Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-08
THE GOLD CREEK
AND OTHER MINES
ON The SANTIAM
Rich Ore Bodies That Only
Await Completion of Road
to Get in the PrOduC-
ing Class.

In noting the conditions around
Salem that will add TO her growth
and prosperity much will be found
that does not appear at first glance.
Besides her great agricultural
wealth she will undoubtedly receive
much from the depths of the earth
as well as from the ,Nrfaoe. The de-
velopment of the mines on the Lite
tie North Fork of the Santlam viii
give a new impetu1 TO her business
Industries. This Is not speculative,
not said with any "ifs" about it, for
mines are there, not prospects, but
developed mlncl, rich In copper and
carrying good gold values. Thous-
unds of dollars have been spent In
opening up the vast lodges of the
district. Thousands of feet of tun-
mel have been run, and rich bodies
of ore are exposed The ores are of
the old original sulphido character.
though there Is some pseudo morphic
ores, and the veins are strong and
Wen defined. The geological forma-
tion IS ideal -porphyry and phono-
lite, indicating the permanency of
the ore chutes.
These mines are not recent
thing. but have been In process of
for years The work
was done under great difficulties, but
otto Hansen, the FroelandN and
others howed their faith by their
persistency and their putting their
money into the work year after
year A sawmill was taken iu over
a trail that would make tondcr-
foot's feet stutter To walk In and
a big dynamo was taken over this
same trail with "go-deyil," eyeral
mules, infinite patience. and no
doubt some profanity, but with the
men named behind it it got theYr.
Now the worst is over. the ore
bodies are opened mp and proves,
q fine mountain road has been built
most of the way and viii be finished
This fan. Marion county. after the
county Judge and commit sioners
had examined the mines, donated I
$4,000 90 build the bridges on this
road, and the companies the Gold .
Creek, Frceland and Electric sold
stock 90 complete IT, and also TO pat
their mnes in working shape.
The Wilson q Cad den Smelling /
company after "a critical ONamina- /
lion of the mines and thorough /
working test of the ores, contracted F.
10 erect "a l00-ton smelter this year .
10 handle the initial output of the I
mines, There is ore enough iu /
sight now 90 keep a smeltor OF I
much larger capacity running steai- /
iy and as the levels are opened up /
here Is no rea ON why a thousand .
ons of ore day, or for that matter 4
'everal thousand tons should not be
handled daily
The al trict Is quite extensive ana .
'ome fine properties are being de- /
'eloped for distance OF six miles
ip the Santlam, above the group on
sold creek.
another year viii see these mines
steady stream OF money
nto the pocket OF the many Salem
'tookholders and the district gives
promise OF being the biggest, as ii
certainly Is the best. In the state.
Il might be added that there Is
iast amount OF the very best tim
Der In the district, and this In con-
lect'on with the mines assures the
,arly hnilding OF a railroad from
salem. II Is quite probable that the
salem, Falls City a We tern will be 4
20 the mines in the very \
lear future, as salem Is the natural L
upply town for the whole Gold
'reek district