Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-30
Editorial Correspondence)

| CEditoG1al correspondence
Gold Creek Mines, June 25, 1904
The party of Salem mine owners un
der the guidance of Otto Hansen, ac
companieI by the Marion county court
were entertained at this camp by Col
Sam H. Burghardt, who is in charge
of these properties for the Gold Creek
I Mining and Milling company of Salem.
experience, and has an able crew of
men working under him. Col Burg
hardt is one of the best informed and
most practical men in development
work who has come to Oregon. His
camp is well equipped for comfort
and effective work. The catering is
in the hands of Mr.. and Mrs Ashley
White of Salem, and they set splen.
did table. The men working in the
mines are a fine crew, mostly young
fellows from the valley, who have
adopted mining as profession. A Is
horse power dynamo, with lighting
plant and electric drill have been in.
stalled and are in successful opera.
tion. The foundation has been laid
for saw mill that will cut $4,000
feet of lumber a day, that is to be
used in the construction of the mining
plant in timbering tunnels, building
stamp mills and constructing ore bins
and laying down mule car tracks.
A Whip Saw Gang.
All the timbers and lumber used in
the mine up to the present day, has
been produced by whip saw plant,
operated by the muscles of stalwart
young miners. AS these mines are 10.
Gated in the Forest reserve, no lumber
can be cut for any purpose but to be
used in connection with the develop.
ment work of the mines, The most
magnificent timber grows on all sides
virgin forests of trees from 100 to 200
sgeet high The machinery for the
Saw mill plant is partly on the ground
being packed in from Elkhorn, on
horses, or dragged on sleds along the
narrow mountain trails.
Long pieces of shafting are carried
on two horses with side poles separat.
inig the animals. When the saw mill
IS constructed. it is the intention to
build mule track down TO the mouth
of Gold creek, with iron straps on
wooden rails The stamp mills that
are to be taken into this district this
fall over the new wagon road, which
is to be constructed by November 1st,
will cost about $50 each to be freight
ed in. To pack them in would cost
at least $500 per mill of 10 stamps.
Hence it is easy to see the Importance
of early construction of the wagon
road. Without a wagon road, the
stamp mills aud mines will practically
lie idle after the development work
has been completed
The Gold Greek Group.
Among the mines in this group of
the Santiam district, are the old orig
/ inal Bimetalic mine, the Single Stand
ard, Wall Street, Morning, Little Mac
Copper King Portland Brooklyn No
, g Golden Lode, Sunset Lode, New
York, Evening Lode, Log Cabin and
others, The old Bimetalc mine is
about 500 feet higher than the pres
ent camp, and was the scene of con
siderable poineer development work
There are two old fashioned WOODEN
oyershot wheels a Chinese air pump
made nearly all of wood, and a prim
tive blower and smelter. Well known
Salem men, like NJ. l.. Wilmot, o. C
Reeves, j, +, Gilmore, John Heidecker
Ashley White and others prospected
and opened this mine Most of them
has since disposed of their holdings
The Blmetalic was incorporated seven
years ago, and has since been sold
out and merged with the Gold Greek
mines. Besides a number of develop
ment tunnels, one cross cut tunnel
has been worked 500 feet which cuts
all the principal lodges of the Gold
Creek property. These ledges are
rich in minerals and are from inches
to 6 feet across. The ore can be