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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
GOLD MINING IN AFRICA
SEVERELY RESTRICTED

A quartz mine claim in the Trans
vaal is 150 feet long on the line of strike
OF the ledge and 400 feet wide. The gov
ernment claim license, to be paid con-
tinuously, is 81 per claim per month. In
addition to this the government takes
10 per cent of the net profit on the gold
produced. The Boer government used
to take 5 per cent of lie net profit.
1t does not pay to organize and equip
a mine having much less than 100 claims
under the mining conditions in the
Transvaal. The ledges can only be fol-
lowed in perpendicular lines of the claim
boundaries and this arrangement saves
many law suits. Overlapping claims are
not recorded.
The talent of mining engineers from
all parts of the world has been brought
to bear on working the johannesburg
mines and no expense has been spared
to obtain good organization and up-to-
date equipment.
Very complete statistics are kept on
all the mines on basis of costs per
ton mined and milled, and rigid com
parsons are made between those mines
working under similar conditions so that
each manager or superintendent is held
accountable to his directors for any ex-
cess in his costs per ton over that of
his neighbors.
The costs are subdivided as follows:
Mining, hosting pumping, transport,
sorting, crushing, milling, cyaniding,
electric power, and lighting, maintenance
development, and office expenses.
The combined costs per ton of ore
mined range from below $5 to s. at the
present writing. Ten years ago the
total costs per ton averaged 50 more thar
they do now, and still further reduc-
ton may be looked for IL the people
5000 miles away who read about the ma.
tives In books will allow the white people
living IN Africa who understand natives
and other local conditions, to manage
their own affairs-From Article mining
Conditions in South Africa" in Mines
and Minerals for September.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
ARE PUSHING
DEVELOPMENT
MORE STAMPS WILL BE ADDED
AT BONNIE CLARE
COMPANY KEEPS LARGE FORCE
AT WORK
Reduction Works Have Recently Been
Erected and New Hoist Is Being
Installed on Corbett
Group

The Bonnie Clare holdings are located
in the Gold Mountain mining district in
Nye and Esmeralda counties, Nevada.
The mining properties consist of four
teen locations, comprising three separate
groups and are located in Esmeralda
county. The reduction works of the COM
pany are located in Nye county and con-
sist of two mill sites and four placer
locations. All the above mining claims
are now being patented by the Bonnie
Glare Mining and Milling company.
The Bonnie Glare company was incor-
porated about two years ago by Los An
geles capitalists and has been constantly
under development since that time and
within the last year the company has
installed a modern reduction works for
the treatment of their milling ores. Ten
stamps equipped with concentrators, cya-
nide plant and slime plant are now in
operation running full twenty-four hours
and milling forty tons per day. The
company is adding ten more stamps
and is also proposing to install a trac-
ton engine, for the transportation of the
present ores wheich are now being hauled
unsatisfactory by mule team.
The Bonnie Clare company is working
eighty-five men on their pay roll, which
erS
A new hoist is being installed upon
the Courbet group, one of three groups
belonging to the company. and large
force of miners is being employed un-
derground, extracting and blocking out
ores for future development.
The Rattlesnake group has been devel-
oped to a depth of 800 feet; ,crosscuts
being run from the level; stopping of
ore Is being carried on down to as low
as the 400-foot level. The total under
ground work on the two groups of claims
now being worked by the corporation
consists of little over 1900 feet
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
MINES AND ALLvG-TWO CAMPS YIELD IMMENSE WEALTH

