Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-19
ESCONDIDO MINE
COMES TO FRONT
SYSTEMATIC WORK RETURNS
DESIRED RESULTS
$4,000 WORTH OF ORE is NOW
BLOCKED OUT
First Year of CleVeland-Pacific Under
New Management Nears Close.
Old Workings Abandoned.
Inclined Shaft Sunk

ESCONDIDO, Oct 1S.-The first of
this year rumors were atfoat that the
old Cleveland Pacific mine would again
be opened. The news was received by
the old-timers here with good deai
of suspicion For four years the mine
had lain idle, and few looked 1or II ~
ever open up again. While there were
many who believed it to be good
property they also believed the surface
had been worked out to depth OF al
least 250 feet, a point that had been
reached when the mine was previously
worked.
About this time W. F. Spieth arrived
and assumed full charge of the mine
The advice that Spieth received then
was to sink a vertical shaft at least 25O
feet deep. Negotiations were then un-
der way for the letting of several small
leases, with the result that four of the
deals were closed.
While examining the old workings
which consisted of between forty and
fifty old shafts of various depths, to-
gether with many raises, Slopes, levels
etc, it was decided to abandon the idea
of a vertical shaft in favor of an in
cline A point was chosen about SOC
feet south of the mill. Machinery was
installed and sinking was started. UP
to the present time about 1900 feet OF
new work has been done by both the
company and the leasers.
Proves Three Points
The results of this work have been
interesting and three important points
have been definitely proved, VIZ: Inc
mine has not been worked out; there
is a large tonnage above the water
level, the mining and milling of when
will net the company good returns'
that under present conditions the prim-
s4.. ~, oh cost
of having the ore milled, etc., there Is
no sure money for the small leaser.
All the work that has been done has
been above the water level. The leas-
ers have sent something over 200 tons
to the mill, while the company has
milled only what they have taken out
in development. No stopping has been
done and yet about $4,000 has been re-
covered by the mill. Blocked out and
ready for stopping in the company
workings is ore carrying value of at
least $4,000, and should the operators
decide to take this out and run II
through the mill in its present location
they could make their output for the
year about $4,000, they declare.
Secures a Good Man
One of the reasons for the present
success at this mine has been the sys-
tematic way it has been handled, the
economy practiced and the good 5udg-
ment shown in planning the work In
the early part OF the game Spfeth was
fortunate in securing the services OF
E. e. Bailey as superintendent, man
who has had large experience in min
ing and milling gold ores. Where III
former times eight or ten tons was
considered a good days work for the
mill it is now in shape to mill twenty
to twenty-five tons. The same careful
management is shown under ground
where the work of development goes
on steadily blocking out the ore.
The work of the leasers has beer
valuable to the company from the fac'
that they have quite thoroughly pros
pected the surface.
The property consists of 120 acres
covering about one mile along the
strike of the veins. and is altogether
remarkable piece of ground.
From 60 to 65 per cent of the values
are free and can be caught by ANAL
gamation. From 10 to % per cent car
be caught by concentration, While
large percentage of the remainder car
be recovered by cyanide. With com
bination mill a recovery of better thar
90 per cent can be had.
To still further prove the value OF
the property, several tons from eacI
of the various waste dumps of the Ole
workings have been run through the
mill and in most cases the values VII
justify working.
Now that the management knows
Just how they stand, the next step VIII
be the installing of deep sinking ma
chinery, to be followed by new ano
larger mill that will be specially adapt
ed to the treatment of this character
of ore To secure funds for this, Man
ager Spieth is now in the east.