Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-22

81 day panning gold, but are now
almost exhausted for working in
small way, and the new company pro-
poses to work them on such a large
scale as to extract the gold at mini
mum expense They propose to take
water from the ella river and pipe 1t
from reservoir to the fields. The
fall will give the water great pressure.
A Los Angeles company has been or
ganized to work a big tract Of placer
ground, about ten miles from the Colo
RADIO river, In Yuma county. The COM
pany is known as the Gold Placer
Prospecting association and is plan
ming to install large quantity Of ma
chinery and work the claims on an ex-
tensive scale. This Is the same To-
cality in which a number of Ei Paso
persons have taken UP claims.
In Sonora, Cal, last Monday an
other payment of s2500 was made to
Josiah Phillips by the Los Angeles
company for the group of mines near
the Mohican, on the Tuoumne.
General Mining News
One of the largest mining deals in
recent years has been consummated
in Grass Valley, when the Erie, Dub
lin Bay, Mccarthy & Holland-Ollver
mines were bonded by L. Douglas
Sovereign of Los Angeles, from George
Mainhart, The amount of the bond
Is not made public, but the purchase
price is known to run up into six
figures. Work on the Erie, which will
first be developed will commence be-
dant means and will thoroughly de-
velop the properties.
Walter Reel and Abe Miller, pros
pectors, have taken out $500 from a
gold pocket claim at Whiskytown. The
claim was abandoned by its former
owners.
An eighteen-inch ledge of gold bear
ing rock has been uncovered near
Sculsbyville.
w. II. Barron has six men employed
at the Parole, near Soulsbyville. They
are deepening the shaft and pros
pecting.
A vein carrying upward of 500 to
the ton in free gold has been uncov-
cred on the Lambert ranch.
The recent strike made in the Smell
mine by A. M. (Bert) Divoll and Ray
Fulcher netted the lucky miners near
ly $4,000.
The Densmore mine, in which a rich
body Of ore was recently uncovered
has been bonded for 100000 one.
fourth Of which amount is to be paid
within few days.
A portion of Woods creek between
Sonora and jamestown is being mined
McArdle with remarkable success
Several pans of the gravel have
yielded from one to three ounces ot
gold and the amount of pay dirt is
said to be quite extensive.
| A rich strike has been made at the
Hardtimes, situated in the Old Aras
traville district and owned by the Blu,
Bell Mining company.
The East Belt, owned by the Dem
ing Bros. and Thee Landers, situated
iii the north extension Of the Gold
win, made a rich strike lately.
The Cherokee group of mines are nov
in full blast and great prospects ar
expected in the near future.
The New Albany people have bonded
the Grizzly and operations are now be
| ing carried on. After the mine ha
been pumped dry of water and neces
sary repairs made a large crew of mel
will be put to work.
The indications for the Hardtimel
mine at Arastraville becoming a payinl
producer are exceedingly bright. Or
the first day of May body of rich ore
was uncovered sixty feet from the sur
face while sinking the shaft. Since thu
strike was made drifting has been il
progress and the vein has increased
from one foot to thirty inches in width
Pieces Of the vein taken at random
showed values ranging from $40 to 81
to the ton in free gold. The vein i
between a slate hanging wall and I
granite foot wall.