Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-18
SIGNAL DISTRICT
EXPECTS A RUSH
SAN BERNARDIN0 COUNTY
BOASTS OF EL DORADO
Postmaster Ware at COTS Brings Tale
of Wondrous Possibilities In
Los Angeles Trade
Territory

Harry p. Ware, deputy county re-
corder for San Bernardino county and
postmaster at Goffs, Cal, has been
spending a few days in the city and
left for his home in the desert coun-
try last night. Mr.. Ware said:
within the past few months many
Los Angeles and Nevada mining ex-
perts have been around my district,
attracted there by some of the rich
strikes reported in the Signal district
of which Goffs is in the center.
There are a number of Los Angeles
mining men interested In Signal dis
trict and If certain information which
L have now Is backed up, large force
of miners will be thrown in the dis
trict in the immediate future and de-
Velopment work done on some extern
sive properties. These Los Angeles
miners are right up to the handle when
it comes to mining propositions and
are quick to appreciate reliable values
in good locations.
Next a Gold Rush
ut is only a matter Of q few months
until Signal district will be in the
midst of one of those up-to-date au-
tomobile, wagon and carry-all rushes
for gold that will excite the wonder
of many of the knowing ones in the
mining world of California. 1t is an
established fact that right here in
Southern California, in San Bernar-
dino county, we have ore that contains
untold wealth, and when such people
as Colonel c. A. Hopkins, treasurer
of the Quartette mine, Searchlight,
Guggenheim's representatives, and
even Schwab's agents, are seen how
ering around in this section of the
country doing a little quiet prospect
ing, 1 know there is something doing
"A Mr.. Evans, who has been work.
ing several claims in this district for
some time, slipped away short time
ago and now comes the news from re-
liable sources that he has just sold his
claims to a syndicate of Boston cap
italists for 100000.
'The owners of the Cram mine have
refused large offers for their claims,
amounting to, as 1 am told, over hal3
a million dollars.
Big Deals On
"while in Los Angeles this trip I
was advised by the owners of the
Homer group of claims, J. f. Main of
Pasadena and DR.. Fred Howland of
Boston, that negotiations have about
been completed to sell half of their
holdings in this group to an eastern
syndicate for $150,000, most of which
VIII be put Dack IN the mine Tor de-
Velopment work. There are two shafts
down 1875 and $50 feet already on these
properties and a large amount OF ore
is said to be blocked out.
"Los Angeles is the natural center
of this district and it Is only a ques-
ton of time until nearly all the sup
plies of the immediate southwest will
be purchased in your city If the mer-
chants show the amount of hustle for
our business that the Frisco men
show. We must have large amount
OF supplies and really prefer to buy
from Los Angeles because we can get
quick returns and our orders are usual
ly given prompt attention.
Need Expensive Machinery
"Quite lot of expensive machinery
is in use in this district and I under
stand that more Is being ordered for
immediate shipment. This means
active work, for mining people do not
buy machinery until they are ready to
do business.
GAS yet we have been more or less
free from the stock companies, but
they are bound to come with the dis
trict's development and they are to be
found in every big camp. Stock COM
panies fioated means advertising for
the district that high grade ores are
there.
MANY thousands of dollars have
been made by buying stocks in mining
companies and just as many If not
more thousands have been lost the
same way. Still the legitimate propo-
sitions need fear no Investigations; If
they have the ore 1t speaks for ITSELF"