The herald., 1897-03-17

was 1auufe, and the OLD exchdnBe
boards do mo business In gold mines at
all Colorado Is repeating the expe-
rience we have had in California.
Collins McCurdy, who has lately re-
turned from the old Mesquite placer
mines. says that q small boom has
broken out there In both quartz and
placer mining that bids fair to cast a
genial glow over the district again and
must in the near future attract the at
tention of miners. There are now at
Mesquite and In the Vicinity some thirty
miners, all OF whom appear to be do
ing well. and most of whom are en-
gagged in dry washing. The principal
companies are the Los Angeles COM
pany of Moreland, Moore & Standish,
who are working two gasoline engines.
two McKain Bros. and one Moreland
dry washer. and have also struck
the channel in the mesa below the Sippi-
Thurlow-Stephens ground. The Young,
Cripple Creek, etc. miners now there
are waiting for the other members. OF
their company to arrive at Glamis, a
station on the 8. p. Ry. about eight
miles westerly from Mesquite, with
their machinery, engine and rollers.
The season there was one OF the wettest
on record. On the 14th and 10Th OF
January very heavy rains feu.makine
vast rivers OF all the canyons and
gulches and so thoroughly soaking the
ground as to stop all dry washing for
the time being. Work Is now about be-
ing resumed.
Mr.. McCurdy claims to have found the
much-sought-after lode from which the
gold came that made the Mesquite plac-
ers so Justly famous, and is now on his
q H,-~~ - n a-h
interest In the lode to parties VINO Will
agree to do the work on 1t 90 as to put II
in bondable shape and on the market for
sale. He believes, with the expenditure
In work and material Of few thousand
dollars. the lodc cam be sold for a half
million Of dollars. One thing is certain;
Mr.. NcCurdy has some Of the rock with
him, which, while 1t does not show Iree
gold, is nevertheless OF such character
as to attract the attention OF experts
as soon as they see 1t.
Hugh Mcdonnell, one Of the best known
and best posted mining men on the Pa
cific coast, was q recent visitor TO
RaudsburE and Johannesburg, says tne
Johannesburg News. While here ne
made a thorough examination or the
mines of the district, and that he was
thoroughly pleased is best evidenced
by the following article from the san
Francisco Call:
Hugh Mcdonnell, who negotiated the
sale OF the Iron Mountain mines, SHASTA
county, and who is widely known as an
experienced mining man. has returned
to the city after visit to Randsburg.
"Mr. Mcdonnell is we'll pleased with
what he saw there. He says that there
is a good deal more ore than he expected
and 1t is rich. Only $50 or $50 ore Is being
worked. The ore has to be hauled long
distance to the mills in many cases. and
500 ore, which would be regarded as big
in many sections, Is as yet to be handled.
"When the town gets water piped In
in abundance from Owens river or some
other contiguous place sixty or seventy
miles away, and railroad to bring coal
and other fuel, all the cheaper ore may
be worked. He says that Randsburg has
the indications of big mining camp"
Our Mineral Wealth tells of very
rich strike recently in Mohave county by
Garley Fay. 1t says that for 800 feet in
length large quantities of float are scat
tered over the ground from which as
says have been made that run all the
way from l to 35 ounces In gold per
ton. The average is seven ounces per
ton. The vein dips to the southeast and
the work that Is being now done VIII
determine its staying qualities, though
there is no reason to doubt but that II
Is a permanent vein. A shaft to comply
with the present territorial law is now
being sunk. and It has already struck
the ledge between regular walls and the
ore is increasing in value. Assays made
on the adjoining claims show nine and
eleven ounces in gold. showing that the
ore is not confined to any one spot. There
is a siding on the A. & P. road not over
1000 yards away. 80 there will be little
expense getting the ore to market. A
wagon can drive right to the mine.
Findiey McClennan and Henry Loven
are at work on the property and Others
will be put at work as soon as openings
can be made. No mine in the county
has shown such rich ore on the surface
and there is no reason why 1t should not
continue, and If It does Colonel Fay will
have producing gold mine with oodles
of money.