The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-15
TEE sAsT1AM MISEs



Let us see what Is the real condition
Of our local mines, the fall operation Of
which, we hold, Is 10 bring the change
from sloth to vIgor, from poverty TO
wealth, we all 80 loudly ask for. We
will take the mining districts sereatim,
beginning with santiam, to which the
place of honor belongs from having put
up the first mill, with all the modern re
quialtes for success, nj a cost Of $8, 900 OF
1000. The district Of santiam, is frib-
tltary 10 Albany, and to her citizens he.
longs the credit Of commencink In
earnest, the modern era Of prosperity.
Up TO about three yearsago, this district.
90 mining center, like the others, was
literally dead and almost deserted. At
that time the true character and great
possibilities Of the mines, appeared In
The daily Oregoniar from the pen of &
well known writer. Then activity in
development assumed q new life and
never again stopped until the Albany
Mining company erected ten stamp
mill on their property last fall. This
important step, however, was not hastily
taken or without being justified by re-
suits. The fret action Of the company
Was to develop the extent apd character
Of their ledge. These conditions being
satisfactorily settled they put up small
prospecting mill, which, 10 far as the
writer knows, never save bali the g0lds
But fortunately, the result was different
in this case, 80 much gold being taken
out, that In the opinion of the company,
they would be justified In putting up
their present big mill. II 10 the grand
results of this mill that have given new
life 10, and confidence In, the ledgeg OF
the entire system from Eantiam 70 Bohe-
mia - the law OF continuity, which
pfeyails1n all mineral systems through
/ out the world, we know the veins al
| santiam are the same as at Blue River
and Bohemia, and therefore, naturally,
| if good ut one point, they must be good
at the others. That 10 the experience ol
the world and cannot be questioned
Now what are the reaults Of the ten stamf
mill which made Its initial run o. abou
two months ago2 Even with the con
slant stoppages that must occur witt
every new mill, the result in about fou
days was 1900 In gold and large quan
tity OF concentrates, which, in this dis
triet, are proved 10 assay as high as $50
ION on the average. On this basis .
months continued and unbroken run 0
the mill would certainly reach &C, 900
perhaps q little more, or in the aggregate
we'll on 10 500, 900 q year. The figure
we have here are the highest busines
result. the mill test, and they make bl
mine In any country. So this resul
proves the grand character OF the santi
lam Iedges. Recently the Albany Co
mill bas had second short run, witt
the same excellent result In about
month IT win commence rs seasons con
tinued run and then the L1om ,on bust
ness basis, at eantiam commences 10
good. The Albany Co. have recentl
opened q magnificent body Of ore whicl
some experienced men contend will yiel
81 900 a day. II IL viii only yield 500 o
even 500, q big reduction, Il will estab
lish the reputation OF the Cascade mine
in future beyond all criticism. Their
are many mines In the neigh hborhood O
the Albany Co.'S mill, being thoT3ughl,
opened and which promise equally well
So, now this section, after a quarter 0f
century Of provoking aud unnecessar
delay, chiefly the result OF ignorance AM
Inexperience iE mining. At last starts on
on career Of prosperity 10 have nc end
aud atthe same time 10 benetis the Who'll
sac.