The herald., 1898-04-17
Randsburg Mines

RANDSBURG, April 15. - Monday
evening the directors of the Little Butte
Mining and Milling company arrived tt
visit the mine. Tuesday was spent ir
inspecting the property, and on Wednes-
day morning ground was broken for
the erection of a two-stamp mill. The
machinery has been ordered for the mill
and is expected to arrive some time the
coming week. The company has twer-
ty-five horse power gasoline engine now
in place for hosting purposes, and this
will furnish all the power needed fos
both the mill and hosting. This will
reduce the cost of milling to such an
extent that the company will be able to
handle profitably large quantity of
low grade ore which could not be sent
to a custom mill. At the annual meet
ing, held on the 5th inst. in Los Angeles,
the company was reorganized and the
following officers and directors were
elected H. c. Oakley, presidents P. E.
Doolittle, vice-president; w. j. Clark.
secretary and manager; B. N. Clark,
Warren GilleIlen. l. c. Wood and j. w.
Oakley, directors.
E. Lee Allen, manager for the past
year, has sold all his stock to. DR.. P. E.
Doolittle. Mr.. Allen still holds his in
terest in the Little Butte extension and
the Monkey Wrench mines. The COM
panies representing the three mines have
subscribed for one hundred horse power,
to be furnished by the Kern-Rand COM
pany as soon as its plant is in operation.
The Yellow Aster Mining company has
caused the arrest of four people for steal
ing ore, and warrants are out for James
Adams and Charles Townsend. These
men left the camp on Tuesday evening.
and it is supposed they took several hun
dred dollars in gold dust with them. A
description of the men has been sent out,
and a reward of $40 is offered for their
apprehension.
Forty-one tons of second grade Mer-
ced ore were handled at the Eureka mill
this week. The cleanup showed bullion
to the amount of 1880.
Glennie & Harris have taken a six
months lease on Burcham No. 1 mine,
lying just beyond the Rand group. They
have found a ledge about twenty-six
inches wide that horns we'll, with pay
streak on the foot wall three inches wide,
running about s400 per ton.
Another rich find has been made on
Butte avenue, in the trench recently dug
for the water pipe. A rich stringer from
six to eight inches wide was uncovered,
and Ed Hammond has set men to work
to see what it will develop into.
On Tuesday evening a very pleasant
social was given at the skating rink by
the members Of the Epworth league of
the NJ. z. church. A good program was
rendered, followed by refreshments,
after which games, ETC., were the order
of the evening. An organ for the use of
the church has been donated by Pasa-
dena ladies, and it is expected to arrive
in time for use at the Sabbath services.
Last evening Joseph Petrich of the
Orpheus theater gave benefit perform
ance for the fire laddies of Randsburg.
The program was varied and we'll rem
dered, and the house was flied with the
elite of Randsburg and Johannesburg.
The exchequer of the firemen will be en-.
riched to the amount of $50 from last
nights entertainment, and Mr.. PetCich
has offered his house and actors again
the coming Thursday evening. The
money will go toward paying for the
chemical engine purchased several weeks
ago.