Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-09
CAMP SIGNAL
GETS SUPPORT
ANGELEN0S WILL DEVELOP
NEW CLAIMS
ORGANIZE TWO COMPANIES FOR
EXPLOITING PURPOSES
Discovery of Water Removes Worst
Drawback to District-Leiser-
Rae Mill Resumes Work.
Holdings May Be Sold

Unusual activity has prevailed at
Camp Signal, near Goffs, on the SANTA
Fe railway, this winter, according to
AL. Lombard of santa Monica, who
returned yesterday from a prospecting
trip through that region. The older
outfits have been working steadily, ana
several new crowds are about to enter
the camp and begin Developments.
Mr.. Lombard says Malcolm Williams
and associates of Pasadena have had d
sreW of men working for the past sew
eral months on group of three claims.
They are sinking a shaft which they
expect to put down to the 100O-Iqot
level. more or less, according TO the
results acquired.
Another company is being organized
by Santa Monica persons to develop d
group of four claims at Camp Signal
upon which it is said a splendid surface
showing is in evidence.
DR. Edward A. Tufts of Los Angeles
has Just returned from the camp, Where
he did some work on the Av1ce ana
Genuine claims.
The Leiser-Lee company has just
started its 25-ton mill, which was out
of service for about two months on ac-
count of freezing pipes.
Cuts TweIve-lnch Vein
On the Leiser-Rae property a 12-inch
vein has been encountered. The Veln
was cut i'm the east drift on the 15O-foot
level, about ninety feet from the SHAFT
The workings on this property also IN
clude a west drift, about forty-tive feet
in. and an old incline shaft which IS
down about $50 feet. Surface improve
ments. besides the mill, are an assay
house, blacksmith shop, hoist, Two
bunk houses. cook house ana otiler
buildings. ..o
Townsend and Carpenter have two
properties, known as the Red, Whlte
and Blue Nos. /, 2 and 8. They nave
contracted to sink q shaft and ascer-
tain depth. This shaft is now down
about thirty-five feet, at which deptn
the formation was so encouraging tildt
thew sent orders to locate everything
in sight. They expect to enter rlch ore
at a depth Of fifty feet.
A feature in the development OF
Camp Signal is the recent discovery OF
water, thus establishing new posslplll-
ties and removing the worst drawback
the camp has ever had. Water was
encountered at a depth of 100 feet in the
shaft of the Webster property, ana
they are now getting five barrels day.
Also Strikes Water
The Louise property, owned by Sen,
ator Baker of Pasadena has also founu
water. At a depth of IT'S feet such
HOW OIL Wdl6I W10 CilSCNAASS ~
will be necessary to install q pump.
Five feet below the water level the
ore values have said to have doubled.
Senator Baker will sink this SHAFT 10
9, depth of at least 400 feet.
At Goffs. on the railroad, the dis
tributing point for the contiguous
mining region, building activity IS in
evidence. Marry Ware and associates
have lust sold to party of Los An
geles investors ground upon which they
will erect a concrete hotel, store ana
bank building.
Harry Ware and Messrs. Boylan and
Chaucer have organized a company TO
work a salt property near Goffs and TO
exploit other favorable property in the
district. . =,
The Leiser-Rae company has, 1t Is
said, a deal on with Los Angeles per-
sons to sell to them for $15O,OOO all It's
property as soon as the first cleanup
is made from the mill. The Mill re-
sumed operations a few days ago, and
is said to have considerable ore on
hand.
Mr.. Lombard. who is interested IN
the new Santa Monica company which
will work on four claims at Signal,
will return to the camp within the next
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