The herald., 1897-03-17
Los ANGELES HERAID MARCH IT, 1897

head and struck Mrs. Halstead over the
left eye, making a very bad cut. After
this Manager Faris will have seats on
the F street entrance for the ladies only,
so that they will be out of harms way.
Virginia Dale district has not attained
great newspaper notoriety, but
a good set of men have nevertheless
been going in there and development of
the mines is being conducted rapidly and
in a business-like way. At meeting
held a few days since the district was
regularly organized, with F. g. Killian
as recorder. A townsite has also been
laid out at Lyons wells, and Messrs.
Sweesy, Baird, Hurley. Lingo and Kill
liam will at once erect buildings Dale
postoffice will be established at this
point, which will be business center OF
the entire section. wagon line - the
railroad will bring in regular supplies of
vegetables, etc.
Sunday was the birthday of the mother
of W. D. and ]. Wagner, and 1t was cele-
brated by the boys hiring tallyho and
taking Mrs. Wagner out to Joe's ranch.
where a splendid lunch was spread and
jolly good time was had.
Harry Gates, formerly OF Gates q
Lunceford, left Saturday evening for
Carson city to witness the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight. Harry saw the Cor
bett-Sullivan fight and thet Fitzsim-
InOuS-0ndTkty liBut, anu III Ills OPAAiOAA
Corbett will win.
MINING NOTES
The shaft on the Big Three mine is
down II feet, showing a two-foot ledge
that returns over $50 in gold, silver and
copper.
The ore at the Combination mine in
creases rapidly in value as 1t gains In
depth, and beginning on the 18th work
will be prosecuted night and day.
The old Copper King mine at Granite
Wells was started up last week with a
force Of seven men and shows remarka-
bly, fine ore. The work Is being done by
Yeakle & Thomas of Garlock.
This will undoubtedly be the greatest
copper camp ever struck in the San Ber-
nardino country. Fifty-six locations
have been made and recorded in the
new district within the past thirty days.
On the first day of March lead over
two miles long was struck by T. ]. Bald
win and ]. Irving Crowell. 1t is un-
doubtedly the main ledge of the dictrict
and nine locations were made on 1t. The
ore assays high in copper, gold and
silver.
The miners at Paradise valley met at
Crowelps camp on the 11th and organ
ized the Morrow Mining district. The
new district boundary lines are as fol-
lows: Commencing at Pilot Knob and
running south about thirty miles to the
old ranch house at Blacks ranch, thence
about twenty miles east to the corner
of Calico mining district, thence along
| the north boundary of Calico district
| ten miles, thence east from the northeast
corner of Calico district ten miles, thence
north about thirty miles to Leach's
point, thence southwest about forty
miles to Pilot Knob. the place of begin
ming. A committee was chosen to draw
up set of bylaws to govern the district,
| to report at future meeting.
Last night there was big meeting at
the court house for the purpose of or
ganizing an athletic club for this city.
A. A. Bruckman has succeeded In add
ing over 100 names to the membership
roll. The following committees were
appointed to report at the meeting on
Thursday night: On hall. Henry Plesse,
M. c. McKenney and c. E. Dunscomb;
| on constitution and bylaws A. A.
Bruckner, ]. w. F. Diss. F. w. Rich
ardson and B. F. Bledsoe.
Tomorrow, if the weather behaves It.
self, there will be no end of sport in
this city. In the forenoon will be the
shoot between the Republicans and Flu
sionists at the butts on lower D street.
Immediately after noon there will be
game of base ball between Riverside and
the Wielands.