The herald., 1897-02-01
! MINES And MINERS /;

Riverside county miners have decid-
ed to hold miners convention at Perrls
early in February. says C. g. Yale OF the
San Francisco Examiner. (The conven-
ton was held last week.) San Diego
county mining men intend to participate,
and it will be well for those of Kern,
Los Angeles and San, Bernardino coun-
ties to lend their aid and countenance
also. 1t is intended to revise and make
uniform the bylaws of the various dis
tricts, and to consider such legislation
before the present legislature as will
protect the miner in the possession of his
claim. They are also going to consider
the question of the methods employed
by the Southern Pacific railroad in Sc
curing title to mineral lands under the
guise of agricultural. 1t will be we'll to
remind these miners in Southern Califor-
MIA that all these questions have been
very thoroughly investigated by the
State Miners association during the
past few years. The matter of the revis-
ion of the state and federal mining, laws
is in the hands Of competent committees,
and bills have been drawn for presenta-
ton to the legislature now In session.
The bill concerning the mineral lands
and railroads is already before congress
In all probability the miners of South
ern California will be able to accomplish
more in the direction indicated by CO.
operating with the State Miners asSo-
citation than by independent action.
Their moral and financial assistance Is
really needed by the state association,
which wants as members all the miners
of California. The counties in the up
per part of the state nearly all have
county miners associations, which are
really branches of the state one.
Through these branches the state asSo-
citation maintains its influence and de-
rives its funds to a certain extent. 1t
will be very easy for the Southern Cal
ifornia men to find out exactly what is
being done and contemplated by the
State Miners association, and they can
then indorse its action. 1t would be we'll
for them, also, in addition to whatever
action they may take Independently, to
form county associations to affiliate
with that of the state and become part
of the main organization. Much more
can be accomplished in this than in any
other way
The Johannesburg News says: Prop
ositions have been received by the Jo-
hannesburg Milling and Water company
by two gas companies, which are anx-
ious to locate here and erect works.
Both offers are being considered, and the
one which will best Subserve the inter-
ests of the town and its Inhabitants will
be accepted.
The Standard mine lying west Of and
a parallel vein to the Little Butte and
Kenyon mines, was sold Monday to A. G.
Harper of the Harper-Reynolds COM
pany of Los Angeles. A force of men
was Immediately put to work developing
the claim, which is supposed to be one
of the best in the district.
The past week has been most pro-
life for the sale of lots. and they sold
at figures far in advance of the original
price. One piece, which was sold at 500
three weeks ago, sold last Saturday at
$3.50. OF the sales this week, 30 pieces
were bought by Los Angeles parties.
Among the purchasers of Johannes
burg property this week were J. NJ. Co.
born of Los Angeles and N. NJ. Eagleson,
formerly of Randsburg, but now en-
proyed as stenographer at Johannes
burg.
The Picacho mines in San Diego coun-
ty are attracting attention. Prominent
men are interesting themselves in the
properties. The ore is low grade, but
large quantities are easily accessible.
and mines in qality from $4 up assayed.
or the 3OO claims IN this district as
sessment work has been done on at least
250. Ex-senator Steve Dorsey, now in
England, will return this month, and
the completion of 100-stamp mill is
looked. for. This will make things live
ly. Although there are reports of the
fabulous richness of finds in the Pi-
cacho district, the conservative miners
hold it in good repute chiefly because
of the large quantities of low grade free
milling ode found there.
Several prominent mining men from
Leadville, Colo, have been in Rands-
burg the past week. James A. Shinn,
the we'll known mining superintendent,
is one of the party. He is we'll pleased
with the outlook there, and says there
is every indication that several of the
mines will go down to a great depth.
II don't consider the ore here a free
milling ore by any means" said Shinn
"A great per cent of the gold cannot be
saved by the common processes-that
is, in an ordinary mill. 1t would be more
profitable for people who have ore that
will run say anywhere above $40 to
ship 1t to the smelter. I have also no.
ticed that none of the mills make any
pretense OF saving the tailings."
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