Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-30
That Are Being Developed In
the Santiam District
Prominent Business Men Who Have Faith
IN the Outcome- Electric Line
Via Wehama

stopped down in large quantities a
very small expense. The Gold Cree
group of mines are easily worked an,
the company that is developing then
has faith to expend thousands of dol
lars a month on their property Ottt
Hansen, as president is confident o
already exposed to the light of day
He is asuccessful business man Of
wide experience, a practical machinist
and accustomed to large operations
/ Under his management, these proper
ties have become very valuable. He
is giving the best years of his life
to the development of this property
and mining men from many different
states, who have visited the camp,
say there is not a richer exposure of
mineral values in the United States
than has been obtained by the work
already done in the Gold Creek mines.
The FreeIand Mines.
These mines are located farther
down Gold Creek and have also un-
dergone considerable development
work They seem to be easier oper
ated. The ore requires less blasting
These properties make a great show.
ing for the money spent and bodies of
rich ore are in sight that will surprise
the most conservative. The Freelands
are men of progressive ideas and have
unlimited faith in the wealth-produc-
ing powers of their claims. A pan full
of the tale taken from the Freeland
Consolidated tunrel washed out about
a pound of valuable concentrates in
the presence of the reporter One of
their tunnels mas been driven 400 feet
at an expense of $1,000, the ore is
similar to that of the Gold Creek
claims, being rich in copper and gold,
going as high as $50 per ton.
J. H. Freeland is a Salem business
man and secretary and treasurer of
backed up by monthly bank checks
for a large pay roll. He believes that
as a result of the developments of
these mines. an electric railroad will
be constructed from Salem via Me-
hama and up to the Little North Fork
which presents an easy grade and suffi.
cient water power to handle all the
traffic. The Freelands are one OF
three firms that propose to put in
stamp mills this fall and will bear
their share of constructing the pro
posed wagon road.
The Lewis & Clark Mines.
On Saturday the party of Salemites
and county court officials hit the trai
for this group of mines, which is the
highest up and possibly the richest in
the whole district. 1t is located OF
the second fork of the North Fork Of
the Santiam and is owned by capital
lists from Silverton and Mt. Angel in
cluding such well known citizens al
DR.. Brooks, George CUSTER Marion
Palmer Fred Schwab, Frank Feller
Julius Wolf, Kit Bowen and others.
About $1,000 a month is spent here
on development. There is dynamo
drill turbine water power and elec
trio light plant Work is carried oI
day and night. Under the direction
of j. II. Lemker and A. II. Dawes, VIII,
located and prospected this mine ant
organized the company They hav'
one solid face of ore 16 feet across
that goes $50 to the ton. A numbe
of tunnels have been constructed from
rs To 200 feet long Work starte,
last September and has been contine,
without interference except tw,
months. Hundreds of tons of valuable
ores are lying on the dump and SOM
is going to waste by being swep
down the creek, This mine is at al
elevation of 2OOO feet and yet here VI
found a 700 pound dynamo had beel
sledded on poles and was in perfec
operation. There are about as man,
men employed here, as at the Col
| Creek group.
The Little German Mines.
One of the first mines you strike il
coming up the Little North Fork 1
the Frieburg and Hanover owne
and operated by Fred osterman an
Chas. Wolz of Salem. On the way u
tho party stopped and took uncl
at their cabin, which is on the bank
of the roaring aSntiam. Chas. WOll