The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-07-28
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until recently emanating from the
camps of Nevada, there becomes
III audible modest plea for recogni-
tion from a comparatively un-
known region of northern Cali
fornia
One of the most promising of these
districts is that comprising the west
ern fourth of Siskiyou county. the ad-
jacent portions of Humboldt and Del
Norte and the northern part of Trim
ity, a compact area approximately
$500 square miles. The klamath, the
Scott, the Salmon-the north and
south forks of the last named-and
the New rivers traverse this territory,
and with their numerous tributaries
constitute its drainage system.
To the professional, as to the casual
mining operator. 1t will appear as
surprising fact that approximately half
OF this great area, or 1,200 square
miles is virgin ground to the miner
unprospected and unappropriated pub
lie land. That this unknown area is
rich in mineral is beyond question.
since those regions. north, south, east
and west, so far explored. are Uniform
ly and heavily mineralized.
Prospecting here has so far been
confined to those narrow strips of
country constituting the principal
drainage lines-the river heretofore
named-and Immediately adjacent
thereto.
Geographically. this district divides
itself into three sections-the "Klam-
ath," and the Salmon" the New
river" Mineralogically there are but
two sections. the klamath" and the
Salmon" the New river" lying i'm
mediately south of and its formation
being identical with that of the Sal
mon"
In the Klamath. the base ores-iron.
copper and neutrality-suspicious. in
the Salmon" occur free milling gold
ores almost exclusively, with no base;
and to the writer's knowledge but one
complex ore has been encountered. a
high-grade S700 telluride accompany.
ing very rich specimen" gold.
The Salmon" properly so-called. ex-
tends from the Salmon mountains
thirty miles west into Humboldt coun-
-ty, and from Just north of the North
fork of the Salmon river south 20 miles
to the Trinity mountains summit.
where the New river" section begins.
This great. heavily mineralized area,
including New river" has mostly
been merely scratched over, only a
very small portion has been fairly
prospected. In no case has anything
approaching intelligent and systemat,
ic underground exploration been car
ried out.
The prevailing rocks are those OF
California's mother lode, and of Ne
vada county-metaphoric and aurifer
Gus states (including mariposite) gran
ite, porphyry and diorite. The quartz
with few exceptions constituting the
vein matter, is Identical in character
structure and contained matter with
that of the last regions named, where
deep workings have demonstrated the
permanency of such veins in these
enclosing rocks, and also the impor
tant fact that the ores free milling
character persists to great depth. The
ores of the Salmon" as has beer
said. are almost wholly free milling
usually carrying one 10 three pei
cent. of high grade concentrates II
the form of iron pyrltes. galena and
zinc blende.
Many veins OF this section are blind
or nearly so. cropping only at inter
walls and then to no great extent
which accounts, somewhat. for the re
tarded development In the nature o
things this condi' \ is to be expected
The surface is 'eedingly rugged
heavily timbered brushy Th'
precipitous slorfs sually carry
heavy over-burdeh talus and soil
All this has its u,,,riate advantages
as ii implies unlimit timber supply