CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU
FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO
FLETCHER HAMILTON - State Mineralogist
REPORT XIV
Of the
STATE MINERALOGIST
Mines and Mineral Resources of Siskiyou County
Of portions of
CALIFORNIA
Chapters of State Mineralogist's Report
Biennial Period 1913-1914
California State Printing Office
1916
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SISKIYOU COUNTY.
Field Work in September, 1913.
INTRODUCTION.
Siskiyou County, with an area of 3040 square miles, lies along
the northern boundary of California, and has Del Norte adjoining it on
the west, Modoc on the east and Shasta and Trinity counties on the
south. It has an exceedingly broken and picturesque expanse of moun-
tains, and canyons cut by many streams running westerly to the Klam-
ath River and southward to the Sacramento River, the former stream
coursing through the county for 70 miles.
The most prominent mountain ranges are the Klamath, Scott and
Salmon. Mount Shasta, in the southern part, having an elevation of
14,380 feet, is a noted landmark. The Sierra Nevada lava sheet covers
a portion of the eastern part of the county, forbidding both mining and
agriculture.
The mineral wealth, which constitutes the basis of Siskiyou's pros-
perity, is concentrated in various belts and districts. There are two
main agricultural sections, the Scott and Shasta valleys, which afford
supplies for the surrounding country.
Although the day of simple placer mining has passed, the aurif-
erous gravels still provide the bulk of the county's gold output. Gold
dredging is being successfully pursued on McAdams Creek, near Fort
Jones; and as there are many acres of gravel that will yield handsome
returns by this method of mining, dredging bids fair to become one of
the important industries of the county.
Hydraulic mining has been extensively pursued along the Klamath
River and important tributaries, and large areas of pay gravel still
remain to be worked. The old method of river mining by means of
wing-dams has practically passed out of existence.
Quartz mining, which really gives stability to the industry, has made
wonderful strides in Siskiyou County during the past ten years, in
spite of the lack of transportation facilities, especially railroads.
The Oregon branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which crosses
the county, connects at Montague with the Yreka railroad, thus afford-
ing a rail connection for Yreka, the county seat. Wagon roads to the
remote mining districts are being constructed as rapidly as the funds
of the county will permit.
The unusual strikes of "high grade" ore in the Salmon range, espe-
cially in the Homestake and Highland mines, has stimulated lode mining
and given the county the publicity it deserves. The Black Bear, with
a production record of over $2,500,000, is the most noted gold quartz
producer in Siskiyou County. There are many prospects that should
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develop into producers with the expenditure of a moderate amount of
money. The conditions for mining are ideal, due to the abundance of
both water and timber, and the California-Oregon Power Company
affords cheap electrical power to many of the mining sections.
The minerals found within the borders of this county are many and
widely distributed, among which may be enumerated, gold, platinum,
silver, lead, chrome, copper, and coal. There are several mineral
springs also, the most famous being the Shasta, on the line of the
Oregon branch of the Southern Pacific railroad.
GEOLOGICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES.
The formation and metalliferous belts of Siskiyou County are not so
clearly defined as in the middle counties of the State; the Coast and
Sierra Nevada ranges are here merged into one. The strike of the
stratification has been changed from west of north to north 20' east.
In the Klamath, Salmon and Scott ranges, the mountains are rough
and sharply defined, and table lands are seldom seen, as sharp serrated
ridges have replaced them, with deep gorges and precipitous canyons.
Though the mountains of the western half belong to the Coast
Range system, their general geological character is that of the Sierras,
as granites, diorites and metamorphic slates and limestones, similar
to the latter mountain system, comprise their mass. Between these
western mountain systems and the lava beds, which cover a large area,
including much of the drainage area of the Shasta and Little Shasta
rivers and Cottonwood Creek, is a section, the characteristic rock of
which is a fossiliferous sandstone. In the Shasta and Willow Creek
valleys coal seams are found, stratified with the sandstone; these
seams of lignite (coal) of good quality, vary from a few inches to four
feet in width and rest on a quartzite substratum, which formed the
rim rock of the basin.
Following the quartzite in a westerly direction for about 1 mile, a belt
of magnesian rocks containing iron is observed, which continues for
some 2 miles, when the main gold-bearing belt of the region is
encountered.
DESCRIPTION OF STREAMS.
Klamath River.
This river and its tributaries have been important agents in the dis-
tribution of placer gold throughout the country (see photo No. 1).
Its source is in the mountain ranges of northern California and southern
Oregon, drawing from the Upper and Lower Klamath, Goose and
Rhett lakes, and flowing southwesterly into the Pacific Ocean at a
point forming the western extremity of the dividing line between Del
Norte and Humboldt counties. The length of the Klamath is some
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362 miles, the average grade being 12 feet to the mile, 70 miles of which
is in Siskiyou County.
Gold is found wherever the river has deposited gravel, whether it
be in an old channel a thousand feet above the present stream, or in
the river bottom. Below the mouth of Scott River it has cut its way
through the northern end of the Coast Range practically at right angles
to its trend, and runs through a narrow canyon from a few hundred
to several thousand feet in depth, with banks as steep as the material
will stand and which are covered with a dense growth of timber and
Photo No. 1. Klamath River near Happy Camp.
brush. At Oak Bar, Happy Camp, Hamburg Bar, Orleans Bar and a
few other points, the mountains recede far enough from the stream
to admit of a few acres of level land being farmed; the rest of the
country is too steep for cultivation.
Bibl.: Report VIII, pp. 582, 584, 585.
Scott River.
Scott River, one of the important tributaries of the Klamath, enters
this stream in Sec. 6, T. 45 N., R. 10 W., M.D.M., at an elevation
of 1650 feet above sea level. It has a length of 61 miles, an average
course of 20' to the northwest, and is fed by a watershed area of 812
square miles, with 26 miles of tributaries. This stream flows through
the mineral districts of Oro Fino, Quartz Valley, Callahan and Scott
Bar In the vicinity of Callahan, on the headwaters of this stream
and especially on the South Fork, rich deposits of gravel are found.
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which have been mined for many years. Below Callahan the river
runs through a portion of Scott Valley, a rich and fertile plateau, which
is successfully cultivated, and in which are situated the flourishing
towns of Etan (sic) and Fort Jones. The lower end of the river, for about
4 miles above its mouth, runs through a canyon, and here gold is found
in the benches on the hillsides and in bars in the river. Scott Bar,
in the center of this district and 2 miles from the mouth of Scott River,
is the village from which supplies are distributed to the adjacent
territory.
Bibl.: Report VIII, pp. 593, 594, 605, 606.
McAdams Creek.
This stream, a branch of Moffat Creek, tributary to Scott River, rises
in the Forest Mountain Range and flows in a southerly direction. The
placer ground on this creek, from its source to its junction, a distance
of some 10 miles, has been rich, but the valley expands and the soil
deepens so rapidly that only shallow depths were worked. It is good
dredging ground, however, and the lower end of the stream is being
worked by this method of mining.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 618.
Yreka Creek.
Yreka Creek, some 10 miles in length, rises in the Forest Moun-
tains, flows in a northerly direction and empties into the Shasta River
in Sec. 1, T. 45 N., R. 7 W., M. D. M. It is fed by several tributaries
and has been an important gold producer in the past. Near Hawkins-
ville, 2 miles northeast of Yreka, the county seat, the valley is over 1
mile wide, and there is still a large area of auriferous gravel unworked,
due to overburden and difficulty of drainage. Hydraulic elevators have
been employed, with but poor success. The scarcity of water has also
been another serious handicap.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 618.
Indian Creek.
Indian Creek, a tributary to the Klamath River, rises in the lofty
snow-clad peaks of the Siskiyou Mountain Range, near the boundary
line between California and Oregon. It has a length of 16 miles, flows
in a southeasterly direction, and its tributaries, east and west, embrace
14 miles; its watershed area covers 144 square miles. Placer deposits are
found along the entire length of Indian Creek. Happy Camp, a village
on the west bank of the Klamath River at the junction of the Klamath
and Indian Creek, is the distributing point for the country generally
between Hamburg and Orleans Bar.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 599.
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Beaver Creek.
This stream, a tributary to the Klamath River, rises in the Siskiyou
Mountain Range, near Mount Sterling. It has a length of 12 miles,
a general southwesterly course and is fed by the north and south forks
of Hungary (sic) Creek, Bumble Bee, West Fork of Beaver and other
smaller creeks. Placer mining has been pursued along these creeks for
the past forty years, and although worked in a crude way considerable
gold has been produced. The formations consist of granite, serpentine,
slate and porphyrite-schist, cut by gold-bearing quartz ledges and
porphyry dikes, which have fed these watercourses for ages.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 591.
Humbug Creek.
This creek, a tributary to the Klamath River, rises in the Humbug
Mountains and flows in a northeasterly direction. It has a length of
some 10 miles and has been a noted producer of placer gold. Near
its source the banks of this stream are steep, the water being confined
in a well defined canyon, of heavy grade, but as it approaches the
river it widens out, forming large bars, which have been extensively
mined. One claim of less than 7 acres has been constantly worked
for the last thirty-five years, the output to date exceeding $260,000.
Other creeks in this section tributary to the Klamath and which
have been noted placer producers are Little Humbug and Barkhouse.
From the head of Little Humbug over $2,000,000 was extracted by
ground sluicing, and there is still considerable virgin ground to be
worked, especially near its mouth, but there is only sufficient water in
this creek to allow a two or three months' run each year. Barkhouse,
the next creek below Little Humbug, has also been a noted producer,
but mining operations are limited on account of the scarcity of water.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 591.
Mineral Production of Siskiyou County from 1894 to 1913 (incl.)
from Records of State Mining Bureau.
