The Shasta courier., 1864-02-20
Copper City Correspondence.
COPPER CIrY. Feb. l6- 1864.

CGPPER CITT, FEB. 10, 1861.
Mr.. EDIroR Being anxious of giving
your many readers some idea of our young
mining district, ask the privilege. through
the columns of the COURIER, occasionally.
We Copper City folks begin to look up
We think we see the dawn of light. Long
has been the darkness of our night, though
soon viii the day appear. Almost every day
brings forth new visitors from some part of
the Stsse, and of late we notice sprinkle
from the Bay City.
The first thing of attraction is the Original
Williams & Kellenger, which lies in view
quarter Of mile from our little city So
soon as q stranger refreshes himself he i'm
media'cly strikes for this new Gould & Curry.
| say Gould & Curry. I mean no slur by
the comparison and by this time twelve
months-mark my words-the Gould & Cur
ry will he proud to be compared with the
Original Williams & Kellenger claim. This
company has commenced in earnest to ship
copper ore. l recently had conversation
with the head men of the company, and was
informed that the company's calculations
were henceforth to ship fifty tons Of ore per
week, and this amount they might easily
double. Two days last week the company
forwarded $1,000 pounds of ore. At pre-
sent they have $50 bags filled ready for
teamsteTs, and have ordered 1000 more bags,
which is equivalent to $50 tons of ore, all of
which can be dispatched within the month if
Red Bluff. Transfers who are up country
would do we'll to call at Copper City on their
way down, as they can get freight at one cent
per pound from this place to Red Bluff, dis
tance 45 miles.
Many other companies are at work and
about commencing work.-Baxter, Bully
Hill, Minnesota, Secret, Kessler, Twenty six,
Ophir, Longstreet, and a host of others whose
names do not now remember. The propri
etors of the Ophir inform me that they design
shipping ten tons of their ore tc Saa Francis
co to have a working test made, and ! am
sure the company never will regret the ship
ment, for the ore is very fine, and bids fair to
equal the best. am told the lode is narrow
on the surface, though it is likely to widen as
they sink upon it.
The Original Secret lode is being speedily
developed, and bids fair to become Of note in
the district This claim is situated on the
Kellenger Hill, near the Original Williams &
Kellenger. The claim is owned by DR.. Sill
ver;horn and Jack Burnett.
There are also number of lodges, not of
note now, hich will soon warrant the atten-
ton of capitalists. Persons who have lived
in this section for the past year seem to be
satisfied that they have good thing ahead,
d none that have heard speak are willing
| to chance their fortunes elsewhere
| There is Tut one thing lacking here now,
and that is good stamp mill to throw ont a
| few bricks, and that We know cannot be long
coming, for everything demands that good
mill should be erected. The ore is in guam
titles to supply such an institution.
| Our town is daily becoming more lively
in every respect The old settlers are glad
to extend the hand of friendship and fellow.
ship to all new comers. You need not be
surprised to see Copper City contain popu-
lation of 1000 by the lst of August next with
four or FIVE mills. So, with this short dc
scription will close. hoping may be better
able, when | become more acquainted, to
| give your readers better description of our
mines than the above. RUBIN