The mountain Democrat., 1863-04-18
The Copper Mines.
MouNp SAcsNNtss, AprM IS, 1868.

EDIroRs DENocRAr: Having seen no commu-
nicatInn 10 any ut your late ISSUES from this
section of CopperionIy | propose to devote
few leisure moments IN giving you bret de-
scrlPtIOn "f onr hedges, prospects for copper,
&c. Bat little is known in regard To the rlch-
ness ut unprOspect-d leads, therefore M one
| can form an. accurate npInI"n or estimate OF
! their value. To do this We must have the shaft
| down, the ore out aud IT'S purity ascertaIned
Copper mining Is ohly IN It's fncplebcy -
| this section, but from what We cLu See and
\ learn We may safely venture the assertion that
within tins aud Cold Springs District the indl-
cannus for good paying copper leads cannot be
| surpassed &c any part vi the State.
J la the Starkey lead-tAe discovery Of which
gave rise To and stimulated prospecting for the
mineral in thus and adjoining Districts s-cOpper
| was found within two feet Of the surface. The
stockholders IN this lead have organized, aud
are nOw earnestly At work, night and day
| They have commenced operations In work
manlIke manner. They have built black
smiths shop within few feet Of their shaft, in
which they keep man sharpening drills, picks
\ and gads Their shaft sunk at the best ad-
vantage-suTiace water beng kept uut by sar-
face draining-iu fact, the indications are, they
mean 20 get copper.
The Union Cumpanvs claim, on the first
| Northeast extension OF the Stafkey, has been
| Pr"si.ected for The purp1Se at determining the
locality of the lead They have sunk one shaft
fifteen feet deep, with but partial success, but
are preparing with true cnpper-Ienacly of pur-
| pose, to sink another. believing that they will
| ultimately succeed.
The Poor Mans Company are working their
claim for the silver it is believed to contain.
The indications are all Certainly very favorable.
Several Washoe miners protesting to be COM
| petent judges, incline To the opinion that the
lead contains a large per ceutdge OF silver
| The rock certainly resembles, 10 relnaTka able
hat tax fha l.
lead. The Company firmly believe they have
rich silver lead, and are vigorously pushing
their work ahead This claim is located just
south nf Mound Springs, on the road leading
| from that place To Mud Springs
Farther South still lies the Eureka Compa-
nv's claim, owned bv Diamond Springs ca.
| Their prospects for finding good copper lead.
am informed, are very encouraging. They
! arr dilI gently forwarding their work.
| The North America Is th. n.ne Of o claim
| recently discovered in this District. near We
ber Greek. Tins claim is owned by a Cold
| SpriuI = Co. Our old friends q. W. G'lIin. Lee
| Page, Williams and others own feet M this
ieod With characteristic energy these gentle
urn are Developing 'h.ir lead being deter
| mined Ia force mnihrr earth tu Yield up all the
Treasure contained within the boundary Of the
| North An.cTca.
The k~vstnue j. still f,vorite. This claim
| is la,at-d in Cold : rin.> Flat, be ny the first
!
| bnNiug up their ere tor Shipment.
Ihe EAicAa. AncGadn! aud Buckeye are
| c.Ai'ns Dt h"c pr"ini,-, "petlng up tine lead
| with tite best at "tHdtettt-,t-. Stockholders
Iu these claIn> entertain The b CHEST opinion ut
! them AID congratulate themselves a. posses
s''rs ot huge fortunes IA the Prospective. II
/ prr-evrrA and Sh"Eel> wll ubialn thcm
Ih.y certainly viii succeed These claims are
| also located IN or near Cnli SprIug Flat.
| The last lead dis 'nver.d S in thus ID strict
! ani T., named The l4wk Eye. The COMPANY
CONFUSED II seventy i've mrn Ut EdntLr> this
| evening aud assumes the same name. 80 tar
as can be Judged tIum the indcat!"us and crop
! pIng>, IhiS is the mDihrr head II them ali II
i ~iie on the top aud has gorge wide enough
tn duvr a good sized horse iUtn. Our copper
| mcn say that rallng ore viii he f.und within
tour feet "f the suIi.ce. IEi> lead MS dscp,
cred immediately Oh the bank It Weber creek
TIE comp ny Will r"mmrnce work in "a day or
! Lwu, aud vun NAV dri rEd Uiou LtdrIug good
account Of the Hawk Eve.
In the Rose : ,'rIng District. joining this on
the West prospect ng has breu ghng an fir
some time A large company has been formed
! for the purpose OF developing the resources Of
their District They are now operating on
| three different leads. On the Great Western
! tor gold, WIth ifiv men IN the COMPANY. On
the Hemp and the Hip, ~ish "ne buods-d men
IN the company. On the ZIP Coon, Tor copper,
| with seventy live men in the company. In the
Hump and the Hip. II, the depth oi ten feet,
they have struck gold, plainly visible in decay
| cdiIuartz. and tins III II ledge where, few dll ;
agn, no one would have thought Il looking for
uineral of any AInd Tns encourages uIe in
! the hellef that We have uu know led !e Of the i'll
e1haus;ibIe wealth that lies hidden be enealh our
! i-ct
Nav IL the time 10 develop it, In prospect
| inL for copper We may hnd rich gold or silver
Leads. Let us keep AN eye open Tor them all.
With system Of thorough prospecting by
companies large results may be obtained. We
know not but We MAJ vet feed the world with
| copper as We have led it with gold. Who can
tell what people fully alive 10 their own in.
terests may do:
cannot leave the copper subject withou,
| giving TO y0Rr readers the best "indica;ion" Of
the schooImaster being abroad" that have
seen. found it while out prospecting and for
the purpose Of preserving this rich specimen
of Republican literature l copied it verbatim.
Here it Is:
MOTIFS
we the ouder sind due CIame 2 thowsand fete
Nv this here quart leg or load aud Intend too
wourk the sam u curdln too the lauS uv.this
districk fur Gold silver or Copper
march i4-SiXty three.
| Among the names attached were those oil
some of your prominent cilzens-a u noted road
owner, a lawyer. aud merchant or two, placed
there, no doubt, by some considerable friend