Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-04-17
CORNUCOPIA.
4 Compaxatively New Gold Canp inUnion3
County, Oregon Said to Riynl inRioh-
ness the Califosnia Camps in Thsir
Pslmiest Days.

7714r T. II
ness the Califoenia Camps in Thsi,
PsImiest Days.
Is a genflemap re0eltly returped from 8
| trip to Oregon speaks enthusiastically of 9
mining camp. NON. attaining prominenc.
there named CorDucopia 10 Union County
/, that State. The town was laid out in thu
fall of 1856, she fret mines having beer
located in the fall OF that year. He as
ssrts that nowhere, since the era Of Cali
fornia = great gold discoveries. have there
been found richer rmores extensive mines
OF gold than those in and near Cornucopia
It has the advantage over most mining
camps that it is in a thickly settled, fertile
region where the products OF the soil are
abundant and various with wood, water
and grass everywhere.
1t il readily accessible by stage from
Union, being only twelve hours' ride, and
when only thirty miles out Of Union The
IEangeremill is sreached. and mines that arc
reported asD shippingia. short time ago,
SIC, 900 in bullion. The town Of Cornn-
copia was nam d after the Nevada town oi
that name By W. r. Usher. He. Sam Senior
and George BOLTS now own valtiab!e mines
named the Comet, Way Up and George that
are held high in the thousands with the
prospect OF sale during the coming sums
mer. The gentleman asserted that, out oi
Thousand locations In this district. there
is not, one which will not mill two dollars
per ton, and from that up in the hundreds.
In Grass Valley, California, mines are pay
ing dividends that mill only sixty cents, 90
that this will give some idea OF the value Of
the locality. @
Among the mines worthy Of especial mem
tion is the State, mile north Of Cornucp-
pia, owned by Messrs. Bolles, Senior and r.
Brown. The ledge IL seven feet wide be-
tween walls with three feet OF solid ore,
which is dark, like black sulphurets, con-l
tanning, however, little silver, but rich in
free gold. The average OF the ledge matter
mills $50 per ton. good wagon road
leads to the mouth OF the tunnel. It
ls located about three-quarters
Of q mile from 20-stamp mill. Thirteen
hundred pounds OF ore from the State run
through this mill left on the plates 1850
and had the ore been roasted a amuch larger
result would have been obtained Sixty
Thousand dollars is the price set on this
mine which. with it's accessibility and the
quantity OF wood and water-power ada
cent, will be good investment for some
one with capital.
While the ledge itself is OF great value,
the possibilities OF the mine in the way OF
ore pockets are great, as one piece OF ore
reached by assay the enormous sum OF
$40 600 per ton; but it may be said that
all the ledge inside the walls carries gold in
paying quantities. The above is stated By
THE MINERS informant to be q fair de-
,crlption of other mines in that vicinity.
The Comet is three feet between walls OF
solid quartz carrying gold with sulphurets
running two or three dollars In sill
YER. Twenty sacks OF ore from
this mine produced twelve dollars OF free
yoId besides the metal left in the tailings,
which assay twenty dollars per ton. The
ore from these mines all requires roasting,
out the working without roasting, it Iis
stated, loses none OF the gold. Chlorine
lion works are now being pat in by some
parties from Nevada City. California. But
,ven the free gold in tbe,s mines is shown |
10 be in sufficient quanti,iss to justify the |
Widest anticipations OF the owners.
Six or seven miles east Of Cornucopia is |
;he new district OF Okanagon, which is |
attracting much attention. The ledges
iere dre OL poFpuyry. 1ney are maWmOCn
n size and well defined.
just before leaving THE MINERS inform. |
mt heard OF important developments in |
he Red Jacket mine, where q body OF rich |
re was reached in the lower tunnel, four |
hundred feet from the surface. This indi- |
ates that the depth of the ore deposits |
Till insure permaneDcy to the camp and |
realty increase the value OF the properties. |
he surface showed two veins, OF which the |
ne struck is the smaller. Itwas found Just |
here 1t was expected to be found, and |
here is no reason to doubt that the two |
ems will come together in about twenty
We feet more. The or, contaiuej both sui
hurets and free gold.
The gentleman furnishing this informa-
ion was enthusiastic on the subject of the
'rtility and beauty OF the surrounding
ountry, and spoke in terms OF the highest
raise of the evidences OF refinement and
1efs WITH NIB ramtry ut -odmsssrk- this mining