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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
OLD STONEWALL MINE
ASKED FOR MORE RICHES
McMiIIen Company VIII Rehabilltate
Abandoned Property Which Has
Produced Millions-Useless
for Quarter Century

GLOBE, Ariz, May 24.-Abandoned
after large quantities of very rich ore
had been extracted and several big
fortunes amassed as result of its
almost fabulous richness, the old
Stonewall mine, located sixteen miles
northeast of Globe, has been reopened
and will be systematically developed
by the McMillen Stonewall Mining
company, after its quarter century Of
idleness.
The new company Is reopening the
property with a large three compart-
ment shaft at a point within very
short distance from where it has been
demonstrated that the vein is one hun
dred feet wide between walls to a
depth of 600 feet. That the vein con-
tinues on downward. growing in width
and richness with depth there is little
doubt
During the early days the mine was
operated solely for the very richest ore
it contained and no effort was made
to save any ore that showed values of
less than go per cent. BY following out
this reckless and extravagant manner
of mining, the operating company of
thirty years ago left standing in the
mine. blocked out, vast tonnage OF
ore that will return the present COM
pany a handsome and continuous pro-
fit for many years to come. Even the
old dumps contain SUFFICIENT values to
make their reduction profitable, and
with crude mill put up to test the
ore, employing the hyposrlphate of So
dunn treatment, coarse ore Is being
taken from the dump and sufficient
values extracted to convince the most
skeptical that by crushing the ore a
very close saving of values could be
made. The ore does not contain arse
mic, anthony or sulphur, therefore 1t
does not require preliminary roasting,
which makes it very desirable for try
sulphate or any other treatment of free
milling. AS soon as the shaft is COM
pleted to /. depth of 400 or 500 feet the
company will undoubtedly erect a plant
harmonizing IN size with the known
ore bodies.
1t is believed by mining men gener-
ally that in addition to the silver VAL
ues at depth of 1000 feet the new
company will develop copper sulphides
and have valuable by product.
Twenty-Five years ago McMillen, the
home of the famous Stonewall, was a
thriving mining camp of from 500 to
800 people. The town boosted of four
teen saloons, several stores, dance
halls, gambling houses and all the re-
quisites of a successful mining camp Of
the early days. The Stonewall was one
of the nations conceded silver produce
ers, and specimens of ore, almost pure,
were displayed in many of the chief
cities of the country. The operators
cared for nothing but the very richest,
and consigned to the dump and left
standing blocked out great bodies of
ore, which under modern treatment
methods will again place McMillen ON
the map with all of it's old time ac-
tiVitfes
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25

Rawhide has the distinction of being
the scene of the worlds greatest gold
strike, its location being the Kearns
No 2 lease, on the estate of the Raw
hide Queen Mining company, says the
Tonopah Miner. The find is without
equal in the history of mining. and it
is decidedly doubtful if it ever will be
duplicated. Gold contents range as
high as 100000 to the ton across a
width of III inches. The ore is from
one-half to three-quarters pure gold
and is so malleable it can be fashioned
by the fingers as easily as a sculptor
molds a bit of clay.
No wealth of gold-burdened ore ever
mined in the treasure caches of the
Mohawk compares In beauty and riches
with that which ribbons the face of the
drift in the Kearns No. 2; the jewel
caskets of the Florence do not hold it's
peer; the gold and sylvanite bespangled
seventh level of the Independence mine
at Cripple Creek never presented such
a picture gallery OF splendor, the mines
of Solomon never knew its equal;
Croesus found not treasure of its worth
in the golden sands of the Pactolus.
nor have the auriferous sands of the
polar circle yet yielded its like. 1t
stands alone in the annals of mining, a
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25

