, 1903-10-01
The SPRING CREEK DISTRICT.
Work Being Pushed in Several Good
Propositions. The Ferris : Eaggarty
and Dillon.

The section of country compris-
ing the Spring Greek mining dis
trict has probably received less
attention from the prospectors in
general than any other of the
mineral sections, though why this
should be is hard to say, as the
surface indications are most ex-
cellent, and the out-cropping of
mineral is frequent. What work
has been done is more in the line
of "gophering," the majority of
the work being in the shape of a
ten foot hole.
The Copper Bar Mining Com
pany, who are located on a branch
of South Spring creek, q miles
from Saratoga, have done consid-
cradle development work ON their
claims, however, and intend CON
tinuing until they demonstrate
existence or non-existence of cop
per ore. This company owns a
group of five claims and the work
has been done on what is known
as the Copper Bar. Tie lead
strike is east and west and the
dip Of the vein is north. This
carries copper, gold and silver.
They have a $50 foot shaft with a
10 foot drift, and expect to strike
the lead at a distance of SO feet
from the bottom of the shaft.
There is n force of five men work
ing this property, with w. H.
Crane superintendent. They
have a fine large shaft house, 40
h. p. boiler, hoist, and everything
fixed up in excellent shape for the
work. The company has been
working steady now for nearly
three and one-half years.
This company owns another
group of five claims south of the
Copper Bar group, witch have
most excellent surface indications.
The vein on these claims contains
copper. gold and silver, with an
Is inch-streak of iron and hema-
tite ON the hanging wall. This
iron and hematite alone is worth
from ST to IS per ton at the smelt-
er for huxing, Very little work
has been done on these claims
outside of the assessment.
Among the properties in the
vicinity of the Copper Bar, is the
Leighton Gentry, an excellent cop
per prospect. The company own
ing this property have a 125 foot
incline, but have done very little
work outside the assessment this
summer.
The Blackfoot, owned by Ep-
persons, is another good property.
They resumed work last week and
expect to develope the claim as
rapidly as possible.
Frank Brewer has a copper and
gold proposition on the head of
South Spring creek. This claim
runs some $50 in gold.
The Haggarty-Jordan group of
seven claims is located well upon
the range south of the Copper
Bar. The Juno, the principal
claim of this group, has a 100 foot
shaft and "A cut 1S3 feet in
length. They have a most excel
lent showing and it is merely q
question of development to show
up II shipping mine.
The Ferris Haggarty mine is
running with a force of $50 men,
and more are being put to work
AS rapidly ms they can be secured.
This place is IA bee hive, and work
III the line OF buildings of every
sort, is being carried on on the
surface, as well as the mining
work. The mine is worked by
three shifts of men, eight hours to
the shift, and sufficient ore is be-
ing mined to supply the tramway,
which has II present capacity of
300 tons in ~ hours.
The town of Rudefeha is located
ut the mine and is populated
mostly by miners. The town of
Dillon. located some of a mile
down the Gulch. is where "A large
amount of the wages of the EN-