The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-07-28

water under high heads, and the possi
bility of mining by tunnel instead OF
by shaft
The creeks and rivers of the Salmon
have a recorded gold production of
over S25,000,000. (Siskiyou's record
approximates S15O,000,000) Very
nearly all this has been produced with
out capital other than the labor of the
miners engaged and the very limited
financial means at their command. In
other words, this section has devel-
oped 1t by its own resources. Hydrau-
lie and placer mining is still usually
carried on by the crude methods of
fifty years ago, or at least with in
adequate equipment. On the main
streams there is yet available consid-
cradle ground suitable for the dredger
or elevator and for hydraulicking.
Adjoining the Salmon" on the
north, extending to within few miles
of the klamath river, approximately
80 miles, and from the Marble noun
| tains' summit on the east to beyond
the Humboldt county line on the west
for close to 25 miles, is a region. for
all practical purposes terra incog-
nita. Surrounded on all sides by
| ground known to be heavily mineral.
lied, this 700 square miles may be
fairly assumed to be more or less min
eralized. The occasiona! trapper or
Indian reports quartz float to be plen-
| tiful and the numerous streams to
contain gold This region. however,
is wholly unprospected; there is not
a single mineral location of record in
1t. 1t would seem worthy of explo-
ration and prospecting.
Adjoining this unknown region to
the north Is the klamath" section.
extending from a few miles south of
the klamath river (Which drains III
north IS miles to or beyond the Ore
gon line. and from the vicinity of
Gottsville on the east Go miles to be-
yond the Del Norte county line on the
west. The Siskiyou range traverses
1t from east to west, its summit, whose
trend is irregular, lying six to twelve
miles north of the klamath river.
The "Klamath's" prevailing rocks
are the crystalline states and schists
everything diorite and gabbro. Lime
rock, granite and serpentine are pres
ent to less extent. On Indian creek
is found possibly the only commercial
ly exploited deposit of jade on the
continent.
The klamath" ores, as before
noted. are chiefly base-iron. copper
and cinnabar. Copper predominates
every mile, so far as explored. show
ing surface indications of it-exten
sive gossan cappings. outcrops o
slate or schist heavily stained with
iron or copper and the seams and fis
sures filled with copper-bearing min
eral.
The entire territory herein treated
OF is heavily timbered, making an in
exhaustible supply of timber conve
niently available for mining and al
purposes. The numerous torrentia
streams render available water unde
high heads for. di sct application al
power or for generating electricity 70
transmission.
Within the territory described lant
suitable for cultivation is PRACTICAL!
unknown, except along the klamath
river where number OF fine, larg
ranches are located, but just over thu
Salmon mountains lies Scott valley
very fertile and productive section
whence subsistence supplies ar
drawn. The road into the Salmon
Is a good mountain highway AM
freight charges are reasonable
n. G. SINCLAIR.