Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-26
COPPER STRIKE
At SEARCHL|CHT
Old Prospector Makes Lucky Find in
Nevada-EIectric Lights Glow
inq-Another Strike at
Manhattan

Herman Wesselhoft, an old desert
prospector, has struck copper de-
posit on the Colorado river, four miles
from Ell Dorado canyon, which has
caused considerable excitement at
Searchlight He first heard of the de-
post through some Indians living II
the locality about two years ago, but
the story was never investigated until
lately. number of miners nave VS.
tied the find and report very favorably.
Recent assays run as high as 30 per
cent copper. 1t is necessary to go by
boat some distance on the river in or
der to reach the camp, there being no
other means of transportation avail
able and the country Is so mountain
Gus no wagon roads or trails nave as
vet been made. This country is all
tributary to Searchlight and the out
fitting is done there. Local parties
are building small boats at Search
light to use on the river in transport
ing their supplies to the new camp.
AS the country referred to has never
been prospected to any extent much
interest is displayed in the new strike.
viii Use Diamond Drill
The Searchlight-New York Mining
company, f. w. Mitchell, president,
and w. W. Hurt. general manager,
both of Denver, have ordered dia-
mond drill with which to prospect
some of their thirty-three claims, a
portion of which adjoin the town Of
Searchlight. A diamond drill has never
been used in this district and inter-
esting developments are looked for.
The estimated cost of operating the
drill after installation is 81 per foot
in the ordinary formation.
The LIE Roy Mining company at 220
feet has encountered plenty of water,
together with good body of paying
ore. 1t has ordered pump with
capacity of 100000 gallons of water
per day.
$50 feet on it's American Girl group.
Workmen have not struck paying
ore as yet, but are putting up sub
stantial buildings and preparing to
continue work indefinitely. If they
have the similar experience to, that
of the properties adjacent to them
they will strike paying ore at water
level, which is ordinarily 25O feet.
| The Searchlight Mining and Milling
company is pumping $4,000 gallons OF
water per day. This is not enough
to interfere with the work, but on
the contrary facilitates the operation
of the mill and cyanide plant. This
property is in a very prosperous con-
dition, running day and night with a
| force OF lOIly-elSnL men
Electricity in Use
The Santa Fe mines entire electric
| lighting plant is in operation at Search
| light. The engine is 120 horsepower
and the generator has a capacity OF
230O volts. This plant win furnish the
town of Searchlight with about 5000
lights, besides furnishing number OF
the mines with light and power. F.
A. Keegel. electrical engineer, had
charge of the construction and in
stallation of the machinery, the same
being owned by Carl Leonardt and
Ben McCready of the Santa Fe mine
In the shaft on this property they are
down 240 feet, with plenty of water
They use a Fairbanks Morse twenty
five horsepower engine for compress
ing, housting and pumping, but are
preparing to put in a larger pump.
Strike at Manhattan
George Mantle Of Manhattan states
! that an important strike was made tI
the Manhattan district this week. A
| fOur-foot ledge was uncovered neal
the surface on the Consolidated In
dependence property, the pay streal
OF which assays $4,000 to the ton In
| gold Considerable importance at
taehes itself to the find. in consequence
OF which there is considerable excite
ment in Manhattan.
The independence is controlled, it Is
believed by the owners OF the famous
Treadwel mine In Alaska. w. o
Pray, one of the leading mining en-,
gineers OF the property, is genera
manager of the property. 1t was upor
a report of the property made by hin
that II was purchased from the origi-
nal locator, Bert Kopenhaven, fol
$4,000 cash.
Some of the rock shown is, to use
mining expression, alive with gold
Homeless children received and
placed In houses for adoption. Appiy
Rev. o. " Rice, Superintendent Chill
dren's Home society, 334 Bradbury
building, Los Angeles.