Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-23
GINA HAS
RESOURCES
COPPER ORE THAT SUGGESTS
REGION OF BUTTE
ALSO GOOD SHOWING IN GOLD
AND SILVER
District in San 5ernardino County
That Is Producing High Grade
ores-Los Angeles Capl-
tai Active


ern California that is more in the lime
light at the present time than Gina, on
the Salt Lake road, where many props
critics, both gold, silver and copper, are
in active operation and from which
shipments of ore are being steadily
made to the smelters in Salt Lake City.
In fact, 1t is well known that the pro-
moters of a smelter for Los Angeles
have always relied upon the consider
able output from the leading mines of
the Gina district to assist in making
the enterprise profitable. Naturally the
difference in freight rates between the
Salt Lake smelter and the proposed one
for Los Angeles would not anly add
greatly to the profits of the mine own
ers, but also insure the fact that every
pound of available ore would come this
way
The Gina district is situated about
twenty five miles southwest of the Ne
vada line and is within a radius of
thirty miles from Searchlight and Ell
dorado canyon. 1t Is also close to the
old camp of Marvel. near which the
recent discoveries at Hart have at
t~acted interst.
The mines in the Gina district are
located on both sides of the Salt Lake
railroad tracks, the property of the
Death Valley Mining company, now a
steady producer of gold and silver, also
being situated to the north of the track,
while to the south and east are the
famous copper producing mines of the
Standard Mines company. To the mag
nitude of shipments made from this
copper property is unquestionably due
the record of stability which the camp
has obtained for in a recent report OH
ot-di 1fxy hu 10
States government geological survey
department, on page 81, the following
significant sentence occurs: 1.-THE most
productive property in 1866 was the
Eagdad-Chase at Steadman, and next
in order was the Standard at Gina"
The Bagdad-Chas is a gold and silver
property, so, according to the United
States geological reports, the Standard
mines are the largest producers of cop
yer ore in San Bernardino county.
Sixty Cars Shipped
Very little publicity has been given
to the record of this property, but an
investigation shows that there has beer
shipped to date over sixty cars of cop
rer ore, valued at 100000 net, the pro-
dutc going to the smelters at Salt Lake
City. This ore has had big advan-
tage over the copper ore of many other
districts, in so much as the splendid
fluxing quality due to the presence
OF iron and limestone, has resulted in
Il charge of but $2.75 a ton. as against
$3.50, the regular charge for smelling
copper ore of refractory character.
The Standard company has one OF
the best equipped properties in the
state and it's camp is a model from the
standpoint of completeness. modernity
and general appearance. The surface
improvements consist of large store,
carrying a complete line OF merchan-
disc, boarding house to accommodate
100 men, numerous cottages for the
married employees, a great extent OF
track and modern dumping cars, to-
sether with a hosting plant with
capacity of 1000 feet in depth.
Is The underground workings of the
company are now down to depth of
$50 feet, and there are several thou
sand feet of mechanically run tunnels,
shafts, wines and drifts, which have
explored in a very satisfactory man
ner the ore bodies of the property.
The formation is lime and porphyry,
which is very similar to that of Butte,
and in the opinion of experts every
condition points to the fact that with
development enough copper ore to OPP
crate a private smelter Will be opened
Up. On the dump at the present tlne
are over fifty tons of splendid copper
ore ready for shipment, and the bins
are also full to the top.
Gold and Silver Showing
In addition to the copper showings
on the property a recent discovery on
the surface of an outcrop has been
made of ore running eleven ounces OF
silver and Sc in gold. This outcrop Is
very heavy and well defined, and In
the opinion of so we'll posted an en-
glneer as D. B. Gemmlll ought to show
Il well defined body upon deeper devel-
crment.
The Standard Mines company has the
of owning a telephone line
nearly fifteen miles long, private
read the same length and has control
OF the most extensive supply of water
in the entire district, known as Kesler
springs, thus insuring a plentiful sup
ply for milling and other purposes
The property adjoining the workings |
presents natural townsite, surrounded
IN all sides by high hills, the ground |
being level, with sufficient slope to
make the place sanitary and healthfui. |
The directors of the Standard Mines
company are all well known In local
mining circles for their experience and
of that business. They are
J. A. Hodgman, Col r. b. Dodge, DR.. !