Show ic JAIL AIL J CANYON possibilities X X SPECIAL correspondence X X aw IA ballarat ballaran Ball arat cal sept 22 jail canyon is situated twelve miles north of ballarat ballaran Ball arat in inyo county in the panamint range this canyon is very rugged and cuts the range to its very foundation thus laying bare to the eye the numerous rock formations through which it cuts and which may be easily and readily studied by one walking leisurely up the canyon like several other canyons of this range range jail has a beautiful stream of thirty miners inches of water running the entire year in this canyon are located some of the best mines of the range and the first of these reached in ascending the canyon is a group owned by local men and named after the principal mine the gem group there are several claims in the group two of which show strong veins carrying very little base one of the other claims shows a strong vein of sulphide ore the vein on the gem mine proper will average about six feet in width and about 35 in value recently the same parties have discovered a strong vein of sulphide ore carrying more than per ton in gold several shipments of which have been made to the val verde smelter in the bradshaw mountains arizona further up the canyon is found the burro mine which was discovered by an indian this vein is without doubt the strongest and most persistent of any to be found in that section the vein continuously outcrops the full length of the claim reaching the full width of twenty feet A rich shoot runs better than 70 and the whole vein averages more than 10 to the ton this ore is free milling and should make a great producer when capital shall develop it five hundred feet of backs can be obtained from a tunnel run on the vein and thousands of tons of high grade milling ore should be developed in this work there are several extensions of the burro mine and all on the same ledge these claims show value and there is no doubt but that rich shoots could be uncovered with little surface trenching drenching tren ching local men own a group of three claims to the west of the burro mine that shows a strong parallel ledge the vein boldly outcrops and gives good value assays essays have ben obtained across eight feet that gave per ton when these claims are d developed it is expected that several rich shoots will be uncovered this canyon is very much more precipitous as one ascends and so little or no prospecting has been done iv in this section the formations of this canyon are granite schist slate greenstone quartzite and limestone the veins as a rule are in contact with the different formations and show them to be of the most permanent character timber is to be found in great abundance at the upper end of the canyon and water power is to be had for a small mill from the running stream this canyon offers an exceptional opportunity for both the prospector and the capitalist and it is thought before the year is over there will be considerable activity in this section |