Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-14
Rich Section Around
Caliente, Phoebe
andDelamar
WONDERFUL DISCOVERIES
OF HIGH GRADE ORE
Excelsior Mines Purchased by
Los Angeles Men-Mining
In Old Mexico

causes to the rich mining sections of
Nevada, in which are located the
Goldfeld, Tonopah and Bull Frog
mines. Attention is now being directed
to the portion of Lincoln county, Me-
vada, surrounding Caliente, Pioche and
Delamar. Comparatively a virgin
field for the prospector and miner. and
yet as rich mlneralized section as can
be found in the state Of Nevada The
grade of samples brought in daily to
railroad points makes the fact more
evident that rush is likely to be on
when cooler weather comes along, and
even now mining men and capitalists
are daily arrivals, and quite number
of good deals are being negotiated.
During the past few weeks many new
and rich finds have been made. and if
values hold out as depth is gained, and
opinions of reliable mining men are of
value, Caliente and Phoebe will very
shortly take on quite a mining boom.
The DeIamar Property
Under the management of Frank p.
Swindler. the property of the Bamber-
ger Delamar Gold Mining company has
developed into one of the greatest gold
producers in Nevada. The company
was organized in July, 1908. capitalized
at s5,O00,000 with shares placed at a
par value of $40 each. Whatever the
price paid for the mine, it Is UNDER
stood Capt. Delamar in the completion
of the sale netted several million dol
lars, On the property is 10O-ton cy-
aniding plant and this is being greatly
enlarged.
Two hundred and fifty men are en-
ployed and extensive Improvements
made all about the property. Recently
at the greatest depth in the workings,
some 400 feet, a large chute of un-
known quantity of ore was encountered,
with values of 5000 ton. At Meadow
Wash, on the Salt Lake road, seventeen
miles from the mine, the company owns
a large electric power plant which,
with three transmitters en- route, fur
nish power and light for the mine and
camps 1t may be further stated that
in the mine are enormous bodies of ore
ing 81 to IS to the ton.
The Irish Mountain
Phenomenal finds in high grade ore
have been made in thYs section during
the past few summer months, and the
district Is looked upon as one Of the
coming mining centers. To reach Irish
Mountain the route is via Bamberger,
from Caliente to Hico, a distance of so
miles, and then northwest ten miles.
The general production is lime quartz
ite and porphery, with values in high
grade silver and gold ores Of a silica
nature, with crystallized lead and
pyrites of copper. L. F. Peer of Den
yer, Colo, recently organized the Mt.
Irish Mining company, and 1t took over
by purchase and location eleven claims.
The lodges coursing through these veins
are from eight to twelve feet in width,
with two and a half feet Of high grade
ore values, being seven per cent copper,
twelve per cent lead, $3.50 gold and bal
ance in silver to equal 500 to the ton,
On the property is $50 foot tunnel,
with a backing of 200 feet below sur
face In this locality working and de-
veloping are also the Hico Bell COM
pany, the Lion Mining company and
the Red Bird Copper company.
GoIdfield Wild Horse
In an interview with DR.. A. G. Still
son. who is president of the Goldheld
Wild Horse Mining company, he said
that work was being pushed very rap
idly by a mining man of years of ex-
perience and that there was every
promise of cutting the famous Dixie
ledge in the next sixty feet. Assay
values are now obtained from the
shaft and tunnel, but they are too low
to be Of value except as indicating high
values at depth.
Excelsior Mines Sold
1t is announced by the San Bernar-
dino Times-Index that one of the big
mining deals of the year has been
practically consummated. the sum of
$500 having been paid down on a $4O.-
600 purchase and the deed has been
placed In escrow in the Citizens Ma
tionsS bank of Los Angeles.
The mines in question are the Ex-
celsior group. located seven miles north
erly from Kesler Springs and about
three-quarters of a mile from the
wagon road between Kesler Springs and
Mescal. The Copper King mill site
goes with the purchase The sellers
are Joe Nelson and A. e. Moore of this
county and the purchasers are William
v. Holly and ]. Meyer of Los Angeles.
The purchasers have agreed to de-
posit in the bank $4OO each month until
June, 1906. and in July Of the same
year the remaining balance is to be
paid.
Return Of Veteran Writer
w. A. Root. a well-known mining
writer for mining newspapers. has re-
turned from trip to Bulifrog via