very fine colors and shows some extra
fine nuggets occasionally.
The Sunny Side property comprises
twelve claims, six of which are in abb
solute control of the company, while
six more are virtually in control. The
claims run across the river. On this
particular river bed enough, gold has
been taken out to make millionaires of
many men in El Dorado county.
Big Pine Mines Busy
The mines about Big Pine, Inyo
county, California. are working extern
sively with profit to their owners. Lit
tie has been heard of this mining dis
trict, as none of the operators there
abouts have stocks to sell or axes to
grind, in an advertising way, being
satisfied with the showings and rather
keeping things quiet
Big Pine is the supply point for such
districts as Eva or Loretta copper. Fish
Springs, which has produced quarter
of a million in gold, and the Buckeye
mines, which are low grade gold
proposition, said TO show up as good as
the Homestake or Yellow Aster ever
did at a parallel stage of development.
The Eve copper lies twenty miles east
of Big Pine. Schwab is supposed to be
the power behind the throne there,
opening up the property. The main
shaft is down $50 feet and will not stop
until the 400-foot level is reached. The
levels down to $50 feet show eighty two
feet of copper ore between walls aver
aging close to IL per cent. This has
been pronounced by experts to be one
of the finest surface showings of cop-
per known.
A little farther east and south is the
J. P. Fitting lead mines. This property
was discovered only four months ago,
but was n mine from the grass roots.
This ledge was traced for a mile and
consists of from twelve to sixteen
inches of solid lead and silver on the
foot wall, and six feet of gangue matter
that runs above S165 a ton in silver,
lead and gold. Five-hundred pound
specimens of this solid mineral can be
seen at the depot, from which three
sixteenm mule teams are constantly
vending their way to and from this
mine, shipping the same to Salt Lake.
A premium is paid by the smelters for
this, as all lead ores running over 65
per cent are valuable for flux ~
One of the most promising prospects
anywhere Is the Buckeye Mining COM
pany's low grade gold proposition,
twelve miles down the valley from Big
Pine in what is known as Poverty Hills.
They have shaft down 150 feet with
crosscuts showing sixty feet of soft $40
free milling ore. while the side hills
above average $3.S2 a ton. They have
the power on Birch creek to run a hun
dred stamps, and own thirty inches of
water.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
START OPERATIONS
AT SEARCHLIGHT
Business in Southern Part of District
Begins to Hum, as Was Pre-
dicted Some Time
AGO

Special to The Herald.
SEARCHLIGHT, Oct. 13-The Poinper
Mining company has resumed operations,
The personnel of the company has oeii
almost entirely changed and the new own
ers New Workers, announce thal lroiii
now on there will be no cessation OF ope-
rations, and that they expect TO nave d
mil, on the ground and the mine pro-
ducer within few months
After Years OF development and months
of preparation the goal toward Which eN
cry mining company asplres mas peen a..
tained by the Black Hawk Consoiiuateu az
Eldorado canyon
battery will go into commission just az
soon as a few minor alterations ana au-
ditions can be made. ,.,.
That the plans outlined for the develop
ment of the Blossom mine We're no iu'e
talk is evidenced from the fact that
contract has been let to E. b. Frederick 10
sink vertically to water level
Business is commencing 10 mum ~ tns
southern part of this district as predicted
n,onth ago. and of which the Lloyd
is the recognized center.
AS to that particular property, iate
courier states that good ore pouy mas
inst been cut into in the vertlcal smart at
dantb Of 1870 feet 1t is not known just
what relation this bears to tnat pooy
which swung away, some uistance apoVe
and to which cross-cut Is 70 De run at
tvnicai red oxide cast, but is firmer and
less honeycombed. as might be expected at
the greater depth.
The next discovery is on ]. II, Williams
I,ongfellow. adjoining the aboveH
Another promising strike was made by
Tom Harrison of Harrison Brothers, on
their Mohawk group near the Empire.
This ledge spreads over width OF four
feet IN the drifts and assessment holes.
There is a showing Of free gold and the
paintings are extra good, indicating up to
500 values.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
MORE DISTRICTS
COME TO FRONT
BATTLE MOUNTAIN CREATES
MUCH INTEREST
Gold Park Country in sagebrush State
Is Attracting Attention by
Rich Strikes Recently
Made