Substances 1894 1895 1896
Gold --------------------------- $700,781 83 $950,006 43 $1,091,264 82
Platinum --------------------- 600 00 ----------- ------------
Silver ------------- 177 30 652 65
Mineral waters ----------------------------- 80,800 00
Totals -------------------------- $761,381 83 $1,030,983 73 $1,091,917 47
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Substances 1897 1898 1899
Gold ---------------------------- $842,123 00 $768,804 00 $991,771 00
Silver --------------- 34 00 321 00 100 00
Totals ----------------- $842,157 00 $769,125 00 $991,871 00
Substances 1900 1901 1902
Gold --------------------------- $951,397 00 $886,043 00 $906,989 00
Silver ----------------------- 13,986 00 6,408 00 233 00
Mineral water ---------------- 45,000 00 175,000 00 187,500 00
Totals ---------------- ----------$1,010,883 00 $1,067,451 00 $1,094,745 00
Substances 1903 1904 1905 1906
Gold --------------- $613,576 00 $892,685 00 $803,035 00 ----------
Silver -------------- 22 00 1,230 00 2,499 00 -------- Mineral water 50,000 00 50,000 00 --------------------------
Platinum ---------- ----------------- 21 00 93 00 ----------- Sandstone ------- --------------------------- 1,250 00 $1,500 00
Totals ---------- $663,598 00 $943,936 00 $806,877 00 $1,500 00
Substances 1907 1908 1909
Copper -------------------- $39 00 -------------------- ------
Gold --------------------------- 398,017 00 $504,156 00 $416,160 00
Lead ---------------------- 140 00 183 00 144 00
Lime ----------------------- 1,000 00 1,680 00 300 00
Limestone ----------------- 300 00 ------------------- 2,200 00
Mineral water -------------- 36,250 00 80,000 00 10,000 00
Rubble ------------------ 39,000 00 ------------------ 500 00
Sandstone ----------------- 12,897 00 1,485 00 1,750 00
Silver ------------------- 3,037 00 6,125 00 2,145 00
Pumice stone ------------------------------------------------- 500 00
Macadam -------------- ----------------------------------------- 4,528 00
Unapportioned, 1900-1909, inclusive -------------------------$1,202,742 00
Totals ------------------------------------- $490,680 00 $593,629 00 $1,640,969 00
Substances 1910 1911 1912
Crushed rock -------------------- $9,475 00 $6,580 00 --------------------
Gems ---------------------------- 14,745 00 1,000 00 $250 00
Gold -------------------------- 437,376 00 422,297 00 472,314 00
Lime ------------------------- 735 00 120 00 ---------------------
Limestone ------------------- 525 00 24 00 ---------------------
Mineral water -------------- 60,000 00 120,000 00 120,000 00
Sandstone ----------------- 2,000 00 455 00 250 00
Silver -------------------- 2,322 00 2,561 00 2,980 00
Chrome ------------------------------ ----------------- 2,310 00
Stone industry ----------- --------- ----------------- 609 00
Totals ------------------ $527,178 00 $553,037 00 $598,713 00
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Substances 1913
Coal -------------------------------------- $1,500 00
Gems ------------------------------------ 250 00
Gold -------------------------------------- *180,125 00
Mineral water ------------------------- 120,000 00
Pumice stone ------------------------ 2,000 00
Silver ------------------------------------ *1,228 00
Stone industry ----------------------- 4,883 00
Total ------------------------------------- 309,986 00
*Production from dredging operations included in Stanislaus total.
ELECTRICAL POWER PLANTS.
The California-Oregon Power Company serves the following towns
in Siskiyou County with cheap electrical power: Yreka, Montague,
Hornbrook, Dorris, Ager, Hawkinsville, Thrall, Croy, Fort Jones, Oro
Fino, Greenview, Walker, Etna, Weed, Sisson, Dunsmuir, and Castella.
The power plants are located at Fall Creek (capacity 2500 k.w.),
Shasta River (380 k.w.), Klamath Falls (1500 k.w.), Gold Roy
(2500 k.w.), Prospect (4750 k.w.), a total of 11,630 k.w. In addition
to the plants mentioned, another is being installed on the Klamath
River, near Fall Creek, with a capacity of 4000 k.w. and the system
will then have a total generating capacity of 15,630 kilowatts.
CHROME.
Considerable float of chromite is found near the top of the Forest
Mountains, in Sec. 13, T., 44 N., R. 8 W., Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, owner; and in Sec. 18, T. 44 N., R. 7 W., Wm. Ramus and
Carl Hill, Yreka, owners. The country rock is serpentine; the chromite
is found in relatively small pieces. No development work has been
done. Float of chromite is reported in the vicinity of the Dewey mine,
about 10 miles southwest of Gazelle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 38, pp. 272, 363.
CLAY PRODUCTS.
T. T. Garvey, of Yreka, owns a large bank of reddish colored clay,
containing some minute quartz pebbles, in Sec. 27, T. 45 N., R. 7 W.,
M.D.M. A good quality of brick has been manufactured and used in
Yreka.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 38, p. 257.
T. Hamilton, of Fort Jones, formerly made bricks from the surface
clay from a deposit in Sec. 2, T. 43 N., R. 9 W.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 38, p. 257.
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T. A. Reynolds, of Fort Jones, had an old brick kiln, using surface
clay, from a deposit in Sec. 11, T. 43 N., R. 9 W.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 38, p. 257.
Peter Smith, of Etna, owns a bank of clay in Sec. 21, T. 42 N.,
R. 9 W., M. D. M. This deposit consists of 4 feet of clay of good
quality, from which bricks were burned and used in buildings in Etna.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 38, p. 257.
J. Walker, of Greenview, has a deposit of grayish colored clay of good
quality, located in Sec. 32, T. 43 N., R. 9 W., M. D. M.; a good grade
of bricks manufactured at one time.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 38, p. 258.
COAL.
The coal deposits north of Yreka, in the vicinity of Hornbrook and
Ager, have furnished a small amount of coal for domestic use for sev-
eral years. It is a good grade of lignite, burns freely and leaves no
klinkers.
The Black Butte Mountain Deposits near Ager, and the Kosh Creek
deposits near Glazier along Kosh Creek in T. 38 N., R. 1 E., have not
been developed at all.
The Siskiyou Coal Manufacturing Company's holdings near Horn-
brook have been exploited by several open cuts along the croppings.
The vein is 5 feet wide, with 30 inches of good lignite. Coal has been
reported near Oak Bar, but is inferior in quality to the other deposits.
Bibl.: Report XI, p. 449.
COPPER.
The copper mines and prospects, while of recent development, are
worthy of careful consideration, and are widely scattered over the cen-
tral and northern portions of the county. The formations in which
these deposits occur are either peridotite or gabbro, or a metamorphic
schist overlying these eruptives, and several of the mountain peaks
show the reddish-brown color which peridotite assumes in weathering.
In the Happy Camp district, which has been noted for its placer gold
production, there are several prospects of merit; and one property, the
Grey Eagle, has been developed into a copper mine of considerable
magnitude, with a large tonnage of ore blocked out.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, pp. 120-141.
Blue Ledge, owned by Blue Ledge Mining Company, of New Nork, is
located in Sec. 21, T. 48 N., R. 11 W., M. D. M., in the Elliott mining
district in the Siskiyou Mountain range and near the boundary line
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between California and Oregon. Elevation at mine is 4000 feet. Hut-
ton is the nearest post office. The mine is connected by wagon road
with Joe Bar, an old placer camp. The ore occurs in a north and
south vein, dip vertical, its outcrop being traceable for 3000 feet; walls
are micaceous schist. Ore consists of pyrite, chalcopyrite and other
sulphides and oxides of iron and copper, the average value being above
6% copper and $5 per ton in gold. Two main tunnels 250 feet
apart are connected by winzes and stopes; both show ore and have
intermediate drifts showing over 150 feet in a solid body 40 feet wide
in places. The workings comprise over 3000 feet of development. A
large tonnage of ore blocked out. It is reported that the company has
planned the erection of a smelter on the Applegate River.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 128.
Copper Queen, in Sec. 3, T. 46 N., R. 7 W., in the Cottonwood min-
ing district, 10 miles northwest of Hornbrook. Owners, J. D. and R.
Abbott, of Yreka; comprises 20 acres on Hunter Creek; small ledge in
lime and diorite-schist, 110-foot tunnel. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 123.
Davis, in Sec. 12, T. 14 N., R. 6 E., in the Happy Camp mining
district, 13 miles southwest of Happy Camp. Owner, R. Davis. Ledge
20 to 30 feet wide in schist and limestone; short tunnels; ledge not
found in place as yet; strong gossan cropping, carrying some gold value;
bonded to J. D. Farish and eight men employed; F. H. Dakin, super-
intendent; claims on Clear Creek.
Grey Eagle (formerly known as the Dewey), in Sec. 4, T. 17 N.,
R. 7 E., in the Happy Camp mining district, 8 miles northwest of
Happy Camp. Owner, Incorporated Company, of New York;
J . D. Farish, manager; Fred H. Dakin, superintendent; comprises 240
acres, patented; on Indian Creek at an elevation of 2550 feet; a strong
vein from 10 to 80 feet wide in schist with a northwest and southeast
strike and a dip of 45' E.; ore shoot over 300 feet long, consisting of
chalcopyrite and pyrite; eight tunnels from 50 to 600 feet in length, six
being crosscuts and two on the ledge; and several hundred feet of drifts
and raises; large tonnage blocked out; ore carries from 2 1/2% to 18%
copper and $1.50 per ton in gold; strong gossan croppings on the sur-
face; five men employed; property located in l892 and sold to present
company in 1908.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 132.
Hummer, in Sec. 18, T. 40 N., R. 7 W., in Callahan mining dis-
trict; owned by Mischler & Rollins, of Callahan. Claims worked to a
limited extent by shallow shafts and open cuts; formation is serpen-
tine, though the ore deposits are connected with dikes of quartz-
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porphyry which have penetrated the serpentine; ore lies in irregular
bodies, consisting of pyrrhotite and other sulphides, carrying copper;
ore said to contain nickel. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 123.
Little, in Sec. 12, T. 46 N., R. 12 W., in the Seiad mining district;
10 miles west of Hamburg Bar. Owners, Little &; Straisch; comprises
60 acres, located in 1899; ledge 39 feet wide, with northwest and south-
east strike and dip of 20' E.; in schist and limestone; 40-foot tunnel.
Idle.
Monarch, in Sec. 7, T. 40 N., R. 7 W., Callahan mining district;
owned by Monarch Copper Mining Company, of Callahan; 240 acres,
patented; tunnels and shafts (shallow); sulphide ore. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 124.
Phillips, in Sec. 6, T. 46 N., R. 12 W., in the Seiad mining dis-
trict; 14 miles west of Hamburg Bar. Owner, S. Phillips; comprises
40 acres, located in 1900; ledge 30 to 100 feet wide, with northwest
and southeast strike and dip 35' E.; in schist and limestone; 110-foot
tunnel; strong gossan cropping traceable for 1500 feet; only do assess-
ment work.
Polar Bear, in Sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 8 W., in the Callahan mining
district; owned by Welkes & Sons; comprises one claim; ore bodies 6
feet wide, consisting of chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite, in serpentine;
200 tons extracted, said to carry 17% copper. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 124.
Preston Peak, at head of South Fork of Indian Creek, 1 1/2 miles north
of Preston Peak; owned by Preston Peak Copper Mining Company;
ledge 20 to 30 feet wide, in diorite; ores are pyrite and chalcopyrite;
300-foot tunnel in ore; ore said to carry 12% copper with gold;
one of the pioneer discoveries of the Siskiyou belt. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 132.
Plutus, in Secs. 12 and 14, T. 40 N., R. 8 W., in Callahan mining
district; owned by McCarter, of Callahan; comprises five claims; ore,
(pyrrhotite with small percentage of copper); occurs in gabbro and ser-
pentine. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 123.
Rainbow, in Sec. 24, T. 40 N., R. 5 W., in the Mt. Eddy mining
district, 4 miles southwest of Sisson; owned by Wood & Sheldon Lum-
ber Company; comprises 300 acres; tunnels and open cuts; one tunnel
400 feet long; ledge is 6 feet wide, in serpentine; ore is massive sul-
phides; gossan croppings 100 to 600 feet wide are exposed for over
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a mile on a spur of Mt. Eddy, having a strike of 70' NW and
dip of 60'; company's railroad near property ; property was first
worked for gold, thirty years ago. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 125.
