Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-18


The Providence mountains are near
the New York district, which has been
attracting considerable attention of
late. Prospectors are beginning to
enter the range and it is almost GER
tain that the Providence district will
be thoroughly explored this fall and
winter. The ore already reported to
be uncovered is as good or even much
better than some of the Nevada finds
that have started wild rush of pros-
pectors from every direction.
A Huntington mill has been ordered
for the Sidewinder mine near Victor
vile, San Bernardiho county. The
plant is to be shipped from Los AM
geles.
Much Free Gold
A message from Olinghouse, out OF
Reno, New, indicates an extraordinary
discovery of gold in that old district.
just now beginning to experience a new
life. The discovery is reported in the
Ora group, which is being prospected
under a $4,000 option, running in favor
of De Witt Bovee and associates of
Pittsburg, Pa. 1t was while driving
| tunnel to intercept the ledge by which
another group is fissured that the rock
was uncovered. 1t was at a distance Of
15O feet from the mouth of the tunnel
and seventy-five feet below the surface.
At this point, according to a message
in the Reno Gazette, the nuggets Of
gold began to appear. They found that
the heavy stringers of the precious
metal ran entirely across the tunnel, a
distance of ten feet. Several of them
are as large as the palm Of the hand ana
almost pure gold. AS soon as the strike
became known it caused stampede
to the vicinity of the mine. Claims are
being staked out by hundreds Of men,
who are leaving other parts of the dis
trict to investigate Old prospectors
who looked at the property say the
strike is one of the most important ever
made in the state.
The Reno Journal says the rich streak
affords samples assaying from $4,000 to
$172,OOO per ton. A miner from the camp
says the paintings showed values from
$40, 900 to $5O,0oo per ton.
Rich Ore Returns
For a single car Of ore from the Utah
mine of Fish Springs. the treasurer has
received check for $2904.21, the rec
ords showing an average value per ton
of s11793. From the assays made prior
| to settlement a valuation of 1915
| ounces silver and 36.2 per cent gold
is disclosed. The development work
which is now being carried on in the
mines deeper levels is yielding results
that certify to the permanency of the
deposits carrying this high-grade ore.
and from all present indications there
seems to be little doubt that the Utah
will have any difficulty in continuing
its earnings of velvet for the share
holders.
The Reilly lease on the Florence Is
proving the mining sensation of the
year, says the Goldfeld Sun. In one
day ore to the value of $4,000 was
taken out, and it is now estimated that
the production from the lease will
aggregate 100000 by the time it ex-
pires on November /. The ore as taken
out is averaging 5000 per ton, and every
man who can work to advantage Is
being employed in its extraction. The
force at the mine numbers 125, and
during the remainder of the lease thu
greatest activity will prevail. The rich
ore is being extracted from the 100 and
150-foot levels, and the entire produc-
tion as extracted is being sacked for
shipment. Mr.. Reilly and those asso-
ciated with him will be made wealthy
men as the result of their remarkable
success with their lease on Florence
ground.
Rich Deep Mines
The rich ore body in the Midas mine
at Harrison gulch has been encoun-
tered in the 900-foot level, the lowest
workings of the famous western Shasta
county mine. With this large body of
exceptionally rich ore encountered in
the 9OO-foot level and the Midas owners
elated over the discovery, the Midas
ledge has now reached a depth of 900
feet below the collar of the shaft, or
total of 1850 feet below the apex. Both
the small and uniform size of the vein,
as we'll as it's great length of pay shoot
have been the special characteristics.
The longest horizontal development on
the shoot was in the fifth shaft level
where it was stopped continuously for
1900 feet. The ledge runs from twelve
to thirteen inches and from $50 to $50
per ton. In spite of its small size it
has kept the 2O-stamp mill running for
four years and has produced total
output of $2,0oO.0O0.