The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-01

how plentiful the gold was. A man
representing the Examiner" went
away by himself and found a little sign
of gold, and tried to work up little
excitement, but the story got out that
he had salted the spot, and he was left
alone
I'VE paid Is cents gallon for water,
| and it was braekish and hard to drink.
The Mexicans brought it fifteen miles
on burros, andworked hard all day for
ST.. That doesn't look like there was
! much gold lying around loose. If I had
been so fortunate as to find so cents
worth of gold any one day, I should
have required at least 25 cents worth
of water for drinking purposes. The
country is the most barren you can
imagine, and hot weather is coming
on. don't believe there will be man
there in three weeks from now, though
there are two or three stocks of goods
there, and it will be to the interest of
the storekeepers to keep the men there
as long as possible.
Those of us who took down good
supply of grub had hard work trying to
get rid of it when we came away, for
the Mexicans had very little gold to
buy with. I went through the camp
with an armful of coffee in packages,
hawking it for sale, but nobody wanted
it. There We're several men I noticed
who went around trying to sell pack
ages of oatmeal and such truck, but
the Mexicans did not want it. Frijoles
and carne were good enough for them.
There was plenty of fresh meat In
the camp, a few head of cattle having
been driven in, but water was so scarce
that 81 cow staked out near my camp
had nothing to drink for three days be-
fore it was killed.
Dry washers are at a discount at
San Rogue landing. They have been
left there in considera BILE numbers by
disguised miners, and are of no earth
ly use. The Mexicans get up a crude
drywasher Of their own that seems
to do as we'll as any other-suits them,
at any rate"
Other miners have pretty much the
same story. They tried the placers
from every point of view. and found
them worthless for Americans. The
fact that Mexicans are turning to
wages of $1.25 day at Calmalli and
Santa Rosalia is taken as evidence that
the Sierra Pintada offers nothing allur-
ing.
COAL IN THE DESERT
Modesto News: The discovery Of a
vein of coal, said to equal camel coal
in quality, in the desert, about ninety
miles directly east Of this city, has
aroused the curiosity of capitalists.
Milton Santee reported favorably on
the discovery. as stated in the 'Tri-
bune" several weeks ago. It Is alleged
that four foot vein has been uncover
ed. 1t is understood that Waldo s.
Waterman, general manager of the
Cuyamaca Road, accompanied by other
interested parties, will investigate this
coal bed, and If the deposit warrants
development the extension Of the Cuya-
maca Road to the fuel may be q pos
sfbtlity in the immediate future. This
would mean another railroad c0nnec-
ton to the East The coal veins are
near the route followed by the famous
Tom Scott survey.
RICH QUARTZ.
Plumas National Bulletin: During
the past winter and this spring the
Round Valley Consolidated Mining
Company, in which d. Mcintyre is the
principal stakeholder. has been extend
ing the lower drift on a three and one
half foot ledge. This vein runs nearly
east and west, and it has been PROS
pecting very well. About two weeks
ago the tunnel cut the north and south
lode sought by the extension of the tun-
mel This was found to be Of about the