Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-01
Monthly Report
Mount Whitney Gold Mining Co.

In nv last report I mentioned that we had
encountered and were cutting through an
immense cross vein. We have reached the
ouartzite hanging wall of the vein. IL being
fully $50 feet wide, but driving the tunnel
somewhat parallel to the vein we half cross
cutted and half drifted on II about go teet,
cutting several streaks of ore that will pay
we'll to mill. l reported the average of this
vein when we were about half way across II
at S5s5 gold per ton, carrying also as high
as 1856 ounces of silver. The average OF the
whole vein sampled from side to side alter
nately for s75 feet is s. per ton gold.
The hanging wall is disbete. We cut on
through this Is feet and ran INTO announcer
vein IS feet wide that gives an average OF
$3.50 per ton gold. We are now In the hang
ing wall of this second vein with the main
vein still ahead of us.
From the quantity and values OF the
quartz in the last vein cut 1 know we have
a good proposition, as 1t pans some very nice
free gold and will be free milling PROPOSE
ton.
also. on the June claim, in DUNG the an
nual work, opened up very nice vein from
4 to IL inches wide that assays from $3.50
to $24S in gold per ton. Some more work
will be done on this ledge to determine the
exact pitch of it and 1t can be opened from
the main tunnel below with crosscut, Civ
ing about 700 feet of depth on 1t. This vein
has the general appearance of opening up
into an ore chute of good value. Its value
lies in the free gold and iron sulphides.
Work will be started at once on the winze
in the tunnel above us to get the pitch of the
vein, preparatory to making the survey for
running the upraise through from the main
tunnel this work will all be in ore which
will be piled on the dump ready for milling
or shipping if high grade enough, which
good deal Of it will be.
From the mouth of the tunnel to the
breast it is 5S7 feet and from the end of the
dump to breast is 772 feet have maintained
an average of 100 feet per month with two
shifts of men, which / regard as little
more than ordinary work, the tunnel being
5x7, thereby giving us good air and making
a good working tunnel
/ have reported previously that this prop
crty would pay good on account of the
cheapness with which it can be worked. very
little shooting has to be done and most of
the ground stands without timbers aud
when stopping is started the stope can be
filled with waste so that any great amount
of tmbering will not be required aside from
the raises and mill holes or shoots.
I would recommend sinking a winze on the
cross vein to water level as soon as con-
venient and prosecuting it again, as in my
opinion water level will give all the ore of
good mill grade that can be treated for years
to come, aside from the 20-foot ledge and
main vein, which all be worked through
the wines 100 feet from tunnel level, which
will put to water level.
Mr.. Butler president of the company, has
paid us two visits this summer and fall. The
last one very recently. He is more than
pleased with the outlook of the mine and
thinks the company has a big mine here
when developed.
Franklin Booth, the noted expert geoogist-
mlnerdlOSlSL, also spent i've Gays Win us,
examining, sampling and assaying the differ
ent ore bodies. which he will make report
on to the company and stockholders.
On reviewing our work for the past six
months for the benefit of the stockholders
of which several have paid the mine visit,
and will say that all went away feeling well
satisfied with their investment and wished
they had bought more stock while it was
lower than it is now. l will say that the
work has been prosecuted in energetic
and mine-like manner, and the equipments
are all that is needed or desired. The COM
pany has good assay office well equipped,
that we know where are at all times
instead of trusting our work to outside par
ties. We have also a good blacksmith shop.
good car and rail track and plenty of tools
and but first-cass miners, as their
work has demonstrated
In conclusion will say that leases and
lease and bonds, also stock companies are
being organized and operations actively
commenced in the Alabamas and other hold
ings. which nearly all have laid dormant for
twenty years. Our work has demonstrated
to the public that we are in as good a min
ing district as there is in California when
developed, and that the opening here for
the prospector and capitalist is eXcelled by
none in the state. We have numerous small
rich streaks of quartz coming through TO the
surface that is bound to develop into good
pay mines, beside the larger and lower-grade
veins that covered with slide rock and
wash that are easily opened up by a little
close prospecting or ditching across to find
them, as is done in every mining camp
J. w. ONEY,
Manager at the Mines
New Years. 1905.