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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
DEATH VALLEY PLACERS
DRY WASH SE3 A YARD
Gravity Water and Sufficient Richness
and Extent of Gravel Enthuse
Prospectors

TONOPAH, May 30.-While no claim
is made anything better than the
Klondike or eclipsing Manhattan gulch
has been found, Robert A. Haviland,
who has returned from Death valley,
is not aVerse to expressing the opinion
that a valuable placer strike has been
made on some properties that he re-
Gently visited.
They were located by the death
Valley Kid" Charlie Glimacker. Mr..
Haviland and A. r. Graham are inter-
ested in the property, which covers
about 1900 acres.
This strike was made seventeen
miles south of Tule and six miles from
Eureka valley, feeder to Death val
ley. The find was made high in the
mountains and the appearance of the
gravel Mr.. HaViland brought to Tono-
pah evidences that it is an old river
bed.
The formation has not yet been eX-
plored to bedrock, but on the surface
the dirt yields from eighteen to TWEEN
ty good colors to small egg pan. A
quantity of the surface stuff was
brought to Tonopah and the average
assay obtained was 1925 to the yard.
When concentrated by dry washing it
ran $53.20.
Water sites have been prospected.
A copious flow can be brought in by
gravity. As soon as certain capitalists
who are now considering the PROPOSE
ton are brought into the company
work on the properties will begin on
an enormous scale
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

that carries from twenty-five cents TO
S1.25 a cubic yard.
Bedrock at the highest point in the
gulch where operations are being car
ried on, was reached at a depth of
forty feet, While at the lowest noint
where work is in progress bedrock
was not reached until at a depth of
ninety-two feet. The fall between
these two extremes according to the
United States survey is 1925 feet.
General activity prevails along the
gulch, the work consisting in sinking
shafts, drifting. installing machinery
and sluicing. There appears to be
two fairly distinct channels in the
gulch so far shown, one dry and the
other wet, and from the latter water
is pumped from the shafts for sluicing
purposes. Tanks are erected at the
head of the sluice- boxes and the water
from the shafts pumped into them.
1t is difficult with the present state
of development to place even an ap-
proximate estimate on the value of the
placer contained in the gravel of this
one gulch. The values already recov-
cred are so high that even the old-time
placer miners are appalled, and stag
gered as they see the cleanups, and
not a few who operated in Alaska
assert that the gulch is richer and will
produce more than any like-sized terri
tory in the Klondike. These predic-
tons may or may not be realized, but
one thing is true. the placer of the
gulch is so rich that outside capital
is having the gravel examined by ex-
perts and on their report is paying
good round figures for placer ground.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
| MOTHER big strike of marvellous

A MOTHER big strike of marvellous
n ly high grade copper ore has been
IA made in the Empire copper and
gold mine at Johnson, Ariz. The
strike was made by Superintendent
Seth Merrill while Strengthening an in
cline shaft on Engine claim of the
Empress group at a depth of about
fifty feet The ledge appears to be
over four feet wide and runs over
% per cent copper, besides gold and
silver. Specimens of the finest ore ever
found in the Dragon have been taken
out The strike has created great eX-
citement and all eyes are turned to-
ward the Empire. The strike on the
Centurion was a wonder, but this one
beats it. Engineers of high standing
predict that the Empire will soon be-
come one of the largest copper pro-
ducing mines in the country. The
present strike only goes to show that
their judgmept is correct. The work
of sinking will continue and the main
double compartment working shaft of
the Princess group will be at this
point. ~
A large steel gallows frame, double
drum hoist a plant for power drills
and other machinery will be installed
in the near future and one of the
swiftest, safest and most modern
shafts i'm the district put in commits
sion. The Empire has the ore and
the new machinery will be sufficient
to take care of it. The new shaft is
less than 700 feet from the main line
of the Southern Pacific railroad. The
Empire is not doing things by halves.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
MINES SHIP FIVE TRAINS
TO SHELTER AT McGILL

