WKST SHOltK.
reins over one hill after mother, clear way op into the farthest
mountain. The rock in which the rkheet lilver Ilea ia princi
pelly porpbyty, although there are rich reins of Ulcoe si ,t.
oo the left or aonth aide of the crek there U hardly a tingle
joint hut ahowa up rich indications of silver. It ia on thti tide
that the relief and Quandary rlairns are situated, an 1 are the
rirhett by fir of an that have Uen located. On the north
aide , however, there are one or two text holes, among a nam
t, that are exceeding! promising. None of these holes lave
xrti pot in ovrr twenty feet, and it is foond that the farther
thy go in, the better the And. There ia a pilch that cornea
Jon about a mile above the camp, and it U thought by some
of th prospectors that, from the indication) an I cropping, here
will be a big surprim. l'.ut there ia no point in this whole
ttrctchof seven miles in length and probably eight in wid'h,
but where good ore ran be found. It is free milling and carries
ith it nothing that can possibly make it expensive to get the
silver out. I noticed in the river bottom a number of sluices
and panning outfits, where men have been working placer
claims, and I am to! J by some of them that they ran pan out
from seven to eight dollars a day, and some days hare done
Mtrr. Above, (hwe to Kdgar rock, some one is at work on a
plai-rr claim, and is exceedingly mysterious aWit what he
does and his done. Here the gravel and sand is plte fine,
and there is no doubt that he is making a good deal more than
a fair day 'a wages.
In the bottom, at the edge of a beautiful grassy glade, Cap
tain J. T. Simmons has made a jiermanent mining ramp, with
K. K. Current as recorder. They are now at work putting op
lg cabins in order to stand out the winter and operatt on the
claims whenever the westher will permit. There are over 100
claims now staked and located, and it ia fully eijetd that
ovrr 1,000 men will t in there at work when spring opt-na up.
lo anticipation of this, Mr. Current baa located a townaite on
a high bench land that runs all along the north side of the
valley. The ore, from the returna of the aasayers, Is on the
average of an I SO ore, and there ia no end to the amount of it
in sight.
Ten miles above ramp the Humping river flows into the
Natcheei, and at thia point, on the other aide of the bluff, there
ae several holes where coal of a fine oulity has ken taken
out, some of which we burned In camp. As to the quality of
it, we can not say. Suffice It to aay that there are enough go"d
indications to make it worth the while for some one t proji t
it this point and alao farther up the Humping river.-..
1trlvn in Almira lUcord.
CALIFORNIA M1NINO HiWS
An eatenaive plarer mining scheme is onler wsy In Mon
county, In the valley brtaeen Mill rreek and Mooo lake.
Ternty four claims of 100 acres each have been lualed and
recorded, there being eight locators for each purler section.
It Is laid that water la to bs brought to tit claims, wbl h will
U hydrauliml. Tha loral.ty la known to be rih, and wiih
proper appliances a golden harvest will crrUirdy reault.
The outlook at ths Joliaa d jUv t la sail to U the Ut In
the hl.tory of mining In San In rout-ty. The Van Wert, an
old mine hVated year ego, has reopene-l ith gwl n
pU. Aa high as :) a day has bren mortared out by a single
man from the ore In this mine. TU machinery for tf-e ten
stamp ml td the Helvetia mine la warly all cm iU twin-l,
and wi'J at U jt op and st to work. A s!t'en lh
Ms (At Mi. Uw ing free gM la ab-jn !aw, has been ev k
l the ::tM II J mine. A awttf J nlr la the rn -
trict, adjoining Julian, are al l!ng worked, miU gwl pm.
peda.
Messrs. Nance and Night, of l'rrris.were In ! riljr recerlly,
says the Hivenl.le .Vm. snd bring nets that the mining
Interest of that locality Is on the op gt l. ApphratUii are
continually Wing mad to file UiUi. The mwt Interest
seems to U In and aroun I ths ii Hp mlof. Mr. Name
Hated that he havl been told thai a lea 1 ha I hen Ufin I that
would a aay 1 1, ft.) prr ton.
