Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-29
AMERICAN EAGLE
TAPS BIG LEDGE
SULPHIDE BELOW WATER RUNS
ONE-THIRD COPPER
CATS CLAW ALSO COMES INTO
PROMINENCE
Experts Predict Great Future for
Properties in WhippIe Mountain
District-Cat's Claw May
Be Sold

The American Eagle Mining and Mill
ing company, operating in the Whipple
mountain mining district, eastern San
Bernardino county, has recently made
strike of ore attractive to mining
men. The strike was made on a thirty
foot sulphide ledge at the 300-foot level,
100 feet below water level. Average
assay of ore runs: Copper, 80 per cent;
gold, $S75, and silver, $2.75.
The Cats Claw, another property
destined to play an important part in
the mining world, end lines the Ameri-
can Eagle on the south and is on the
same lead This property belongs TO
A. ]. Richardson, Los Angeles, person.
ally, and is said to be even a better
proposition than the American Eagle.
The Cats Claw claim No. 1 has a
double compartment shaft down fifty
feet, and ore taken from across the
vein at the bottom of the shaft runs
from SIS to 800 in values. This prop
erty contains eleven claims, and each
one of them has a shaft down six feet
long, four feet wide and ten feet deep.
In each shaft ore of high grade values
has been found. The lodges are strong
and widen with depth. Many thousand
tons of ore are in right in the Cats
Claw, and experts predict that it will
become bonanza mine. Mr.. Richard
son, unless he sells the property, will
in the near future start working 1t
single handed. When the Santa Fe cut
off is ready to begin carrying freight
this mine will begin to ship ore to a +
shelter and thus pay it's own way.
There are several very rich lodges on
the property that parallel each other,
l ~,
all carry high values in copper and
gold.
Will Sink to 6o0-Foot
The D. and A. mine in this district
is pushing development work and max
ing preparations to sink their shaft to
the 600-foot level. The company has
just finished installing $4,000 worth of
machinery. including a 42-horse power
hoist, Rand air compressor and pump.
This mine is a crackerjack, and lies be-
tween the Cats Claw and the Blue Bird
camp of the Whipple Mountain mine.
The Whipple Mountain Gold and Cop
per Mining company has thoroughly
prospected it's property to water level.
and found ore showings even better
than they expected. Within a short
time this company will install heavy
machinery and sink to the 600-foot
| level. Rich sulphide ores are known TO
exist at depth. A large amount of
efficient work has been done, and all
doubt as to it's value as a mine has
been eliminated.
The Dunkirk mine, which adjoins
the Whipple Mountain on the east on
the same formation, recently encoun-
tered ore running 5000 a ton. This
mine is principally a gold proposition.
Work is progressing steadily.
The National Copper company. on the
west of the Whipple Mountain mine, is
pushing development work with fine
showings. A big high grade mine is i'll
right here.
More than 100 prospectors and owners
are developing property in the WhippIe
Mountain district at the present time,
and all signs point to great activity
and the handling of vast amounts Of
ore when the new arm of the Santa Fe
railway is completed. 1t is predicted
that this camp is destined to be one of
the most active in the country.