The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-09-04
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explorations. Where there is such net
work of lodges, all appearingly rich, it is i'm
possible to form an idea as to which is the
best, and 1 shall therefore nor attempt it,.
The more person sees of these mines, the
more he is convinced of their richness, and /
do not feel that exaggerated at all when I
told you a few months ago that this was the
richest country yet discovered in the world.
Crane and briggs are getting some splen-
Edidsrock ont of their ledge, and but for the
fact that there is too little water in Sinker
Greek, where the Ainsworth Mill is located,
they would ere now have convinced the most
sceptical of the wealth of our mines The
mill of FOCUS Moore will be in operation
in a few days, and as they have, quite. lot of
ore, of both the Orc Fino and Morning Star
! lOdes, ready for crushing there is no doubt
but their first cleanup will be heavy one.
There are about 300 different ledges loca-
ted, and there is only one thing left to the
imagination, which only the future will un-
ravel-the width of our lodges There are
but few lodges prospected to any consider
able depth, and all those, without an excep.
ton, have. widened before they reached the
depth of thirty feet The lode of Crane &
briggs was only about one inch wide at the
top, and Crane deserves the highest credit
for the energy and perseverance he exhibit
ed in going down'with such prospect. But
he has succeeded beyond his most sanguine
| hos Of
feet, ledge of five feet wide The Orc Fino
tunnel of FOCUS & Co., have a lead of about
five feet wide, and if all the other narrow,
ledges act the same way, no calculation can
be made as to the value of our mines.
speak advisedly when l state my candid be-
lief that Silver Mountain alone contains
pseOious metal esongh to pay for the cost of
extraction.
Last week ledge was struck on Long
Gplch, named the Silver Bullion, and an as
say, made by Mr.. Chittenden, showed q result
of Is per cent. in silver. Think of that, ye
Oregonians, 81 500 in silver to a ton of rock!
Although your correspondent happens to own
feet in the above ledge, don't suppose for q
moment that l wish to make brag of any
thing that needs no Dragging, and if it only
: increases in width our fortune is made.
The Home Ticket is another splendid ledge.
Fhey are about incorporating their mine,
, 800 shares, capital stock $500, 900. Some of
, their ore has been sent to San Francisco, and
0 soon the result will be known,
!, The Ham Fat, (what's in a name, y Niagara
Lady Candor, are very rich and narrow, and
= | have known men to make $40 q day with q
d hand mortar, out of rock obtained of those
: hedges, In taking a walk across the sum-
" nit of Silver. Mountain q, person not accus
- toned to mining would be at a loss to un
!. dcrstand the meaning of the numerous stake!
$ on the crest, and no doubt the idea woult
a enter his mind that tower had been lait
"a off amongst the clouds. The prospect from
a this summit is truly magnificent. Far in th
d distance, to the East, the Boise mountain
n are discernablc, and the course of tn
~ Snake river, winding its way through sag
g. brush plains, can be followed until it is los
- to view somewhere about the Malheur. Her
,e great many ledges crop out, chief amongs
y them the Wdr-Eagle, o splendid silver ledge
10 the TaliSman, Lamplghter, Mountain Chit
IS and Red Jacket, the latter a very rich ledge
Is but perhaps not richer than some that hay
y, y, not been tried so we'll. The Allison Col
ir and Silver Mining Co. are in full blast. The
ir got some splendid rock out of their ledge
ie and as Mnear & Co.'s steam mill will be i
~ operation by the first of September hop
til to be able in my next to give;you the resu
nc of their crushing. ..
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