Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03
PLENTY OF WATER
FOR CRACKERJACK
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE KING
SOLOMON SHAFT
Heavy Contract Let for Work on the
Beau BrummeI Group-orders
Placed for Large Gaso-
line Hoist
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
CRACKERJACK, Cal, June 2.-The
Crackerjack district, San Bernardino
county, is steadily and surely justi-
flying the predictions made for 1t. The
latest of the many important develop
ments in the district is in u showing
made in the King Solomon shaft of the
Crackerjack Gold Mining company at
at a depth of eighty-two feet. The
ledge, which was struck about ten
days ago, has increased to over three
feet, having widened fourteen inches
in the last six feet. On both walls OF
the ledge is six inches of tale gouge,
the ore being hematite. Assays taken
during the past week give an average
return of sos in gold, though many
samples run much higher. The VEN
Is nearly perpendicular, being between
well-defined walls Of altered porphyry
In the opinion of men thoroughly ac-
quainted with the district, this shaft
will open up an ore body of extra
ordinary value, one of the kind that
makes districts famous.
Work is going on steadily in the Dali
keith tunnel, it now being in over 300
feet. 1t is expected momentarily to
cut the big ledge.
The Crackerjack Gold company Is
preparing for big work and adding to
it's equipment accordingly. During the
week the foundation for new hoist
was put in and the machinery will
be installed in another week or So
This hoist will enable the company to
sink 1000 feet and open up the great
ore bodies that lie deep.
Letting Big Contracts
Further evidence of the faith of the
heavy operators in the future OF
Crackerjack as a great copper ano
gold camp was given last week by the
signing of one of the largest con-
tracts for development work thus fal
given out in the district.
A contract was let Wednesday or
the Beau Brummel group calling for
double-compartment shaft, with SKI.
timbering throughout, to be put dowr
300 feet from the bottom of the pres
ent workings, which will give a tota
depth of nearly 400 feet in the mali
shaft. c.. A. Shinn, Nevada con
tractor, was awarded the work by
Saunders & Flormann, representing
the Montana interests that have in
vested so heavily in the district.
Shinn will Immediately install
large gasoline hoist at the shaft, AM
employ three shifts of miners in tn
works. A camp will be established a
| the shaft to facilitate the work. Th
contract price was not given out.
On the Peterson property, controlled
by the same interests which are op
Grating the Beau Brummel, a contrac
has been awarded to John Reid, 6
Montana contractor, to sink the pres.
ent shaft fifty feet deeper, which will
give 1t total of over 100 feet. 1t is
understood that this is merely pre-
liminary contract, as Reid will be
awarded another, upon it's completion
to sink the shaft to depth of 400 feet
Plenty of Water
The town of Crackerjack is assured
Of an abundance of water by the sale
and proposed development Of the
Clearwater Springs, which lie about
four miles west of the town. Clint
Taylor is the seller and Willis A.
Gates is the purchaser. A company will
be formed among CracRerjack opera
tors and all necessary capital raised
for the development of the springs
and the piping of the water to the
town and adjacent mining properties