The herald., 1897-12-06
MINES AND MINERS
California

California
There are many evidences that we are
to experience great mining activity hers
in the immediate future. Indeed. the
activity has already begun. There is
now more going on in the mines tribu.
tary to Los Angeles than for many years
and If present indications are borne out
by developments there will be more
miners at work next year than this Sec
ton has seen since the pioneer days. The
most encouraging feature is that cap
ital is coming in from other places.
Excellent green marble has been dis
covered near st. Elmo, In the Rands-
burg country.
The Uncle Sam mine. adjoining the
Hard Cash mine at Randsburg. expects
to begin operations shortly. There has
been nothing done on it for some time.
Some talk of putting in stamp mill
at Squaw Springs is afloat.
Reports from Goler are very encour-
aging. The mines are in splendid shape
and taking out good ore.
Dry washing is in active operation
right in the center Of Randsburg. Harry
Watson is taking out good pay from the
sag in the rear of Poole's blacksmith
shop.
The Pinmore is now taking out twen-
ty-flve tons of ore per day and milling 1t
at Garlock, says the Randsburg Miner.
The first milling ran something over IS
per ton, and the second over SIS, show
ing that the values in the ore are in
creasing very rapidly. The Pinmore has
an immense body of ore and will soon be
cla.sed as one Of the leading mines or
the district.
Thomas Bull Of Johannesburg was in
the city the other day. having come
down to investigate the feasibility or
purchasing large stamp now owned by
the Redlands Mining company In Death
valley. The mill is to be operated In con-
junction with the Pinmore mine and
other properties owned by the Ashford
Mining company AS the mines open UP
the necessity Of larger milling facilities
become apparent.
The organization Of the Gold Canyon
Mining company took place last week.
The directors are as follows: d. E.
Mitchell, president; E. B. Fish, vice
president; c. c. Doran, secretary; G. B.
Fish, q. B. Stanton. The First National
bank Of Riverside will act as treasurer.
The company will operate the Gold can
Won mines, located in the Dos Palmos
mountain of the Colorado desert, IN
Riverside county. The property con-
si.ts Of two claims on the one ledge,
which average seven feet in width the
distance. Two tunnels have been run
on the vein, one 90 feet and the other 800
feet, and the ore all shows well. From
samples taken from the ledge groupings
outside the tunnels assays were made
which show $1502s per ton. gold. 1t Is
the intention Of the company to erect
a 10-stamp mill in the near future at
Dos Palmos springs
Good news is coming In from the
Mojave mining district. On the Income
claim, which the Mojave Gold Minlns
company is figuring on purchasing
there is a 15-inch ledge within good
walls. Mill returns show value Of $4t
per ton.
The new owners Of the Butte mine hav'
begun taking out large quantities Of
high grade ore. The former owners arr
said to have taken out $65, 900 in gold ir
one year, but did not attempt to develop
the property, and it will take consider.
able money to place it in proper shape
again.
The 1o-stamp mill located at Garlock
belonging to the Rand group OF mines
is again running full capacity day and
night.
The owners Of the Ojai claim are sink
ing a shaft 12x12. undoubtedly the larges
shaft in the county. 1t seems that those
boys are looking for exercise, and are
certainly getting plenty Of 1t. Recent!
ten ton. of ore from this claim were
shipped to the mill, netting the owners
$50 per ton after paying all expenses fol
mining, milling and hauling the ore from
the mine to the mill.-Mining News.
Peter Fleming says that work on tn
Agamemnon mine. near the summit O
San Antonio (Old Baldy) mountain, ha:
been suspended for the winter. 1t ha.
been found very inconvenient, and mor'
expensive to operate the mine in winter
The development done Ia even more en-
couraging than was expected, and will
be resumed in the spring with a full
force. Notwithstanding our sunny day!
in the valleys snow falls deep at thi
mine, and for some distance the othe,
side.
The Gold Bar, owned by George B
Curtis and Fl. L. Hollis. has one Of thu
prettiest lodges to be seen in the district
This mine is opened up by a 12o-foot shat
and three drifts. In one Of these shaft
a four-foot ledge Of s25 rock was uncov
cred. The distance between the FOO
and hanging wall is six feet, seam max
two a cIaor line of dam srcatiOn betwee1
the two feet of waste and the four feet o
ore.
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