Rothrop, in Secs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, T. 43 N., R. 8 W., 4 miles north-
east of Fort Jones; owned by George Henderson; comprises 15 claims;
developed by shafts and tunnels; ledge 6 feet wide in serpentine;
some of the ore is reported to carry 20% copper. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 125.
Shiner, in Sec. 7, T. 46 N., R. 12 W., in the Seiad mining district;
12 miles west of Hamburg Bar. Owner, C. Shiner. Comprises 40
acres, at an elevation of 2000 feet; located in 1899; ledge 30 to 100
feet wide, with northwest and southeast strike and dip of 30' E., in
schist and limestone; 80-foot tunnel; strong gossan cropping; ore is
chalcopyrite. Only do assessment work.
Tebbe, in Sec. 32, T. 4 (sic) N., R. 9 W., in the Oak Bar mining dis-
trict; 4 miles north of Oak Bar. Owner, G. A. Tebbe. Comprises 40
acres; ledge 30 feet wide in schist and limestone; 120-foot tunnel in
ore. Idle.
Welch, in Sec. 1, T. 46 N., R. 12 W., in the Seiad mining district;
14 miles west of Hamburg Bar. Owner, E. Welch. Comprises 40
acres, located in 1899; ledge 30 feet wide, with northwest and south-
east course and dip of 40' E.; in schist and limestone; two tunnels, 30
and 60 feet long; strong gossan cropping. Only do assessment work.
Yellow Butte, in Sec. 25, T. 40 N., R. 5 W:, 15 miles from Mon-
tague, on the north slope of Mount Shasta; owned by Yellow Butte
Mining Company; L. D. Ball, superintendent; vein is 5 feet wide, in
schist and granite; strike north and south; dip 60' W.; ore is massive
sulphide; tunnels and shafts. Idle.
Bibl.: Bull. No. 50, p. 126.
GOLD.
The main gold-bearing belt of Siskiyou County consists of meta-
morphic slates. granites, diorites, and limestones, with occasionally
intrusive masses of porphyry, trap and syenite. This belt is from 5
to 12 miles in width and about 60 miles long, widening and narrowing
at places on its line of strike, which varies from N. 20' to 30' E.
In some places it is veined and seamed with stringers of quartz; in
others it is soft, carrying talc in excess, with irregular bunches of quartz,
rich in gold, designated in hydraulic mining as "seam diggings" and
being easily worked with a stream of water under a heavy pressure head.
In other localities on the belt, where the formation has been fissured,
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or near the line of contact, quartz veins occur either singly or in groups,
and as a rule are small, but rich in gold.
This belt is interrupted and broken at several points and is by no
means prolific in auriferous quartz veins throughout its entire extent,
nor do the same rocks prevail in all the quartz districts.
A striking feature of the occurrence of the auriferous veins is their
relation to the culminating peaks of the mountain systems crossed by
the belt, for they conform to the lines of foliation of the ranges, being
especially noticeable in the Salmon Range, New River, Knownothing,
Deadwood and Humbug districts. Quartz Valley and Oro Fino, on
opposite sides of a minor isolated mountain, are the only exceptions to
the rule indicated.
Salmon Mountain, composed of eruptive rocks, porphyries and gran-
ites, seems to have been a disturbing element, as auriferous rocks do
not come to the surface for about 10 miles beyond. Reaching as far
as the known southerly limit of this gold-bearing belt extends, and
crossing it, a belt of argillaceous slate and porphyry, having a width of
2 miles, is encountered, and then a decided belt of serpentine from 3 to
6 miles in width is entered, traceable for several miles on its line of
strike. A belt of micaceous schist is observed at Scott's Bar, and
westerly from this point belts of granite, limestone, and syenite are
alternately crossed, until another belt of auriferous slates is entered,
which has been but slightly prospected.
DESCRIPTION OF MINING DISTRICTS.
Salmon River District.
This district, the largest in Siskiyou County, comprises its entire
southwestern corner, and includes the drainage area of the Salmon
River and its tributaries. Topographically, it is a tangle of mountain
ridges separated by precipitous canyons and river gorges. A wagon
road 43 miles in length connects Etna, in Scott Valley, with Forks of
Salmon, a small town located at the junction of the North Fork of the
Salmon River. All the fairly level land in the district consists of a
few bars on the Salmon River and its branches, so that this section is
practically dependent on supplies from the outside.
Its mining industry, which is much scattered, is diversified among
the several branches of placer and quartz mining, the former being
followed along the Salmon River and its two principal branches, and
to a less extent in some of the smaller side canyons making up into
the gold-bearing quartz belts; large deposits are still untouched on
the main river and on the South Fork. It is in quartz mining, however,
that the permanent value of the district is to be realized. The main
gold-bearing rock belt of the county crosses through the middle of this
section.
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In the geological center of the district, in the vicinity of Sawyer's
Bar, several noted gold producers have been developed. They lie at
the heads of Black Bear, Eddy's and White's gulches, from 4 to 10
miles distant from Sawyer's Bar. Quartz ledges on Jackass Gulch on
the north side of the North Fork are being prospected and some pay ore
developed. The Black Bear, Klamath, Gold Ball, Fagundez, Uncle Sam
and Gold Run are the noted mines in this location. There are a number
of prospects, also, which may develop into producers. In the same
district near Snowden the recent strikes of "high grade" ore have
caused considerable excitement. The Homestake, Highland, Overton,
Zarina and Advance are the best known quartz properties, while the
Big Cliff and Hardscrabble comprise two of the many promising pros-
pects.
As a rule the country is heavily timbered and brushy, precipitous,
and the surface broken, so that the quartz veins rarely show in place
at the surface.
Bibl.: Report XI, p. 423.
Quartz Valley.
This district, occupying the northwest corner of Scott Valley, has
two distinct kinds of placer mines. At the southern end of the valley
the pay gravel lies on a flat, nearly level bedrock, without defined
channel rims, covered with 60 feet of soft pebbly gravel and alluvium.
The gold is coarse and water-worn and the deposit has been worked by
drifting. Its source is probably the gravels of an old buried river,
traces of which are observable in Douglas Hill, and in benches on the
west side of the valley north of where Shackelford Creek enters it.
Other traces of this old channel are found on the western edge of Scott
Valley as far south as Callahan. The main placer deposit lies on the
eastern side, and appears to be the result of the direct erosion of the
ferruginous limestones that compose the western slope of the mountain
separating Quartz Valley from the main Scott Valley. These lime-
stones are seamed with auriferous quartz veins for some 5 miles. On
the eastern slope of this mountain only one ravine seems to have been
eroded deep enough to get to the gold bearing rocks, but on the Quartz
Valley side there are four such ravines. These places consist of angular
fragments of country rock and quartz with sand and clay, in depth from
1 to 30 feet, covered with a deposit of clay and surfaced with alluvium.
The shallow placers near the heads of the ravines were worked out by
the early-day miners. The gold is generally fine, rough and angular;
and at one point from 8 acres of ground, over $200,000 was extracted
by means of hydraulic elevators.
Bibl.: Report XI, p. 434.
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Oro Fino.
A low range of hills separates Quartz Valley from Oro Fino. This
district is 22 miles southwesterly from Scott Bar by the course of the
river. The auriferous dirt is evidently derived from the erosion and
decomposition of the mountain sides in the immediate vicinity, as but
few pebbles or gravel that show the action of running water or wash are
found intermixed. A small ravine tributary to Oro Fino Creek consti-
tutes practically all the placer ground in this district, and mining
operations have been confined to the use of hydraulic elevators. The
average fineness of the gold in this district is 785. Hydraulic washings
have yielded from 75 cents to 85 cents per cubic yard of gravel. The
two principal placer mines are the Eastlick Brothers and the Wright
& Fletcher. The quartz veins, while numerous, all carry more or less
gold and are small, and the gold generally occurs in pockets, in the
limestone. The Green Mountain Tiger and Johnson have been the main
quartz producers in this section.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 607; XI, p. 437.
Scott Bar.
This district, containing both placer and quartz mines, is situated on
Scott River just above its junction with the Klamath, and was the
first locality to be mined in Siskiyou County; it has been a remarkably
Photo No. 2. Scott Bar.
rich district, although it includes a very small area (see photo No. 2).
The gold, generally found on the bedrock, occurs in the form of nuggets,
and is smooth and water-worn.
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There are several large quartz ledges on Quartz Hill, which is across
the river from Scott Bar, and one ledge is said to have yielded the
Quartz Hill Hydraulic and Quartz Mining Company considerable gold.
The surface has been rich hydraulic ground.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 605; XI, p. 447.
Humbug Creek.
This district, on the northeastern slopes of Old Baldy, is exclusively
a quartz mining region, and is situated in the headwater forks and can-
yons of Humbug Creek, about 16 miles northwest of Yreka. The first
mining in the district was carried on in 1854, and since that time
considerable gold has been produced, although the operations have been
practically confined to surface workings, due to a theory that the pay
ore did not go down. As a matter of fact, a more intelligent explora-
tion of the ore bodies has disproved the conclusions of the pioneer
miners, and the properties that have been worked to any depth at all
have yielded good returns, the Spencer and Mountain Belle mines being
examples. The ledges in the serpentine are small, averaging 1 foot
in width, and upon reaching the water level carry the gold largely with
the sulphurets. The adjacent slates and granites are full of ledges
carrying low-grade gold ores. The sulphurets consist of pyrite, blende
and galena.
Bibl.: Report XI, p. 444.
Cottonwood.
This district, containing both placer and quartz mines, is located on
the north side of the Klamath River, some 20 miles northeast of Yreka,
and to the west of Hornbrook, a station on the Oregon branch of the
Southern Pacific Railroad. It was originally noted for its rich, shallow
diggings in Cottonwood Creek and the ravines tributary to it from the
west. The old blue lead channel, famous for its rich gravel, is here
exposed by erosion of the sandstone capping and cut through by
the Klamath River. The gravel is blue and strongly cemented and
compacted, while the bank contains considerable pipe clay hardened
almost to the consistency of stone and filled with angular rock frag-
ments. The gold is coarse, occurring mostly on or close to the bedrock.
Both the channel and the capping are considerably displaced, and dip
on an angle of about 12' to the east. In 1887 the outlet of the channel
was discovered on the Klamath River, although the blue gravel had been
mined in one of the ravines tributary to the Cottonwood, several years
previous to that time. Some of the gravel on the bedrock gave returns
of $6 per cubic yard.
The quartz prospects have been only partially developed and there is
but little mining activity in this district at the present time. The coun-
try rocks, slate and quartz-porphyry contain many quartz ledges which
carry gold values sufficient to warrant careful investigation.
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The Hazel, with a gold production record of over $500,000, is the only
quartz property that has been worked to any extent.
Bibl.: Report XI, p. 448.
CalIahan.
