The Placer herald., 1864-03-05
Notes on the Copper Mining Claims of
TuO1umne County,
abridged from the Mining and Scientific Press

"Divl Bit" of time have | to waste in
preliminary remarks, and | shall therefore
commence with the
HALsEY.
This vein is Of an obtuse nature. The
foot-wall is lathed and pIastered. The bi arl
Donate of cadmium is plainly seen two miles
west of the fucking-a sure indication. l
think this is very promising vein. Next
we come to the
| LONE STAR.
Somehow l lost my memorandum of this
claim, but going on a little lower down
found it on the
This claim opens on heavy cropping of
old boots and shoes, old hats, etc. The rock
looks healthy, but is mixed with quartz con-
tanning ganglionic and apathetc bed-bug
The shaft would make splendid place to
keep butter cool during the summer. look
on the jamestown as the Union Vein of
Tuolumne county. | next visited the
GERMANIA.
The vein rock on this claim is squirtose
and purpureuI, and also rich in pilgarlicum
rhadmium. The lode pitches southeast by
east half east, and the slate is black as the
devil. In case much good ore is taken from
this claim think it will prove firstclass
vein. 1t is undoubtedly a nephew of the
Union Claim at Copperopolis. Adjoining
the Germana is the
BURRow. BURRow.
In consequence of the presence Of large
quantities of the seIenuret and dornet Of
mol ybden laying around lost my memoir
andum of this claim. 1t opens, however, on
heavy groupings of old tin-ware and broken
whiskey bottles. From the sympathetic
character of the rock, this claim must be
neice to the Keystone Claim. 1t is surpas-
sed in richness by none in California Pro-
ceeding little further on found my note
book no the
Work has been suspended on this claim
until 1867. | could learn no particulars Of
this claim, the proprietors all being at Patal
eonia. 1t is situated right underneath the
Burrow- Burrow. The rock looks heavy;
looks as if man could not carry more than
ton off in his hat 1t is also rich in the
oxide Of rhubalb 1t must be grandson Of
the Union Claim at Copperopois, and will
undoubtedly prove the richest vein in the
State. Further on is the
NORTH STAR.
| Main shaft so, with two drifts, one 80, the
other IS feet. This claim affords splendid
place to keep lager cool during the summer.
1t opens well on the hy,dro-chlorate of am
monia and there are also strong indications
of the presence of the vaccine and equine
animals. Had the company struck large
quantity of ore in their present shaft, they
would undoubtedly have had paying vein.
This is seIf-evdent proposition, which adj
mits of no argument 1t is without question
a grand daughter Of the Union Claim at
Copperopolis, and will ultimately prove the
richest vein in the State. Had they sunk a
horizontal, three-cornered shaft, three miles
further to the westward, allowing it to rumi
nate over the tlucan and overlap the Gosson,
Tuo oumne county ere this would have had
paying vein. explained my views to the
proprietors, who cussed me uphill and down
for my impertinent interference. | saw an
old coffee pot on this claim. Over the
mountain is the
By some mischance lost my memorandum
of this claim, but it opens well, and | think
much rock will be taken from the vein this
season. 1t crops out in serpenine; the rock
looks healthy. although occasionally troubled
with worms, for which | think vermfuge
could be successfully applied. 1t is un-
doubtedly the richest claim in the State 1t
is a cousin of the Keystone Claim at Copi
peropolis. Next we come to the
NE PLUS ULTRA.
found my memorandum on the Ne Plus
Ultra. The designation of this claim MEANS
mo more copper beyond" of which, consld'
ering there is none on this side beyond, Is
very remarkable. The shaft is hole in the
ground. 1t is splendid claim, and is dis
family connected with the Union Vein at
Copperopols. Two miles below is the far
| famed
CoPPERHEAD.
This claim was discovered by worthless,
dissipated fellow, as he was tumbling down
the side Of Table Mountain, after nights
drunk in Montezuma. How strange that so
many rich strikes should be made by persons
below the average in intellect and morals
His name is "Dogberry." From the badly
chosen site of the shaft, the walls have been
sadly boted, and some of the claimants fear
the lead has bolted also. This, however, is
mistake The claim ought to be worth
Sl0O 90 per foot and some of the claimants
even want it to bring 500 90 per foot. do
not think anything short Of 1900 feet will
open this claim properly. When opened at
that depth it will prove the richest vein in
the world. The rock looks very healthy,
although saw traces of scorbutic eruptions
on some specimens; but think the presence
of the supernatural phosphate Of the gnoxide
Of chromium will neutralize this tendency.
| think the vein would commence yielding
Immediately, if the company would take
dose of salts every morning The company
is partly made up of a crowd ofmen, traitors
to their country, who ought to be hung.
| They are a splendid lot of fellows, particular