Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-02

dredgers, in a manner similar to the
work done at Feather and Yuba rivers
in the north. There is a large capital
back of this enterprise and great things
are expected from this district soon. As
these valleys lie at an elevation of
nearly 1000 feet, these companies can
not begin work in earnest until the
snow is off the ground.
Nuggets of News
Albert Schliebts reports recent
strike" from his newly located mines
at Cave Wells, San Bernardino county,
ore having been sent in which runs
$1100 per ton in gold. Since this find
the adjacent territory has been pros
pected and located by miners of that
district and ore of much greater value
has been found. So far the extent Of
the work consists merely of prospect
holes, but supplies and equipments have
been sent out for the purpose of thor
oughly exploiting these properties.
The rush to Harrisburg, better known
to miners of the Wild Rose mining
district of Inyo country as Harrisburg,
contraction of Harris and Augerbury,
continues unabated. Large numbers of
men from all parts of the county and
from various Nevada camps are con-
stantly arriving. All pronounce it the
most marvellous camp ever discovered
The wonders consist in the extreme
richness in gold and the vast extent
of the quartz lodges. The stage from
johannesburg to Ballarat is constant
ly crowded with anxious parties hur-
rying to get to this new El Dorado.
Harry Porter, former owner of the
famous Mountain Boy mine in Pleasant
canyon, Inyo county, is at Harrisburg
with the intention of thoroughly eX
amining and Investigating that part
of the county and to secure some of
the valuable properties lately discov-
cred there. The Mountain Boy mine
lately owned by Mr.. Porter, is situated
about twelve miles east of Ballarat and
was sold a year ago to the Gold Crown
Mining company, an organization of
Los Angeles men.
The ORC Fino Developing company,
office 32O Potomac block, reports the
arrival of their mill and cyanide tanks
at the Austrilitz group, ORC Blanca,
Santa Cruz county, and hope TO have
the same running inside of sixty days.
The ORC Blanco district is coming to
the front rapidly. considerable local
capital being invested there
Mining in Trinity
d. j. Hall. writing to the Trinity
Journal, reviews the mines of Trinity
county and makes the following state
ment: "From every quarter of the
country come most encouraging reports
of renewed activity in mining enter
prise. The Globe mine, no longer
trammeled by litigation, has attracted
the attention of capital, and it is cur
rent rumor that a plan is on foot to
unite this property with the one time
great producer, the Chloride-Bailey,
and by means of a tunnel to transport
the ore from the Globe to the mill be-
longing to the Bailey group.
On East Fork Eastern capital is eX-
plotting with encouraging results two
well known mines, the Enterprise and
the Yellowstone.
"At Bullychoop active development
operations are being conducted, which
bid fair to make that camp one of the
liveliest in the county. The Point
mine on Indian Creek, under
bond to Dr. Fields and d. C. Dedrick,
is showing up.
"In Southern Trinity several promis-
ing copper properties are being eX-
plotted with every indication of the
presence of large bodies of high-grade
copper. The Hupp mine is upholding
it's reputation as a steady and con-
sstent producer. At Trinity Center
the Bloss & McClary mine is produce
ing, as in the Butler hydraulic prop
erty at Minersville. The well-known
Union Hill group of gravel claims,
which has for many years lain dor
mant for want of capital to bring the
water necessary for the working OF
the gravel deposits, has at last at
tracted the notice of Boston capitalists, |
who are actively preparing to bring |
to this property the waters of Grass !
Valley creek, and later to extend oper
atoms to the buttons Creek property |
owned by P. M. Paulson and the estate /
IF Henry LorenZ."