The herald., 1897-10-18
MINES AND MINERS
California

Steve and Robert Price and J. W. Kelly
have bought the Combina ton, which is
an extension of Meteor mine at Rands-
burg, paying $4,000 spot cash.
| The Little Butte has esta blished level
at the depth of 1856 feet and is now drift
ing both ways in a vein of good ore. 1t
is expected that the 25-horse power gas
oline hoist will arrive in Randsburg g
within the next ten days.
The Rand group shows much activity
men are working at all points, taking
out good ore and doing development
work. Teams are loading ore to take to
the stamp mill at Garlock. The ledge is
almost a solid body of ore, much of which
is high grade and all Of which is easy
to mine.
The Randsburg Miner of last week
says the machinery for the Johannes
burg stamp mill is at Kramer and will
soon be on the ground The grading is
completed and the work of erecting a
large tank is now going on. 1t is hoped
to have the stamps dropping within the
next thirty days, though unforeseen de-
Mays may slightly prolong the time
7 At the dry concentrator all interested
parties are smiling and good natured,
as we'll they may be. The dry concen-
| traitor 10 an unqualified success in every
way. 1t comes as near saving every
thing as anything yet invented in either
wet or dry process. 1t does more than
| Mr.. Wood, the inventor, claims for l..
| though no person knows better what it
will do. 1t has solved the vexatious
problem of dry reduction and made the
desert mine heretofore worthless pos
| sible bonanza.
G. H. Horn has purchased the entire
| interest of T. B. Lyon in Virginia Dale
and has also bonded the o. X. and Bob
| Ingersoll mines. These properties he
will commence to work at once and will
erect mill as soon as he can get it there.
| The following interesting news from
the Julian country was published in the
Mining and Metallurgical Journal Of re-
cent date:
| The Mountain View Mining company
sent out from San Diego a big load of
men, tool and provisions on the 18th inst.
| to its property in the Julian district.
| Work is to be vigorously prosecuted
under the superintendence of c. L
Hubbs. The first work will be the TAX
ing out of mill run" of high grade ore,
| to be treated at the Owens mill It Julian.
and Immediately following permanent
development will have the precedence.
| On the 10th inst. several men left San
Diego to go out and develop the property
| Of the Laguna Mining company in the
Laguna mountains, a lot of treasury
stock having been sold to provide for
this purpose.
| Report comes in that ruby and horn
silver has been struck in the Alpine mine
| in the Laguna mountains. 1t has been
known that some portions of the vein
or ledge were rich in silver and lead.
| The market on the exchange last week
showed a decided improvement. Mag
ganetta still continues to advance and
there seems to be no limit to orders in
this stock. Pacific Consolidated was an
active trader, but showed no decided
movement. Wedge stock shows some i'm
provement and was strong. East Arma-
gosa, which has not been traded in for
some time, suddenly woke up last Friday
and was quite strong.
The Napoleon Consolidated properties
stock was called for under "pit trading
| for the first time October 18th, 1871 cents
being bid freely for it. 1t is understood
that this stock will go on the board at
25 cents. This is the property which re-
Gently exhibited $25O0 gofd brick on the
exchange floor, and comprises four valu-
able claims in the Stringer district and
is owned by the Munson. brothers, G.
Pridham and Mr.. Layton.
| f. S. Munson was showing a $500 mug
get which had been picked up at Goler,
in Kern county, north of Randsburg.
This certainly compares favorably with
Klondike nuggets
| ]. w. Scott recently returned to this
city from the Stringer district with an