The placer mines in this district are confined to the old gravel
channel and bars of the South Fork of Scott River. The channel and
high bars of the main Scott River, below the junction of the South and
East Forks at Callahan, was mined for a distance of 3 miles, and a
large annual gold output obtained. The high bars have been worked
out and abandoned for a number of years, and the gold in the river
channel is at such a depth that it cannot be profitably mined. On the
South Fork, a few claims in the gulches and high bars are worked
whenever water is available. On Jackson Creek, one of the headwater
streams of the South Fork, 7 miles above Callahan, hydraulic mining
is pursued on a small scale. The Montezuma River claim, 1 mile
southwest of Callahan, was the largest gold producer, having a record
of $50,000 annually.
Bibl.: Report XI. p. 433.
Happy Camp.
This district, also known as Indian Creek, is situated at the conflu-
ence of Klamath River and Indian Creek, some 70 miles west of Yreka,
and contains both placer and quartz mines. The shallow and more
easily removed gravel deposits have been worked out, but the benches
are still being hydraulicked for their gold content. There is a large
expanse of mineral land yet to be developed. The shallow diggings
yielded large returns and were worked over by the Chinese after being
abandoned by the white miner. The Classic Hill, on Indian Creek,
one of the famous hydraulic mines of this district, was worked for a
number of years by Chinese. The formation consists of a soft talcose
slate, intercalated with stringers of quartz, which in places concentrate
and form a well defined quartz vein, rich in gold, the deposit being
known as "seam diggings." The quartz prospects are worked in a
very limited way. The Grey Eagle copper mine is the only developed
property in the district.
GOLD MINES-QUARTZ.
Advance, in Sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 10 W., in the Liberty mining
district, 13 1/2 miles southeast of Etna Mills, in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Advance Mining Company, of Denver; president, H. E. Wood;
watchman, C. Ritz. Comprises 100 acres, patented, on Cow Creek.
Short ore shoots in dioritic schist and limestone; 400-foot tunnel,
drifts and stopes. Equipment consists of 1500-foot tramway, dwellings,
and 5-stamp mill, driven by waterpower (water from Russian Creek,
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through 2 miles of flume). Idle for several years. Ore low grade and
free milling. Hardscrabble prospect to the south.
Bailey, in Sec. 35, T. 46 N., R. 9 W., in the Deadwood mining
district, 7 miles northwest of Fort Jones, at an elevation of 5000 feet.
Owner, L. Bailey. Comprises 80 acres on Indian Creek. Short ore-
shoot, in diabase. Worked for pockets. Some rich ore on the surface.
Small producer. Idle at present.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 624.
Baker, in Sec. 15, T. 44 N., R. 9 W., in the Deadwood mining dis-
trict, 7 1/2 miles north of Fort Jones, at an elevation of 5000 feet. Owner,
George Baker. Comprises 60 acres on Indian Creek. Short ore-shoot
in slate. Worked for pockets. 300-feet tunnel. Old 5-stamp mill,
driven by waterpower. Small producer.
Bibl.: Report, VIII, p. 625.
Bender, in Sec. 18, T. 42 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining dis-
trict, 4 miles north of Etna Mills, in the Klamath Reserve. Owner,
A. A. Chamberlain. Comprises 40 acres, at an elevation of 3300 feet.
Short ore-shoot in limestone and diorite. 340-foot tunnel and 250
feet of drifts. One 3 1/2-foot Huntington mill, in poor condition. Some
rich specimens found near the surface. Idle at present.
Ben Neil, in Sec. 1O, T. 44 N., R. 9 W., in the Deadwood mining
district, 11 miles northwest of Fort Jones at an elevation of 7100 feet.
Owner, B. Neil. Comprises 40 acres. Short ore shoot in diorite;
100-foot tunnel. Small pockets taken out. Idle.
Big Ledge, formerly known as the Lewis, in Sec. 8, T. 43 N., R. 9 W.,
in the Oro Fino mining district, 6 miles northeast of Greenview.
Owner, G. Lewis. Comprises 20 acres. Pockets in diabase. One ore-
shoot is 100 feet long and 15 inches wide; 360-foot tunnel. Only do
assessment work. Idle.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 277; XIII, p. 388.
Black Bear, discovered in 1860, is the most noted and largest quartz
producer in Siskiyou County. It is in Sec. 13, T. 39 N., R. 12 W.,
in the Liberty mining district; 9 miles south of Sawyer's Bar in the
Klamath Reserve. Owners, Black Bear Consolidated Mining Company,
of Rollin; John Daggett, president; leased to Rollin Mining Company
of San Francisco; J. L. Dunscomb, president; W. A. Farish, Jr.,
superintendent. The ore bodies occur in lenticular shaped deposits,
which pinch out at times on the footwall side. The holdings comprise 70
acres of patented ground, consisting of the Black Bear, South Black
Bear and Yellow Jacket claims, with 10 acres for millsite; workings
consist of tunnels and two shafts; altitude, 3600 feet; water supply from
Black Bear and Auges Creek, through two flumes, each 1 mile long, and
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1600 feet of pipe; length along lode, 4500 feet; length of ore shoot, 150
feet; width of ore shoot, 3 feet; footwall, slate; hanging-wall, slate;
number veins, two.
Black Bear and east and west crossing at right angles; character of
ore, free milling; strike, north and south; dip, 40' E.; greatest verti-
cal depth below outcrop, 600 feet; length driven on vein, 1500 feet;
workings, six tunnels from 100 to 700 feet long; old shaft 550 feet deep
(six levels); new shaft on Black Bear claim is 475 feet deep (size
10' x 4'), sunk at an angle of 45' (3 levels); 4000 feet of drifts from
old shaft, all to the west, several crosscuts; raise 3' x 5' x 30', in new
shaft from third level (200 feet); old stopes all filled; source of power,
water and electricity; mine equipment, hoist, cars, compressor plant,
compressor pump, tools, shops, assay office, dwellings, and 100 h.p.
electric plant with 2 miles of power line; reduction equipment, 16
stamp mill, electrically driven (stamps weigh 650 pounds); number
men employed, top 7, mine 2, total 9; cost (per ton): development,
$2.00, mining $1.50, treatment $0.80, general $0.60; production to
date, $3,100,000.
White Bear prospect to the north. From 1872 to 1881 the Black
Bear mine paid $1,000,000 in dividends; most of the work performed on
Black Bear claim; good wagon road from Sawyer's Bar to the mine.
Bibl.: Report VIII, pp. 620, 621; X, p. 656; XIII, p. 389.
BIack Hawk, in Sec. 31, T. 46 N., R. 7 W., in Virginia Bar mlning
district; 5 miles north of Gottville in Klamath Reserve. Owners, Ladd
& Ogden. Comprises 40 acres; formation granite and schist; ore found
tn small pockets; 100 foot tunnel; only do assessment work.
Blind Lode, in Sec. 18, T. 43 N., R. 9 W., in the Oro Fino mining
district; 5 1/2 miles northeast of Greenview. Owner, H. J. Diggles; com-
prises 20 acres of patented land, located in 1876; 150-foot ore shoot, 6
inches wide in diabase; four tunnels, longest being 600 feet; some rich
ore extracted; said to have produced $40,000. Idle.
Bibl.: Report, XII, p. 278; XIII, p. 390.
Blue Jay, in Sec. 11, T. 47 N., R. 8 W., in Virginia Bar mining
district; 5 1/2 miles north of Gottville in Klamath Reserve. Owners, Blue
Jay Mining Company; president, Mrs. P. D. Bennell; secretary, P.
Billings; home office, Cleveland, Ohio; comprise 160 acres of patented
land, purchased from Southern Pacific Railroad Company; formation,
schist and diorite; one vein 150 feet long and 5 feet wide; low grade;
two tunnels, 250 and 400 feet long; 10-stamp mill built by Union Iron
Works; 1000-pound stamps; two Johnson concentrators; water power
and steam; 2 1/2 mile ditch from North Fork of Empire Creek; small pro-
duction. Idle since 1907.
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Blue Lead, in Sec. 26, T. 42 N., R. 9 W., in the Liberty mining
district, 5 miles southeast of Etna Mills in the Klamath Reserve.
Owner, L. H. Cory; comprises 40 acres of patented land; short ore-
shoot in diabase; rich on the surface; 580-foot tunnel, old 80-foot shaft
and drifts comprise several hundred feet of development work; old
4-stamp mill (650-pound stamp); said to have produced $40,000.
Idle since 1908.
Bonanza, in Sec. 14, T. 46 N., R. 7 W., in Cottonwood mining
district; 10 miles southwest of Hornbrook in Klamath Reserve. Owners,
Klondike Mining and Milling Company; president, J. P. Kleprock;
secretary, L. P. Kleprock; home office, Long Beach; discovered in 1883
by C. Dovey; formation hornblende schist and granodiorite; short ore-
shoot; pocket mine; 1600-foot tunnel; equipment, dwellings and 5-foot
Huntington mill; locator took out $10,000 in a pocket. Idle.
Boyle, in Sec. 8, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Humbug mining district
14 miles west of Yreka in the Klamath Reserve. Owner, C. E. Bunker;
100 acres located in 1880; two parallel veins, strike N. 40' W., and
dip 60' S.; ore shoot is 200 feet long and 2 feet wide; formation is
slate; five tunnels from 40 to 900 feet in length; only do assessment
work. Idle.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 278; XIII, p. 390.
Brown Bear, formerly known as Golden and Eveleth's, in Sec.
2, T. 39 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining district; 3 miles southeast
of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve. Owners, Swain and Cleaver;
comprises 100 acres on White's Gulch at an elevation of 3100 feet; 160-
foot ore shoot, 18 inches wide, with a course of N. 20' E. and dip of 25'
E.; 480-foot tunnel, drifts and stope; 4-stamp mill, driven by water
power, from White's Gulch through 1 1/2 miles of ditch and 1/2 mile of
flume. Idle at present; has been a producer.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 283; XIII, p. 402.
California Consolidated, formerly known as the Golden Ball mine,
in Secs. 16 and 17, T. 39 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining district;
3 1/2 miles southwest of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve. It is
owned by the California Consolidated Mining Company; W. H. Young,
of Oakland, president; Geo. Ball, superintendent; comprises 384 acres,
17 being patented; has been a producer and some ore still in sight, but
no system of mining was pursued, so that much useless work was per-
formned; altitude, 3800 to 4700 feet; fissure vein; length of ore shoot
1000 feet; width 6 feet; free milling; strike N. 20' to 40' E., dip
10' to 40' SE.; footwall, slate (soft); hanging-wall, slate; greatest
vertical depth below outcrop, 600 feet; length driven on vein, 1000
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feet; two levels, one at 50 and other at 125 feet; drifts, 160 feet, from
50-foot level, and 80 feet from 125-foot level; another from Stevens tun-
nel is 140 feet northeast and another 250 feet southwest; two crosscuts,
120 feet long; two winzes, each 60 feet deep; seven raises; two stopes in
Stevens tunnel, each being 40 feet by 40 feet; several open cuts; equip-
ment, 25 h.p. compressor, small hoist, 150 h.p. electrical plant (on
North Fork of Salmon River at Sawyer's Bar) with 3 miles of power
line, 1500-foot tramway, dwellings, and 20-stamp mill driven by
electricity. Idle. Production to date is $473,500; idle since 1910; only
assessment work being done; property should be a dividend payer if
properly managed; said to be a continuation of the Black Bear lode.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 282; XIII, p. 402.
