Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-08
Ell Dorado Canyon COun-
try Rich in Mineral
Deposits
LOCAL CAPITAL MAKES
PAYING INVESTMENTS
Properties Show Great Riches
as Chutes Are Opened.
New Mills at Work

commercial industries of Los Angeles,
and particularly will this be the case
from the Searchlight and El Dorado
canyon sections, that now are reached
more quickly since the Salt Lake is
opened.
Among the rich strikes recently re-
ported is that in the Duplex mine at
Searchlight, owned by G. F. Cotton and
A. l.. Glassell of Los Angeles. In
that mine beautiful, rare-colored ore
has been found that assays $13,S00 a
ton. The ore shows freely the native
gold, and as formerly in all strikes
made by the owners, this ore was
found in the foot wall. The rich
streak, so far as exposed, varies from
three to six inches in width. The find
was made last Tuesday. Foreman
Light Wheatley was taking samples
from the No. 1 stope, and 1t was while
examining the foot wall that he un-
covered the ore. The first piece that
he took out was so full of wire gold
that small particles of quartz hung sus-
pended. Along with the solid ore there
is also considerable decomposed stuff,
resembling carbonates, which is equally
rich. Crosscuts are to be run on the
lower levels at once to ascertain IL the
shoot extends on down.
More High Grade Ore
n. e. II
the Searchlight Mining & Milling COM
pany has struck a nice body of ore.
The face will average in the neighbour
hood of SIS, but following the hanging
wall there is streak of very nigh
grade ore that will pay to sack and
ship. Pending the arrival of the hoist
the slopes are being caught UP, and
next week a force of men will start
Strengthening and timbering the main
shaft
Famous Mine History
About 1880 the Southwest Mining
company was organized and began op-
erations in Eldorado canyon. Among
properties the company became pos
sessed of were the celebrated Wall
Street, chatticup, Jubilee and several
others. The high grade ore taken from
these mines was shipped to San Fran
cisco via the Colorado river, Gulf of
California and Pacific ocean. The
Techatticup mine was discovered and
located in 1861, and in the development
after 1880 $1,500,0O0 in bullion was taken
f..z.~ 1...f1 FAA H., Il,
values then bring about two ounces
in gold and sixty-one ounces in silver.
The Wall Street was a phenomenon
and above the eighty-foot level in
stopping ground produced over $1,000, 900
in bullion. w. S. Mills was manager
of the property from 1884 till 1889, when
all workings ceased. In 1890 the prop
erty was sold at sheriff's sale. Joseph
Wharton of Philadelphia, a million
aire and heaviest stockholder, bought
it in. He Immediately placed Charles
Gracey, a mining man of experience,
in charge, and since then, until last
year, some development work has been
performed. Recently in sinking a wing
$50 feet from where the ledge became
practically barren in the main drift,
an eighteen-inch streak of ore was en-
countered, which assayed 112 ounces in
gold and thirty ounces in silver to the
ton. At the head of this wing a cham
ber has been cut and twelve horse
power gasoline engine and hoist in
stalled. 1t is the purpose of the man
agement to sink to a depth of 300 feet,
giving total depth below the surface
of 450 feet. If the rich ore continues
to that depth larger reduction plant
will be established. Near the mouth
of the 150-foot tunnel a we'll driver is
at work. which will go down 1000 feet
if water is encountered before. At
the Colorado river, six miles down the
Eldorado canyon, is the twenty-five
stamp mill and 150-ton cyanide plant
belonging to this property. The cya-
nide plant is to be removed near where
the mill is being sunk and probably
enlarged. Joseph Wharton, the owner,
is now upon the ground inspecting op-
erations. While advanced in years,
being over 80, he is liberal in his views
upon MINING ana hopes 10 I'VE 10 see
the thirteen patented claims in Eldo-
RADIO canyon the greatest bullion pro-
Queer in the state of Nevada.
Three miles east of the Techatticup
mine Jake Stoner has claim which at
fifteen feet shows a vein the ore assay
ing $12 in gold and thirty ounces in
silver. The width of the ledge is not
determined.
Local Capital Develops
The Success Mining company, made
up of parties connected with the First
National bank of Los Angeles, has a
group of claims about three miles from
the Colorado river and the ore at
twelve feet gives returns of $1,000 in
gold to the ton. In the same locality
Howe and Thurman. representing
Charles Vanina of Searchlight, have
located the Skylight group, and from
the Fig Leaf claim values are $43. 1S
in gold and silver.
Clements, Krallman and Evans are
l.