GRASS VALLEY, May 24.-Grass
Valley is certainly coming to the front
as district of rich strikes In quartz
and gravel, and it is an extremely
quiet day now when some superinten-
dent or owner does not bring in box
of quartz or gravel that seems to be
heavily impregnated with the rich yell
low metal. George Root superinten-
dent of tho Kenosha, was in the mining
man to afford excitement today, and
the ore he brought in and which has
been on exhibition in Smiths window
all day certainly surpasses anything in
the specimen line that has been seen
in long time, Notwithstanding the
fact that the specimens from the
Idaho Maryland are rich in gold and
very beautiful. One little piece of ore
from the Kenosha which weighs less
than two pounds is said by expert
enced mining men to contain at least
$3.50 in gold and probably more. This
shows the quality of the ore, and if
there was a ton of the same kind it
would run up to $175,000 or 100000.
The rock was blasted out of the
Kenosha yesterday afternoon on the
200 level about 100 feet north of the
shaft. In years gone by the Kenosha
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
HART IS EXPECTING
LOS ANGELES GUESTS
WILL ENTERTAIN EXCURSION
lists MEMORIAL DAY
Mining District Proud of Its Progress
and Is Ready to Show Min
eral Wealth to the
Visitors

HART, Cal, May 24.-The intrepid
prospectors who invaded this district
last January have accomplished Won
ders In the way of developments, con-
sidering the short space of time which
has elapsed since the first discovery
was recorded here. At least three prop
critics are in a position to send out
shipments, while a quartz mill is In
steady operation. Almost simultaneous
with the striking Of rich ore by Hart
& Hit in their 200-foot tunnel, comes
the Quartette with another sensational
been passed through while the shaft
was being lowered to the 100-foot point.
Specimens peppered with free gold.
weighing fifty pounds and more, were
taken out last week. and 100 sacks of
the high-grade is awaiting shipment
to the company's 40-stamp mill at
Searehlight Besides this rich grade the
ore bins are bullying with SIS rock, also
destined to be treated within the next
few days. The shaft Is being con-
tinued down, and a crosscut will be
in it's dip in that direction.
The Hart & Hit tunnel has passed
through the ledge encountered last
week The working is in 200 feet. hav-
ing a depth of over 100 feet. Twelve
feet of ore shows in the tunnel and a
good-sized shipment was taken out
while 1t was passing through the ore
body. This is to be sent to the Cyrus
Noble mill at Searchlight for treat
ment. Numerous samples have been
taken across the vein, which shows an
average for the whole of $50 per ton.
The tunnel is being continued to a
point below the upper workings and
will cut the biggest vein on this estate
within 100 feet
Good values have been encountered in
the upper tunnel of the Big Chief lease,
while the shaft is showing the usual
high-grade streak it has been following
from the surface, and at the present
depth of fifty feet the vein is four feet
wide. The lower tunnel, which will
give a depth of over 400 feet, is being
sent in with all possible speed. George
e. Ffunder and associates are CO.
operating with the Big Chief Mining
company in driving this tunnel, which
will also be used by them in develop
ing their leasehold on ORC No. l, where
fourteen feet of ore has been exposed
in an upper crosscut. 1t will take the
latter about three months to reach the
desired point. but when they do it will
give them over $50 feet depth under
the rich shoot encountered through the
Todhunter tunnel.
An excursion from Los Angeles is
due here on May 80, when representa-
tive mining and business men from that
city will come to inspect the new gold
dippiDps Annie accommodations will
be provided for several hundred, and
besides a visit to the various mines a
banquet and ball will be given at the
Norton house in honor of the guests.
The Norton is one of the finest hotels
in this section of the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
MOUNTAIN OF OCHRE is
WHIPPLE MOUNTAIN FIND

