Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-11
PINE GREEK. OREGON.

The Opinion Of an Experienced
Miner and ~ Man of Excellen
Judgment.
State Senator John Powell writes quit
q lengthy and interesting letter 70 thu
Tuscarors Times-Review concerning Pint
Greek District, Oregon. He says
Granite Mining District, which ia also
known as Pine Greek, Is situated in Union
county, Oregon. 1t is located on the head
waters of Pine Greek, % miles from Snake
river. Pine Valley is a fine little valley
Is miles below Cornucopia on Pine Greek
The town Of Cornucopia contains about
sc houses and cabins, and, with three OF
four exceptions, they are all built OF logs
on a gradual slope from the creek, about a
quarter of Q mile in width. The town site
is in the midst OF Q forest OF tamarack,
spruce, fir, cottonwood and other species
of timber. the first named predominating.
The streets are almost impossible In
places, owing to the distractions OF
stumps and logs. Allentown, situated
half a mile below Oornucopia on Q similar
site, is q younger camp, but has outgrown
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houses, Of which seven or eight are re-
spectacle board structures, the others
being built of logs. Allentown has two
stores, two hotels, lodging-house. a or
two clearinghouse and one saloon.
Oornucopis has one store, one assay office.
n blacksmith shop, two clearinghouse
and four saloons. Pine Greek runs from
north to south. Cornucopia and Allen
town are located on the west side OF Pine,
at an altitude of $500 feet above the level
of the sea. Many persons are trying to
become wealthy from town property, but
none Of them have yet succeeded. There
is so much available town site property
that it is hard TO predict where capital will
center II the property proves good. Pine
Greek heads in a granite range north OF
Oornucopia, about eight or ten miles. 1t
also divides into three branches. All, or
nearly all, of the gold mines are on the
west side of the most northwesterly
branch, and range between 5000 and
7, 200 feet altitude. Some may be 5000 or
more, but the majority are between the
two first named attitudes. The veins
course southwesterly and northeasterly.
all dip toward the northwest at angles
from IS TO so degrees that is, all that l
have seen on the west side Of the creek.
The veins ON the east side of the creek are
usually designated as silver mines and
some of them dip TO the east"
After giving a lengthy and rather favor
able idea of the mines of the district, he
says: The old adage of " Every dog has
his day." might be applied TO these mines,
as nearly every one has at some period Of
their limited development enjoyed a local
as a bonanza. There is but
little doing here in the developing Of
mines. There is absolutely no mine work
ing which employs men on wages. There
is q little building. and Q few men find
employment who are handy with tools.
Many Of the mine owners are leaving for
the season., and will not return to do any
work upon their prospects until next sea-
son. This camp Is like all new camps on
this Coast. Owners of locations are very
wealthy in their minds, as q rule, and very
poor in their pockets. I am told that some
have as many as twenty locations and some
even more than that number. Many OF
these locations are owned by men who
never owned q claim before. This is one
Of the misfortunes the country Is laboring
under. There is no field for prospecting.
Locations are piled on top of each other in
some places"