ELY, May 30.-An average of five
trains of twenty cars of ore each now
go down over the high line daily from
the mines to the smelter at McGill.
The record was broken one day recently
when 129 cars were unloaded on the
concentration trestle during twenty-four
hours.
1t is now about five weeks since
Hughes & Barker undertook the con-
tract to complete the fourth unit and
turn it over to the company in work.
ing order in ninety-seven days. Unless
shortage of material seriously delays
the work it is believed that the con-
tractors will do considerably better
than this. Men on the work predict
that the unit will go into commission
by July 4.
When the fourth unit gets down to
business, the production from the mines
must be increased to over 5000 tons a
day. The first copper was produced
from the Steptoe plant in July of last
year, although the first unit of the mill
went into service two or three months
previous. When it is considered what
this district has accomplished during
the past two years in spite of the
worldwide business depression, its pos
sibilities for the future can be dimly
realized.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
An1dViSca Mine Encounters
StringerS ASSdying $500

" UNA, May 3O.-The Amavisca mine
has begun to reveal the secrets OF
4 the wealth Of gold boarded With
in it's big lodges. 1t holds possibilities
for the future that are positive and
stupendous.
Senator George H. Barker, a well
known Pasadena capitalist, and George
F. Hodges of Yuma have returned
from North Star, bringing with them
golden evidence of the Amavisca' s
richness. Senator Barker is president
of the Mayhem Free Gold Mining COM
pany. which owns the AmaVisca, and
Mr.. Hodges is heavily interested in the
company. They had with them some
of the richest specimens of free gold
ever brought to Yuma-lumps that bad
fallen free at the stroke of pick, and
stringers in ore that will assay $4,000
to the ton.
Monday 4Gessrs. Barker and Hodges
went down the shaft and into the drift
to find the evidences of value laid bare
by the work done. The results of the
inspection exceeded their most san
guine expectations. A S'-b of a pick
anywhere on the exposed ledge yielded
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Manhattan PldcerS Produce
One Thousand Dollars D0ih

NIANHATTAN New, May 30.-The
A present bullion output of the
III mills of Nevada indicate an in
creased production over that of any
previous year and an increase above
the estimate of s1S,O00OOO placed upon
the gold and silver production for the
year 1909 by the state bullion tax col
lector. Contributing to this increased
production, the placer operations OF
Manhattan will play no small part.
The placer deposits of Manhattan
have virtually just been discovered and
their rich values demonstrated within
fine last ninety days. While it is true
that placer work has been carried on
for much longer period, the result
of the past ninety days work has
shown the pay gravel to extend for five
miles or more along the main gulch
and the values to be generally dis
tributed. So far as the present state
of development proves up the gravel
denosits the values recovered in the
sluice boxes range from 81 to $22 cubic
ward. the average being slightly above
$12 a cubic yard. In many instances
gravel taken from bedrock has yielded
much higher values and at one place
values above 500 a cubic yard were
recovered.
The present output from the placer
under the present crude manner of
operations is estimated at $1,000 day.
The gravel is irregular in thickness,
ranging from three to eight feet-that
u.s. the rich pay gravel, while there is
from five to eighteen feet of gravel
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

free gold, stringers, wires and Jumps,
much of it wholly detached. There is Il
three-foot streak in the tWelve-foot
ledge carrying rock that will run S40,-
0 } to $4,000 a ton.
The ledge of the Amavisca is a rhyo-
lite dixie over a mile long, on an eX-
tension of King mountain in the Short
Horn range. This ledge runs into the
King of Arizona property. The fa-
nous North Star mine is two miles
distant, on the opposite horn of a
horseshoe of mountain ridges. Adjoin-
ing properties are owned by A. Modest
and Paul Moretti of Yuma and C. F.
Hall of North Star
Franklin Smith, the we'll known min
ing expert, who is now at North Star,
examined the Amavisca and pro-
nOunced it to be probably more valu-
able than the North Star
The Amavisca will be developed by
the owning company and turned into
a producer as rapidly as possible The
company is made up of substantial
men of means, who are prepared to de-
Velop the property. President George
Fl. Barker is of high standing in bust
ness and financial circles in the cities
of Pasadena and Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
TEcoPA ARRANGEs FOR
FoUR-FURNACE SHELTER