Cape Cod, in Secs. 18 and 19, T. 45 N., R. 7 W., in Greenhorn min-
ing district; 6 miles west of Yreka, in the Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owners, Le May & Bulis; consists of 115 acres (40 acres patented);
located in 1885; formation, slate and porphyry; two parallel veins, shoot
300 feet long and 14 inches wide; 300-foot tunnel; produced $12,000.
Idle.
Central, in Sec. 34, T. 48 N., R. 8 W., in Hungry Creek mining
district, 16 miles northwest of Hornbrook. Owners, Coil and Haslett.
Located in 1893, 20 acres. Short ore shoots; ledge 2 feet wide; two
tunnels, one 400 feet long; formation, granite and schist; free milling.
Idle.
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Champion, in Sec. 32, T. 12 N., R. 6 E., 10 1/2 miles from Orleans,
in the Cottage Grove mining district in Klamath Reserve. Owners,
J. A . Hunter et al.; 180 acres, located in 1899; two veins, in porphyry;
still in ore in workings; equipment, dwellings and one stamp mill
(800-pound stamp) driven by water power, and 2-ton cyanide plant;
water from Ten Eyck Creek through 2000 feet of ditch; claims are on
the east slope of Prospect Hill; owner claims to have 14,000 tons of
$15 rock in sight; three men employed; adjoins Twan & Hannan pros-
pect.
Cherry Hill, in Sec. 25, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Greenhorn
mining district; 6 1/2 miles southwest of Yreka in Klamath Reserve.
Owner, Incorporated Company; several tunnels, longest being 200
feet; formation is diorite and porphyry; old 3-stamp mill, driven by
steam power; adjoins Mt. Vernon on the west; been idle for a number
of years; small production record.
Columbia, in Sec. 16, T. 45 N., R. 9 W., in the Scott River mining
district, 7 miles northeast of Scott Bar in the Klamath Reserve;
elevation of 4700 feet. Owner, Scott River Mining Company, of
Seattle; C. F. Lee, president; comprises 40 acres, on Old Baldy Moun-
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tain; located in 1882; short ore shoot in slate and diabase; workings
consist of 700-foot tunnel and 120-foot shaft; ore is free milling near
the surface, but base with depth; equipment consists of dwellings and
10-stamp mill driven by steam and water power; only do assessment
work; said to have been a producer at one time.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 280; XIII, p. 394.
Condensed, in Sec. 12, T. 38 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining
district; 15 miles southeast of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve.
Owner, W. H. Cady; comprises 60 acres at an elevation of 2400 feet:
short ore shoot in granite; little high grade found on footwall side;
220-foot tunnel. Idle.
Connor, in Sec. 18, T. 43 N., R. 9 W., in the Oro Fino mining
district; 5 miles northeast of Greenview. Owner, J. Connor; comprises
20 acres short ore shoot; pay in pockets; 500-foot tunnel; said to have
produced $15,000. Idle.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 395.
Crawley, in Sec. 22, T. 40 N., R. 8 W., in the Callahan mining
district, 1 1/2 miles southwest of Callahan in the Klamath Reserve.
Owner, C. A. Warden Estate; comprises 60 acres; short ore shoots; pay
ore occurring in pockets; in hornblende schist; 600-foot tunnel and
500 feet of drifts, 30-foot stope; old 2-stamp mill, 650-pound stamps;
said to have produced $60,000; only do assessment work.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 396.
Cub Bear and Blue Jeans, in Sec. 9, T. 40 N., R. 10 W., in the
Liberty mining district, 12 miles southeast of Etna Mills in the
Klamath Reserve. Owners, Siskiyou Syndicate, of Los Angeles; presi-
dent, I. J. Luce; secretary, M. Marx; superintendent, C. Ritz; com-
prises 100 acres; elevation 5800 feet; veins, two in number, occur in
hornblende schist and quartz-porphyry; three short tunnels and open
cuts, and ore being removed from the latter at present; good prospect;
80 tons milled, which gave returns of over $20 per ton; five men are
employed on the Highland lode; discovered in 1898 by Chas. Cory.
Cummings, formerly known as the McKeen, in Sec. 36, T. 40 N..
R. 9 W., in the Callahan mining district, 3 1/2 miles southwest of Calla-
han in the Klamath Reserve; has been one of the best quartz pro-
ducers in this district. It is owned by the Shasta Mining Company, of
Callahan, with James McKeen as manager-superintendent. and com-
prises 200 acres, patented, on Wildcat Creek at an elevation of 4200
feet; strike of the vein is N. 40' E., dip 40' SW.; ore shoots are
short, being 130 feet long and 3 feet wide, all in granite; main
tunnel is 800 feet long and, together with the drifts, crosscuts and
stopes, comprise several thousand feet of work, but no depth has been
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attained; old Kinkead mill (driven by water power) and a dwelling, on
the property; has been a good producer, said to exceed $500,000, and
ore is free and easily worked; idle at present; has been worked since
1874.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 280; XIII, p. 396.
Dewey, one of the noted quartz mines of Siskiyou County, is located
in Sec. 23, T. 42 N., R. 8 W., in the Gazelle mining district; 12 miles
southwest of Gazelle in the Klamath Reserve. It is owned by the
Squaw Mining Company and comprises 100 acres, patented, at an
elevation of 6800 feet; the strike of the vein is N. 40' E., dip 30'
SE. The ore occurs in granodiorite, having a width of 3 feet;
workings consist of a shaft 400 feet deep, a tunnel 920 feet in length,
drifts, raises and stopes, all comprising several thousand feet of
development work; equipment consists of hoist, dwellings, and old
10-stamp and Huntington mills (poor condition) operated by steam
and water power; property said to have produced $900,000; discovered
in the early eighties; idle since 1907.
Double Eagle and Little Quartz, in Sec. 26, T. 46 N., R. 9 W., in
Oak Bar mining district in Klamath Reserve, 30 miles west of Horn-
brook. Owner, H. H. Barton; comprises 20 acres; pocket mine; ore is
hornblende schist and granitic-porphyry; 120-foot tunnel; produced
$10,000, ore being crushed in an arrastra. Idle.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 397.
Eliza, in Secs. 4 and 9, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Humbug mining
district, 15 miles west of Yreka in the Klamath Reserve. Owners,
Shur, Yunker & DeWitt, of Yreka. Group comprises 100 acres, located
in 1865 by D. M. Lash; relocated in 1892 by present owners. Eleva-
tion is 4500 feet. There is a good wagon road from the property to
Yreka. The location covers the lode for a distance of 4500 feet. The
fissure vein occurs in quartz-porphyry and diabase, the former being
the footwall and the latter the hanging-wall. The strike is N. 20'
E. and dip 45' E.; ore shoot is 200 feet long and 5 feet wide; a 1400-
foot tunnel has been driven on the vein, giving 360 feet of backs; above
this lower tunnel there are four others from 100 to 800 feet in length;
there are five stopes in all; equipment consists of dwellings and 10-stamp
mill. Owners claim an ore reserve of 40,000 tons of value of $5 per ton
and a production to date of $150,000; two men are employed doing
development work in the lower tunnel; ore free near surface, but
somewhat base with depth.
Elk Creek, in Sec. 3, T. 45 N., R. 7 W., in Hawkinsville mining
district, 6 miles north of Yreka. Owners, Elk Creek Mining Company;
president, L. F. Colburn; secretary, J. E. Harmon; home office, Yreka;
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100 acres located in 1903, in Klamath Reserve; three parallel veins;
100-foot ore shoot 14 inches wide; formation, slate and porphyry; two
tunnels 600 and 450 feet long; 10-stamp mill driven by electricity; pro-
duction $20,000. Idle.
Fagundez (see Humpback).
Fleetwood and Nannie S., formerly known as Old Jackson, in Sec.
5, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Humbug mining district, 16 miles west o!
Yreka. Owner, L. W. Cousins; comprises 80 acres; short ore shoots in
granitic-porphyry; seven tunnels from 5 to 800 feet in length. Idle;
only do assessment work.
Franklin, in Sec. 16, T. 44 N., R. 9 W., in the Deadwood mining
district, 8 miles north of Fort Jones at an elevation of 5500 feet. Own-
ers, Miller & Arnold; comprises 40 acres on Indian Creek; ore shoot is
120 feet long and 22 inches wide, with slate footwall and quartz-
porphyry hanging-wall; 600-foot tunnel, drifts and 60-foot stope; claim
production of $90,000; ore runs about $25 per ton and is worked in
Baker's mill; leased to Wells & Brown. Idle since July, 1913; 20 tons
of $25 rock on the dump.
Golden Eagle, formerly known as the Sheba, in Sec. 7, T. 44 N..
R. 9 W., in the Deadwood mining district; 10 miles north of Fort Jones;
was one of the producers in this section. It is owned by the Indian
Creek Mining Company of San Francisco; president, I. J. Coe, and
superintendent, T. E. Morrison; comprises 80 acres, patented; ore shoots
are 200 feet long and 15 inches wide, with diabase footwall and quartz-
porphyry hanging-wall; 750-foot tunnel, drifts and stopes, making sev-
eral thousand feet of development work; the equipment, consisting of
50 h.p. boiler and 5-stamp mill, have been removed from the property
and company has closed down and practically abandoned the buildings;
has paid some dividends.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 625.
Golden Seal, in Sec. 18, T. 43 N., R. 9 W., in the Oro Fino mining
district, 5 miles northeast of Greenview at an elevation of 3200 feet.
Owner, V. Pitz; comprises 20 acres, located in 1885; 300-foot ore shoot,
8 inches wide, in syenite and quartz-porphyry; 525-foot tunnel on the
vein; a few pockets of high grade taken out. Owner works the claim
tn the winter.
Golden West, formerly known as the King, in Sec. 15, T. 39 N.,
R. 10 W., in the Salmon River mining district, 13 miles west of Calla-
han, in the Klamath Reserve. Owner, J. S. Baggs; comprises 60 acres
on Trail Creek at an elevation of 7000 feet; fissure vein in schist;
200-foot tunnel, still in ore; one man is employed; good prospect, with
well-defined ledge of free milling ore, 4 feet wide and running from
$8 to $15 per ton; discovered in 1904.
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Gold Hill, formerly known as the Gilta, in Sec. 12, T. 9 N.,
R. 7 E., in the Liberty mining district, in Klamath Reserve, at an eleva-
tion of 3500 feet. Owner, E. A. Dannenbrink; comprises 60 acres of pat-
ented land; ore shoot is 250 feet long and 3 feet wide, in slate and
diorite; several thousand feet development work, consisting of tunnels,
crosscuts and stopes; equipment consists of dwellings, and 10-stamp mill
operated by steam and water power, idle at present; twelve men
employed, doing prospect work; property has been a producer.
Grizzly Gulch, in Sec. 14, T. 44 N., R. 9 W., in the Deadwood
mining district, 10 miles north of Fort Jones at an elevation of 7000
feet. Owner, J. Shelly; comprises 60 acres; short ore shoots in diabase;
worked for pockets; said to have produced $4000 from 80-foot tunnel.
