Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-10-05
MAYOR cIBS0N'S MINING VENTURES
n the Grapevine District Of California
Give Great Promise-To Be
Explored.

Mayor A. r. Gibson, who, for the
past three months, has been part of
the time at Goldfeld, Nevada, and part
at Barstow, California, has returned
to the city and, indeed, is glad to get
back. Living is not quite as comfort
able in the mining districts of these
sections as it might be. In fact the
hardships are many and serious, but
there are great chances Of making
money In mining properties.
The mining claims Mayor Gibson
was interested in in the Goldfield dis
trict, have been sold by him and with
no loss. on the contrary handsome
|Irofit was realized.
OF late Mayor Gibson, in company
with Doctor Cecil r. Luton, of San
Francisco, California, has operated in
the Grapevine mining district, San
Bernardino County, California. This
district is famous as gold and silver
producer--such mines as the Water
man property and the plant of the Bag
dad mining company being situated
there. The Waterman mine has been
great money maker for twenty-five
Years and it's proceeds have made eX
Governor Waterman a several times
millionaire.
The properties in which Mayor
Gibson and Doctor Luton are now
partners, known under the name OF
the piper Group" consist OF the
Piper mine and five other claims.
This group is situated one and one
half miles from the town of Barstow
California, a, station on the Santa Fe
Pacific and the junction of the San
Francisco and Los Angeles branches
of that.road.
The line of the San Pedro, Los An
geles and Salt Lake Railroad also
reaches the town. The Piper group
is within less than one mile from the
|celebrated Waterman mine. Its ores
run in gold and are quarto schist
carrying considerable value. The
schist carries about $420 in gold te
the ton, while numerous streaks run
ming through it in all directions rur
all the way from $50 to $780, Tht
properties have been thoroughly pros
pected for over two hundred feet IL
width and over twelve hundred fee
lin length. There is an actual ore bod!
opened up and ready for inspection
the ores deposits of which are abou
12O feet wide and 1000 feet long
From $50 to $500 per ton in gold have
been taken from this ore body. Tht
owners of the property have the as
surance of many experienced, well in
formed experts and engineers that thi
body of ore is the most extensive o
Its kind they have ever seen. Th
development work, so far, measure
I175 feet in tunnels and steady deve
opment work is now going on. Water
in abundance, can be cheaply an
easily pumped from the Mohave Rive
which is but one half mile distant fror
the claims. The ores will have t
I be hauled to the railroad station q
Barstow, which is one and one-ha
} miles from the property, but the owl
, ers expect to erect stamp mill
: treat the ore which is free millin
and can more profitably be treated Q
the property than shipped.
Messrs. Gibson and Luton are neg
tiating with capitalists for thoroug
exploration and operation of the prol
e erty, but should they make an arrang'
j. ment with these capitalists, they wi
9 retain an undivided one-half interes
r for their own benefit.
e Mayor Gibson feels highly gratifie
5. over the result of his summers Worl