The record-union., 1899-05-22

for financial support, any more than in
appending ourselves as a tail to the
North California Miners Associations
kite
While we should act in harmony with
that, and. either Kindred organizations,
| in securing mining legislation and the
regulations of a general nature in State
and ration, there is very much in local
mining affairs which should be con-
trolled by independent local action.
ONLY A GLITTER.
Los Angeles Times: Venturesome
prospectors and others in this section
who may have been thinking of going
off to the asserted golden Ell Dorado out
on the Mojave Desert should be, and
doubtless are, grateful to 1.-THE Times"
for the early and complete expose of
this latest mining fake.
The news sent out from Kramer to
some of the local papers, which news
has been published with many en-
bellishments in San Francisco journals,
painted the strike on the desert as the
biggest mineral discovery that has been
made since the Randsburg mines were
located four years ago last month. NO
such gold ore ever was found in Amer
lea BEFORE" So said the imaginative
author of these dispatches. The ore
was said to assay all the way from $40
to $500 ton, the vein being from twen-
ty to thirty feet wide and traceable for
four or five miles.
SUCH exaggerated stories as this carry
their own refutation in the mind of any
one who has had but a slight experience
in a. mining country. A ledge of gold
ore two feet wide that will average in
value the lowest figure above quoted is
a good enough thing for the mining
man who knows his business.
The investigation by the Times"
established the fact that this report
of wonderfully rich gold field is a
tissue of falsehoods; that there is
no excitement among the miners on
the desert; that no crowd of pros
pectors is rushing in; that one
party of miners who have been work
ing for nearly three years have
merely paid their expenses, while
others have not even done that much,
and that a large section of the desert
which shows no indications of min
eral has been staked out, in the
hope that claims may be sold to
| credulous individuals.
Any one who has resided for some
time in the Western mining region has
had occasion to note the hardships that
are worked by these false reports OF
great mineral discoveries, which are
made the most of in the local press and
then sent broadcast over the country,
causing a great rush of thoughtless and
reckless individuals, who imagine that
In 70 Oh fn,.fI in a
few weeks, or months. The Rocky
Mountain region, from Arizona on the
south up to Alaska on the north, is
dotted over with the remains of what
were for a short period f1ourishing little
towns, with stores, schools, newspapers
and other appurtenances of Western
civilization. They flourished just as
long as the newcomers brought in
money, for in many cases, none was
ever taken out of the ground.
GOLDEN TROUTS STRIKE.
Oroville Register: The Golden Trout
mine is located on the South Fork of
the Feather River. half way between
Lumpkin Mills and Strawberry Valley,
and is about a mile west of the kicka-
poo mine, that Mr.. Dodson was at one
time interested in. There are twenty
| men employed in the mine ana work
is being pushed in the most vigorous
manner. Six tunnels have been run and
two shafts sunk to open the mine. The
! tunnel known as south tunnel No. II is
in 100 feet, and has tapped the ledge
| where it is eight feet wide and of ex-
! traordinary richness. The rock as as
sayed by two of the leading assayers
of San Francisco runs from $500 to
81. 800 ton. 1t is proposed to bring a
ditch from Rock Greek on the west side
of the South Fork Canyon, distance
of three miles, giving a good supply of
water and at the mill there will be a
pressure OF 400 feet. A ten stamp mill
will be erected which VIII be run by
water power. Stock enough has been
sold in the mine to build the mill and
pay all labor expenses for some months
to come.