Idle.
Gumboot, in Sec. 15, T. 45 N., R. 9 W., 8 miles east of Scott Bar,
in the Scott River mining district in the Klamath Reserve. Owner,
A. Simon; comprises 40 acres; ore is base with depth (some chalcopy-
rite), occurring in slate; length of ore shoot not determined; 120-foot
tunnel; 60-foot shaft; only do assessment work.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 404.
Hansen, formerly known as Knownothing Creek, in Secs. 1 and 12,
T. 9 N., R. 7 E., in the Liberty mining district, 8 1/2 miles southwest of
Forks of Salmon, in Klamath Reserve. Owners, Roberts & Hagland;
comprises 60 acres of patented land, located in 1880; short ore shoot,
in slate and quartz-porphyry; several tunnels, longest being 850 feet,
equipment, dwelling and old arrastra; two men employed doing pros-
pect work; has been a small producer.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 622.
Hardscrabble, in Sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 10 W., in the Liberty mining
district, 14 miles southeast of Etna Mills in the Klamath Reserve.
Owner, Hardscrabble Mining Company, of Los Angeles; C. B. Parrott,
president; John Nefroney, superintendent; comprises 140 acres, at an
elevation of 6100 feet; length of ore shoot not determined; country rock
in dioritic-schist; 400-foot tunnel; two men employed. Highland Mine
to the northeast.
Hazel, in Sec. 25, T. 47 N., R. 8 W., in the Cottonwood mining
district, 4 miles southwest of Hornbrook, is the only large producer in
this district. It is owned bv the Hazel Gold Mining Company, of Chico;
J. A. Jillson. president, and J. W. Roper, secretary. The group com-
prises 80 acres of patented land in the Klamath National Forest Reserve
at an elevation of 2800 feet. There are three veins, known as the
Potato Patch, "C" and Hazilett, which occur in the slate, the last two
being practically parallel. The ore shoot is 150 feet long and 3 feet in
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width, with a 40' dip to the south. There are five tunnels from 100 to
1500 feet in length, all in the vein, comprising, with the drifts and
stopes, several thousand feet of development work. The equipment
consists of dwellings, assay office, and a 10-stamp Hendy mill (850
pound stamps) driven by waterpower from Ditch Creek through 1 mile
of ditch. The property is said to have produced $800,000, but is idle at
the present time. It was discovered in 1883 by H. Hazilett and then
sold to the present owners.
Hicks, formerly known as China Gulch. In Sec. 2, T. 46 N.,
R. 7 W., 7 miles northwest of Hornbrook in the Klamath Reserve.
Owner. J. T. Hicks. Comprises 40 acres. Ore shoot said to be 600 feet
long. but only 3 inches wide on the surface, occurring in granite.
Surface stripped of overburden and ore exposed a few feet below, which
was crushed in an arrastra; 150-foot tunnel; 8-foot arrastra, run by
water power; tailings impounded (150 tons on hand), which are to be
treated in cyanide plant soon; said to assay from $5 to $15 per ton.
Idle at present. Small producer.
Highland, in Sec. 16, T. 40 N., R. 10 W., in the Liberty mining
district, 11 miles southeast of Etna Mills in the Klamath Reserve, is
one of the noted quartz mines of this county. It is owned by the
Belgium-Bohemian Mining Company of Belgium. H. E. Mattern,
superintendent. Comprises 100 acres at an elevation of 6400 feet.
Supplies are brought over a 3-mile trail by means of pack animals, ore
shoots are about 130 feet long and 2 feet wide, having a strike of
N. 40' E and a dip of 30' SE.; footwall is dioritic-schist and hang-
ing-wall is quartz-porphyry; workings consist of tunnels, the main
tunnel having a length of 600 feet; there are several thousand feet of
development work, all near the apex of the mountain, so that only a
shallow depth has been obtained; equipment consists of cars, mining
tools, assay office, dwellings, and a 10-stamp mill (modern pattern)
run by gasoline; twenty-six men are employed; said to have produced
over $350,000; best ore found in pockets; discovered in 1899 by
P. Musick, who extracted $80,000 from pockets.
Highland, known also as the Old Highland. In Sec. 12, T 39 N.,
R. 10 W., in the Salmon River mining district, 12 1/2 miles northwest of
Callahan in the Klamath Reserve. Owners, Denny-Bar Company.
Comprises 60 acres on Trail Creek; fissure vein between walls of granite
and schist, being an extension of the Trail Creek ledge; 200-foot tunnel,
and 400 feet of drifts; ore is free and easily worked; idle at present;
owners only do assessment work; Trail Creek prospect to the south.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 405.
Highland, in Sec. 25, T. 46 N., R. 7 W., in the Cottonwood mining
district, 3 miles west of Hornbrook in the Klamath Reserve. Owner,
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C. A. Myers. Comprises 60 acres; ore shoot is 125 feet long and
10 inches wide, being free milling and high grade; formation is slate;
1500-foot tunnel on the vein; idle at present; discovered in 1903 by
Donnelly Bros.; then abandoned and relocated by Rogers, who aban-
donded it, and was relocated by present owner; small producer.
Hoboken, in Sec. 21, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Deadwood mining
district, 11 miles north of Fort Jones. Owner, T. A. Walker. Com-
prises 40 acres, patented, on Cherry Creek; 120-foot ore shoot, 10 inches
wide, with diabase foot and slate hanging-walls; 600-foot tunnel and
250-foot drift; small producer at one time, the ore being crushed in an
arrastra; idle since 1907.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 284; XIII. p 406.
Homestake, in Sec. 15, T. 40 N., R. 10 W., in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Taylor & Bobs; J. F. Boyle, superintendent. Comprises
120 acres on the same lode as the Highland mine; formation is
quartz-porphyry and dioritic schist; worked by means of tunnels; high
grade (pocket) gold extracted, which has made the property noted;
discovered in 1902; elevation is 6100 feet; eight men are employed; has
produced several thousand dollars in high grade; 2-mile trail from
wagon road.
Humpback, formerly known as Fagundez, in Secs. 4, 5, 8 and 9,
T. 39 N., R. 11 W.. in the Liberty mining district; 3 miles south of
Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve. Comprises 80 acres of patented
land on Eddy's Gulch; elevation 3400 feet; length along lode 6000 feet;
ore shoot is 80 to 100 feet long and 1 foot wide; strike N. 20' E.,
dip 25' NE.; formation is slate; workings consist of 250-foot tun-
nel, drifts and crosscuts; small producer; idle for several years.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 619.
Inyo, in Sec. 2, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Humbug mining district,
11 miles west of Yreka in Klamath Reserve at an elevation of 3100 feet.
Owner, J. D. Fairchild. Comprises 20 acres, discovered in 1909; short
ore shoots in quartz-porphyry pocket mine; produced $4000. Idle.
Only do assessment work.
Ironsides, formerly known as Little Wonder, in Sec. 26, T. 45 N.,
R. 8 W., in Greenhorn mining district. 7 miles southwest of Yreka, in
Klamath Reserve. Owner, James Ironsides; worked as a pocket mine;
three short tunnels; small producer of high grade ore.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 285; XIII, p. 408.
Johnson and China Paul, in Sec. 12, T. 43 N., R. 10 W., in Quartz
Valley mining district, 7 miles north of Greenview. Owner, S. H. Hol-
gate. Comprises 80 acres; 200-foot ore shnot, 10 inches wide, in diabase;
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680-foot tunnel; some rich pockets extracted from Johnson claim; idle
since 1910.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 626.
Kangaroo, in Sec. 29, T. 40 N., R. 7 W., in the Callahan mining
district, 9 miles southeast of Callahan in the Klamath Reserve. Owner
C. O. Johnson. Comprises 60 acres; short ore shoot, in diorite and
granitic-porphyry, 220-foot tunnel and 400 feet of drifts; worked for
pockets; some high grade ore extracted.
Katie May, in Sec. 24, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Greenhorn mining
district, 6 miles west ol Yreka in Klamath Reserve. Owner, A. S.
Calkins; comprises 20 acres; located in 1886; relocated in 1900, short
ore shoots in diorite and slate; 250-foot tunnel and 80-foot shaft;
one stope, 60 feet by 4 feet by 50 feet; ore in sight consists of 100
tons, valued at $14 per ton; only do assessment work.
Bibl.: Report XlII, p. 409.
King Solomon, in Secs. 6 and 7, T. 38 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty
mining district, 12 miles southeast of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath
Reserve, is another of the quartz producers of Siskiyou County. It
is owned by C. B. Cottrell, of Westerly, R. I.; W. H. Young, superin-
tendent, and comprises 40 acres located in the eighties by P. Dannen-
brink; length along lode 3000 feet; length of ore shoot, 230 feet;
width 5 feet; strike north and south; dip 60' E.; footwall, quartz-
porphyry; hanging-wall slate; ore free milling; workings: 130-foot
shaft, tunnels, longest being 460 feet, over 1000 feet of drifts, cross-
cuts and stopes, making in all several hundred feet of development
work; equipment: cars, 30 h.p. boiler, small hoist, dwellings and
an 8-stamp mill; has been a good producer and pay ore in sight;
five men employed at present; mine being opened up so as to have a
considerable tonnage blocked out.
Little Bonsa, in Sec. 9, T. 45 N., R. 7 W., in Hawkinsville mIning
district, 4 1/2 miles north of Yreka. Owner, C. N. Gordon; in Klamath
Reserve; 20 acres located in 1910; short ore shoot, 6 inches wide; two
tunnels, longest 40 feet; idle since 1912.
Lucky Strike, in Sec. 33, T. 41 N., R. 10 W., in the Liberty mining
district, 9 miles southeast of Etna Mills in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Lucky Strike Mining Company, of Los Angeles; president,
T. Eagerly; superintendent, W. F. Smith. Comprises 80 acres; short
ore shoot in hornblende schist; 450-foot tunnel; some high grade ore
found near the surface; two men employed.
Lucky Strike, in Sec. 28, T. 45 N., R. 7 W., in Greenhorn mining
district, 1 1/2 miles northwest of Yreka. Owner, F. M. Osgood; superin-
tendent, J. M. Beale; 160 acres, located in 1865; formation, slate; doing
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development work; 1000 tons of ore in sight; four tunnels and one
80 foot shaft; nine men employed. Some ore treated in custom mill at
Yreka.
Marrian & Goodale, in Sec. 15, T. 40 N., R. 10 W., in the Liberty
mining district, 9 1/2 miles southeast of Etna Mills in the Klamath
Reserve. Owner, Incorporated Company, of San Francisco; James
Hogan, manager; comprises 80 acres, located in 1903; short ore shoot,
in hornblende schist; 480-foot tunnel; rich bunches of high grade
found; 2-stamp mill driven by steam power; dwellings; has been
a small producer; idle at present.
McCraughry Group, in Sec. 8, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Humbug
mining district, 14 miles northwest of Yreka in Klamath Reserve.
Owner, C. Humphreys; comprises 80 acres; formation is dolomite;
160-foot ore shoot, 2 feet wide; free milling; 600-foot tunnel; ore
reserve consists of 1500 tons, assaying $20 per ton. Idle.
