The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-08-01
THE RESURRECTION MINING DISTRICT.


Whom ono seos before one several pieces
OF quartz, In oil OF which the precious
metal Is 30 plainly seen that oven an mex
porienced person could judge that u would
assay several thousand dollars 10 the ton.
and IL told that they came from certain
mine or locality, he very naturally has
faith or lack of faith, accordingly as he has
confidence or not in tho informant, with
prejudleos In favor OF tho lattor,on account
or Coer d. Alene excltements. Last Fii-
day MIR J A Chrlsty was In Albany 10 500
tho County Clerk on business connected
with the Pilgrim Mining Co, ,bettor known
81 the Old Santiam Mine. While here
through good fortune wo happonsd 10
moet Mr. Christy, u genial gentleman,
showing In his makeup and OFT hand man
nor the experienced miner. In fact ho has
done tho whole Pacific coast from twenty
degrees above tho equator TO Oregon, and
knows good lead as soon as ho sees IT,.
He showed us several pieces or quartz
taken froW near tho North Fork OF the
SSntlam In this county, now 10 bo known
as the Resurrection Mining District, which
speak for themael yes, and there IL nothing
to doubt THAR coming from thoro, d W
Prentice, OF Portland, aud several reliable
mon from Salem having Ell hibltod As good
specimens. They indicate that the csun-
try around tho old Sautian Mining Dis
trict Ii full OF gold and silver. Mr. Christy
informed us that ho had investigated three
faaAa ekAwAAAt.N.8 f. astI - hatF
and knows tho gold aud silver IL there In
large quantities. Some Of the leads are ~
wide a. forty feet, aud tho veins are very
large. lie II satisfied there IL belt twelve
miles wide, and II OF the opinion that this
In but the continuation OF the gold bolts OF
California, and expresses with great conh-
dence there will be found gold and silver
in Oregon In quantities which will sur
prise people few years hence. Mr Chris.
~ II not trying to work up boom. for ho
has no stock TO sell and II Ia for business.
Tho fac. that no has put several thousand
dollars In quartz mill $1,000 In rooponing
| . road about seventeen miles and large
incidental expenses, tells how mush no
believes In these mines. The quartz mill.
with capacity oi ton tons u day In now
~ the mines, and tho erusher will be there
In q few days. In about ten days no will
DO ready 70 begin running tho mill, when
tho people OF Oregon will have an oppor-
tunity OF knowing moro definitely tho true
valuo OF tho mines. Throe men at work
on tho Pilgrim le1go are now taking out
god that assays 90 to the ton and silver
At $40 per tou. II IL thought tho average
OF the several ledges will be nearly SIS 10
tho ton, which al miners know IL big
yield. over thirty claims have already
boon takea up N eAnbo asocrtaiaod by call
Ia * al the clerk OH and IN any are pres.
psc,lng, In speaking as fully Of the above
We viii say that wo arc not doing IL to
work up = Linn county min:ng excite
msnt. these mines have been criticized
years past too much for that but we give
what has been told us and let every man
judge for himself: We will say. as NO have
said before In the columns of the DEMO
cRAT, that II II our candid bulivf that there
arc As rich ledgos in Oregon "a, were ever
dIssected In California. and their chances
arc - good for thci= boing on the Sprth
Fork Of tho sAniitin in tho fyoi bills OF
Linn county n IN Ray other plscc. Keep
your eyes open.