Few people can appreciate the present
excitement In the Battle Mountain mining
district of Nevada, and as news from that
section has been very meager at best, it
is interesting to hear some of the mining
men who have been to that country tell
of the daily events. he great Glasgow
and Western mine is said to be the scene
of more activity at this time than many
of the older mines of the Sagebrush state
where operations have been carried on for
years. This company has expended a great
deal of money and time on a proposition
that is said to insure a return on the in
vestment for long time. The controlling
interests are held by foreign syndicate,
and the management has been operating
and making improvements for years, with
very little information regarding company
business to be given to the public.
Since this company started on its ca
reer of productiveness, the district has
begun to attract some mining engineers
who have made inspections of properties
with the result that they expressed them
selves as surprised with the mineral for
nations as they have found them. Several
companies have been organized as re-
suit of the glowing reports of mining ex-
perts. Operations on an extensive scale
on more than one property will be inaug
urated within a short time
Just Like MlllionaireS
Recent arrivals from that district say
that number of old prospectors are ex-
hibiting fine samples of high grade cop
per, and strutting around like million
aires, claiming that there is an abundance
of the same quality of ore where they OBJ
tanned the samples. Zinc ores have also
been uncovered in few localities, and 1t
is claimed that large bodies of this pro-
duct also have been uncovered. The en-
tire country looks very promising for
great activity for some time
Another Of the old districts of Nevada
that is attracting some attention is the
God Park country, out from Austin. Re-
Gently ]. M Noonan and H. w. Hammond
camp and express themselves well pleased
with what they saw.
Mr.. Noonan, who is anxious to invest in
Nevada mining properties, was so well
pleased with the Gold Park section that
he will. return again in the near future.
On the Sunday claim, belonging to the
Peterson brothers, at Gold Park, Frank
andfMiles Peterson are still taking out
free gold and will soon have another lot of
loose gold melted into bar
The last lot of gold was melted into a
bar and was worth $3400. This gold was
taken out in six weeks work, and aside
from the nuggets hand mortar and a
gold pan were used.
The Peterson strike is creating great
excitement throughout this county. One
PAINFUL of dirt recently contained over $50
in gold. These figures seem large, but 1t is
the truth. nevertheless.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
ACTIVE WORK
IS RESUMED
Los ANGELES MAN TAKES, LEASE
ON TUNGSTEN PROPERTY
NORTH STAR. PAYS QUARTERLY
DIVIDENDS
Big Pine District In Inyo County is
Busy-Schwab Is Supposed to
Be the Power Behind
the Throne

1t is said that the Hedges mine in San
Diego county will soon resume opera
tions.
Hedges is twenty-five miles from Yuma
and six miles from Ogilby station, which
is sixteen miles from here. About ten
years ago there were 500 men at work lin
this mine. The ore being of low grade,
the profits were small and Receiver
Pauly who operated the mines number
of years for the stockholders, finally gave
1t up for some reason, although there is
said to be an abundance of paying ore
in sight.
s. p. MacKnight and H. r. Bacon OF
Los Angeles have taken lease and bond
on the Tungsten mines near Randsburg,
owned by Wickard, Byrne and others,
and have set some men at work. There
is strong probability of selling this
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
BONANZA DECIDES
TO GRANT LEASES
Work on Surprise Property, Which Is
Considered One of the Big Mill
ing Propositions, Is Being
Pushed
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
. CRACKERJACK, Cal, Oct 13.-The di-
rectors of the Crackerjack Bonanza COM
company have at last broken their silence
on an important matter in connection with
the development of the Crackerjack dis
trict, and have announced that the COM
pany has decided to grant leases within
a restricted area on the Bonanza ground
This is a question that has been held
some time, and the announcement that
leases will be granted means much for the
district, as it will result in the rapid de-
velopment of the Bonanza Mountain sec
tion
Just what the terms of the leases will
be or what claims they will be granted on
have not yet been made pubic, but will
doubtless be given out soon. 1t is under
stood that great many applications for
leases on Bonanza mountain have been
received and several are said to have been
granted. A company is reported to have
been formed in Salt Lake for the purpose
of working a block Of the bonanza
ground, and is said to number among its
members some of the biggest mining men
of that city
That leasing will prove profitable for the
lucky ones is a foregone conclusion as
the Bonanza ore is known to average in
the neighborhood of $16O ton, and with
twelve-mile haul to the railroad this
will give handsome returns to the ship
pers. A good sized boom may be looked
for on Bonanza mountain within the next
month.
In addition to the granting of leases the
Bonanza company has announced that
shipments will be made to Salt Lake
from the company's main workings, as
the high grade material is now being
sacked.
crackerjack Gold
Superintendent Toennies reports good
progress having been made on all work
at the Crackerjack gold property. The
east crosscut is still being driven through
practically the same formation. though
the indications are considered as having
improved greatly. Good progress has
been made in the winze which is being
sunk from this level, and the ledge mat
ter is improving constantly. The outlool
for encountering q body of rich ore In this
work is considered extremely good
| 1t is reported that the management OF
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
A Slow Place

