Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-17

the creek 10 he washed. This method
Of mining netted them in twelve days,
$3.50 in gold, and then they started In
to fit up the mine for more economical
and efficient working. After locating
the ground they continued to work
upon small scale, adding improve
ments from time to time until they had
the mine fully equipped. There is now
upon the property good ditch bring
ing 500 to 700 miners inches of water
from Conrad gulch, which is used
under a pressure Of about 100 feet. The
mine is equipped with all necessary
hydraulic pipe, giants, gates and other
appliances for operating It in an eff
flcient and economical manner, besides
boarding house, blacksmith shop and
other buildings.
Coarse Gold Found
A group Of six claims are included
in the property, containing 220 acres.
and of this about eighty Is working
gravel. There are several ancient
river channels running through the
property which have been prospected
and found to be rich in gold bearing
gravel. It is estimated that this gravel
will produce $4,000 to the acre. In the
channel where mining operations are
being conducted the gravel Is from
twelve to fifteen feet deep and from
he erY1 aI r1f
there is about thirty-five to forty feet
of loam, making the total height of the
bank about forty-fve to fifty-five feet
The gold is mainly coarse, and many
fine specimens have been taken out;
but fine gold is also found, not only in
the gravel, but also in the everything
dirt clear to the surface. In the work
that has been done about 120 yards Of
bedrock have been stripped, from
which more than $1,000 has been
taken, and the amount of gold in
creases as the channel is followed up
Nuggets Are Found
About two miles south of Yreka.
Cal, James Plummer, prospector of
the old school, has made rich strike
near the old Mountain King claim,
formerly worked, from which he re-
Gently realized about $1,000 in nuggets.
One of the nuggets Is about twelve or
thirteen inches long and two inches
wide, a fiat, thin piece, valued at 5000.
Keckathorn & Wademan took out $4,000
from the Mountain King mine, in
which Wademan was killed while
blasting. The find by Plummer is just
above the Dave Ream claim, where he
intends continuing development in the
hope of finding a permanent ledge.
AngeIenos In Mining
That Mohave county, Arizona, is at
tracting the attention of Los Angeles
investors Is shown by the following
Items taken from the Kingman Miner:
G. H. Hooper, a Los Angeles mining
man, has arrived in Kingman. Mr..
Hooper is interested in the Rosborough
& johnson Copper Prince property, on
Bill William fork, and is here looking
after the new company's interests. Mr..
and other properties in the Gold Road
country year or SO ago.
Theodore p. Lamb, who returned
from Los Angeles, has gone to Chic
ride, where he will look after the New
Jersey mine, on which he has a bond.
AS soon as the railroad is put in COM
mission 1t is the intention to make a
shipment of ore to the smelter. The
property is one Of the good things in
the Chloride section.
l.. D. Godshall has returned from
Needles and Los Angeles, where he
negotiated the purchase of the Needles
smelter and the holdings of the Fletcher
Mining company Of Los Angeles in this
county. The smelter will be over
hauled and It's capacity added to. A
roaster will also be put in and inside
of three months the smelter will be
blown in. Contracts are to be let on
the Twins wine and that property will
be opened up in a thorough manner.
j. F. Burkhard came in from Los
Angeles Wednesday and departed to
the Tyro mines. He was met in King
man by his brother, H. J. Burkhard,
who has been looking after affairs at
the mine during his absence in Califor-
MIA. The mines are said to be opening
in splendid shape.
The German American Mining COM
pany, owned in Los Angeles. is prepar-
ing for the installation of a milling
plant at the mine. The machinery is
partly on the ground and the balance
will be brought in as fast as possible.
The company has opened a large
of ground, and development is
being carried on at the mines with
great rapdity.
John Brockman, accompanied by a !
friend, came in from Los Angeles yes
terday and departed to the Dempsey
O'Dea mines at once. 1t is said that
splendid ore is now being taken from
the mines and that with every foot of
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