The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-22
GOLD HILL DISTRICT
MINES THAT GAVE RANDSBURG
EXISTENCE
The Little Butte Shows the Benefit Of
Sinking Deep After the
Rich Orc

RAND6BURG, Aug. 19.-To the mines
situated on Gold hill this district practi-
cally owes Its start In life. The news soon
spread Of the rich ore being taken out Of
the Butte, Kinyon and Wedge mines and
hundreds focked to the camp. Since then
other mines have come to the front, and
have added to the fame Of the district
One of these. the Little Butte, lies on Gold
hill and adjoins the Kinyon and Wedge
mines. Unlike it's sister mines, nothing
was found near the surface. A small
vein or seam, In places hardly thicker than
Of $50 feet before the long looked for gold
was found. To fully appreciate the cour-
age 1t took to go that depth before finding
ore 1t must be remembered that at that
time the belief was commonly held that
there would never be such thing as deep
mining in this district; that all veins
pinched out before reaching 100 feet, or
soon after.
About one year ago a three-foot vein
Of rich ore was uncovered at the 2S0-foot
level in the Little Butte; this lasted for
quite a distance. then pinched out and for
several feet dead work was the order Of
the day, when again a good body of ore
came in.
One year ago the mine was opened up
by 2S0-foot shaft, and the ore and waste
were lifted by means of within. Now the
main shaft is 500 feet deep with drifts at
the 4s0, 378, 321 and $50 foot levels, the long
est drift being $50 feet In length. A 25-
horse power gasoline engine and hoist has
replaced the old within and the ore is
brought up In a car holding half ton, over
q track laid with steel arils. An engine
room, assay office and ore house have
been built, and since the beginning of the
year a two-stamp mill has been erected on
tho property.
AT the 2s0-foot level 100 feet of stopping
ground has been blocked out and several
men are now at work in the western drift
at that level, taking out high-grade ORE
The ledge is about three feet wide, and
with some sorting the ore could be made 10
reach $500 per ton. AS the ore Is high
grade anyway. and is run through the
company's own mill, the sorting would
hardly pay. Some very fine specimens
have been taken from this drift, and 1t Is
an easy matter to find ore showing free
gold.
On Tuesday Of this week the men working
In the western drift at the 321-foot level
uncovered two-foot ledge of good ore
about thirty feet from the main shoft.
At the S78-foot level drift has been run
in both directions. In the eastern drift,
about thirty feet from the main shaft, a
large body OF ore Of a new character was
found. This ore is hard, of blush color,
and besides carrying some free gold,
abounds In sulphurets.
At the 480-foot level this same rock was
encountered In the eastern drift about
eighteen feet from the main shaft, and
runs into the main shaft between the 4sO
and 500 foot levels, the vein at that depth
being seven feet wide. There will be |
stopping ground 100 feet in depth between
the $50 and s7S foot levels, with the width
yet to be determined by drifting. A test |
mill run of four tons of rock taken from
the 4S0-foot level showed $1S in free gold, |
81 in tailings per ton and $104 per ton for the |
sulphurets. The latter were concentrated
40 to /.
From the character Of the rock at the
500-foot level it Is thought that water will
be found before many hundred feet have
been passed. If this should prove to be /
so the future of the camp will be assured. |
Enough ore Is In sight to keep five stamp |
mills running and It Is probable that the
will add three more stamps be-
fore long. There is talk Of erecting con-
plant.