The herald., 1897-06-06
Los ANGELES Herald. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE I, 1897

a supply store, tents and five-stamp mill.
The mines are located $500 feet above
the mill, on the apex of q mountain, the
ore being brought down by pack mules
There are four locations. all parallel
with the vein, which is several hundred
feet in length and from one to five feet
wide. A number of shafts, tunnels ard
open cuts have developed immense ore
bodies, much of which runs from one to
three ounces ton in gold. This prop
erty has been operated for two years
under bonded lease by Messers. Todd
and Young, Of Los Angeles, and ]. f.
Ginser the latter superintendent 1t has
now been conveyed back to its original
owner, Charles Anthony. of Darwin.
Passing up the canon the formation
does not materially change until the
granite Is reached, three miles farther
At Pleasant City, formerly called Cooks
Inlet, are three great mines, all situated
on the south side Of the canon. The
Black Rock mine is owned by Messrs. FL.
1 s. Meyers and c. B. Stone, of the San
Francisco Brewers syndicate. The
property is being most intelligently de-
veloped under the superintendency Of
William Langdon, who owns extensive
interests in Randsburg. The work Of
sinking shafts, tunneling, cross-cutting
and opening up new territory is being
vigorously prosecuted. The lodges are
from 10 to IL feet and this mine shows
magnificent bodies of rich ore. That
shipped to the Selby smelling works al
San Francisco returned $78 ton. Free
gold Is visible in much Of the ore. This
company owns various other good
claims, the principal development work
having been done on La Fiesta. Mr..
Meyers Is also interested in mining prop
erty at Randsburg.
Several hundred feet above Black
Rock, at an elevation of $500 feet, is the
World Beater, owned by the South Park
Development company. 1t was discov-
cred by Jim Davis and Frank Cole. in
1896, from whom it was purchased by
the present owners. Some portions of
the veins have been developed by nature
and are simply quarried out from the
hillside. The ore found between the
walls in the tunnels below is all pay ore.
and the veins are from seven to Is feet in
width. Much development work has
been done and the mine Is in splendid
condition, with immense ore bodies in
sight. The ore is carried by mule train
to the canon below where it is hauled
to the mill, distance of five miles.
Twenty-Five men are employed at mill
and mine. c. B. Pickett, we'll known
throughout the Southwest is superin-
tendent and consulting engineer.
At the apex Of the mountain, 100 feet
above the World Beater. is the Radcliff
mine, owned by H. C. Radcliff and w. H.
Halbut, the latter having recently sold
the famous dividend-paying Fortuna
mine near Yuma, Ariz. The main shaft
of the Radcliff has reached depth Of
about 100 feet and has 35-foot drift.
The vein is seven feet in width, and the
ore is being extracted and stored upon
the dump. There are immense ore bodies
in sight and there can be no doubt of the
richness and permanency of the mine.
A force of eight men is employed at pres
ent. Meesrs. Radcliff & Halbut own
seven other locations, viz, the Joker,
Kentucky, Texas, Carlisle, Cleveland,
Sunrise and Never Give Up.
A CITY OF TENTS
Pleasant City consists of about dozen
tents There Is plenty Of fuel here, but
water Is brought from Stone Corral. one
and a half miles beyond. Near the
World Beater a tunnel has been run.in
the m0uptainside and good water has
been developed, and It is probable that
sufficient for milling purposes will be
eventually obtained.
Stone Corral Is picturesquely situated
| amid towering peaks, and has the ad-
vantage of plenty of water as well as
fuel. Mining is going on in all the ad-
jacent canyons, and some exceedingly
rich specimens are shown from the va
rious claims. The Cooper owned by
James Coopff. is very rich in gold, with
well-defined ledge two to three feet
wide. The shaft is Is feet deep, and the
ore increases in width as depth is gained.
A rich streak in the vein assays into the
thousands. and three assays from ore
taken at random returned $14, $53 and
$500. Mr.. Cooper mills about 500 pounds
Of this ore a day at two-stamp hand
mill, with good results. He expects to
increase the capacity of the mill to one
ton day by horse power in the near
future
PROSPECTORS
E. F. Rich Of Santa Cruz county owns
the Richman, Clipper, Santa Cruz Ex-
change, Mayfower, Moonlight Acciden-
tai. Whirlwind, Baby and Twin Babies,
all good prospects. having shafts from Is
to Is feet. with strong and well-defined
veins.
The claims knowns as the Leea Villa,
Buena Vista and the Golden West are
the property of B. P. Cramer. The shafts
on these properties are about 20 feet, and
the Lodges show a width of from 4 to S
feet.
The Pennsylvania. Headlight and
Sidewinder are promising claims owned
by K. r. Taylor All assay we'll and are