Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-16
GOLD STRIKES
CAUSE INFLUX
STAMPEDE EXPECTED IN PIUTE
MINING DISTRICT
News from Well Known Mineral Re-
gion of Good Finds Made East of
Bakersfield May Lead
to Big Rush

Reports have been received from
Fred T. du Bois, 404 West Temple
street, of several rich strikes made in
close succession on properties in the
Piute mining region, about fifty-five
miles east of Bakersfield.
Miners who have been camping there
during the past winter are said to have
been guarding their discoveries closely,
but news which has leaked out leads
to the anticipation of a big rush to the
new camp, and many miners are now
daring the winter mountain weather
and venturing to the camp.
Rich gold has been discovered near
the property of the Golden Horne Min
ing company, recently formed here, of
which Mr.. du Bois is president and
the reports have led this company to
send two men there to rush the work
of development on the four claims
owned in the Piute region by that COM
pany.
According to miner who has just
come in from the now almost mac
cessible Pluto country, which is still
almost snowbound, ore has been found
on several prospects running as high
as $500 to the ton.
The Golden Horne company. COM
posed of Los Angeles people, has re-
ceived encouraging reports from it's
four claims there.
The region I'm which the strikes have
been made is known to pioneers as the
Piute country, and is in Kern county.
fifty-five miles in an easterly direction
from Bakersfield. The town of Cali
ente, on the Southern Pacific railroad.
is the nearest railroad station. Havilah
is the nearest supply point. and was
the first county seat of Kern county.
From Havilah to the mines is a dis
tance of four miles.
Where Gold Is Found
Beginning at the northern base Of
the Piute peak, the tallest mountain in
the Tehachapi range, where the fam
Gus Bright Star mine. which has yield
ed a vast fortune. is located, thence
running in a northwesterly direction,
are the big bonanzas owned and oper-'
ated by c. c. Browne Co. and known
as the Treasure mine "a very rich pro-
ducer) and the Blue Bird mine, also
an established gold giver. These claims
are situated in rich ridge whose north
end is at the base of Piute peak. The
ridge is several miles long and rises to
a height of 5000 feet. The Piute Min
ing company, which has a number of
promising lodges here. has excavated
225-foot tunnel on one of its prop
critics.
Continuing northwesterly about a
mile is the Whitney View mine, also
the property of a Los Angeles COM
pany. A little farther in the same direc-
ton is the well known Mammoth mine
owned by A. L. Dominy and others of
Los Angeles. This is one of the old
time bonanzas, and the owners are now
putting in a modern reduction plant
Here is where are located the four
claims of the Golden Horne Mining
company. Immediately surrounding and
adjoining the big Mammoth mine.
The Golden Horne company is cap
italized at $250,000
The names of the four claims are
the Golden Horne the Huntington the
Angelus and the Mars. Near these
properties are also located, among
others, the Glen Olive mine, from which
over 81, 100000 has been taken; the
Whitney View with large reduction
plant; the Mammoth, from which $3.50
ore is being taken, and several others
of no less Importance.
The man who located the famous
Mammoth mine was the original dis
coverer and locator of the Golden
Horne properties. He is nearly 70
wears old and has mined throughout
California for forty years. He is w. 7.
Garrison, 935 Girard street, Los An
geles. The Mammoth mine pay streak
averages $3.50 to the ton. The Golden
Horne mine is a six-foot ledge, lying
between talcos, slate and granite, very
honeycombed and deeply stained with
iron In much of the ore the gold is
visible to the naked eye, but the prop
critics are only slightly developed.