The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-09
Districts Of Eastern Oregon Cover
Thousands Of Square Miles.
AVERAGE FIFTY MIL Es m WIDTH
ppysns Properties ana Numerous
prospects In Mineral Belt of
vast Extent-Important Quarts
a.A Placer Regfons-ExpertsG Give
favorable Opinions - Agrfesl-
ture Associated with MiniBg.

HAKER CITY, Or. July s.-The terri
torv known as the Eastern Oregon gold
Ns36a comprises about 5000 square miles.
Il commences at Billiards. landing. eighty
cfIes northeast OF Baker City. and ex-
tends 20 Canyon City. eighty miles south
vest Of Baker City. and averages over
my mics in width. In this vast domain
iarRe mines are being worked and an
nual assessment work Is being done on
many prospects.
while this territory Is referred 20 rs
~ Eastern Oregon gold fields, II IL also
noted for agricultural products. fruit.
nav. Rrain, cattle and sheep LAUNDERING
& also one Of the chief Industries.
ma eastern half OF the gold fields con-
sipts 81 low ranges OF foothills, treeless
and parched. The agricultural lands lie
along the valleys Of Powder and Burnt
rivers, while the mines are found along
~ crest OF the foothills. The principal
mining Districts Of these foothili ranges
~ the Virtue, eight miles east OF Baker
CIV. w.rr several producing mines. which
have produced several millions; Gold Hin.
thfrty-ave miles further south. on Burnt
liver. which. with the weatherby and
Conner creek. lying 10 the east. has sew
csai producing mines. The Gikison cop
~ district lies north OF the Virtue. and
Nhjle no large amount Of copper has yet
beea produced. several weii-defned
Iedees are being developed and ore bear
ing native copper IL being uncovered. The
erM mines of Sparta and Cornucopia lie
farther east and higher up in the Eagle
ara heavily timbercd and rise 10 an slti-
suhs Of about 1000 feet. Several fertile
valleys are irrigated by the waters which
n0N In the numerous streams rising
among the lofty peaks OF this range. The
chief troducer OF this district In the Union
Companion group, consisting OF twenty
eight claims, equipped with a twenty
stamp mill and developed by several hum
drtd feet Of tunnels and shaft.
Ess. OF the cornucopia district are
large number OF copper mines and pros.
poets The Iron Dyke IL the oldest and
most important mine In the district. the
most promising of the prospects being tho
River queen. the Harvest Queen. the
Hand Il Will require cheap transporta-
tlen - fully develop these copper prop
Producers West Of baker.
several important, quartz and placer
mining districts which have produced
many hundred thousand dollars. lie west
q Baker city In the foothills and In the
Elkhorn rengo OF the Blue mountains.
The Nelson and Carpenter hill placers
have produced placer gold since the ear
b 'ns. aud are practically "a good as
ever. The Baisley Eikhorn quartz mine
\ the best developed and largest producer
Y the district. and 4 equipped with
kuN feet Of tunnels and shafts. The most
yfunIsing prospects are the Big Buffalo.
~ Tom Paine. the Safety Deposit. the
kAroy and the Pocahoutus Belle. The
Robbins Eikhorn Is equipped with a mill.
and IL considered good mine. On the
vest slope q tho Eikhorn mountains Il
"a = . district OF prospects. the best
developed enc being the Chloride, with
machinery now helms. put up. INCLUDING
The s most S'' Important RANT mining camps Of
the entire territory are found west OF tho
Elkhorn range In the Blue mountains,
thirty miles from Baker, The main range
Of these mountains runs narly north and
south. and rises to an elevation OF from
L0o to 10000 feet Powder and Burnt riv-
err drain the east slopesand the John Day
river. with it's numerous tributaries, con-
ycys the waters OF the western slope TO
the Columbia. 30 miles away
This section Is divided into FIVE large
mining districts. The Cracker creek dis
trtct Includes all the mines on the head
waters OF the Powder river, There are
alant twenty. Ave mining companies OPP
Grating IN this district and some OF the
mines are regular producers and dividend
payers The North pole mine has a ten
eAmp mill and cyanide plant with a pay
roll Of nfty men. The Goiconda mine has
twenty stamp mill. with a pay roll Of
Z ten s.amp mill with a pay roll Of ATTY
men. These three mines produce large
amount OF free sold. which Is saved on
~. platsA ana AhS opportunities are
sairpsd % the amelter. Their output II
nom $4,000 20 $4,000 per month each and
we mines all get better as depth Ia
gslnsd The fhex n new mine located
cn The same ledge as the above named
mines, and has a ray roll of Twenty-Five
men No machinery for the reduction ot
Pc ares has yet been put on this mine
WI II II well developed and IL TO have
msehinery soon. The Raid mountain, the
Mamm0uth. the bunker Hili the Noun
,aiH Hele, the Free Coinage. the Anna
isaa the BAKER City. the AmaKon. the
fkxe group In Cable cove the Ohio. the