Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-25
SANTA f SURVEYS FOR RAILROAD
THROUGH IA PAZ PLACER COUNTRY
Rich District Lying East of Colorado River and Vicinity of Arizo
mas Old Capital City viii Receive Assistance of Iron Horse
Many Operators Prepare to Work the Gold Yielding Gravel

south. Ehernburg was another town
that suffered in the late COS by the
government withdrawal. 1t is being
revived, there being a few inhabitants
now within it's old boundaries. but La
Paz has never been revived and stands
today a quaint, deserted city, without
even a watch dog to growl at intruders
upon it's silence.
Now with the new era will spring up
other towns to take the place of the
old, and 1t is said another Ehernburg
will be built near the property of the
New La Paz company. This Ehern-
burg will probably supply the camps of
the district and be in line with the
Santa Fe railroad extension into Yuma.
IN FAVORABLE LOCATION
The new Ehernburg will be about
four miles from old La Paz, whereas
the old Ehernburg Is about eight miles
and somewhat out of the way for the
newer operations now being initiated.
The strikes that have been recently
made In the La Paz district seem al
most fabulous, but so many people
have verified them that it is hard to
doubt The fact that the Colorado
once had its course through there and
left its wealth behind makes 1t reason
able that at bedrock, lodged in the
crevices and the gravel above, very
says that after visiting the properties
last spring he was sound in the belief
that the entire acreage of the New La
Paz would run from 81 to $12 cubic
yard. S. D. Guernsey superintendent
of the New La Paz, says that while
prospecting the gravel he made strikes
running as high as $500. A peculiar
strike which was recently made and
verified was when Guernsey took S25
out of a gallon of dirt on bed rock.
Grimsely, who returned to Los An
geles yesterday, crossed the desert in
his Haynes automobile, both ways,
without a blowout. He has a four
cylinder machine and is proud of the
fact that he has one Of the very best
engines ever made. 1t was terrible
trip even for a desert rat like "Grim
who was the first to cross this part of
the desert the past six months.
WORSE THAN HELL"
After leaving White Water ranch, be-
low Banning, the machine had to ira
verse a granite wash, with wheels
buried above the tires most of the way
for over $50 miles. The heat was al
most unbearable and hot winds blow
ing almost constantly night and day
made the trip, as Grim" said, worse
than hell" But nerve and grit and a
good automobile put him through to
destination safely, belng distance OF
S25 miles. He was accompanied on the
trip by Jack MacIntyre, recently of
Rawhide, another desert rat who will
be employed at the New La Paz prop
erty.
Grimsley went to the property this
time for the purpose Of starting work
upon the pipeline and reservoir which
will supply water for hydraulic mining.
He is constructing a 16-inch pipe from
the Colorado river, distance of four
miles.
Associated with Grlmsley in this
placer proposition is DR.. G. a. Scroggs, !
who is vice president and treasurer. |
Grimsley himself is president and gem
eral manager. When seen yesterday at
his offices in the Merchants Trust
building Grimsely said the pipeline and
would be ready for operation
within the next sixty days and that
after that time his company would be-
gin placer mining on a large scale and
that he was sure shipments would be-
gin almost Immediately after the water
was turned on. He, like others operat-
ing in the La Paz district, believe. this
is the biggest placer country exploited
in recent years, and from facts at
hand 1t would seem that they are en-
tirely justified in their belief.