The herald., 1897-09-19
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iTEHACHEPI, Sept 1s-special Corre-
spondence.) A weeks travel through diff
ferent parts of this county has convinced
the writer that an era OF prosperity is at
hand. both in mining and agricultural in
terests, and that LOS Angeles capital is
being heavily invested in various enter
prises In Kern county. It Is gratifying
fact that in mining and milling enterprises
especially three-quarters Of the capital in
vested therein during the past year has
come from Los Angeles and its immediate
surroundings.
MOJAvE
The many stage lines operated by W. K.
Miller are doing very heavy business at
present. Quick connections are made by
means of night and day service with all
north and south-bound trains, the double
trips each twenty-four hours being neces-
sary on account of the rapid increase in
business, the Mojave route to Garlock.
Randsburg, Slate Range, Panamint, Keeler
and intermediate points being the shortest
and easiest to travel. Mr.. Miller has had
considerable difficulty to furnish sufficient
Concord coaches and stock to operate the
regular service and special trips necessi-
tated by increased travel. Good roads and
comparative freedom from dust render the
stage routes from Mojave easy to travel,
while courteous and entertaining drivers
aid materially in making the trips pleas
ant to passengers.
Mojave mining district will soon have
fifty-ton cyanide works in operation, Los
Angeles capitalists having pledged the
amount necessary to erect a completely
equipped plant in that vicinity. Several
more mining properties have been sold to
Los Angeles parties during the past week,
who will develop the same Immediately.
The Ojai, owned by R. E. Cloyd, G. w.
Mallory, Walter Arnold and L. o. Rees
of Nordhoff has been recently improved
by sinking a ten-foot shaft, showing q
two-and-a-half foot ledge Of excellent ore,
assaying from $50 to $3.50. Six men are
steadily employed, and there is ten tons
Of ore on the dump.
The public school opened last Monday,
with Miss Gussie Dull in charge. There
are fifty-one school children in the dis
trict.
Railroad officials report a marked in
crease in freight and passenger traffic,
both north and south-bound, and mer-
chants report a much better business than
at this time last year.
Messrs. Bray, Cullen, Osborne and
Mobiles, owners of the Kim claim, near the
Gipsy, struck fine body of ore similar
to that of the Gipsy. in a three-foot ledge
this week.
GARLOCK
Many prospecting outfits pass through
this town daily, destined for Goler, Ell
Paso, Black Mountain, Slate Range and
Panamint districts. some of which are COM
pletely equipped for the winter season. A
great mining development in the districts
named is anticipated during the next six
months.
q. T. Lillard, formerly Of Long Beach,
now proprietor of the Garlock restaurant,
is puzzled hom to accommodate his steadily
increasing number Of patrons. He will
probably enlarge ere long to a fully ap-
pointed hotel and restaurant,
James Smith has bonded his claim near
Garlock. to San Francisco parties for
$50, 900.
The Mammoth copper mine, near the coal
mine, has probably been sold to San Fran
cisco parties for $4,000.
The Cavil Gold Mining company contem-
plates erecting bucket tramway line to
carry the ore to Garlock distance of
$1,000 feet.
The E. e. Henry mill will have a new
boiler from Los Angeles this week, which
will be fed with Garlock coal
Mrs. Alice Moore, who went on a visit
to Bishop Creek. Inyo county, few weeks