The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

| For this winter would advise all who have
not the means to support themselves Tor lew
months when here to stay away, for there
is limited employment, and will be until capt.
tai takes hold and does that kind OF mining
that requires regular payrolls.
| The outlook for years to come is very en-
couraging. If no more pay mines are found it
| Will be good and prosperous camp, and II
| the mines develop permanently down then 1t
will be a wonderfully rich district.
| All that seems in the way of immediate
| progress and prosperity is that miners that
| have from ten to thirty claims without dol
| lar refuse to sell for anything short of the
| value of paying mine.
Such is discouraging to those who are will
ing to invest reasonable amount of money
| in fair prospect.
| The town of Rands burg. according 10 the
surveys of half-dozen surveyors, and as
established repeatedly, is located In the south
half OF section 3d. township % south, range
40 east, and in the north half of section 2,
township 30 south, range 40 east, all in Kern
County. 1t is just mile from the east line OF
section 30, and two to the San Bernardino
| line.
Randspurg is connected by three stage
lines with the outside world, one line
from Mojave via Garlock and Goler, dis
| lance of fifty-two miles northeast; another
line from Mojave by what is known as the
Mojave 'short line" run by ]. W. Elan1-
gan, a distance of thirty-eight miles north
east; and another still shorter route from
Kramer on the A. and P, railway to
RandsburF, only twenty-four miles due
north, via Francisville, where the prince
of entertainers, Colonel Frank Francis,
looks well 10 the comfort Of the passen-
gers en- route. The road from Kramer is
hard and OF easy grade from Francsvlle
IN to Randsburg, making 1t quite pleas
ant trip. The advertised fare from Mojave
to Randsburg is SIS and from Kramer ~,
which is considered reasonable enough.
The three different lines send to Rands-
burg from five TO eight stages day, aver
aging about seven passengers each. They
land their passengers at the ST. Elmo
Hotel, run by Roach & Henderson. This
is the leading hotel and is made famous
for its wonderful rooming capacity. No
matter how many arrivals day they al
ways have plenty of room for more. This
will be more clearly understood when
stated that they have actually but seven
rooms and one spring bed IN the house,
but they have three or four anDexes with
unlimited cot capacity. The largest of
these is called No. II. Nearly every ar
rival modestly requests a good room on
account of being tired or sick. Mr.. Roach
replies: "Certainly, we will give you
good room.' He then tells Joe Carroll,
the room clerk, to put them in No. IL. If
room IL was ever filled up no one ever
heard OF it.
The growth of Randsburg is something
phenomenal. Four months ago there
were but four tents and less than fifty peo-
pie in the camp by actual count. There
are now IT'S houses and 276 tents, with an
estimated population of 1000. All lines
of business are represented and prices are
moderate. though some of the pioneer
business houses have got the trade pretty
we'll in hand. Yet there are new stores
opening up al most every day. This, how
ever, is warranted by the rapid growth.
There are few very prominent mining
men from Colorado, Arizona and North
ern California now in camp looking over
the situation. Among them may be mem
toned ]. J. Brown, an owner in the Little
Johnnie of Leadville, one of the biggest
| gold-prod ucers the world ever saw. With
Mr.. Brown is James A. Shinn, a heavy
mine owner and operator in Leadville.
| These gentlemen express themselves as
greatly pleased with the camp and declare
their intention to become interested in
some good properties. Mr.. Brown has
large interests in Montana Idaho and
Arizona.
Colonel Charles A. Tozier, one of, the
oldest and best known mining experts on
the Pacific Coast, has been around the
camp for the past three weeks and is par
tcularly we'll pleased with the outlook.
Robert Strauss, half owner of the Fortu-
ma, near Yuma, Ariz., passed through
Randsburg few days ago, on his way to
/ Inyo County, toward Panamint. He ex-
pressed quite favorable opinion of what
he had seen of the camp.
The sale of the Santa Ana, Mercedes
and Napoleon mines was consummated
last Saturday. The group was owned by
| Garlock, James 1rothers and Simpson