The latest from the southern end of
lnyo county is that the Tecopa Mining
company is arranging for the erection
of four-furnace shelter having a cap
actity of 600 tons a day, the smelter
being a special lead-silver kind, to fit
the character of the Tecopa ore. This
smelter is to be located near the mine
in the Tecopa range of mountains. and
spur railroad fifteen miles long to
connect the mine with the I. & T.
road is to be constructed.
Beside treating all of the Tecopa
ore the company proposes to bid for the
silicious ore Of the Goldfield district
and Pioneer section.
The company recently attempted to
secure the Needles smelter, a deal
which fell through. due, it is said. TO
the refusal on the part Of the railroad
to give satisfactory freight rates
Hitherto the Tecopa ore has gone ali
the way TO Murray, Utah, to be
smelted. 1t runs very rich in silver,
much of the ore averaging 500 to the
ton.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

since these strikes many properties
have been bonded.
The usual terms are from $4,000 to
$4,000 upon one years time, but with
a provision that at least four men must
be constantly employed in development.
TO find the ore shoot with such small
expense as did Mr.. Wilson is unusual,
but so far in every instance in which
there was sufficient capital and good
judgment the results have been salts
factory. From $4,000 to $4,000 has
usually been found necessary for de-
velopment purposes.
Among the many promising proper
ties several are likely to reach the rich
ore shoots in the next two months.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Inspiration in suIphlde Ore

TUCSON, May 3O.-Inspiration' shaft
has entered sulphide ore for distance
of about fifty feet. Samples have been
taken every foot of this distance and
the average of the wall is 2.74 per cent
copper. This satisfies the financial in
terests who are behind the enterprise
that the Inspiration is developing big
body of valuable concentrating ore sim
iliar to that in the Miami mine adjoin-
ing. There has been excellent buying
of Inspiration stock recently, and pre-
dictions are heard that it will sell at SIS
a share this year.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Empire Mine Makes Another
Strike of High Grade Copper

but building for the future as well as
for the present.
The railroad from Drag, on to John
son is nearing completion and is ex-
pected to be in operation by July 1,
1909
The Arizona United Mines company
another large concern adjoining the
Empire, has begun, work in extendins
shafts on the Republic and Mammoth
claims. The company IS under new
management and work will be pushed
vigorously. This mine has immense
amounts of ore and in the past for
tunes have been taken out Phila-
delphia capitalists are in control They
will soon have in commission a large
modern plant
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31

II HYOLITE, New, May 30. - Dur
n, ing the past week Pioneer has
experienced two sensations in the
development of ore bodies. One was
in the Savage drift nearly mile
to the southwest of the Pioneer, and
the other in the workings of the Rick
ard-Garberg lease, scarcely 100 yards to
the southwest of the Pioneer Each
has uncovered ore of shipping grade,
one at 65 feet deep and the other at
165 feet deep. The general formation,
or enclosing rock, of one is quite diff
ferent from the other. The only reason
able deduction from this is that gold
is wherever you find ii" and that in
the Pioneer district it can be found
almost anywhere it is searched for dill
igently.
The method of attacking the prom
lem of ore development by the Rick
ard-Garberg management was on a
much larges scale and with more
effective and expeditions appliances
consequently the results attained are
greater
Last week the general conditions in
the workings were most excellent.
Ore of a shipping grade was being un-
covered in the midst of ore of milling
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Salisbury Wash a Mystery

TONOPAH, May 3O.-For the past
two weeks many rumors have been
af1oat concerning the mining district
in the vicinity of Salisbury, Wash. Re-
stating that a surface ledge had been
found containing values running UP in
the thousands
A larger number of persons from this
city have visited the district during
the past week. but all returned, saying
that they were unable to visit the
ledge as the owners of the property
evinced no desire to exploit their prop
erty. The entire district is practically
owned by the Nays and Cliffords, and
over 1000 claims have been recorded
with the district recorder.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Strike in Gladstone Mine

