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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
PITTSBURG PROPERTY
TO PROVE GREATEST
w. p. O'MEARA SAYS 1T HAS A
GREAT FUTURE
One Hundred-stamp Mill at Silver
Pick Is Worth Going Miles
to See-ValcaIda
Prospects

GOLDFIELD, New, Few. Nv. z.
O'Meara came in from Tonopah yes
terday morning to look after business
on this end of the line for a few days.
He states that the Silver Peak al
calda, which is practically owned by
himself and his brother, M. j. O'Meara,,
is making one of the really big gold
mines of the country. The property,
which is located on the same hill with
the famous Ptttsburg- Silver Peak, the
old Blair mines, is opening up bigger
and bigger all the while, while the
mill that was built to treat the ores
is doing splendid work in the recovery
of values, and the proposition is pay
ing handsomely.
1.-THE Pittsburg company's PROPOSE
tion," said O'Meara, lis admittedly
about the greatest thing in the way
of a gold mine in the United states,
and the big 100-stamp mill that has
been erected by George o. Bradley of
tkis citJ is certainly plant worth
going a long distance to see. When
everything has been smoothed out and
the plant is being operated at capacity
the country will have something in a
gold mining way to think about. The
proposition is enc that will stand as a
lasting monument to Martin l.. Eff
finger. Who secured the mines from the
old Blsir estate and promoted he
company which now operates it.
1.-THE mountain on which the Pitts
burg and Valcalda properties are To-
Gated is apparently a veritable noun
tain of gold ore. 1 know that the big
company's present list of shareholders
will never live to see the ores exhaust
| ed, and we feel just as confident over
the resources of our own ground,
though of course we are not prepared
| to operate on such an extensive scale
as our neighbors are at the present
| time"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03

DASING its faith on the fact that IT
x has acquired mines not prospects
= and that examination of these
mines demonstrates the large pro-
fit that will result from modern meth
DDS of working, the Huiriachic Mines
company, composed of number of well
known Los Angeles capitalists, is pre-
pairing for development work. The
company has acquired nine claims con-
tanning 25S acres, including the Guada-
loupe and La Blancha mines. This area
i, in the Chalchuites district, state of
Zacatecas, directly west of Gutierrez
ar important station on the main line
or the Mexican Central and leading
directly to El Paso and the City Of
Mexico.
Three main lodes traverse the length
of the property, the central one being
the richest. Ore rich in values and
available for shipping has been found N
the ten shafts already sunk at depths
varying from sixty to 230 feet.
The present intention of the company
which is proceeding in a systematic
campaign for the best results will be
to concentrate development work in the
Guadalupe and La Blancha mines.
The main shaft Of the Guadalupe has
reached a depth of 100 feet and has
been newly timbered and equipped and
unwatered. The vein disclosed is twelve
feet thick and has we'll defined walls,
"a true assure In limestone. Assays
of the contents show a value of $5008,
principally in lead and silver.
The La Blancha has three vertical
shafts, one of which has reached
depth of $50 feet The vein where de-
veloped is fifteen feet in width and in
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
PICNIC AND RAYMOND
GROUPS CHANGE OWNERS

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Feb. 2-Documents
transferring the title to the Picnic and
Raymond groups of mines in the Big
Bug district to Boston syndicate were
executed here by w. NJ. Nellis of Mayer
and placed in escrow in the Prescott
National bank. The consideration was
100000, payable in installments. The
deal was closed after two months ne
gotiations and was the result of a
favorable report on the property by F.
e. Small, a prominent Boston mining
engineer, who made thorough exam
nation of 1t five weeks ago.
The groups, comprising fourteen
claims, are located contiguous to each
other two miles west OF Mayer. Five
of the claims cover the Picnic lead,
which is opened by a number of shall
low shafts, the deepest of which is only
seventy-two feet. The Picnic vein runs
in northerly and southerly direction
in the same mineral belt as the Hack
berry and Blue Bell mines, which are
proved to a depth of several hundred
feet. Self-huxing ore carrying good
values in copper and gold is exposed
in all the shafts and openings.
One OF the considerations of the bond
is that active operations commence on
the ground within sixty days.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
E. EDDY and brother
Ralph Beane, returned Monday

