Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-18
LOS ANGELES CAPITAL
LANDS PRIZES IN MINES

be supplied to the Candelaria and other
mines and to reduction plants in the
San Dimas district. The establishment
of the new power plant Will mean
much to the camp, as the operating
expenses of the mines will be consid-
erably reduced. 1t is reported from San
Dimas that negotiations are in progress
for the sale Of the Animal mine In the
Durango district to an American com"
pany for 100000 gold.
Gold Near Home
The Pomona Progress says that M.
M. Eshelman of Tropico has thought
for many years he had gravel pit'
but 1t proves now to be a gold mine
with a. vein of the pure, precious metal
running through it. The gold is worth
$50 to the ton. 1t is said that COM
pany is being formed to develop the
mine which is not an ordinary graVel
pit, but is a cut into the side of the
hill which extends to the high range
Of mountains to the north.
Some of the large rocks directly over
the spot where the vein is said to be
located are SO rotten that they can be
picked to pieces with the fingers
There is considerable excitement in
Glendale and Tropico over the find, and
those who have bought gravel from
the Eshelman were eagerly searching
for indications of the first groupings,
One man who has recently bought
several loads was bemoaning the fact
that the precious gravel was below the
cement sidewalks surrounding his prop
erty.
Black Hawk Discovery
The Black Hawk Mining company
of Eldorado has made what promises
to be an important strike on the Rand
claim by continuing a crosscut tunnel.
The new find lies across a narrow can
yon from the main lead. The ledge has
been known for years to carry values
The crosscut tunnel is opening what 1t
is thought may prove as important a
find as the old Rand lead fifty feet
south. E. P. Jeanes, superintendent OF
the Black Hawk company, says that
work will be started on the Rand,
Honest Miner and Wedge claims, In
preparation for extraction and treat
ment Of ore.
c. E. L. Gresh, manager of the COM
pany, is in Los Angeles arranging for
the shipment of machinery and sup
plies sufficient to work the properties
on considerable scale. Mr.. Jeanes
reports that several Eldorado deals are
about to go through in Los Angeles
which will cause much activity in the
Canyon as soon as cool weather sets in.
Good Mining News
The Ivanpah mining district, San
Barnardino county, seems to be still
keeping up it's old time reputation as
gold producer. A. D. McEvoy has
bonded a group of twenty mining
claims to Harry P. Rising Of San Diego
for the sum of $42,500. The claims are
all gold producers, and have been pros
pected to some extent, and have shown
excellent values. Rising, who is a
mining man, will begin immediate
work developing his new property, and
expects soon to erect mill for hand
ling the ore. The bond runs for a
period of eight years, and while $4,000
of the total will be paid within a month
the. remainder will be divided into
various payments running through the
period of the bond.
The Vivian Mining company has been
Angeles as president. Thomas Ewing
will be general manager of the prop
erty and E. W. Ewing superintendent.
The mine was formerly owned by
Judge Erskine NJ. Ross of Los Angeles
and W. e. Ewing. A great deal of work
has been done on the property the past
three years and it is said that splendid
ore backs have been opened up. The
new company starts out with a large
treasury and intends to erect mill of
capacity sufficient to handle the entire
output of the mines and at the same
time the main shaft will be sunk to
a depth far below the present level.
Good ore is found at the $50 level of
the old Fay mine, south of Kingman.
The mine is working small force of
men and sinking is progressing rapidly.
From the surface the ore has been
regular and the values have increased
considerably. 1t is said mill will be
erected as soon as levels have been run
and ore blocked out
The hoisting plant at the Enterprise
mines is in working order and sinking
has been commenced. The America
on which the plant has been placed, is
one of the biggest copper veins in that