McCABE, Ariz., May 30.-Reliable
news of an important strike in the
Gladstone mine reached here last
week from McCabe. The new find was
made on the 1100-foot level in the west
drift at a distance of 300 feet from
the shaft. The paystreak is eighteen
inches in thickness, six inches of
which samples $40 to the ton and the
remaining twelve inches from SIS to
$50 to the ton.
The drift has been pushed ahead
eighteen feet since the discovery. Min
ers familiar with the mine believe that
the new find is part of another rich
ore shoot similar to some that have
been exploited in the upper levels.
lease by Massey, George Flammer of
McCabe and w. D. Shaw of this city.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
ALMOST OIL STRIKE
NEAR RANDSBURG Is
LEAD FOR L0CATORS

RANDSBURG, May 3O.-Gold has
been forgotten in Randsburg for the
past week and oil has taken the lead.
The news came a few days ago that
they were about to strike oil in the
well near Kramer and everybody
rushed to get in on locations near
there.
The well which has been sunk a few
miles north of Hawes- Hiawatha, for
merly, about twelve miles east of Kra-
mer, is down nearly 5000 feet, and it is
reported they are about to strike oil.
well equipped and provisioned
double rig left last week to locate oil
land
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Lottie Mine Resumes

PRESCOTT, May 3O.-Work has
been resumed on the Lottie mine in
the Big Greek district by the Oriental
Mining company. Only small force
is employed at present. General Man
ager w. A. Kent of the company says
it is the intention to increase the force
soon. Operations are confined to the
running of a crosscut to tap a vein
paralleling the main ottie vein.
The Lottie has an excellent record
as gold producer. 1t is opened by a
tunnel 4400 feet in length, the face of
which is In the vein 800 feet below
the apex.
The mine is located at Providence
along the Poland branch of the Brad
shaw Mountain railroad.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
MAY Build a Town

BENSON, Ariz. May 90.-The Bis
hee-Sonora Development company, OPP
Grating in the Chiricahua mountains.
is running a tunnel to a distance of
from 500 to 800 feet which will cut the
main ore body at depth of about 275
feet. BY this means the ore can be
carried out to the fiat at the base of
the mountain. thus saving the expense
of hoist. The company has laid out
town site near the property, which
is called Shamrock. 1t is said that a
large number of lots have already been
sold and the prospect for building up a
town there is very good.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
On Gold Belt Grouu

SEARCHLIGHT, May 3O-Word
comes from Amboy that rich strike
has been made on the Gold Belt group,
where l.. l. Plummer and William
Heath of Los Angeles are working a
force of some thirty men. The work
now being done includes the running
of tunnels for water and sinking of a
shaft. 1t is expected that next winter
stamp mill will be in operation and
that a permanent force of 100 men will
be employed
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Five Thousand Dollars a pav

RHYOLITE, May SO.-Today Pioneer
lease is producing $4,000 every twenty
four hours. In another month by the
aid of electricity it's production will
likely be nearer $4,000 daily, and divi-
dends established as a regular thing.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Caliente Resumes

SEARCHLIGHT, May 30-C. E.
Rives has started a force of men at
work in the old tunnel at the Caliente
mine and they are cutting station
for the shaft. The connection will be
week
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Wall from the Desert

Big luscious strawberries sell in Los
Angeles as low as forty and fifty cents
crate and by the box for five cents
and less. What a pity we don't live
near Los Angeles.-Randsbu Miner
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
Better Than Expected

Manager Matt Hoveck of the Pom
peii M & M Co, says the first two
weeks of milling have given far better
returns than had been expected.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-31
CALIFORNIA COAL
OUTPUT INCREASES
BETTER QUALITY FIGHTS OFF
COMPETITION
New Mines Yield 5ituminous Capable
of Comparison with Foreign Coal.
Rehabilitation of Industry
May Result

