The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-09
SOME D|GG|NCS
ARE EXHAUSTED
Discouraging Reports
From Pintada.
MAY STOP PRESENT RUSH
MEN ON THE GROUND MAKE
VERY POOR WAGES.
From Fifty Cents to Two Dollars a
Day the Average Earnings of
Men at the New Gold
Fields.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN DIEGO, June S-The steamer st.
Denis, which arrived at Ensenada to-day
from San Rogue, the landing of the ST.
ezra Pintada placers, brings a very dis
couraging report, calculated TO put
stop to the rush of men to that section,
though several practical miners said the
reports would not deter them from max
ing the trip to the diggings, where they
will prospect not for placer gold but for
rich quartz lodges which are believed to
exist near the placers. A special dis
patch received tonight by the Union
from its correspondent, who is returning
from a weeks stay in the diggings, con-
tains the following details
Experienced American miners mot Gender
feet, who carefully prospected many miles or
the Sierra Plntada placers, agree that there Is
nothing there worth while for Americans-not
placed at from 80 cents to 81 so American
money. The placers are extensive, gold ex-
listing in small quantities in hundreds OF
gulches but 1t Is quickly worked out The
present diggings comparatively exhausted,
and no claims have been located considered
worth locating by Americans or Mexicans.
far as could be learned The camp is well sup
piled with Mexican dry washers, which do the
best work. Nearly all miners have some gold
carried in cartridge Shells averaging from 80
cents to 81 per man. Any rich strikes made
have not been heard of in camp. EmiIano
Ibarra stated to me positively that this is no
klondike there is no bonanza at the Sierra
Pintada placers. Any American who has come
down here expecting to get rich by digging
gold had better go home at once. Ibarra said
a liberal estimate of the earnings of the camp
would be from 81 to S. in Mexican money per
man daily. Francisco Salorio the customs in
spector, denied to that he said MeXicans
were getting gold by throwing dirt on blankets.
He says he only said that MeXicans had told
him that they were making what to them
satisfactory wages. 1 am reliably informed that
Salorio's report, sent out from here was
obtained by him from one nights visit to the
water hole. eighteen miles from the placers.
Andres Strickroth of lbs & Co., merchants
at Ensenada, returned the ST. Denis with
me and others He went there expecting to
open store. but quickly decided that the field
is not good one and that the excitement will
soon subside. He said he advised that the
total clean up of the camp for the past three
months not more than SS000 which is con-
sidered a liberal allowance, and no considerable
amount of gold has been shipped from the dig
gings to Mazatlan or any other point Some of
the passengers en- route to the placers the
schooners Negus, Acme Alta and others
changed their minds here upon hearing the
news from the St Denis. and are returning on
the steamer tonight to San Diego
Many miners are left at the placers
and a telegram received late tonight
from Ensenada states that there is ground
for many of the previous reports sent
out. There is gold in the diggings, but
many of the men returning the st.
Denis have found it linked with dirt"
and were discouraged. More favorable
reports than those received tonight are
expected later