The herald., 1897-04-03
SAN BERNARDINo

| SAN BERNARDlNO, April Z.-(Heg-
ular Correspondence 1t leaked out to-
| day that one Of the greatest mining deals
| that has ever taken place in this sec
| ton Is about to be consummated. For
years Lytle creek has been mined, and
the placers have rendered big returns.
| The source of all this gold has been the
| object of search for forty years, and all
of no avail. About two years ago an
old prospector located a claim about
twenty miles from here, and worked at II
/ occasionally. coming to town with small
! sacks of ore that he had mllled, and
| thus eked out an existence. He induced
others to locate, and in this way, in all,
| about thirty claims were taken up. Some
| have been abandoned and some are to
this day worked in desultory sort of a
way Two years ago c. d. Lane, an
expert of national renown. representing
| large capital, came here, made an in
spection of the properties, went away
and reported. Since that time numerous
surveying parties haev been in the field.
and 1t was thought they were interested
in the Grapeland irrigation district fight
for water VS.. the Rialto people 1t now
develops that they We're taking levels
with view of constructing a flume to
the mine. Lane in his reports gave It
as his opinion that the quartz would
assay $125 per ton. and If the fiume was
constructed the cost of milling would
not exceed SIS per ton. Today two rep
resentatives Of the parties interested
started out with power to purchase all
the mines, and II this Is done we ex-
pect to have a mining boom here. AL
ready people here who had locations
there some years ago are on the road to
restake their claims.
Alexander Keir, the head of the Keir
family of this county, one that has many
branches extending all over Southern
California, died at his residence We'd
nesday night at $50. full Of years and
honors. For forty-four years, Sandy"
| as he was called, has been one of the
| factors of this section. Coming here in
| 1854, he with his wife, purchased fifteen
acres Of land that is now within the city.
| and through all these years have he and
she faithfully titled and toiled. Lately
| the once robust constitution has
showed evidence of failing. and for the
past two years he has lived alternately
here and at Santa Monica. Two weeks
ago he took to his bed, and never again
appeared on the streets. The funeral
took place today (Friday) from the
residence on Base line. and was con-
Quoted by the various orders OF which
he was q member, prominent among
which is the Pioneer society of San
Bernardino county, of which he was an
honored member. His surviving child
rem are: Mrs. F. M. Johnson, Mrs. j. D.
Cochran and A. Keir, jr., of this city;
Mrs. Charlse Cassen of Los Angeles and
Mrs Jackson of Yucaip7.
Considerable complaint Is manifested
about town because the quarantine now
on the scarlet fever houses and their
inmates Is not strict enough. Reports
are current that members of the infected
families daily mingle on the streets with
the crowds. and if this is so, citizens say
Health officer Pratt should stop it.
William ]. Thaler, globe trotter, was
about town today soliciting the sigma
lures of prominent citizens to book he
carries and in which Is stored data for
a book he proposes to publish In the
The Grand Central hotel has changed
hands, William GURUS again being at
the helm Some years ago he wac in the
same loca tion and conducted the hos
telry very successfully.
For day or two past large number
Of the once numerous Mission Indians
have been in the city. protesting to the
old settlers against the intended desc
Grafton of their burial ground. 1t is sit
uated at point near Cotton, between
there and here, and for thirty years has
been the burial place for their dead.
Recently the Los Angeles bank bought
up the surrounding ground, it included
and now it is proposed to plough up the
entire field
The Pioneer socity of this county pro-
poses to celebrate the forty-fourth an
nversary of the organization of the
county on April 18th in a manner be-
fitting the occasion. Saturday night at
the regular meeting steps will be taken
to that end.
Health Officer Pratt thinks he has
found two more cases of scarlet fever
among the Mexican population on First
and c streets. AS yet he has been una
BILE to. induce any physician to go and
examine the cases. Dr. Huff at the hos
pital says that 1t is not in his line OF
duties, DR.. Rene Gays he is county
physician and 1t is city case, and local
physicians to whom he has applied want
pay, and he has not the wherewith to ap-
pease them, and thus the matter stands.
Oriole Garcia. a youth of Is. was today
sentenced to Whittier pending his mi
norty He is the youth who raised two
checks and obtained fraudulently there
on ABOUT $40.
The health officer today presented his
report for the month, as follows: Deaths
6; attributed to consumption 4. scarlet
fever1 Health OF city generally good.
Last night the basehallists held a
meeting and It was decided to form
team from the present players here, to
compete with the older organizations up
north.
The public library will hereafter be
open from a. m. to 12 m. 80 to p. M,
and 1850 to p. m; Sundays, 1870 to 4:30
p. m.
A marriage license was issued for
Frank Il. Halbert and Mabel Russell,
both residents of Redlands.