~ LARENCE E. EDDY and brother,
Ralph Beane, returned Monday
~ from a trip down through Death
Valley, during which they completed
the stalking of 1910 acres of the bottom
of the valley, in the vicinity of Ben
nett's wells. These men made the trip
with burros and figure that on the last
two trips they have walked over 400
miles.
Mr.. Eddy says he found that other
parties had been ahead of him and had
staked many thousands of acres of
the valley bottom, beginning where
Borax Smiths ground leaves off be-
tween the Furnace creek ranch and
the wells and stalking clear down to
Pennetts.
1t has not been generally known how
much ground Borax Smith and asso-
ciates claimed in Death Valley. Mr..
Eddy says to the best of his knowl-
edge, Smith has thirteen miles, which
was given to him by the government
in consideration of his building
wagon road down through the valley.
This work il some places was made
under great difficulties and at great
expense His land is supposed TO take
IN the valley from two miles north of
the farm to eleven miles south, and OF
varying widths. In some places 1t ex-
tends up into the mountains, as at
Mount Blanco, where some wonderful
deposits of borax were discovered.
This is about six miles from the Fur
mace creek farm, and the Importance
of the borax deposits has caused the
owners to have a railroad survey
made with a view of building road
as near as possible to it. The distance
from Mount Blanco to Death Valley
junction would be over thirty miles.
Eddy learned from the superinten-
dent of the Furnace creek farm that
a party of twelve men had been in
camp near W,ngate pass, and had
staked probably $1,000 acres of the val
ley.
E. G. Gould, who is representing the
Death Valley Gold Placer company,
corporation composed of Oakland and
Los Angeles people, completed the
stalking OF eight miles of claims, be-
ginning at the north end of Borax
Smiths holdings and extending as far
down as Benne it's wells.
They called the claims the Honupi
placers The Desert, the California, the
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
Hydraulic Company Makes Big
Cleanup at Round Mountain
n OUND MOUNTAIN. Feb. 2.-The
X. biggest cleanup that has ever

n OUND MOUNTAIN. Feb. 2.-The
X, biggest cleanup that has ever
~ been made by the Round Noun
tain Hydraulic Gold Mining company
was that made on Wednesday. The
sluice boxes were cleared twice during
that day as well as the race" and be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 of placer gold
was the result
News of the rich cleanup that was
being made wss soon communicated to
town and in IA short time scores of
PEOPLE were watching the progress of
the work. The race" was literally a
stream of the yellow metal which was
quite apparent to the onlookers, even
from where they stood. at a little dis
lance of. While of course the first
three sluice boxes held the greater
part of the gold which was washed into
them. yet gold dust and nuggets were
found the entire length of the sluices.
There were all sizes and shapes of
nuggets, a few of them being as big
as the head of a claw hammer.
1t was known that the dirt which
was being worked was immensely rich,
but no idea OF the values 1t carried
was obtained until the water was
turned off and the accumulated gold
presented to view along the length of
the race" and in the sluice boxes.
Say said an old prospector, "the
sight of that makes me weep, to think
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
GRAHAM GOLD STRIKE
SHOWS VALUES OF $3.50

Stafford, Ariz., Feb. "A gold
strike which has created a great deal
of excitement in this vicinity was re-
ported when the result of an assay on
rock uncovered in the Graham noun
tains. twelve miles south of the city,
showed gold values of $780, The dis
coverers are ]. C. Robinson, vice presi-
dent of the Bank of Stafford, and Will
liam Robertson, city marshal. 1t is re-
ported that they have ledge seventeen
feet wide and that the assay was made
from samples taken from across the
ledge, the rock averaging twenty-three
ounces of gold. The discovery was
made in a place at the base of the
mountain, near where but little pros
pecting has been done.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
Smell TER AT
CANANEA IS
TO RESUME
APRIL Is IS DATE FIXED FOR
REVIVAL
MEANS MUCH TO COPPER REGION
NEARBY
Col w. c. Greene Talks Hopefully at
Ell Paso Of the Future of
5usiness-DeI Rio
Smeter

