The herald., 1897-10-10

warded, having during the last few
days taken out some ore which horns
we'll. This Is the third chimney they
have cut In the tunnel, but they con-
template going on another 100 feet so as
| to get below all old workings. At 800
| feet in they calculate on tapping the
main ore body $50 feet from the sur
face.
producers and a recent mill run on six
teen tons of ore produced $4,000.
The Blue Chief mine situated on Sec
tion Is, township 26 south, range 81
east, about five miles due west from
the last, owned by Messrs Kritzner, Lee
roy, Baker, James and Caufield, has two
shifts at work sinking 6x5 vertical
shaft on the vein in the center of the
claim and at depth of fifty feet have
IA 4-foot ledge carrying gold and silver
as argentite averaging 40 per cent. One
hundred and twenty feet west of this
shaft a tunnel was run in last year
which cut the ledge at depth Of fifty
feet. A winze was sunk to depth Of
forty feet, making total depth of ninety
feet from surface. Drifts fourteen feet
and twenty feet each were run in on
the vein at the 20 and 80 foot levels and
a shipment Of six tons Of ore to Silby's
works last November returned oun-
ces Of gold and 48 ounces Of silver per
ton.
Messrs, Jones and Kratzmer have
bonded the respective one-third and one
sixteenth interests of Levy & Baker and
contemplate putting in mill in the i'm
mediate future. This property shows
every indication Of becoming a large
bullion producer, there being every
facility for cheap power and economical
working.
POPULATION AND BUILDING.
Bakersfield Is not incorporated, being
in that respect behind its twin sister
Kern City, in enterprise. The popula-
tion Is at least 45OO. which, with Kern
City's 1900, would make a good-sized
city. As they are practically one city,
Il is to be hoped that they will ere long
incorporate as one city, and strive to be-
come the principal business point be-
tween Los Angeles and San Francisco.
It Is substantially built, has wide streets.
very creditable business and public
buildings including churches, school
houses and hotels. Last, but not least,
1t has good newspapers-the Daily and
Weekly Californian, Daily and Weekly
Echo and Weekly Gazette.
Among the larger buildings is the
county court house. which cost ss5.OOO;
grammar school, cost dncluding grounds
and furniture) $50, 900; high school, $15,-
900; Railroad avenue school, $4,000;
county hospital, site $4,000, building $1S.-
%, ,tetr rtva1p ta1
county headquarters building, two
story brick, 1856 feet front by 80 feet
deep, cost 100000; Southern hotel build
ing, $4,000.
Among the business buildings erected
this year are the following: c. Cohn,
two-story and basement, brick (now
being completely, 66 by 125 feet, cost
$4,000; Ching Kong, one-story and base
| ment, brick, 66 by 125 feet Gust COM
pleted), $1,000; Electric Water company
tank building; Gas company office and
mechanical building. The following is
a list of the principal residences built
this year: L. P. St. Clair 100000; Mrs
P. E. Stark Gust completely. $4,000;
A. F. Stoner, just commenced, $4,000:
, County Surveyor Congdon, $4,000; l. E.
While (now in progress), s25oO
| The Labor exchange, established one
year ago on the cooperative plan, has
a store, feed and wood yard and black
smith shop. A small fruit cannery is
operated for the local trade. 1t has 300
members in good standing, and citizens
accept labor checks freely-payable in
( the product of labor.
RAILROAD SHIPMENTS
c. H. Fairchild agent of the Southern
Pacific company at Bakersfield, kindly
furnished the following report for the
months of April to August. 1897, inclu-
sive.
Forwarded No. cars.
Potatoes Observation-Disclosures. "a