Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-05

district.
Mining at Gina is for ore and divi-
dends, IL the machinery equipment of
the properties can be taken as q guide
In reasoning to this premise. Fully
100000 worth of modern equipment
has been placed on the mines of the
Gina district and as much more Is
soon to be installed on properties which
have been bonded by the Guggenheim
interests and persons said to repre-
sent the millionaire Bamberber syn
dicate.
Value to Los Angeles
Eastern capitalists have taken over
the Copper World mine, situated due
east of the Standard No. l. and to
It's record Of seventy-elght cars of
copper matte and bullion there is des-
tined to be added thousands more.
Some of the copper on this property
has been found in its native state and
number of immense slabs, Weighing
up to a ton, have been taken from
the upper levels, which assayed 80 per
cent copper. A smelter that was
erected to work the mine when 1t was
first discovered is being put into shape
and will come in handy to treat the
product of this property and others in
the district, providing an adequate
water supply Is developed.
oped is sure to bring millions of dol
lars to Los Angeles, for most of the
mines are situated on or near the
Searchlight and Barnwell branch of
the Santa Fe. This will necessitate
the erection of smelters, either at Los
Angeles or at some intermediate point
to treat the ores, otherwise they will
have to be hauled fifteen miles to
the Salt Lake route and shipped to
CsN1A a1r VT
would be calamitous for the mine own
ers and as the district now has more
copper ore blocked out than Green
water 1t is said that the erection of
smelters in Los Angeles would be en-
tirely justified.
Mining Is Active
In his biennial report, just filed with
the governor, Lewis e. Aubury, state
industry was. never so prosperous in
California as it is today. While there
was decrease in the value of mine
productions last year of '$50O,OO0, there
has been a steady increase of about
100000 year for some time, and the
prospects are that the output of 1906
will far exceed that of any previous
year.
The report says that the decrease in
1905 was due to the removal of many
copper smelters from Shasta county,
but that copper mining is now being
conducted on a much larger scale than
ever before. The San Francisco dis
aster gave an impetus to +he mining of
structural substances. and added inter-
est is being taken In the mining of as
bestos, tale and magnesite.
OF the new mineral tungsten fifty
two tons were mined in Kern county and
sold for $4,000. The value of the gold
nI1fr enI -
petroleum $690,011 and brick $279, ,046.
The total value of productions in 1906
was $43,069,227. the relative values
ranking as follows Gold, petroleum.
copper, cement borax, macadam, quick
silver and rubble.
High Grade Ore
The highest grade ore that has ever
been mined in the Bullfrog district Is
now being broken on the Gold Bar. The
strike was made in what is known as
the north shaft at a edpth of fifty
feet on the wide ledge. The streak
of high-grade is eight inches wide and
assays taken on it in the past few
days have run as follows: $150.25,
$325.55, $571.15, $1743.65 and $317S.75.
These assays were taken from across
the streak and picked pieces of the
quartz could be taken from the sam
pies that would run away in the pic
lures. Inc Gold Bar mas been one
of the recognized rich mines of the
camp for long time and the man.
agement is trying to make it the big
mine of the district.
Nuggets of News
The latest report from the Greene
Consolidated company shows a sur
plus and reserve account of over $1S,-
100000 and says that the total assets
Of the company are $30,000000. Che re-
port also states that the smaller ca
pacity will be increased to a large ex-
tent and will make an immense show
ing during the coming year.
]. B. Osborne of Los Angeles and
the Drew Estate company of San Ber-
nardino sold to N. P. and Horace Sloan
half interest in a group Of mining
claims near Resting Springs for $15O,OOO.
There are about eighteen claims in the
group, all of which show high values
in gold, silver copper and lead. but
lead is the principal mineral. and ex-
pensive machinery will be installed at
once to work it out of the ores.
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ST. PAUL BROTHERHOOD
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