s'Well,' how. are you, cap'n and how $
everything goin?" genially inquired the
patent churn man as he hoped up onto
the porch of the tavern at Polkviile, Ark.
Round again, eh?" returned the land
lord in fiat and accentless tones. ME? +?
Aw, I'm still here, l reckon. Everything
else is dead-deader than dog and fiat
ter than a filter! Tell you what's fact:
There was pig born with six legs, not
more than three miles out O. town, week
before last and IN be fiddledy-cussed II
more than third of the population went
out there to look at the wonderful in
sect! Yes. and yesterday feller from
over at Timpkinsville walked out in the
middle of the street here and hollered
that he was a bigger by.gosh man than
old William Jennin's 3ryap, and not a
gent in the whole burned town had pa
triotism enough to jump him! Aw tell
you, herd of reindeer could get fat on
the moss on the backs of our prominent
citizens ard not be disturbed while they
were a-doing it!"-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
DELAYS Are DANGEROUS

Young scads-I don't want to go to college
dad
you can't afford TO neglect 1t. had to give
a college million last year in order TO gel
my degree.-Puck
Good is in no especial danger OF going oul
OF vogue, Notwithstanding what you hear The
only difference is that It isn't getting itself sc
much done as made.-Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
OLD HAlNIL TON is
SHOWING NEVILLE

Special to The Herald.
EUREKA. New, Oct. 15.-The old camp
at hamilton, forty-two miles southeast of
Eureka and about the same distance west
of Ely, has awakened from a long sleep
and promises to take its place, as one of
the big producers of the precious metals.
The bats have been driven from the old
stone houses of Hamilton. Eberhardt
Sel1gman and Treasure City, built and
deserted many years ago, and the old
mines and many new ones are being
placed in readiness for regular shipments.
1t is promised that the district shall have
railroad.
The first discoveries of mineral on
Treasure hill were made in 1864 and, ac-
cording to camp legends, the find was
made by an Indian, who profited little by
the big production which followed. The
ores were rich in silver and lead and the
district is credited with production of
$45 100000. The Bambergers of Salt Lake
have bought the Ne Plus Ultra, one of the
| old time producers, for 10000. The ore
carries 20 per cent lead and 20 ounces
\ silver and is an ideal smelling product.
| 1t is said that there is more than suffi-
cient orc in sight in the mine to meet the
purchase price.
Record for Dividends
Across the gulch from the Ne Plus Ul-
ira is the Rocco -Honestake, which has
the record of paying dividends from the
surface. The mine was reopened four
years ago and has been steady pro-
/ ducer. On the same ore belt DIR. Russell
| of Oakland has secured a bond on a mine
owned by Mrs Gray of the same city
and is developing 1t. On the west side OF
! White Pine mountain there remains the
ruins of an old ten-stamp antimony mill
and here Brown of Tonopah has opened a
ledge of copper ore fifty feet wide which
carries good values In both the precious
metals. The Jennie A. mine, which is To-
coted on contact between lime ant
quartzite now owned by Francis Cutting
of San Francisco. there are 10000 tons Of
galena ore blocked out. On the east side
of the mountain the McAllen mine hal
been shipping steadily for several years
transporting the ore on handsleds to th'
wagon road and thence to Eureka
Schenck, Oleson and Marsh of Ely hav,
bond on a property adjoining the Me
Allen and are ready to ship. Hunt an,
Neff on the same belt are saclSing veil
of solid galena ore eighteen inches thick
The old Treasure Hill, with a tunnel II
5000 feet, is now owned by w. b. Reed o
Capitola, Cal The face of the tunnel i
in o black shale, which extends clear t,
Illipah creek. and a seam Of coal ha
been found there by G. b. Alden Of Gold
field and his associates.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14
GREAT MILL
MEANS MUCH
SHoSHoNE PLANT WILL SOON BE
IN FULL BLAST
HAYsEED HAS HIGH GRADE
STRINcERs
superintendent Bedford of Gold Bar
States That His Company May
Decide to Install Its Own
Power

