The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-23

visit into Arizona, California and
Lower California
While in the latter country he made
a trip to Ensenada, where the prop
/ erty of the Fortuna company, of this
city, is located. Gay Lombard, who
has many friends in salt Lake, has the
management of this mine, and Mr.. Al
kire states that the property is looking
well, although at the present time the
mill is closed down for repairs.
In giving his impressions of that
country Mr. Albire states that it is
/ we'll mineraliZed and that a miner
should do we'll there, as gold can be
PANIED from the rock almost any
where. There are two things, however,
] that are a drawback to successful
mining there. One is that provisions
and supplies are exceedingly high in
price. while on the other hand even
the prosDector must be well supplied
with money TO meet the requirements
of the Mexican government, as he must
first obtain a permit before he can
begin prospecting. This costs him $19.
After he has found something that
suits him he must then 'denounce'' it.
which is about the same thing as max
ing a location filing in this country.
This also costs money, and then he is
given 60 days in which to sink a 30
1 foot shaft or its equivalent in tunnel
work. At the end of 80 days the gov
eminent sends our a surveyor and the
claim is surveyed for patent, and the
papers are sent to the City of Mexico
for the signatures of the high Off
Gals, after which the governor of the
state has TO subscribe his name TO the
document and lot of red tape busi-
ness has to be gone through with be-
fore the claim holder gets his patent,
and meanwhile he cannot remove a
pound of ore or metal from his claim.
The whole business calls for an ex
penditure in the way of fees 10 the
government of from 81, 900 to 200 be-
sides the cost of development and sup
plies, so that II takes a small bank
account to engage in mining in that
country, even though il be on a small
scale There is one thing in favor of
the system, however, and this is that
the government protects the prospector
and he need never have any fear that
anyone Will jump his claim.
Mr. Alkire was well pleased with
the country, however, and aside from
the disadvantages cited above, is sat
ished that men with means could do
well there. and especially so in the
gold placer diggingS, which are abund-
ant. The climate is salubrious and
healthy, although the water is not of
the best.
vi HIS IelQiD lIOIIl MEXICO ~
kire stopped at Prescott. Ariz., and he
states that while there he received
very favorable reports from the new
gold finds near Yuma. He also heard
considerable relative TO Randsburg,
the new gold camp in Kern county,
Cal, on the edge of Death Valley b.
some the district was pronounced TO
be rich in its deposits of the yellow
metal. while others did not speak so
favorable concerning i.
Within the next few days Mr.. Alkire
will leave for the mining camp Of De
Lamar, in Lincoln county, New, where
he will join his old friend and partner,
l. NJ. Harwood, who is heavily inter-
ested in the ORC mine which Joins the
Magnolia, and which gives promise of
developing into a heavy producer of
the precious metals. as already fine
lodges Of pay mineral have been ex-
posed in its workings.
Upon his arrival at De Lamar Mr..
Alkire Will take charge of the develop
ment of this properly, and it is ex-
pected that within the next few
months it will ind place on the list
as a regular shipper.