Ell PASO, Feb. 2.-Col. w. C. Greene
arrived In El Paso from Cananea. and
LETT on the Central for MADEIRA, Chihua.
hua, where the big lumber mills for
the Sierra Madre Land and Lumber
company are being installed. At Can
anea the remodeling of the old plant
and the installation of new machinery
are being rushed, and similar operations
are being carried on at MADEIRA, and
the colonel Is dividing his time between
the Two places in order to rush the
work as rapidly as possible.
work on the installation of new
machinery Is progressing rapidly" said
Col. Greene, and when the remodeling
is complete and all the new machinery
is in we will have smelter of double
the capacity of the plant when we
closed and capable of more economical
operation. 1t will probably be April
10 before the new machinery is all IN
place, but we are rushing work on it
to get 1t done as soon as possible. We
are also receiving great deal Of other
material, which we will use in the
operation of the plant, and the freight
business into Cananea is very heavy.
We are finding 1t necessary to add to our
force of men very rapidly as the work
progresses and things are getting in
satisfactory condition.
THAT smelter at Del Rio is one of
the problems of the future" said Col.
Greene, referring to this proposed new
plant. I'VE are figuring on 1t, but of
course nothing definite yet has been
done. 1t will probably be some time be-
fore anything is done, because when we
get the remodeled plant at Cananea In
operation it will double our present
capacity and we will not make any
more extensions right away. The Del
Rio plant will never replace the Can
anea plant.
81 am going down to MADEIRA, where
the work being done on the big mills
requires a great deal of personal at
tention to get the most satisfactory and
rand work out of the forces employed.
Practically all the machinery for the
mills there has been received, and all
of 1t Is across the border. We Will
probably be in position to start up both
the plant there and at Cananea at
about the same time.
"a number of big contracts for lum-
her from our new mill when we get u
started have already been made ana
we have the output sold as soon as II
is turned out. We will make spe-
cialty of mining timbers and VIII ma
ready field for the output among the
mining camps of the Sierra MADEIRA ana
Cananea. -. 80
'aThe recent increase in the price OF
Greene Cananea shows very satlsIac-
torv state of affairs, indicating re-
turning confidence in the SITUATION.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
Stalking Out Placer Claims in Hope
That Death Valley Will Be Productive

Wild Pose and the Valley Rose placers,
each comprising a series of claims
designated by numbers, and lying in
160-acre tracts
Several holes were sunk in various
places. and the party was equipped
with a BORING machine for taking sam
pies. One 16-foot prospect hole near
BENEFITS wells filled up with excel
lent water, pure and cold from the
gravel at the foot of the bars. An
other Shaft at Tule holes had filed up
with water.
Various other parties are said to
lave loo ated claims amounting to sew
eral thousands of acres. Mr.. Eddy's
claims, located east and west of Ben
hett's wells, taking in the sandy bars
west of Benefits wells and the salt
and borax marsh east of Benefits, he
called tile Sub Sea placers.
Gould showed Giles, prospector
from this section of the country,
bunch OF assays running from so cents
to $3.50 in gold, which, he said, came
from samples of the valley bottom.
Eddy Brought back samples of the bed
of the valley. and also some of the
brackish water, which he will have an
alyzed to prove his theory that the
salts and chemicals of the valley have
dissolved the gold washed down out
# the hills and forced up from below
during The ages past.
He has his fill of walking through
the desert and expects to outfit for
The next trip in some manner that will
permit sf riding. He makes no pre-
diction 20 the immediate future as to
what will be done in the valley. but
believes that sooner or later Death
Valley will be an immense dredging
Geld, utilizing the numerous springs
Of the surrounding hills to furnish both
water for washing the sands and for
power Already parties have taken
up a number of the big water courses
and are doing the work necessary to
keep their water rights. Honupi can
Won can furnish more water than Fur
mace creek, AMI several thousand horse
power can doubtless be developed
there Willow Wash, another canyon
lust south of Honupi, also has lot of
water, and Johnsons canyon can also
he relied upon for good supply.
What appears to be visionary to the
skeptical today may be reality in
the not far distant future.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
STAUFFER co.
CLOSES BOND
MAKES TESTS ON SUMMIT GROUP
OF MINES
Shasta County to Be Scene of New
Working at Head of Back
bone Creek-Cash
Basis

