. Western Comrade . e present throughout the tract in a quantity suffi-cient for years to come, Avhile in the extreme easternpart of the colony land, near the Mescal dam, thereis a mesa where the soil is almost black with decom- _.*^ ^^^ =^m^ -,?- SHv •- Burning Limestone for Material L-o^v. in Concrete Con-struction at Llano del Rio posed leaf mold. iMiormous returns are to be expectedfrom places like tiiis. In the mountains to the south theie are traces ofsuch metals as iron and copper, l)ut the formation isnot favorable to extensive deposits of this type. Those who have spent money in devel
. Western Comrade . e present throughout the tract in a quantity suffi-cient for years to come, Avhile in the extreme easternpart of the colony land, near the Mescal dam, thereis a mesa where the soil is almost black with decom- _.*^ ^^^ =^m^ -,?- SHv •- Burning Limestone for Material L-o^v. in Concrete Con-struction at Llano del Rio posed leaf mold. iMiormous returns are to be expectedfrom places like tiiis. In the mountains to the south theie are traces ofsuch metals as iron and copper, l)ut the formation isnot favorable to extensive deposits of this type. Those who have spent money in development work have ap-parently failed to realize that an ounce of copper willstain an enormous quantity of rock. Gold is withoutquestion present in a trace everywhere in the soil, butin general it is safe to say that practically all of themining operations in the Antelope Valley will be con-. The Hotel Builders Camp. Left to Right: The ThomasBrothers, Weis, Milligan and Reeslund fined to the volcanic hills which border it upon thenorth and Avhicli are heavily mineralized in places. An abundant water supply for the colony is alreadyassured, but it seems probable that a much greater sup-ply will ultimately be developed. Geologists recognizethe existence of a great break, or fault, along the north-ern side of the range. This marks one of the placeswhere the rock strata broke at the time the mountainswere thrown up to their present height, away back attlie beginning of the Quarternary period. There are reasons for thinking that a great dealof the water that comes from the melting snows at thesummit of the range sinks into this crevice, forming anunderground stream and possibly forming the artesiansupply for the Antelope Valley, if not for more distantregions. It should be possible to find some place wherethis can be tapped with tunnels and a large flowof water developed
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