The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-04-01
THE VANCOUVER MINES.

the 3lst inst, the following lengthy but APP
patently interesting account Of the recent
quartz discoveries in that vicinity:
"For several weeks there have been ru-
mors, more or less exciting, that certain
parties had discovered both placer and
quartz mines few miles from this city. AS
much as has been certainly known, from
time to time, we have frankly stated. De.
string to avoid creating any unnecessary ex-
citement, we have given no currency to mere
rumor, ard never having seen for ourselves,
we could say but little. The gentlemen who
have been engaged in prospecting kept their
own counsel, as they had a perfect right to
do, and besides they themselves probably
did not feel fully satisfied that they had
| found anything of much Importance AT all
events, if they did, they did'not communi.
cate their impressions to us. II was only
within q week that we have had any very
definite information in regard to the nature
and extent of the discoveries, and that infor.
nation we obtained by personal visit to
| ehO ioS"AitCo "hOiS bOiu oVuiiuB
was supposed had been discovered. For the
benefit of our readers, especially those at O
distance, we propose to give some of oul
impressions.
The locality supposed to contain gold is
about sixteen miles north east of Vancouver
The best way to reach it is to take the upper
| lat A. Co. III, IL,
road that crosses the Lackamas creek neal
Mr.. Shuhs. About mile after crossing tho
creek the road branches again, the left hanG
fork leading in the right direction. After {
few rods the road emerges from belt o
| green timber into an upland opening having
q slight NORTH eastern descent toward tn,
south branch of the Lackamas Laying di
rectly opposite, and &C oss that stream is tn
south declension of ridge of mountain
country; upon which the timber has all bee
killed by fie for several years Gu tim
down that southern slope are several small
branches of Lackamas, dividing the slope @
the mountain into ridges and ravines. Ex
tending fom west to east nearly, along til
southern slope of the mountains, the thre
or four lodges of quartz rock cut across th
ravines, cropping out very clearly and dis
tinetly at many places, but more especiall
at the ravines.
The number Of lodges thus far discovere
is three or four. The one nearest the foot
the mountain, which has been named {! CT
lumbia Ledge" where Il crosses ravine i,
, perhaps, fifty feet in width, and can h
traced ina westerly direction for half c
three-fourths of mile, though eastw,rly
soon goes under the surface Of the ridge
The rock from this ledge is very red, and {
. a most singular appearance, though givin
D many indications of being gold bearing.
. Next above that, and probably forty
fifty rods distant, another ledge crosses Il
ravine, running parallel to the first, sevt
= or eight feet in width, Of q grayish colo
= and filled with PARTICLES Of quartz, and gi
ing very favorable prospect for gold
Three or four rods up the ravine anoth
and widerledge crosses, of somewhat mo
= blush color, with about the same quartz
" dicaton as the other. Some fit cen or TWEEN
u rods up the ravine another broad led
n crosses, differing somewhat in color frc
d any of the others Some specimens frs
this ledge have been tested and clearly
close gold.
" Some of the rock from Columbia Led
II has been tried both by assay and crushi
n and amalgamation. The assay was return
10 as some 1872 to the ton, the crush ed as $ls
70 Whether those tests are reliable or not