The San Francisco call., 1904-06-04
MINING CAMP UPON DESERT
MANIFESTS OLD TIME PLUCK
Thrice Destroyed by Fire and Injured by Prolonged Strike
Randsburg Thrives Among Diffeutes---Low Grade
Ores Yield Good Returns When Wisely Handled

An interesting account Of the re-
vival of the mining town Of Rands-
burg, on the desert, in Kern County, is
given by the Randsburg Miner. 1t IL
lustrates the vitality that there is in a
! California mining camp that has really
any value in it. A part of the Miners
story is as follows:
One year ago next Saturday the last dsas-
trous fire occurred in Randsburg. This was
the third time the larger portion OF the town
was destroyed by fire. and IL looked discour-
aging The strike coming immediately after
paralyzed everything, all work being shut down
for some months. The mines yet remained and
their value could not be destroyed. The old
residents and mine owners took courage, new
and safer houses were built, many men took
leases and went TO work. To-day the outlook
| is again bright and the future OF the camp -
mine here Is working full force, both their
mills are running and they have more men on
their pay roll than ever before. Their thirty
stamp mill was closed down a few days for
necessary repairs. new cable was BENT ana
other repairs made. but 1t was only idle Few
The Butte Lode. under the management OF
Superintendent Mcmahon. is making its usual
millings with about the same results and Is
prosperous. Nearly or quite all the other
principal mines in the district are working
full force and doing well; the Baltic, stanford,
Sunshine and others. The White brothers are
developing a property about seven miles south
west OF Randsburg. and, taken altogether, the
mining prospect Is good
In the town are many new and costly build
ings
With untold wealth beneath the surface. only
awaiting the pick and shovel Of the miner 10
develop it, Randsbnrg will soon again be re-
built the camp being without question tne
richest in Southern California we have al
ways had a superior class OF miners and citi-
zens here, and while not so well acquainted as
formerly from what we have observed in the
past few days we believe the same Is true TO-
day 1t only needs united effort to put Rands-
burg thoroughly upon her feet.
ALASKA COAL MINES.
The provisions of the law passed by
Congress at its last session relative
to the taking of coal lands in Alaska
are as follows:
Any person or association of persons qualified
to make entry under the coal land laws OF the
United States who shall have opened or i'm
proved coal mine coal mines in any OF
States in the district of Alaska, may locate
the lands upon which such mine or mines are
situated in rectangular tracts containing 4O'
so or 160 acres, with north and south boundary
lines run according to the true meridian 0y
marking the four corners thereof with perrnA-
nent monuments so that the boundaries may
be readily and easiIy traced. And all such To-
Gators shall, within one year from the passage
of this act or within one year from making such
location. file for record in the recording dis
trict and with the register and receiver OF the
land district in which the lands are located or
names of the locator or locators. the date OF
the location, the description of the lands To-
Gated and reference 70 such natural opJects
permanent monuments as Will readily iden-
tify the same.
Such locator or locators who are citizens Of
the United States shall receive a patent to the
lands located by presenting at any time within
three years from the date OF such notice. TO the
register and receiver of the land district In
which the lands located are situated, an ap-
plication therefor accompanied by certified
copy of a plat Of survey and field notes tnereof,
made by a United States deputy surveyor or
United States mineral surveyor duly approved
by the Surveyor General for the district OF
Alaska and a payment Of the sum Of $40 per
for the lands applied for; but no sucn ap-
plication shall be allowed until after the appli-
cant has caused notice of the presentation
therefor embracing description OF the lands,
10 have been published in a newspaper in the
district of Alaska published nearest the loca-
tion Of the premises for period OF sixty days,
and shall have caused copies OF such notice. TO-
gether with a certified copy Of the official plat
or survey. TO have been kept posted in CON
pIaee upon 5 the me dstre IN which the
lands located for a like period. and until
after he shall have furnished proof OF such
as Is required by the coal land laws pro-
vided that nothing herein contained shall be so
construed to authorize entries 10 be made
or title to be acquired TO the shore Of any
navigabe waters within said district.
During the period Of posting and publica-
tion or within six months thereafter. any per-
son or association of persons having OF asserting
any adverse interest or claim to the tract of
chased shall file In the land office where such
application Is pending, under oath, an adverse
claim setting forth the nature and extent
thereof and such adverse claimant shall. with
in sixty days after the filing of such adverse
claim begin an action to quiet title In court
of competent Jurisdiction within the district of
Alaska and thereafter no patent shall issue for
such claim until the final adjudication OF the
rights of the parties ana suen , patent sna,I anai
then be issued In conformity, with the maj
decree Of such court therein.
All the provisions OF the coal land laws OF
the United States not IN Sonot na w9n IL sne m pTI pre-
force in the district Of Alaska
San Joaquin County is interested N
a home gold mining proposition. From
the eastern boundary of San Joaquin
the Mokelumne River has gold bearing
sand for a considerable distance down
stream. The great difficulty has been
to get at the deeper AMI richer depos-
it's. At Jenny Lind dredger has been
delving for gold for some time.
The twenty stamp mill of the Ell Rico
mine in Tuolumne County, two miles
northwest of Tuttletown, is about
ready to operate.
The owners of the keystone mine,
near Amador City, will erect mill of
five or ten stamps. =.
LOW GRADE ORES PAY.
The annual report of the president
and superintendent of the Central Eu-
reka mine in Amador County has been
submitted. One of the most interest
ing portions is over the signature of K.
B. de Cola, the president. in which he
reports that a contract for ten years
has been concluded by which the cost
of electrical power to run the mill and
roclx breaker has been reduced per
horsepower from Sc 80 per month to