The herald., 1897-09-05

and nuggets was taken out here during
the past four years by dry washing proc
ess. The nuggets range in size from 6
grain to one worth $780, taken out two
years ago. This is the section of the
Mojave desert where gold was first dis
covered. The interest in placer mining
is reviving and many nuggets have beer
taken out recently ranging from $40 te
i $40. 1t is unquestionably rich placer
mining district, and If capital were en-
listed in hydraulic mining enterprise
it would be a profitable investment, as II
would show up the quartz ledge which
must exist above the placer region.
In the Ell Paso group, commencing
eight miles north of Goler, is the Rade-
macher group of mines. the property OF
the Visalia M. & NJ. company, Garlock.
There is 100-foot shaft on the main
ledge in one claim. A drift from the shaft
is in so feet on the ledge at the 100-foot
level. There is $50 tons Of rich ore on
the dump.
/ In the same section McKenna Broth
ers have one good mine in course of de-
velopment, and are taking out high
grade ore. Near Willow Springs in the
same section, Mr.. Moore is developing
a promising gold vein in shafts and tun-
nell Higher up, near the summit of Ell
Paso mountain is the Mountain Crest
mine, owned by Alfred James of Los
Angeles The shaft and tunnel show
gold bearing ore principally. but some
chloride of silver In this vicinity, near
Jacks Springs, are number of mines
that were prospected extensively many
years ago in tunnels and shafts, and
1,ni, md y1rin no
worked extensively. North of the Rade-
macf1er mines is the c. F. Huntington
manufacturer of the we'll known mild
group. A tunnel $50 feet on the main
ledge shows rich free milling ore, and
he is now sinking shaft to the fifty-foot
level and has opened rich body of ore.
He contemplates the early erection of a
mill. North of the above group is the
C. H. Belcher group, with shaft thirty
feet on the main ledge. He has struck a
.rich body of base ore, and assays show
$54, $142 and $176 per ton.
KEALD COAL FIELDS AND CLAY
BEDS
AS will be seen on the map, this mine
is located five miles northwest of Gar
lock. 1t was located by Mr. F. H. Head,
formerly of Elsinore, who is we'll ac-
quainted with coal and clays, and since
sold to a Cripple Greek, Col, company
for $50, O0O The coal is bituminous and
is an excellent quality of steam coal, and
is now being used successfully at Gar
lock in the mills. With this coal is
most excellent quality of fire clay.
COLORADO CAMP
This is situated on the east side of
Black mountain, and is a famous old
placer camp. A number of miners are
dry washing there at the present time.
AT this point is the Heald coal mine,
which is now being operated, and the
coal is giving satisfaction in the mills
al Garlock There are also valuable cop
per mines in the district, and there is
abundance of wood and water for mill
ing and camping purposes.
THE CAVIL GOLD MINING AND
MILLING PROPERTY
The above company has a group of
seven gold quartz claims in the Colorado
camp, each 1900 by 600 feet. Most of the
work has been done on the Heald or Dis
covery claim, which is vast mass of
Lodges. This mine, properly opened,
should be one Of the best paying proper
ties in the whole region, with plenty of
cheap fuel and water within one-quarter
of mile of its dump. This group of
mines was discovered two years ago and
about eight tons of very rich float was
found, but the main ledge was never dis
covered until a few days ago, as it was
covered with drift and decomposed
quartz. The ledge, where uncovered, is
twelve feet wide and assays from 5000 to
$500 per ton.
The company is capitalized at 81, ,000,-
900, and shares are for sale at the Los
Angeles mining and stock exchange.
Judging from present prospects, the
stock will be worth more than par within
one year.
The seven claims owned by this COM
pany We're acquired from Mr.. F. H.
Heald of Garlock, Kern county, Cal, by
quit claim deed, cash being paid for
them. The Heald gold mine and the
Gila Monster gold mine were located by
Mr. Heald himself, while the others, the
Cripple Creek, the Great Hesper, the Old
Dominion, the Redding gold mine and
the Mutual gold mine, were purchased
by him and by him sold to this COM
himself made. The title of all these prop
critics is perfectly clear and is now
vested in the Cavil Gold Mining and
Milling company.
ACROSS THE DESERT
Six to seven miles east from Garlock
is group of very promising mines
Among them is the Harvey & Webb
group Of six claims, four we'll developed,
all contact lodges, ranging from forty
to fifty feet wide. One hundred and
seven tons of free milling ore has been
milled at Garlock from one claim the
Hard Cash" which showed s24 per ton
gross across the ledge. There are 600
tons from other Lodges now on the dump
waiting for a mill of fifty tons capacity
DR.. B. o. Webb, one of the owners, is
well known physician and surgeon of
Los Angeles.
Messrs Mcconnell, Parker and Flana-
gan, purchasers of the Head coal mine,
have also very promising group of four
claims in the above vicinity.
E. l.. Martin, formerly Of Los Angeles.
has two good claims in the same district,
adjoining the well known "Mishawauka"
and "Three Sisters"
THE ELECTRO-CHEMIC PROCESS
Before closing this article the writer
would call attention to the valua BILE