The Han IVrnarJino (Wier says a jrty of ln Art!
people, accompanied by srrst San iVrttsr lino men, have
started for Pf, near Needles, to lnpert Some a?ua'U mining
prvwrty. The mlns are oned by San iVinardin? rtle,
and are claimed j eneodinfty rich. They have
Uih lcd, and will bt torkel eitrnahrly.
John CWey an I a puty have dovrrr I an I W a' near
the (Vora'lj river mineral Ul.pl whhh, on the S'wfa-e, arw
eilra'jrdinarily rich. Ttti lea l are finely d fined. Tl ay
from the snrfa are oti'uua'ly r'u h.
The magnetic irun drit In the Or I mining diti I In San
lVrnarlinorjunty is sn lmmnae oo, an I s poatrM that It
has ruined the wat'liN of travelers while pacing oier It.
Cla'iiii are leing taken up atxit Yotna, and many f I Urn
are iliini'd to b very rU It. Muh xi his ln drf on
ditTeretit clalini and rlth ore taken oil, Ixit as yet m ml I Is In
operation In that vicinity, and work Is at a da liah-.
Tarttes Interrele-I are prring Ut put a mill In as Mrfi m J-
siblt, and when this Is d m no itonM there will U a sivl
Trnianrnt ramp i stahliahed.
II. V. Hoper, rr-;eierit:ng t Angeles rajul, has jr
chaatol four antimony mines on i!rk!re rrk, hear th raa U
of J. W. Vra.h, says the lUker!Ul l tU-l. They will
he worked ss Soon as ll weatUr Wilt rtiil. Tt sat
party has pun haw or i-M lU antiiiMoy ndnes Mar llav
II ah. ,
curnAin to iMOALwatrs nay
Tl.s snllee of lnrofj"rfAtl-n t-f tU iVlrV.CthaU A I!
ern Itailroa-I Co. were recor Je-i fe.enl'y. TU If.-fi-rfa's
are Herman ftM, Join A ll.an I'r ar-l ( has, A. I'. M
of St. Faul, Minn, and J-n I , W t'r'j'ihart
I'anltl C. Mdletl, of O.eUHe, Wah The f-j'ati U
formed t lild. "p-? and ifa'e a stanlard ImoI
railway frvru fA nl u the Willipa rlttr, ft Mleas
Uy, ara tU ('-! ane to s. M m U Cl-ifh:a
rier, and ij- h If at.' h a ala-'l t fcM, e!i It I '4-1 svl
operate a leleifajJi sn l Ulephe I M a-rfitf. TUhS'
IUlsna-'l as pf.rwljtvl '-e U Ii.hu)U
theaiiKubl of tU ra4tei il k iA lU t$Um, JtUI
Into share. TU naft- f the ti A thle
railr! srs a nf UM ')araf.t-i ll at thU U to ( l t
on h-iUking. Tlre se fee eho l aie M Usrl of U ttn
U are the moving tori's la It. Ileraran TrVI U ai t.t sa-l
llkftjeara !'! Mel la M 'aIUie
thirty yeas Ifewas tU fte la 14.11 "g lU ill M.
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N.jrtlrrn I'a itV r leay. lie tee takn a .U.J. U u
t In the IV. r M. sr. I U lU f!h of V I' its, 1 tU
l;a A I'MUfB arUr'ak eg In .al ati''" h
tUwraJiraf.t He U a v,it n.l .eg tft9. a tea:!
tranwr sik U a r ,l'f u:'f ,U U lt ' l
lie tj:tig srl li U"1!' tie
),ln A . Ilsftvlltf. U H. fiii. was U ttefe'f yaS n Ar.ee (.
w;-.h lUllVip, V ! k A M. I'el ra leay. afrl ke an oM
aJ re.'j' i 1 ,u l M'r b U?J"'