The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19

More than one fortune mas come Jul
OF the mines of San Bernardin0 coun-
ty. California. and with the railroad 70
aid in the work Of extracting the pre-
cious metals from the hills, Il is safe
to say that many another fortune OF
greater or less proportions VIII De
made i'm mining in this region. AS
only an imaginary line separates the
two states. the general characteristics
are much the same as in southern Ne
vada. A number of properties IN the
past have been proftably worked. but
a far greater number have been lying
idle, waiting for railroad.
Resting Springs.
Typical of the mining districts con-
tanning ores that are valuable with ade-
uate transportation facilities, but
worthless without them, is that or
Resting Springs. This is In San Ber-
nardino county, near the Nevada line
and north of the Salt Lake route.
branch viii be necessary to give IL
direct rail- connection. The mines were
worked extensively I'm 1919 and pro-
duced $500 600, but at a loss. Little else
could be expected when the nearest
railroad point was san Bernardlno. z00
miles away. An attempt was made 20
smeIt the ores at Tecopa, five miles
south of Resting Springs. and a small
furnace was erected Charcoal, the
only available fuel, cost 30 cents
bushel. brought forty-five miles from
! Timber mountain. and II cost $50 a ton
to get the lead bullion to San Bernar-
dino. After smelling about 700 tons OF
ore the furnace was shut down. Later
a ten-stamp mill was erected at HeSt-
/ ing Springs 10 work the ore from the
Gunsight mine. but this was failure
as the percentage Of smelling ore was
too great. AS a consequence the dis
/ trict was abandoned.
The Gunsight mine contains two tis-
sure veins IN the carboniferous hme-
stone The mine is opened by cross
cut tunnel 900 feet long. A quantity or
ore is I'm sight. assaying 40 to SO per
cent lead. twenty-five to thirty-ive
/ ounces Of silver, and 81 in gold TO the
/ ton. The vein is faulted and no at
| tempt has been made to ind it below
| the fault
The MONDAY mine. four miles east OF
Resting Springs is on tissure rms
vein also has faulted. About 200 feer
l of workings have disclosed ore running
/ 40 to so per cent lead and fifteen 10
| twenty ounces OF silver.
Solo District.
The Solo or Soda Lake district, eight
miles north of Soda lake, in San Ber-
nardino county, has been little deVel-
ODed but the surface indications are
/ excellent The formation is gray lime
stone intersected by dykes of pOr-
Dhvrv which have miueralized the lime
stone and changed Ii in places 20
quartz. Seams and veins OF galena,
/ lead carbonates and copper carnonaJes
show frequently on the surface. A ten
I foot vein on the Ida Hetzel claim
| averages is per cent lead and eighteen
/ ounces Of silver. practically at the sur
I face. Two feet Of ore in the face OF
the tunnel went 57.5 per cent lead and
I SS4 ounces OF silver. A short Drancn
would be necessary to give direct ran
communication.
Ivanpah
The Ivanpah district is close to the
main line Of the Salt Lake route. In
/ earlier days il became famous for the
high grade silver ores II produced. Re
/ tween $500, 900 and 81 600 600 was taken
out of the camp, and then the rich
deposits near the surface We're eX-
hausted. No systematic prospecting
has been done, and the development
consequent upon the building Of the
railroad is likely 10 result in the open
ing OF a rich camp. The ores are found
i'm assures in the limestone and are all
of milling quality. Copper is present
1 in places.
New York District.
The New York, otherwise known as
the Con district. Is thirty-hve miles
southeast of Ivanpah. in Nevada and
California It Is already reached By
the California Eastern, which runs
north from Blake, on the Santa Fe.
The formation is shaly QuartZlte. with