The record-union., 1899-05-28
HE STRUCK COPPER.

| Yreka Journal: A man named Plum
mer has discovered rich copper mine
| or lode at the head of Dutch Creek
above the Davenport find, which as
says 40 per cent. copper, with very little
gold and silver. It is capped with iron
| which is said to be very good sign
| of permanency in producing copper.
The specimen shown US looks like very
good ore, and it is probable that great
amount of copper may be developed all
along Dutch Creek, especially in Sis
kiyou Mountain foothills. Dutch
Creek has also produced a great amount
of gold. especially at it's junction with
klamath River. In the klamath where
it empties, the richest pay ever realized
was found in the bed rock gravel, sup
posed to be the output of Dutch Creek
Yreka Journal: Soil around Yreka
| is becoming more valuable than in the
sections of Southern California during
boom times several years ago, when
boomers were credited with being anx-
ious to sell the same by the gallon
Down there the soil was sold for the
production of fruit, but up here the val
uation is in the gold produced In vari-
Gus other sections of the country, sim
outright, or giving a bonus for privilege
of prospecting, and then a large sum
payable in installments, if satisfied with
developments.
AT the old Ballarat mine on Yreka
Flats, north of town, near the old Chi
nese hydraulic mine, a shaft was sunk
few years ago SO feet below the ce-
ment which the Chinese supposed was
H. a IN,
bed rock at the bottom of this shaft
was found pitching in all directions,
and appeared evidently to strike a high
point on same The work was then sus-
pended on account of the difficulty in
pumping out the great amount of water
with the machinery used 1t is now
believed that a rich channel could be
found in this claim, leading up into
Yreka or into the mountains on the
West, towards what is commonly called
Tar Flat on the west end of Miner
street.
The miners in the Golden Star or old
Spencer quartz mine at Humbug are
now running tunnel along the ledge
for a distance of 1S5 feet, when they
will start an upper level The man
ayers feel much encouraged with the
prospects during lnelr progress so lar,
as the quartz through which they are
now drilling yields very good pay from
the tests made.
Parties have been around among
property owners along the western
boundary line of the Yreka townsite,
Offering good prices for land, with
view of using it for mining purposes.
1t is believed that good pay can be real
ICED at any point on Yreka Flats at
deepest points to bed rock, not worked
out in early days from want of good
drainage. The tailings of old worked
out claims of the 80 period will also
pay to work over again with the i'm
proved methods of the present day
Work still continues in the New Klon-
dixie district on the Scott Valley road,
between Yreka and the Forest House,
with good prospects of proving success
full. The ledge is 40 feet wide and does
not seem to vary in size in sinking
down. The ledge is in very favorable
locality for easy working, and may re-
suit in the construction of an extensive
mill, as such a large ledge will supply
plenty of quartz if rich enough to pay
for crushing. Several claims have been
located in that section, and the lode
seems to run along adjoining sections
into the mountains dividing the upper
end of Yreka basin from Cherry Creek
and McAdams Creek.