Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-05-02
EXCELLENT QUARTZ MINES.
Good Showing of the Granite
Hill. Little Dandy and
Others

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ing communication in regard to some ol
our promising quartz properties:
"The Granite Hill mine is reported a,
making an excellent showing as the
development work progresses. Thi,
mine is in the Grants Pass district
eight miles from the town, and is owned
by j. U. Booth and c. L. Mangum. The
vein is IN a granite formation and the
ore is free-milling. The ledge strikes
north GA degrees west and dips about
10 degrees. There is considerable de.
veiopment consisting OF tunnel on the
ledge lsome 250 feet and shaft down
l60 feet.
The mine yields some very rich ore.
Some samples taken from. the 100 foot
level assay 500 gold. These were an
average of very high grade of pay rock
from the hanging wall. Specimen rock
carrying muchi higher values can be
had. The mine has been worked con-
s derably with an arrastfe and mill, and
there is apparently about 700 tons of
tallings on the dump. The ledge is in a
granite dixie, which lies between blue
porphyry and black diorite. This
granite belt or area is some 10 miles
vide. The sulphurets are high grade,
but the ore generally would be classed
as good free milling rock. There is
hve'stamp mill on the property. There
is good road to the mine, and ample
facilities OF timber and water for mining
operations.
The development of quartz prospects
in the upper Big Applegate district is
likely TO assume more Importance this
season than in former years. There are
number OF promising claims in the
.neighborhood of Ruch, and IL. S. Reed,
who has done large amount of work
in that locality, has gotten out some
high grade gold ore. Further up in the
thompson creek country, Hoffman and
Pool Obtained about 5000 from some 10
tons OF ore milled. This ore was taken
from new vein or shoot on what has
been known as the Archer ledge. There
is some good ground in this section for
quartz exploration. The veins are com
monty small, but il one is found to carry
gold at all, it is generally found to be
rich. In past years attention has been
given almost wholly to placer mining
and work on quartz properties has been
very limited.
Occasionally ledge is found in South.
ern Oregon carrying substantial but no
very high values, in free gold, but is
made to pay its way through somewhat
extensive development. until it reaches
that stage Of importance rs property
which allows it to be called mine.
Where that is so with poor man as
owner and wUrker-which is ordinarily
the case-he will be found to possess an
uncommon degree OF industry and perse.
verance, and deal of bard practical
sense about mining. Withal, he is only
after the free gold Rich sulphides and
base ores generally do not interest him.
The Little Dandy, in Burgiss gulch,
Grave Creek district, is good instance
OF such mine. 1t is owned by j. G. |
Hayden, who discovered ii. 1t is
small vein in di1rite, striking about east
and west, with width Of three inches
to two feet. The formation is very simi.
lar to that Of the Victor, Jr. The aver.
age width OF the vein is probably 10 i
inches. This man is now working in a
tunnel designed to tap The ledge at
depth of $50 feet, and has progressed |
with it lS0 feet. There is an upper
cross-cut of 100 feet, and drifts on the
vein at that leyel amounting to 2l0 feet
The ore is free milling, but the sulphur.
cts run high. lie has worked 1888 tons |
OF ore, with an arrastre, near the mine, |
and, according TO the returns from the
mint and a smelling company, shown
the writer, he obtained from that amount |
Of ore $3.50 20, or $l5 rs per ton gold.
The arrastra used has l2.ioot tub and
A 2O.loot wheel; it is seli.discharger,
and four 10 six tons OF rock were crushed
per day. He will not mill any more
with an arrasire II the developments
are good in the lower tunnel. he will
have an up-io date stamp mill.
The figures given as to the develop.
ment represent a great amount Of hard
work Tor two men-much Of it has been
lone by Hayden alone-but il gave him
a living and the means Of making
mining property. He has good house
OF lumber and a good road to
The mine. Should the lower tunnel tap
a ledge Of coed size within some 60 feet
more, as it must II 1t continues down
normally from the upper level, then
Hayden lie wealthy man. 1t isa very
good example Of what may be done by
a steady, hard working miner without