Monarch, in Sec. 8, T. 39 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining dis-
trict. Owner, G. R. Godfrey; comprises 40 acres, on Eddy Creek,
at an elevation of 3300 feet; pocket mine; 150-foot tunnel; pockets occur
in slate; only do assessment work.
Morrison & Carlock, formerly known as the Little Queen, is located
in the Quartz Valley mining district, in Sec. 13, T. 43 N., R. 10 W.,
4 miles northwest of Greenview, and comprises 60 acres of patented
land. It is owned by the Richman Company of Fort Jones and has
a production record of $500,000. Idle since 1907 on account of law-
suits. Altitude, 2800 feet; course of vein, N. 20' E:, dip 45' E.;
vertical depth 400 feet (shaft, size 5' x7'); number of levels, eight;
1200-foot drift to the west on this level; walls, limestone and quartz-
porphyry; length of ore shoot 350 feet; width 16 inches; 1500-foot
tunnel on vein; character of ore, brittle smoky quartz, free milling;
mine equipment: 35 h.p. steam hoist, Gould water pump, cages,
dwellings, assay office; reduction equipment: l0-stamp mill built by
Union Iron Works, operated by electricity.
Mount Vernon, in Sec. 25, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the Greenhorn
mining district; 6 miles southwest of Yreka in Klamath Reserve.
Owner, Incorporated Eastern Company; ore shoots are 150 feet long
and 2 feet wide, occurring in slate; strike N. 40' E.; dip 50' S.;
three tunnels longest being 1200 feet on the vein; equipment: dwellings,
assay office and 10-stamp mill driven by electricity, power being
obtained by California-Oregon Power Company; has been a producer;
worked at times by leasers; idle at present.
Nigger Boy, in Sec. 2, T. 46 N., R. 7 W., in the Cottonwood mining
district, 5 miles southwest of Hornbrook in the Klamath Reserve.
Owner, W. H. Allison; comprises 60 acres. located in 1898; formation
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is slate and diorite; ore shoot is 180 feet long and 2 feet wide, two tun-
nels, 1000 and 80 feet long on vein; equipment: dwellings, mining tools,
blacksmith shop, 2-stamp mill driven by steam and water power; 1 1/2
mile ditch from Ash Creek; under bond to Commercial Copper and
Gold Mining Company, of Tallant, Oregon; three men are employed;
some production, and ore reserves, claimed.
Ohio Group, in Sec. 8, T. 46 N., R. 6 W., in Fool's Paradise min-
ing district; 7 miles south of Hornbrook. Owner, W. Seeman; 60
acres, patented, located in 1903; formation, syenite and diorite base
ore; 300-foot oreshoot, 1 foot wide; 500-feet tunnel. Idle.
Old Indian, in See. 4, T. 9 N., R. 8 E., in Liberty mining district;
9 miles southwest of Forks of Salmon, in Klamath Reserve. Owner,
A. Nally; comprises 40 acres, located in 1892; short ore shoot in serpen-
tine; 200-foot tunnel; old 120-foot shaft (caved), worked as a pocket
mine; only do assessment work.
Old Vet and Eclipse, in Secs. 10 and 11, T. 45 N., R. 8 W., in the
Humbug mining district, 10 miles northwest of Yreka in Klamath
Reserve at an elevation of 3900 feet. Owner, J. P. Horn: comprises
40 acres; two parallel veins in granite; three tunnels, Iongest being 100
feet; few tons of ore milled, gave returns of' $14 on plates.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 418.
Oregonian Group, formerly known as the Malloy, in Secs. 15, 16,
21and 22, T. 40 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining district; 3 miles
northeast of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve. Owner, D. Malloy;
comprises 60 acres, located in 1886; 160-foot ore shoot 5 feet wide,
strike N. 30' E, dip 40' NE.; strong ledge in granite; 420-foot tunnel;
only do assessment work.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 289; XIll, p. 419.
Oro Grande, in Secs. 10 and 11, T. 45 N., R. 7 W., in the Humbug
mining district, 12 miles northwest of Yreka in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Trask & Corinson; comprises 100 acres, located in 1860 and
relocated in 1892 by present owners; four parallel veins, having dolomite
foot and porphyry hanging-walls; 300-foot ore shoot, 2 feet wide; 300-
foot tunnel and 160-foot shaft; one stope 80 feet by 4 feet by 40 feet;
10-foot arrastra run by water from Humbug Creek; owners claim ore
reserve of 1000 tons, value $16: produced to date $20,000; some of
the ore pans $40 per ton; owners do all the work.
Bibl.: Report, XIII, p. 419.
Overton, in Sec. 16, T. 40 N., R. 10 W., in the Liberty mining
district; 13 miles southeast of Etna MilIs in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Overton Gold Mining Company; C. E. Overton, president;
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L. E. Buckner, superintendent; comprises 80 acres. ore shoots are 100
feet long and 20 inches wide, in dioritic schist; 420-foot tunnel, drifts
and stope; 120 tons of ore on the dump, which is carried on mules to
the Advance mill, a distance of 2 miles (5 mules handle 1 ton each trip,
or 8 tons per day); property is idle at present; small producer.
Pilot Knob, in Secs. 23, 24 and 26, T. 47 N., R. 7 W., in the
Virginia Bar mining district 3 miles north of Gottville in Klamath
Reserve. Owners, Pilot Knob Mining Company; president, W. D. Wall;
secretary and superintendent, T. K. Anderson; home office, Gottville;
comprises 310 acres; formation, hornblende schist; three veins; length
and width of ore body not determined; crosscut tunnel 340 feet long, not
in ore as yet; several small tunnels in ore; ore is free milling and runs
$20 per ton; equipment consists of assay office, several dwellings, 600
feet of aerial tramway; 5-stamp Risdon Iron Works mill (850-pound
stamps) run by water power; two men employed; last ore milled gave
returns of $18 per ton from 16 tons; located in 1882.
Prospect Hill, in Sec. 30, T. 12 N., R. 6 E., 11 miles from Orleans
in the Cottage Grove mining district in Klamath Reserve. Owners,
C. S. Little; several small tunnels in porphyry; free milling, 3-stamp
mill; small production.
Providence, in Sec. 18, T. 43 N., R. 9 W., in the Oro Fino mining
district, 5 miles northeast of Greenview. Owners, Kradel Brothers;
comprises 40 acres; short ore shoot in diabase; worked for pockets;
650-foot tunnel; small producer. Idle; only do assessment work.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 421.
Quartz Hill, in Sec. 16, T. 45 N., R. 10 W., in the Scott River
mining district, 1/2 mile south of Scott Bar on Scott River in Klamath
Reserve. Owner H. G. Noonan, of San Francisco; comprises 45 acres
of patented land on Quartz Hill, located in 1862; ore occurs in slate,
and has heen worked both as a quartz and hydraulic mine, the surface
having been worked as a placer deposit at one time; water is obtained
from Mill Creek through two ditches, one 6 miles and the other 5 miles
in length; the strike is northeast and southwest; the bedrock, so-called,
consists of alternate beds of slate and quartzite, enclosed by two
parallel dikes, 1800 feet apart. The whole mass is crushed by these
dikes of quartzite; practically only the surface has heen worked; yearly
production is from $10,000 to $12,000; equipment consists of old 10-
stamp mill, two giants, and 1500 feet of pipe; some rich pockets found
in the quartz seams. Idle at present.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 290; XIII, p 421.
Red Hill, in Sec. 4, T. 45 N., R. 7 W., in the Hawkinsville mining
distriet; 5 miles north of Yreka. Owner, J. Phillips; in Klamath
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Reserve; 13-inch vein; free milling; 40 acres, located in 1903; three tun-
nels, one 304 feet long; formation quartz-porphyry; ore treated in cus-
tom mill at Yreka. Produced $6,000.
Reeder Group, in Sec. 8, T. 46 N., R. 7 W., in Fool's Paradise
mining district; 6 1/2 miles south of Hornbrook. Owner, B. C. Reeder;
I20 acres, located in 1875; formation slate; three tunnels, longest 250
feet; rich pockets taken out on Bonanza claim, largest being $20,000;
said to have produced $50,000 to date; owner works claims.
Robinson Gulch, in Sec. 18, T. 40 N., R. 10 W., in the Liberty
mining district, 14 miles southeast of Etna Mills at an elevation of
5400 feet. Owners, Robinson Gulch Mining Company, of Etna Mills;
C. M. Chase, president; A. A. Dyer, superintendent; comprises 80 acres
located in 1903; short ore shoot in hornblende schist; 100-foot tunnel;
only do assessment work; small pocket discovered on the surface.
Rough & Frye, in Sec. 30, T. 12 N., R. 6 E., 11 1/2 miles from
Orleans, in the Cottage Grove mining district in Klamath Reserve.
0wner, C. Frye; 40 acres located in 1913; 175-foot tunnel and open cuts
on surface for 600 feet; vein is 11 feet wide; free milling; some ore runs
$15 per ton; doing development work.
Ruby Basin, formerly known as the Jumbo, in Sec. 36, T. 40 N..
R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining district; 4 miles east of Sawyer's
Bar in the Klamath Reserve. Owner, I. Cullberg, Jr., of Arcata, com-
prises 100 acres on White's Gulch; 160-foot ore shoot; free milling,
3 feet wide, north and south strike and dip 40' E.; in slate, 800-foot
tunnel, 500 feet of drifts and 60-foot stope; old 10-stamp mill, driven by
water power; small producer at one time. Idle at present.
Saint Lawrence, in Sec. 12, T. 43 N., R. 10 W., in the Quartz Val-
ley mining district, 6 miles north of Greenview. Owner, A. G. Myers;
comprises 20 acres; pockets in the quartz-porphyry; 220-foot tunnel.
Idle.
Skelton, in Sec. 26, T. 41 N., R. 9 W., in the Liberty mining dis-
trict, 5 miles southeast of Etna Mills in the Klamath Reserve. Owner,
D. Skelton; comprises 20 acres, located in 1893; 130-foot vein, 4 feet
wide, but base in character and probably too low grade to pay to
work, as it only carries $3 in gold per ton, 2% copper and a little silver.
Idle at present.
Specimen, in Sec. 15, T. 40 N., R. 9 W., in the Callahan mining
district, 5 miles west of Callahan in the Klamath Reserve. Owner,
W. Ellis; comprises 60 acres, on Craig's Gulch; short ore shoot in
hornblende schist; worked for pockets, and some rich specimens
extracted; 150-foot tunnel. Idle at present.
Bibl.: Report XIII p. 427.
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Star, in Sec. 12, T. 43 N., R. 10 W., in the Quartz Valley mining
district, 6 miles north of Greenview. Owner, F. Star; comprises 20
acres, located in 1882; pockets in the quartz porphyry; 700-foot tunnel.
Idle.
Sterling, in Sec. 20, T. 42 N., R. 8 W., in the Deadwood mining
district, 13 miles northwest of Fort Jones at an elevation of 7300 feet.
