Old Mines of Southern California / Desert-Mountain-Coastal Areas Including the Calico-Salton Sea Colorado River Districts and Southern Counties

by William H. Storms; Harold W. Fairbanks

IN THE MAIN RANGE.

Up in the main range of the San Gabriel Mountains, on the north slopes of this rugged chain, are located a number of veins, on which considerable work has been done. The veins are well defined, ranging from 1 to 4 feet in width, striking northwest and southeast, and dipping uniformly to the northeast at a high angle. All of these veins contain gold, but all quickly run into sulphurets. All the mines are idle at present, but something brighter is hoped for. The sulphurets are said to contain sufficient gold to make chlorination profitable. If this is actually the case there is an abundance of material to work upon.