PARKER, Ariz., May 24.-Whippie
mountain, one of natures landmarks in
the Parker country, which because OF
it's precipitous formation has been
passed by in scorn by hundreds of pros
pectors, through a recent discovery has
given up a secret that for untold years
has lain hidden under its rugged sides
1T is one solid mass of red ochre, and
was worked extensively during the
stone age by the people who then in
habited the shores of the Colorado
river
Hundreds Of tunnels pierce its
dragged surface, the workings in many
instances being on an extensive scale.
Scattered all though these tunnels and
shafts are found the stone hammers
with which the primitive miners of pos
sibly prehistoric days removed the min
eral plant, which, judging from the vast
amount of work done, must have been
in great demand at that time.
In this immense hill is enough red
paint to supply the world for many
years to come. The deporit is 1000 feet
wide, over 5000 feet long and It's depth
Is unknown.
w. ]. Rainey. the postmaster of
Parker. is the sole owner of this great
deposit, and he intends to begin work.
ing it at once. There Is only one SIM
liar mine in the world and 1t is located
in the republic of France and for
years has been worked at enormous
profit.
The discovery of these ancient paint
mines was made by Mr.. Rainey and a
partner while they were search
ing the side of Whipple mountain for a
ledge of cinnabar. They were climbing
up the sides of a steep cliff when they
came to an opening in the rock, which
they entered. After walking some dis
lance they lighted candles and found
themselves in a great room, the roof of
which was upheld by huge stone pillars.
The floor Of the room was Uttered with
rude tools made of stone. and every
race having once operated a mine of
some character on large scale. Mr..
and his partner believed at that
time that they had found the object of
their search; they thought their dis
covery meant a solid bed of cinnabar
and that their fortunes were made.
They secured samples OF the rock,
which was dark red In color and so soft
that it crumbled to dust under the
pick, and then proceeded to
locate claims that would take in the
entire peak. While erecting their mon
uments they came across more of the
old workings. One shaft was found
that is hundreds of feet deep. The
eager prospectors descended to a depth
of over 200 feet and were then forced
to grope their way to the surface In
darkness, their supply of candles hav-
ing become exhausted. How much
deeper this shaft went they could not
tell, but by dropping rocks down the
hole they made sure they had not half
way reached the bottom of the pit.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
HANK HAWKINS HAS FOUND
ALoST SPANISH MINE

YUMA, May 24.-Hank Hankins
writes to his Yuma friends that he has
found the long lost Spanish mine and
that its richness is beyond compare.
That he is wild is shown by his claim
that the lodges are thick, running for
thirty-f1ve miles in length over a stretch
four miles wide, and are from ten to
sixty feet wide, and he advises that the
news should be shouted for Yuma
county.
He claims the entire ind and says
that the rush will be a record breaker
soon. The new find, whatever its value,
is about 10 miles north of Yuma, at the
west end OF the famous Harqua Hala
range, the range that has produced
ores OF fabulous richness in days agone.
Mr.. Hawkins reports the finding of
the old retorts and of unlimited quanti-
ties of Stag, and la is evident that he
has found another source of wealth for
Yuma county. even though the lost
mine should yet be lost.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
.PlUTE MOUNTAINS TO
BE RICH PRODUCERS
POSSIBILITIES ARE SAID TO BE
VERY UNUSUAL
Consolidated Has Completed Enough
Development Work to Show the
Presence Of Many Great
Ore Bodies

A. McKelvey we'll known Los An
geles mining man. who has just made
a trip in Kern county. has this to say
of the mining conditions:
considerable mining development Is
now going on In the Piute mountains
near the old mining camps discovered
in 1860 at Havilah. former county
seat of Kern county.
Colonel Rand of New York city,
the owner of Rand Hill, from which 1t
is said he took si5, GGG.G9G between 1850
and 1870, has again visited the scene of
his early exploit and is preparing to
reopen the mine.
The mining properties of Haggin and
Hearst are again to reopen. The Bright
Star mine, which had a record of $1O,-
900 per month for many years. has
again bonded. The Mammoth mine has
erected new four-story stamp Nissen
mill. has an eight-foot vein of ore that
runs better than $25, and is preparing
to make a big run. The Whitney
View mine has erected a new mill and
at the opening of this spring Is to COM
mence work in earnest.
1.-THE Pluto Consolidated Mining and
Investment company has let con-
tract for a stamp mill which will be
installed during the summer. 1t has
opened up a fine vein of pay ore In
tunnel No. 8. where 1t has carried on
development work; 1t has also opened
up an excellent vein of pay ore more
than five feet thick on the Tourmaline
claim, and which averages better than
$50 per ton. This company has also
arranged to let contract to run tun-
mel No. 4. which will cut the ore bodies
deeper than any ore has ever been
all - III rfxtat Tl.sa
mel, No. 4. like the tunnels at Lead
Vile and Cripple Creek, would cut the
ore veins more than 1000 feet below
the cropping. According to the latest
survey this tunnel Is within twenty
five feet of the first vein. and In the
next 300 or 400 feet we will cut a series
of veins, all of which are owned by
the Piute Consolidated Mining COM
pany and opened up in this way the
largest ore bodies ever cut In Kern
county.
Piute Possibilities
There are more possibilities for
mines In the Pluto range Of mountains
than anywhere / have ever been. The
range runs easterly and westerly, while
In every saddle during the whole ten
miles of the range lou can find vein
of ore. These veins run northerly and
southerly across the range and show
large veins carrying rich ore. The
whole district Is heavily covered with
pine timber and plentiful water. Ar
rangements are now being made to
put in new wagon road from Havilah
up to the Piute Consolidated Mining
and Investment company's property.
This will open up rich mining dis
trict and one that has not been touched
for very many years; in fact no work
has been done here since 1875, when
the mines which had been sunk to
a depth of 300 feet reached what was
be worked with machinery that was
then in existence. But with new ma
chinery and new processes all of these
mines will become great paying prop
critics. I predict great future for
this district"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25

