Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-07-07

The route from this city runs throuI h
Kerby to Holland or California Bar
on Sucker creek, a good wagon road
all the way. From Holland there is n
good trail to the mine, with pack
train making tri-week'y trips. The
trail follows up Sucker creek for
some l6 miles from Holland and to
that point H. AN old route which has
been in use for 40 years. The last
few miles to the mine are traversed
on new trail which crosses Sucker
creek, now narrow stream, and fol.
lows Fehely gulch to its source and
thence to the top of the mountain.
Only the last half mile may be con.
sidered severe climbing.
After crossing the divide, the
country plunges down everlastingly.
at an angle of 40 degrees or more,
down and down and down, into the
klamath river. The view from this
point is superb, looking across miles
and miles of ridges and canyons
which seen rolling in waves and
which rise higher aud higher in the
distance until they culminate in
grand range of snow covered peaks,
misty and mingling their blue with
the sky.
The mine is only little way from
the top of tho ridge and is reached
by a zigzag trail SO steep that
novice hangs to the side of the noun
tain to keep from falling Off
Goldenview city is located on the
Sucker creek side of the mountain,
about half mile from the mine.
The location is a very beautiful one,
a comparatively level piece of ground
ON the steep mountain side selected as
the only available mill and smelter
site in the district. This is laid off
into town lots, some of which are re.
ported already sold The snow
patches extend into the "city limits.
The city" contains a number of
tents, but at the time this visit was
made there was little sign of the
hundreds of men who, according to
some of the reports, were supposed to
be prospecting IN the district. There
were perhaps dozen men in the
camp. Many, however, had come and
gone, and others were on the way.
Some 30 claims have been located in
the vicinity of the strike, but little
systematic prospecting seems to have
been done. Most of the visitors seem
tn have come merely to sec tho place
and to examine the formations which
have produced such wonderful
bonanza.
The people that stranger meets
along the route are generally skepti.
cal concerning the value Of the find
and new conner finds plenty of dis
oouragement before he reaches the
place. One look Mt the deposit,
however, is convincing proof of it,
worth. The ledge cropping extends
along the side of the hill beyond the
excavation and is plainly to be seen.
Mr. Briggs says it is plainly to be
seen fer 1900 feet, while State Geolo.
gist Banks has traced it 2200 feet.
A. l.. Morris says he has traced it foI
nearly three miles. That 1t is per.
manent and extensive vein there is no
doubt, though of course il is not cx.
peoted to carry the exceedingly rich
pay chute, for the whole distance
The Briggs family have located TWO
claims, the Wounded Buck" and the
Pay Streak, the locators being Mr..
and Mrs. David Briggs, Ray and Roy
Briggs and Mrs 4. j. Fulk, A third
claim has been located by David
Briggs, James Howard, a. j. Fulk
and Roy Briggs Sistron q King
have ledge some three miles west Of
the Briggs claims, located last year
The vein runs from IS inches to three
feet in width and they have sunk 10 a
depth of 80 feet. The prospects are
good. A valuable claim has been
located in the canyon below the
Briggs claims by Oscar Beers
a small ditch is now under con
struction 10 bring water from a gulch
which empties into Thompson creek
for the purpose Of sluicing the snrlace
dirt which undoubtedly contains
many thousand dollars in gold