Special to The Herald.
PHYOLITE, New, Oct. 13.-The success
of the Montgomery Shoshone mill will
mean the success Of Bullfrog. The min
ing world generally is looking to the
outcome of this project as criterion
OF what may be expected from this sec
tion of the country, and with the Sho-
shone mill decided success, we can rea-
sonably expect that investors will ad-
nit that Bullfrog has made good.
The initial operations of the Shoshone
plant have been highly satisfactory, and
while the mill is not as yet entirely
tuned up for full commission, yet it is
working nicely as far as tested, and
there is every reason to believe that nc
trouble will be experienced, but that
the big plant will soon be grinding away
on the ore at full blast.
A crosscut from the 100-foot level in
the Eayseed mine is making fine
showing and is apparently entering the
big east ledge, which has not heretofore
been explored underground. The cross
cut, in penetrating the schist, has ex-
posed several stringers of high grade
ore, close together, and, the crosscut is
so thoroughly impregnated with these
stringers that Superintendent Nelson Is
under the impression that 1t should al
be considered as ledge matter.
Rich Shoot
AT the surface of the east ledge is
of exceptional width, and the groupings
yield good paintings wherever exposed
surface work having been done at inter
walls over the length of the claim. 150
| feet. 1t is expected that the development
of the big ledge will make even better
showing than the original work on the
Hayseed, which has resulted in the open
ing Of a large rich shoot of free milling
| ore.
| Superintendent Nelson says that the
Hayseed company will probably let a few
leases to responsible parties who arr
willing to DO considerable work.
! Superintendent Bedford of the Gold Bal
states that he has been notified by thu
| Nevada California Power company tina
no power can be delivered before Marcl
and for this reason there will be no par
| ticular hurry in rushing the work. pro
| vided this power is used 1t was thu
previous intention to have the plan
completed and in operation by the frs
of the year.
A decision may be reached, Mr.. Bedfor'
says, for the company to install its owl
power, in which case the mill will b
hurried along as was the original inten
ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-14

A HoLLENBEcK LODGE, NO s1s. p.
IN, & A. M, Will confer the second de-
NIX gree Tuesday, Oct Is, p. m.
ZVN ]. WILL DICK. Secretary.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-09-24

The proposal of Postmaster gen
~zral Meyer to establish Postal Saw
Tngs Banks in the United States
will be hailed with delight by every
man and woman in the United
States not directly interested in
the banking business. Every man
who has made a success in life
Knows that it is in the care of the
uickeIs that poor people meet fnan-
,-iaI disaster. There are lots of
savings banks willing to accept a
dollar, but they do not fill the bill.
The proposed postOfice savings
szlank will Take care of the pen
-aies and the dollars will take care
of themselves. In Great Britain
there are 9,673,717 depositors with
deposits of $721, $40, 296. Besides
tins they have the usual run of
savings banks like we have in the
United States. The proposal of the
postmaster general will meet with
opposition by crowd of bankers
who believe the poor of the coun-
Try are their legal prey. While they
may put up enough money to cor
ruptly prevent the establishment of
xhe postal saving banks, they will
not be able to prevent its establish
rzent in days not very far away.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-09-24
THE LAGUNA .
VISTA CLUB
Meets in Brownsville and Com
pIetes Organization.
Ninety-six Shares of Stock Represented at
the Meeting. Which Elected Board
Directors and the Regular
Officers.

The stockholders of the Laguna
Vista Club met at o'clock yester-
day afternoon in the offices of the
Hallam Colonization Company for
the purpose of organization.
Thirty eight of the stockholders
were present at the meeting and 90
shares of stock were represented by
presence or proxy.
The following were the officers
elected by the stockholders:
S K. Hallam Pres, Browns
vile, Texas.
Benz. s. Cable Vice Pres, Chi
cago, III.
B. H. Frazier End Vice Pres,
Raymondville, Texas.
S. H. Hallam Secty., Browns
vile, Texas.
J. q. Fernandez Treas, Browns
vile, Texas.
H. w. Taylor Gen. Manager,
Brownsville, Texas.
Board of directors: S. K. Hal
lam, L. H. Hallam, H. w. Taylor,
H. H. Banker, II. T. Davis, S. H.
Frazier, J. G. Fernandez, Ed Box,
L. Z. Morris.
The work of developing the
property will be pushed as fast as
money and energy can accomplish
it.
Many of the stockholders will
come to Laguna Vista and build
this fall.
Frontier Lumber Co. will put