w. T. Mason of Mason & Payne
leasors of the Ana Dulce property from
the Mohawk Herald company at the
Twenty-Five Palms, sends in word py'
HI. jacobson that work has been COM
menced in earnest. They. state tnat
the Ana Dulce and Anaconda are nrst-
class mining propositions and VIII pay.
Mr.. Jacobson says that the Ana Duice
is as good a property as there is at the
Twenty-nine Palms and all it requires
is money and men to take out the ore.
A tunnel has been pushed In about
elbows I'm mighty fine, according to Mr..
Jacobsons statement. The ore taken
out runs all the way from $2b to 500
a ton and there Is lots of 1t. Much OF
the ore shows visible gold the Whole
country seems to be highly mineraiized.
Mr.. Jacobson says that all min
ing men and prospectors who have seen
the Ana Dulce. Anaconda and other
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
RICH POCKETS OF ORE
IN OREGON MOUNTAINS

GRANTS PASS, Ore, May 24.-Pock-
cts of virgin gold, discovered by Harri-
son Bros. on Williams creek, have
yielded $4,000 in the past two weeks.
One day the two men cleaned up
$1,000, and they report that they have
$75. 900 now in sight. The discovery was
made on hillside in district that
has been mined for sixty years. 1t has
caused rush to the district and many
claims have been staked out. Adam
doned mining properties are again be-
ing worked and miners a. gathering
from all parts of the west.
H. b. Copper made strike on a
neighboring property a few days ago
and took out $1,000 in twelve hours. The
strike is the richest made since the
famous Briggs discovery of three years
ago, and it is believed that several rich
mines will be developed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
COLORADO STRIKES RICH
ORE IN THE GRAPEVINE

SAN DIEGO, May 24.--Reports from
the Grapevine district are to the effect
that the Colorado Mining and Milling
company has struck very rich vein
of ore, after tunneling $50 feet for that
purpose. While the details Of the strike
are meager, 1t is understood that 1t is
one of the biggest that have yet been
made in the country. 1t Is also I'M
derstood that in running the tunnel
the company found thirty-five feet Of
ledge mineral. which has assayed on
an average of more than $40 ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
PANDORA SHAFT HITS
BUNCH OF HIGH GRADE
Samples Weighing 200 Pounds Show
Values Running $50 In Free
Gold-Boulder Creek
Region

SAN DIEGO, May 24.-News was re-
ceived in this city from the Boulder
Creek mines through John Vance Price
to the effect that strike of good ore
has been made on the Pandora shaft.
On shooting away the south wall of a
3C-foot drift an ore body four feet in
width was exposed. A 200-pound
chunk of quartz, which is thought to
assay about $50 per ton, has been ship
ped to San Diego.
The strike was made just as a party
was leaving the camp and there was
no time to make an assay, but an ex-
perienced miner is quoted as saying
when they broke into the ore, this
Is no prospect. 1t is a mine right
now"
The owners intend to put men at
work on the lower drifts on Pandora
at once.
The new mill at the Pandora shaft,
which is on the Cuyamaca claim, was
put in operation for the first time
couple of days ago by the same peo-
pie, ami it is reported that it worked
in perfect shape. On mill run of r
tons, dump dirt, from the Pandora
shaft which had lain on the dump for
twenty or more years and had lost con-
siderable value from exposure. the mill
worked smoothly close up to it's ca
pacity of 1000 pounds per hour. The
low grade ore was used on the initia-
tive test, as loss in values, If any, could
be corrected before better ore was
used.
In this test the concentration saved
81 per cent of the concentrates. 1t Is
stated that with the new ore of the
Pandora shaft this will be quite an
item. The :osts on the run follow:
Amalgamation. 81 per cent; concentra-
ton, 24.5 per cent tailings, "a per
cent; loss, 1915 per cent.
The percentage of amalgamation
will more than likely be close to the
general average. The concentration
will be higher in quantity and value
and the tailings will be less and less as.
a proper settling reservoir can be con-
structed at small cost where shines
and suspended values may be saved.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
ANA DULF LEASE is SHOWING VALUES
RUNNING FROM SIS TO $50 FREE GOLD

