Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-03

mel, from which the mine had been
worked, was entirely buried.
The soldier never made another at
tempt to open his mine, but through
rounda bout manner became acquainted
with Monroe and showed him the exact
location of the tunnel. The place is
marked by a large split rock, stone
monument and an old stump, the latter
having been hauled away.
When you locate the tunnel" said
the old soldier to Monroe. you will
find my pick and shovel and quantity
of dynamite. The mine is capable OF
producing thousands of dollars worth
Of ore"
Searching for Tunnel
Monroe has proven to his satisfac-
tion that the location of the mine and
the quality of the ore which it pro-
duced We're as represented by the sol
dier and believes that he will have
but little difficulty i'm locating the tun-
mel. The only drawback 10 the propo-
sition lies in the fact that the soldier
may have been mistaken in the loca-
tion of his tunnel after the cavein.
Should this be the case it may be
several weeks before the original mine
is located.
Monroe's plan is to clear the sides
of the surrounding hills and to pene-
trate carefully each portion. Working
along these lines he believes that il
is but question of time before the
mine is located When asked if he
believed that the old mine would be
found and whether or not a sufficient
quantity of ore would be located to
make it paying proposition. Monroe
replied that the company had started
in to find the mine and that the mine
would be located before long.
We're in to win and we'll do 1t, too, ~
he declared yesterday.
"As to the quantities of ore, l be
lieve that we shall find enough to
net every investor a small fortune. The
mine is not, however, being run for
an investment proposition and no
stock will be put on the market un-
til we locate high-grade ore and in
paying quantities. 7 have been try
ing for twelve years to get lease on
this land and have at last accom-
plished my purpose
Old Pit Is Visible
The nit where the old araster was
operated and where thousands Of
pounds of ore was slowly and labori-
ously ground to dust is even now visi-
BILE but a few feet from where Monroe
has begun work
Among the mining experts and as
saycrs who looked over Monroe's claim
this morning were CLYDE Barnhart Of
Pasadena who was one Of the original
locators and owners of the Roosevelt
mine in Death valley and Charles
Knapp, also of Pasadena Barnhart
heard of the mine about twelve years
ago, and with a party Of Pasadena
capitalists spent several weeks in en-
deavoring to locate the tunnel. The
party had no idea however, of the
exact location Of the tunnel and were
unable to locate anything more than
a small vein of ore which assayed only
few dollars per ton and Of which
there appeared to be but little in
sight.
Hearing that Monroe was endeaYor-
ing to locate the tunnel Barnhart
made q trip to the scene of activity
Yesterday and stated that there was no
reason why a large quantity of valu-
able ore should not be found in Salt
Pit canyon.
Many Visit the Scene
Barnhart made a thorough examina-
ton Of the ground today and discoV-
cred an old monument which marks
some old claim located probably ia the
days of '49. A large crowd of persons
visited the mine and the older residents
pointed out the various landmarks
which, by his articles Of location, the
soldier had pointed out as marking
the entrance to the tunnel
Although the Sierra Madre range Of
mountains has not been considered as
being rich in gold, neither was the
Cripple Greek property Tor many years
prior to the famous discoveries. EX-
perts passed and repassed over the