REDDING, Cal. Feb. 2.-The Stauf-
ter Chemical company of San Fran
cisco acquired an option last May from
the Proenix Securities companies of
New York to develop and purchase an
area of copper territory at the head or
Little Backbone creek, adjoining the
Mammoth Copper company holdings
west of Kennel.
M. E. Dittmar of this city was in
strumental in bringing about the deal.
The Stauffer Chemical company has
heen actually developing since it &C
quired ar option on the ground.
An air compressor was installed, FUR
nishing air for air drills, and the cleo
trical power line has been extended
into the property from the Mammoth
mine.
The results of development have been
very favorable, and, while the bond
has some time to run as yet, the Stauf-
fer people, 1t is reported, have ar
ranged for a conclusion of the deal on
a cash basis.
The work on the mine has been in
charge of Charles Kunze, a prominent
mining engineer.
A representative of the Stauffer in
terests. Count Philippe de Tristan, ar
rived a: Kennel a few days ago, ana
THe report Ol the ClldiAe5S VI
it is understood, emanated from this
source.
The property involved embraces
three distinc: groups of claims-the
Summit group being the most impor-
tant. In ali thirty claims, approxi-
mating 600 acres. are in the transfer.
The closing of this deal means that
another prominent group of copper
claims IN Shasta county will soon be
adding to the wealth of this county.
The interests which are purchasing
this property have unlimited capital
behind them.
1t is reported that they will in the
near future build large smelter to
I. Ahoi
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03

Huiriachic Company Has Rich Area
IN Developed Mexican District

the past has yielded profitably for the
lid MEXICAN adobe smelters near by.
Seventeen assays show value III
S47 az also in lead and silver as prln-
cipals.
1t is the intention of the company 10
prosecute this crude development ny
modern methods and equipment, as the
re eion is rich in profitable minerals ana
there is little doubt but that with tho
ernloyment of such methods the mines
will pay a handsome profit. one mlne'
the Conjuro, paid over 100000 profit III
1907. The Sombrorette has produced
over one hundred millions ana LOT
which the owners were recently onered
eighteen millions by syndicate. Other
mines that have pushed development Ih
the region are producing high values
and one, the Canaos, Is producing ores
running as high as $3.50 in gold ana SOU
in silver. The region seems so rich in
high values that development work IS
being pushed rapidly. The railroad con-
nections. too, are an important feature,
furnishing inexpensive means of trans
portation.
Those interested in the company are:
c. d. Mansfield, who has had eight
years practical experience in the I'M
mediate district, and who acts as presl-
dent and manager of the company; Fl.
D. Underwood, Los Angeles representa-
tive of the London Fire Insurance COM
pany: H. M. Mcdonald, president of the
Los Angeles Bond and Mortgage com
rany; H. r. Campbell manager of the
bond department of the Merchants
Trust company, and Fielding j. Stilson,
president of the Los Angeles Chamber
Of Mines. The Office of the company Is
100 Security building.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
MAY BUILD NEW MILL
TO WORK IBEx PROPERTY

1t is reported that the old hex prop
erty south of Klinefelter station has
been bonded to Long Beach parties and
that they will at once commence inves-
tigating the ore bodies and If they war;
rant will erect a mill for the reduction
of the ore. This property was operated
some fourteen years ago when null
was built and was operated for a short
time. 1t was later closed down, sold
and taken away. The tailings were
later worked over by cyanide process
and some good values saved.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
PAY $4,000
FOR SAN DIEGO MINES

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2.-Through the
agency of c. Mills Titus the Mobiles
group of mines In the Pine Valley dis
trict has been purchased by Los Ange-
les capitalists, including w. H. Jay,
formerly vel known mine operator CT
Colorado, and w. T. Carter, besides Mr..
Titus. The consideration, while not CIV
en- out, is supposed to be $4,000. The
properties acquired are located near
Tescanso, and more than $65, 1000 worth
of free milling ore has been blocked out
according to the estimates of compe-
tent mining engineers who have in
spected the property.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
MILL MAKES
5000 IN THREE WEEKS

RANDSBURG, Feb. $1,000 for a
three weeks run with two stamp null
is not so bad. That is what Barny Os-
tick and his partners did with the old
Kinyon mill on ore from the @ B mine,
and the boys say the milling they are
now on will equal If not exceed that
amount. They have bought the Kin
yon mill and are going to keep her clat-
fering right along.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03

E. S., Lopez of Marilla, N. Y, says:
at am carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Arnica
Salve 1t has saved me suffering and
dollars. 1t g by far the best healing
salve have ever found" Heals burns,
sores. ulcers, fever sores, eczema and
piles 25c at Dean Drug co.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03
DALE DISTRICT IS
SHOWING ACTIVI7Y
DEVELOPMENT WORK is MEET
ING GOOD RESULTS
Large Quantity of Ore Is Blocked
Out and a Mill Is Being In
stalled for Custom
Work