Mohawk Herald properties speak in
the highest terms Of them and say that
they will turn out rich mines and as
good as any in the district. He says
further that more time and money
ought to be spent In trying to get
water. The gold is there in paying
quantities, but water is not. 1t under
lies the whole country more or less and
18th proper effort can be reached.
Mr.. Jacobson is an experienced min
ing man and naturalist. He considers
the country the best he has ever seen
and unhesitatingly says so. Speaking
of the Italie, where fabulously rich
gold was struck a few weeks ago, he
says the gold bearing quartz there Is
characteristic of the whole district. He
also says that big strike OF gold has
been made about six miles from Indio
but he Is unable to get the details.
When there are better accommodations
and means of travel the country will
fill up with rush.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
Bio lvanpah Strike

SAN BERNARDINO, May PA. D.
McEvoy came to this city to take in
the festival and he brings with him the
news of rich gold strike in the district
around the Ivanpah Mammoth Gold
and Copper company near Ivanpah.
This latter property was recently sold
by McEvoy and Phil Sexton.
A mining engineer named Mead made
the strike. the ledge being eighteen
inches in width and assays as high as
$4,000 to the ton, the ore being free
milling and will be easily handled in
the process of getting the metal from
the other formations.
The strike was made in the sulphide
zone and is said to be one of the most
promising of that marvelously rich sec
ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
Incorporate Mine

RIVERSIDE, May 24.-The Rawhide
Aurelia Placer company has been or
ganized with the following officers and
directors: DR.. NJ. B. Huff of Corona,
president; G. c. Oliver of Rawhide,
vice president and treasurer; ]. V.
Shaw of Rawhide secretary; r. J. Ran
dali of Rawhide, manager. and r. ].
Ryan of Rawhide. The company,
which has Incorporated with a capital
stock of $1.000,000 owns the twenty
three Bonanza leases. These mines ad-
join the Dead Mule Gulch, and, like
it, are said to he the richest in the
Rawhide district. 1t is further stated
that the dirt from these mines pans
gold to the value of SIS to $50 a cubic
yard. Other Corona men have become
stockholders in this company. w. D.
Grow returned today from Rawhide,
where he has been looking over the
mines. He was accompanied by r. ].
Randall
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
Barber Mountain Company

SAN DIEGO, May 24.-The Barber
Mountain Mining and Developing COM
pany, with w. E. Kitzman, president;
w. S. Stout, vice president, and Homer
H. Sparks secretary and treasurer, has
been incorporated in San Diego and
papers will be filed within few days.
The new concern is capitalized at ST.
OOO, 900. and has already begun work on
it's property at Dulzura. located on the
ton of the Barber mountains, having
sent out force of men in charge of
Joseph Walsh. 1t is stated that as
says made by Wade & Wade of Los
Angeles of ore taken from the property
ran from $1.65 to $189.86 per ton, and
the officials of the company are en-
thusiastic over the prospect of their
claims.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
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United States. For this reason when Ari-
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
Inspecting Mine

SILVER LAKE, May 24.-Willis G.
Emerson of the Emerson Realty COM
pany, Los Angeles, and C. H. Treat.
also of Los Angeles, put in several
days last week examining the property
of H. H. Wallace near Deming Springs
and it is understood were well pleased
with what they saw On their return
to Los Angeles they took several large
of ora
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-25
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