The herald., 1897-11-22
MINES AND MINERS
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California

California
c Darrow Of the Pearl Estella mine
in the st. Elmo district hos signed con-
tract to sink shaft $50 feet on his claim.
This property shows well on the sur
face and shows eighteen inches Of an ore
vein.
A good strike was made In the north
east drift on the 100-foot level of the
Minnehaha at Randsburg the other day.
When a fine three-foot vein Of rich ore
was encountered that Is now being sack
ed for shipment.
The Randsburg Miner says there are
four gasoline engines being placed In
position here at the present time or
preparations are being made for them.
They are all due to arrive here this week
They are twenty-five horse power for
the Little Butte, fifteen horse power
for the Wedge. one twenty and one
twelve horse power for the stamp mill
at johannesburg.
The mines Immediately around johann
nesburg are producing 100 tons of ore
daily The Pinrnore mine is shipping
forty tons Of the 100 produced.
The Garlock mining bureau has been
| Incorporated to work, buy or sell mines,
do assessment work for interest III
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. vice president: G. w.
Fox, secretary: ]. f. McGinn. treasurer.
There has been branch Office estab-
lished in Randsburg and c. w. Fox. the
secretary has charge OF the branch.
| w. Kinyon. G. Il. Kinyon and ]. ii.
Kinyon have made application for n
patent on the Good Hope quartz mine in
the Rand mining district in Kern
county,
Stephen w. Dorsey has at last sue
ceeded in getting capital interested in
the Picacho mines north Of Yuma. Two
| experts have been sent to examine the
properties and from information re-
ceived here the reports will in all prob
ability be favorable With plenty OF
capital the Picacho mines could be made
to pay handsomely, as there Is such an
enormous amount Of ore exposed that
will mill from So to IS per ton and grent
quantity OF it will go from IS to $40 to
the ton, while there are numerous string
the country
H. b. Morris has shipped a wagonload
(two tons) OF ore to the new smelter
now in course of construction in Cotton
from the Little Bull. Galena and Red
Top mines on Old Badly in San Bernar-
dino county.
1t is rumored that the Mojave Gold
Mining and Milling company. who own
two claims in the Mojave district. are
negotiating for the purchase Of an ad-
joining claim which has considerable de-
velopment work done and about twenty
tons Of good ore in sight.
The Marvel Gold Mining and Milling
company has been Incorporated under
the laws OF Colorado; capital stock
| $500, 900, at a par value OF 81, fully paid
and non -assessable. The property of
the company is located in the Stringer
| district. Randsburg. in the immediate
neighborhood of several well-known and
producing mines. The directors are w.
II. Faust Of Los Angeles, Angus Mathe-
son of Randsburg. r. s. Dyas OF Los
Angeles.
The Gillian mine near Hot Springs.
Kern county, is turning out some good
ore which averages $40 per ton and Is
free milling. The ore is being milled at
the Mammoth mill. which is about half
mile from the mine.
The Wedge managers have COM
menced on their recent improvements,
says the Los Angeles Mining News.
They are now sinking a new shaft and
hoisting machinery has been ordered
The company expects to have 1t on the
property in running order within week
A new body of high-grade ore has
been struck in the 1l5-foot level and the
prospects for the future of the mine
are very bright.
The Los Angeles Mining News has
changed hands and the new owners have
made q bright, newsy little sheet of it,
with future before it.
| The Good Hope cyanide plant Is run
ming to its usual capacity and turning
out the yellow stuff.
| Many persons in Bridgeport. Mono
county, are inclined to the opinion that
the county seat will become q lively
camp in the near future.
| Eight mining locations were filed for
record last week at Riverside. They
were as follows: Chas. p. Leabatt, Wild
Charlie mine. in the Temescal district:
c. w. Lockwood, c. w. l.. mine. in Gar
net Queen camp; ]. D. Hattman and A.
B. Curtiss, Zinc Jack and I. X L. mines,
in Garnet Queen camp; c. G. Van Fleet
and F. w. Jones. Tangent. Gertrude.
keystone and Charlie M. mines, In Cot
tonwood mountains.
Geo. Aitken of this city has discovered
an antimony mine in the desert seven
teen miles northeast of Mojave. Anti
mony mines are rare in the United
States. and from all reports Mr.. Aitken
has first-class mine. The ore Is of q
high percentage and is free from arsenic,
which goes long way toward securing
| q good market for the same.
The shaft of the Rand Mountain Min
ing company Is now down about 265
feet. The company has been advised by
competent mining men to run a cross
cut. and they all agree that the ledge
was left ut 175 feet and isUow above the
present workings. 1t Is thought that
by tunneling from the bottom of the
shaft they will crosscut the ledge at
about IS feet. There is no reason why
the Rand Mountain mine should not be
as good as any In the district for 1t Is
situated in the midst Of the best pro-
ducing mines In Randsburg. The stock
has been sold at very low figure all
last week, but everyone who under
stands the condition of the mine is will
ing to hold his stock, and Is confident
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