The total production of coal in Cali
fornia in 1908 was 1875 short tons
having a spot value of $54, $40.
California is not an important coal
producing state, but it is one of the
few in which tie output in 1908 showed
an increase over that of the preceding
year. All of the production was the
result of recent developments in new
territory The old mines at Telsa, in
Alameda county, and at Black Dia-
mond, in Contra Costa county, were
idle throughout the year. The recent
developments have been at lone, in
Amador county, and at Stone canyon
in Monterey county. The production
in those two counties in 1908 exceeded
that of 1907 by 1905 tons, and the in
crease in value amounted to $16,627.
The coal-mining industry of Califor-
MIA has been adversely affected, first,
by the importation of foreign and bet
ter GOALS brought largely as ballast,
and second, by the increased produce
ton of petroleum and its use as fuel
in manufacturing establishments. AS
a result of these conditions the produc-
tion of coal in the state has decreased
from over 10000 tons in 1900 to 1850
tons in 1905, to % 800 tons in 1906, and
to 49, $50 tons in 1907
OF Ignite Variety
Up to the close of 1908 all the coal
mined in the state had been of the lig-
mite or subbituminOus variety. During
the last year. however, the develop
ment of the mines in Stone canyon,
Monterey county, has placed on the
market a bituminous coal of a quail
ity adapted to compete with the for
eign Goals brought into the San Fran
cisco market and = is believed that
this will result, to some extent in the
rehabilitation of the coal-mining in
dustry of the state. 1t is understood
to be the intention of the promoters
of this enterprise to cater to the do
nestle fuel trade, in which petroleum
does not figure as a competitor
The production of petroleum in Cali
fornia increased from 33,09S. 59S barrels
in 1906 to 99,74S,375 barrels in 1907 and
to 44,S61, 742 barrels in 1908. This enor-
nous output of crude petroleum has
almost eliminated coal as a fuel for
railroad and manufacturing purposes
in California, where it is used almost
entirely for domestic purposes There
is promise of additional coal supplies
from Monterey and San Benito coun-
ties if transportation facilities are pro-
cured
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-08
FACTS THAT have
A BIG Cash VALUE
ARDMORElTE ADS ARE WORTH
DOLLARS AND CENTS TO
EVERY READER.

If there We're few lines or
words somewhere in this paper to-
day which would tell you where 10
find five dollars in cash, you'd be
pretty sure TO read the paper"
You'd think the quest worth a little
time and patience.
Literally, actually, positively there
are, in this paper, bits OF informa-
ton of just that nature In the ad-
vcrtisoments are to be found chances
10 buy things at real, genuine price
reductions Familiarity with the ads.
will teach YOU where to secure
things at-sometimes--half the usual
cost. The saving to you is as real at
though it were money found.
When YOU find chance TO buy,
for five dollars, something for which
you would ordinarily have to pay
ten dollars-that saving of five dol.
lars represents the money value to
you of the ad. from which you got
your information.
There are ads. in this issue chat
are worth to you a few cents-ana
some that are worth a good many
dollars, Read the paper"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-08
SAYS WILL NOT BUILD
PRESIDENT WlNCHEll OF ROCK
ISLAND DECLARES ARDMoRE.
WAURlKA LINE NOT BE BUILT.

The presence here a few days ago
of a party of Rock Island officials
led to the rumor again that the Ard
more-Waurika line was about 70 be
started again.
The Railway and Engineering Re
view printed rumor 10 the effect
that this road was acquiring new
properties in the south and contra
dieting this President Winchen is
quoted as saying:
with the exception OF the Tucum'
cari-Amarillo line the Rock Island
Is building no new branches. The re
port that we will soon begin work
on an extension from Ardmore TO
Waurika is incorrect. We are install
ing systematic electric block signals
throughout Missouri and Iowa and
we are putting in sixty miles OF stone
balIasting in Nebrasak and fifty
miles in Oklahoma finishing that
work on the Oklahoma line"