The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-19
RAND MINING NOTES
SAMPLING WORKS REMOVED
FROM JoHANNEsBURa
Developments at the Daily Campfire
Stamp Mills Busy-A. w. Collins
Purchases the o. 4. Mines

JOHANNESBURG, August 1.-THE
branch of the Arizona sampling works,
which has been located in this town for the
past eighteen months, was removed last
week 10 Tucson where 1t will be added to
the works in operation there. The samp-
ling works did good work for the district
in the early days of the camp. but it was
too expensive treatment for the ores unless
they run up in the hundreds. The custom
mills, too, by being able to do almost the
same work at a reduction of about rs per
cent. cut In on Its patronage to such an
extent that the plant has been idle for
many months, and at last its owners con-
cluded to semove 1t.
The stamps OF the Johannesburg Reduc-
ton company's mill have been dropping
steadily the past few days on ore from the
Butte mine. A cleanup which will run
into the thousands will be made In a day
or two.
Surveyor j. d. Browne. with corps Of
men, is making another survey for the
Yellow Aster pipe line from the COM
pany's wells to their mining property.
Work on the water tank at the wells is
being pushed and as soon as 1t is COM
pleted and the machinery is all in place
the capacity OF the wells will be tested
Day and night shifts are being worked
at the Windy. Shaft No. has been en-
larged and made a double compartment
shaft and has been well timbered Another
shaft Is being sunk a short distance from
No. /, but on an entirely different ledge,
and is down about twenty feet. The pay
streaks in both shafts will run about 800
per ton.
At the Daily camp, about eight miles
south of this place, James Daily and part
ner have opened UP vein from twelve to
fourteen feet wide in the Rebecca mine.
the main shaft being down abouu twenty
feet The ore horns we'll and shows free
gold. All the ore being taken out will be
placed on the dump. as 1t is the owners
intention to erect stamp mill on the
property In the fall. Mr.. DAILY is from Ven
tura and was at one time a supervisor in
that county. Dave Hirshfield of Bakers
field owns property about a mile distant
and expects to erect a mill In the fall. Ore
being milled at a custom mill from a mine
in the same vicinity runs from SIS to $35
per ton.
The Union iron works Of San Francisco
have completed a three-stamp mill to be
erected at Walkers wells In the Rada-
macher district. 1t will arrive at johann
nesburg IN few days and will be freighted
by team from here to the wells.
At the Juanita ledge the main SHAFT Is
down 80 feet and as soon as the 1OO-foot
level is reached a drift will be run.
1t is reported that work will soon COM
mence on the Alameda mine. This Is I'M
doubleday good property and with proper
development work will make a record for
itself.
The stamps at the Eureka mill are drop
ping on screenings from the Butte DUNN
Messrs Quinn IL Pridham, the owners of
the mill, expect to have their new cyanide
plant In running order by the first of Sep
TENDER.
A. w. Collins Of Cornwall-on-Hudson N
Y. has been in the camp the past three or
four weeks and has spent considerable
time looking at various mining PROPERTIES
with a view OF purchasing. A deal has
been contaminated between Mr., Collins
and the owners of the o. X. and O. X M
mines. whereby those properties pass into
his hands. 1t is Mr. Collins intention TO
commence development work at once and
the amount of work done will not be con-
ditioned by the amount or ore taken out.
1t is his idea, held in common with many
others, that depth must be reached to
obtain the best results in this district. The
o. X. and o. X. No. adjoin the Biackhawk
property and three shafts on the latter
claim, opening up three different lodges.
are situated only a few feet from the
boundary line; In fact one shaft Is on the
line and was opened up by the o. X. people
with the idea that II was on their property.
At the 35-foot level drift Is being run on
the Bfackhawk side and on the day your
correspondent visited the mine one man
took out two tons of $40 or $50 rock and
Mornings made from rock which was taken
from the drift would run away above that
per ton. A short drift has been made on
the O. X. side, showing that the vein con-
tinues In that direction.
Besides the shaft already spoken OF.
work is being pushed In the main shaft OF
the Blackhawk, which Is down between 30
and 100 feet. On the morning of the day
the mine was visited Superintendent Kline
felter had made about fifty Mornings of the
ledge and Mornings made from these tall
ings showed that the ledge was carrying
gold in good paying quantities. The Black
hawk and o. Kl properties are situated
only a short distance from the railroad
(ahout halfway between johannesburg
and the ST. Elmo mine) and the railroad Of
ficials have stated that when it is wished
they will run spur to the claims. Both
water companies are figuring on a propo-
sition to pipe water to them. Taken as
whole, the outlook for the future In that
particular section is bright.