Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-05
MINING NEAR HOME
In the Gold Creek and North Fork
Of the Santiam River.
History Of Some Of the Prospecting and
Development Work That Has
Been Done.

1t Is not generally known that
within flfty-hYe or sixty miles OF
Salem, there is going on at the present
time and for the last two years quite
extensive prospecting and develop
ment work. It's on the little North
Fork Of the Santiam ard Gold creek
country.
At the camp called Mineral Harbor
on the river, one and a fourth miles
above ,the mouth of Gold creek is
located The Poor Mans Mining COM
pany. This company is composed
mostly of the employees Of the electric
lines Of Portland. They keep five or
six men at work most of the time.
They own some four or FIVE claims
and haYe done a large amount OF
work. They have a fine large mess
aud bunk house, aud large building
for shops and for their ten ton
smelter with boiler and engine.
They are sinking shafts on two of
their claims and are we'll pleased with
their prospects. There is also located
at this camp company from Mill
City. They are sinking shaft on
their property. IL is called the Chi
cago. They have some very rich
copper ore.
Still further up the river there have
been several locations made and work
done. showing some fine ore. Then
north and northeast Of the mouth Of
Gold creek on the main stream and on
the east and west fork and their
tributaries is located what is proving
TO be large mineral belt. On the
main str cam some half mile from the
mouth, is claim owned by some
Portland men. They are running a
tunnel on their claim and are we'll
pleased with their prospect. Further
up are located several claims and on
the west fork are some, among them,
the Silver Dollar. From the mouth OF
Gold Greek In q northecsternly direc-
tion Is trail leading to and across
the east fork and extending up Grams
ton creek, some three -fourths Of a
mile, In this part of the country are
located some very promising claims
among them the Gold Bug aud two
claims owned by the Blmetallic
Mining company, the Cop per Queen,
Copper King, the Jerry and others too
numerous to mention.
There has been more work done in
this locality than in all the rest Of
the country around. Work was COM
menced on the Gold Bug In the sum-
mer Of 1896, A shaft was sunk some
thirty feet, which showed some very
fine ore, and from which there was
some good assays. In the spring u
1897 there was a tunnel run In on
this claim some thirty feet, where the
vein was encountered and some fine
ore taken out. This claim is owned
principally by the Hart Brothers. Ou
the north, adjoining the Gold Bug,are
the Two claims OF the Blmetallic
Mining and Milling Company, COM
posed OF Salem men. This company
was organized Ia November, 1896. and
commenced work on their property
the oext month and have continued
the work almost constantly up 10 the
present time. They have run tun-
mel on the vein into the mountain
some 230 feet. The mountain is very
steep, the hack end OF the tunnel Is
at depth OF at least 200 feet from
the surface aud shows eight feet Of
ore. The company have several hum
dred tons Of ore on the dump and In
the ore house. The ore carries gold,
silver and copper. A number OF as
says Of the ore have been made from
different parts OF the vein. Some Of
these assays were made ia Sa-
lem and some Ia Portland,
also some ia San francisco, Los
Angeles and Denver. These assays
show the ore TO carry 10 gold from
from $3.50 20 $3.50 per ton; silver from
81 40 TO $40. copper from 81 to q per