Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-04-25
APPLICABLE QUARTZ MINES.
Probabl Favorable Results of
Strike at the Mountain
Lion.

Oregonian writes as follows in Sundays
issue concerning the more prominent
quartz properties Of Williams creek and
the Applegate in this county, all Of
which are near Grants Pass which is
their railroad and supply point:
"The recent rich strike in the noun.
tain Lion, in the Missouri, Flat district,
will favorably influence the develop.
ment OF other properties in the Williams
Creek district. There has been consider.
able work done on the Mountain Lion.
There is an S00-ioot tunnel and a 100
foot shaft. In the extension OF the tun.
mel to tap an ore shoot worked above
another ore body was encountered that
exhibits some rich ore. The rock shows
much free gold and the vein is said to be
about two feet wide. The old vein
which the tunnel was being driven to
tap averages from is inches to four and
one-half feet wide, and has furnished
ore giving assay values Of $40 per ton.
The Exchequer, the ore from which is
much like that Of the Mountain Lion in
appt arance, and in the came locality, is
IL miles south Of Grants Pass. 1t is
under bond to Montana company from
DIR, Flanagan. II shows large vein
formation, the average width between
walls being about six feet, with about
two feet OF quartz or ore, the remainder
being filling matter. 1t strikes north.
west, and shows little dip. There is
tunnel $50 feet long connecting with
shaft at depth Of 90 feet. The work.
ings are therefore limited as vet but the
mine makes good showing, yielding
ore that goes $50 per ton, and sometimes
1t has run as high as 300 per ton.
The Golconda, near by, is owned by
the Golconda Mining Company, Of
which A. Q. Taylor is president. This
is promising property. There is a
shaft down 100 feet, and drifting is be-
ing done both ways. This vein is also
nearly vertical and is two and one. half
feet to four feet wide. The ore is Of
good grade; the lowest assay obtained
being 81 80, and the highest $50 per ton.
gold. Many tests have been made and
the average value is about 500 per ton,
OF which $40 is free gold, the remaining
values being in the sulphidee. There Is
an arrastre on the property and a five.
stamp mill will soon be installed.
The Rising Star is an important and
valuable properly in the Williams creek
country. II is owned and operated by
the Champion Gold Mining Company.
The vein strikes northeast and south
west and dips 10 to 20 degrees. This is
tssure vein in diorite, the walls being
mostly diorite, slate coming in occasion.
ally. The development consists OF tun.
nels and shai,s-hrst tunnel 100 feet,
second tunnel about the same, third
tunnel 1876 feet, fourth tunnel about 800
feet, and the fifth tunnel, which Is now
the main working tunnel, is in about
450 feet. The fifth tunnel is connected
with the third and second by upralses
The third tunnel taps the ledge at 200
feet depth and the fourth 100 feet lower.
The fifth tunnel runs iIto about 100 feet
Of ore. The last shoot is 900 feet from
where 1t would issue normally on the
surface. From the fourth tunnel there
is shait down about % feet. The
mine has well-equipped mill. Ar.
rangements have been made for the
addition oilfive new stamps, making a
lO.stamp mill. The mill Is about mile
from the mine. II is provided with two
union coDcentrators and one Dodd slime
table. The average value OF the ore
milled is 500 per ton, Of which one-hall
amalgamates. The mine, however.
Yields some rich ore assaying 500 20 800
per ton, but the free gold values do not
usually run high. Although these prop
critics ale being developed they together
with most Of the others In the Williams
creek country, will receive something Of
a boom from the iich Mountain Lion
strike"