SAN BERNARDINO, Feb. 2.--Jack
Entwistle. contractor and mining man,
arrived from sojourn of several
months in the Dale district, where he
and Herman Luermann are interested
Jointly in the Nightingale group OF
mining claims. Their 90-foot smart
caVed in, and they are now building
rope ladders into the 60-foot shaft, ana
plan to drive 300-foot tunnel TO strike
the level of the cave-in. Mr.. Entwistle
reports work actively going forward
on a number of the claims, the most
important project now afoot being the
installation of a 50-foot rotary crusher
which Col. Seigurfeust is preparing to
install. Material is already arriving,
and it is expected that the plant Will
be in operation within few weeks.
Between 100000 and 100000 worth OF
gold bearing ore has already been
blocked out on the Seigurfeust prop
erty.
A custom mill is also being installed
at Twenty-Five Palms, where cyanid-
ing plant will be used In connection
with a crusher and separator. thereby
doing away with the expense of ship
ping the ore to distant points for re-
duction. The country is overrun with
Nevada prospectors, who are hooking
into that section in large parties, fired
by the belief that California miners
and prospectors have ignored the pay
ing rock, not recognizing its value,
and already some promising locations
have been made by the new Corners
who declare that If their properties
were in southern Nevada great excite
ment would follow the discoveries.
Entwistle came across the mountains
with Luerman by way of the san ia
e,41 10
at the old Jack Conner hot springs,
which lie in an isolated section of the
high altitude of the mountain, and are
rarely visited.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-03

visit the trade school and see men
and boys performing actual work on
buii6ings-no looks. Day and night
classes. Write for free illustrated cat
alogue. Union School OF Trades. 120-
1a6 East Ninth street, Los Angeles.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-07
Kan Students a.. *.
Have Rigorous
R1Ies Ia Camp

The following are the rules by
which the Kan boys now on an out
ing at Camp McCandless, are gov
erned:
Bundles to be ready at Il. m.
Monday.
. 2--Roll call at breakfast and din
ner. b. ..'m w.. g.. ..r.. ,....
3-Marking system in effect,
shake out blankets when you
get up. 80"
5-Tents put In order at 9 a. m.
6--Tent inspection at $3.50 a. m.
by teachers on duty. D...
7-Boys Of first and second grades
must go with leaders. Hand in
names to C.. G. Livingston. o.. b.
S-Boys carry lunch and water.
9-Squad on duty watch tent
ropes; loosen IL too tight, and tight
en- II too loose.
10--No revolvers allowed In camp.
11-No target practice allowed in
side certain limits, to be established
after reaching camp.
12-No firing of any kind In or
around camp. -
13-All guns must be turned into
the ordnance tent Immediately after
coming into camp and must remain
there till boys again go hunting. All
ammunition must be- turned In be-
fore starting for camp.
14rGuns must be cleaned after
supper and before retreat tsunset)
and at no other time. M
15-Boys not allowed to ride ON
trains while in camp, Yg's.
16-H, Kauhane Is detailed bug
Ter. Mr.. Oliver and II. Kanhane will
prepare list of the boys who have
/ guns. land assist Mr., Hopwood In
keeping a cheek on the guns taken
out and turned In. d3L III
17-Tents will be rolled up daily,
and the grounds kept clean at all
times. All rubbish to be carried to
the fire and burned.
lS-Sugar cane, ducks, and hand.
4 I + = 4 = 4 = + + = + = + + =
4 Vice Commodore G. w. Macfarlane,
George Crozier, j. Lyle, Alec Lyle,
w, II. McInerny, G. p. Wilder. c. T.
Wilder, II. p. Roth, T. II, Petrie, p.
l.. Weaver, C. A. Brown, George G:
Beckley, A. w. Nicely, ], e. Young,
7, V, King, John O'Brien, Il. Meek
err, ]. w. W. Brewster, II. NJ. Ayres,
c. C. Albright, Dan Logan. V. Hurd,
Ray Rletow, u, II, Rycrort, G, Tur-
ner.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-07
RIVERSIDE LEAGUE

The Riverside Junior Baseball
League will hold a special meeting
this Tuesday evening for the purpose
of arranging the schedule in order to
end the series by the 26th OF April,
the date set for the opening of the
Riverside Seniors. or course at the
present time nothing has been done
by the. Juniors in regard to the open
ing OF the Seniors on the 26th. but
to avoid any trouble, the president Of
the Juniors is trying to arrange the
schedule 80 that the championship
games will be, ended on the 26th, II
possible.