Owner, W. Crocker; comprises 40 acres on east fork of Deadwood
Creek; short ore shoot in slate and diabase; worked for pockets; some
rich ore extracted; 620-foot tunnel; only do assessment work.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 428.
Sundown, in Sec. 19, T. 47 N., R. 7 W., in Virginia Bar mining
district, 4 miles north of Gottville in Klamath Reserve. Owners, Den-
ver Mining Company, C. A. Von, president; home office, Denver,
Colorado; comprises 60 acres: formation, diorite and schist; ore shoot
100 to 120 feet long, 2 feet wide; two tunnels, 150 and 800 feet long;
5-stamp mill driven by water power; I mile ditch from Dutch Creek;
small production. Idle.
Taft, in Sec. 30, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., in Liberty mining district, 9
miles northeast of Forks of Salmon by trail; in Klamath Reserve; at
at elevation of 2800 feet. Owner, C. Taylor; comprises 40 acres,
located in 1908; pocket gold in slate; 100-foot tunnel; small production.
Idle.
Teddy-Avalon, in Sec. 18, T. 47 N., R. 7 W., in Virginia Bar min-
ing district, 7 miles north of Gottville in Klamath Reserve. Owner,
E. J. Durkee; comprises 40 acres; formation is granite; short ore shoot,
1 foot wide; 125-foot tunnel; little high grade taken out; free milling.
Trail Creek, in Sec. 12, T. 39 N., R. 10 W., in the Salmon River
mining district, 12 miles west of Callahan in the Klamath Reserve.
Owner, Trail Creek Mining Company, of Callahan; George A. Foster,
president and superintendent; George Hart, secretary; comprises 100
acres on Trail Creek at an elevation of 7200 feet, reached by trail from
Callahan. The fissure vein occurs between schist walls, with a strike
of N. 40' W., and a dip of 60' N.; ore shoot is 300 feet long and
2 feet wide; workings consist of an 850-foot tunnel, several small drifts
and a stope 200 feet in length; equipment consists of two 3 1/2-foot
Huntington mills (capacity is 20 tons in twenty-four hours, through
50-mesh screen) run by waterpower; tools, ore cars and dwellings;
seven men are employed; owner claims an ore reserve of 3000 tons of
rock; free milling; yearly production 1912 (seventy days' run) was
$15,000; production to date $40,000: best prospect in the district.
Twan & Hannan, in Sec. 30, T. 12 N., R. 6 E., 11 miles from
Orleans in the Cottage Grove mining district in Klamath Reserve.
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Owners, Twan & Hannan; comprises 40 acres; 400-foot crosscut tunnel,
in porphyry; only do assessment work; ledge 4 feet wide on the surface;
some ore crushed and treated in cyanide mill at Champion.
Uncle Sam Consolidated, formerly known as the Sheffield, in Secs.
3 and 10, T. 39 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining district, 7 miles
south of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Forest Reserve. Owners, Shef-
field Estate; comprises 60 acres between White and Eddy gulches;
located in 1873. Length along the lode, 3000 feet; length of ore shoot,
110 feet, and width 2 feet; vertical depth below outcrop, 300 feet;
strike N. 20' E., dip 25' NE.; footwall, slate; hanging wall, quartz-
porphyry; length driven on vein, 420 feet; ore free milling; water
supply from White's Gulch through 1 1/2 miles of ditch and 1/2 mile
of flume; old workings consisting of stopes and drifts are caved; equip-
ment consists of dwellings and old 8-stamp mill, 780-pound stamps;
producer for several years; some good ore in workings. Idle at present.
BibI.: Report VIII. p. 619; XI, p. 433; XII, p. 293; XIII, p. 431.
Wicks, in Sec. 13, T. 44 N.. R. 10 W., in the Deadwood mining
district, 12 miles northwest of Fort Jones at an elevation of 6200 feet.
Owner, Weeks Bros.; comprises 40 acres; short ore shoot in diabase,
badly faulted; little high grade extracted on the surface; 150-foot-tun-
nel. Idle.
White Bear, in Sec. 13, T. 39 N., R. 12 W., in the Liberty mining
district, 9 miles southwest of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Daggett & Smith; comprises 20 acres, north of the Black Bear,
on an east and west vein; ore shoot is 100 feet long and 2 feet wide,
with a dip of 30' E.; 400-foot tunnel and 2 drifts, each 80 feet in
length; equipment: dwelling and 5-stamp mill; good prospect, but only
small amount of development work; owners expect to employ several
men during the winter. One man at work at present.
Zarina, in Sec. 33, T. 41 N., R. 10 W., in the Liberty mining dis-
trict, 9 1/2 miles southeast of Etna Mills in the Klamath Reserve. Own-
ers, Zarina Mining Company, of Etna Mills; J. W. Harris, superin-
tendent; comprises 100 acres, located in 1900; elevation, 6500 feet; ore
shoot, 130 feet long and 2 feet wide; dioritic schist walls; 350 and
80-foot tunnels, drifts and stopes; equipment consists of dwellings and
5-stamp mill, driven by water power from lake above the property;
small producer; not worked on any scale since 1911. One man
employed at present; best ore found in pockets, similar to the Highland.
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GOLD MINES--PLACER.
A succession of terraces or benches of considerable width covered
with trees and shrubbery and containing auriferous gravel banks, whlch
range from 50 to 200 feet in height, are frequent along the Klamath
River and its tributaries. These benches are often miles in extent,
being frequently cut by the more modern and deeper channels, and were
probably formed by glacial action, causing the river to seek a new
channel, for the rim rocks are intact and sharply defined and were not
worn away gradually. These old gravel channels have played an
important part in the mining production of this county.
An important change has taken place at the junction of the Scott
River with Klamath, for here are found terraces or benches, usually
three in number, with well defined trough-shaped depressions, rims
intact, receding and ascending gradually from the river bed or its
banks and forming a series of steps from 200 to 300 feet apart and from
50 to 200 feet between respective channels. These are evidently the
old river courses, buried in places 100 feet deep under the rocky debris
that had slid from the mountain side during a cataclysm of nature,
causing new channels cutting deeper into the rocky formation, to be
formed. These deposits have been worked by both drift and hydraulic
mining.
Approximate production of placer mines, along the Klamath River
from Humbug Creek to Scott River (from a known area):
Size of ground worked Number Value Average Average of cubic per cubic
Name of property Length Width Depth yards yard
in feet in feet in feet
Virginia Bar -------- 100 50 10 1,851 $30,000 $16 20 M. Mott,head of Virginia Bar 50 16 10 296 8,000 27
Centennial ------------ 685 40 40 40,000 97,000 2 42
Manzanita Bar -------- 1,600 200 25 296,296 300,000 1 01
Yankee Dam ------- 100 60 4 888 13,000 14 62
Vatinell & Co. ------ 150 50 6 1,666 8,000 4 80
Pierson & Co. below Oak Bar -- 0 20 3 836 7,300 8 72
Poverty Point drift mine 1,500 30 6 10,000 23,000 2 36
Maplesden wing dam ---- 150 30 30 5,000 30,000 6 00
Daggett --------- 200 50 5 1,851 25,000 13 50
Kols wing dam ------ 60 30 6 400 1,100 2 75
Portuguese Company, at Oak Bar, took out, with eleven men and use
of derrick, in three days, by hand shoveling, $3000, or at rate of $1000
per day.
China Sam took out in one tub, or 5 cubic yards, 8 ounces of gold,
valued at $134.
Wm. McConnell's claim, Humbug Creek, took out in one season,
$34,000; same claim, next season, $28,000; same claim, next season,
$22,000; total, $84,000; pick and shovel, and use of derrick, from one
acre.
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Daggett Mine, worked with pick and shovel, with four men, averaged
$100 per day for several months.
From Pine Grove Mine, from a pit 100 feet square, on bedrock, and
18 feet deep, $6,000 was extracted.
GOLD MINES--HYDRAULIC.
Bark House Creek, in Secs. 23 and 26, in Oak Bar mining district,
26 miles west of Hornbrook in Klamath Reserve. Owners, N. E. and
P. C. Lange; comprises 200 acres; micaceous schist bedrock; coarse
gold found In crevices of bedrock; good producer years ago. Idle at
present.
Beaudry, in Secs. 3, 11, 34, 35, 30, 26, 2 and 23, T. 39 and 40 N.,
R. 8 and 9 W., in the Callahan mining district, 1 mile southeast of
Callahan in the Klamath Reserve is the best paying hydraulic mine in
this distrlct. Owner, J. Beaudry; comprises several of the old placer
locations, wlth an area of 640 acres on Scott River and Wildcat Creek;
the bedrock is schist; gravel 20 to 60 feet deep; water is obtained from
South Fork of Scott River and Wildcat Creek through two ditches, one
15 and the other 2 miles in length; 7 giants, 4000 feet of pipe and three
dwellings on the property; six men employed at present making repairs
to ditches; use fifteen men during the season; production said to be from
$25,000 to $40,000 per year.
Belle Josephine, formerly known as Slide Creek, in Sec 14, T. 39 N.,
R. 9 W., in the Callahan mining district, 6 miles southwest of Calla-
han in the Klamath Reserve. Owner, A. E. Westover; comprises 160
acres, on Slide Creek, including the Abers, Carter and other old placer
mines, which have been noted producers; schist bedrock; 30 to 50 feet
of gravel; water from Slide Creek through a ditch 2 miles long, carrying
1100 inches; equipment consists of four giants, 2500 feet of pipe and two
dwellings; twelve men employed during operating season, but only three
men at present. Cost about $1500 per year for ditch repairs; property is
paying dividends.
Bloomer, in Secs. 33 and 34, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., in the Liberty mining
district, 6 miles northwest of Forks of Salmon in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Bennett Company; comprises 51 acres of patented land; bed-
rock is schist; worked extensively years ago and was good producer.
Idle.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 612; XII, p. 278; XIII, p. 390.
Blue Gravel, formerly known as the Black Lead, in Sec. 32, T. 45 N..
R 7 W., in the Greenhorn mining district, 2 miles south of Yreka in
Klamath Reserve. Owners, Smith & Lee; comprises 200 acres, located
in 1888; it was a famous placer producer at one time; slate bedrock;
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10 feet of gravel; about 60 acres have been worked. Idle since 1910;
has been drilled for dredging ground.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 390.
Blue Hill, in Sec. 16, T. 45 N., R. 10 W., in the Scott Bar mining
district, 1/8 mile south of Scott Bar in the Klamath Reserve. Owner,
E. Jacobs; comprises 20 acres, along Scott River; slate bedrock; 20 to
40 feet gravel; water from Mill Creek through a ditch 1/2 mile long;
equipment one giant and 1000 feet of pipe; worked on a small scale.
Idle on account of lack of water.
Bowersox, in Sec. 2, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., in the Liberty mining dis-
trict at Somes Bar in Klamath Reserve. Owner, W. P. Bowersox; com-
prises 40 acres; schist bedrock; 20 feet of gravel. Idle; only worked to
limited extent.
Brown & George, in Sec. 1, T. 38 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty min-
ing district, 14 miles southeast of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Banner Mining Company; T. H. George, superintendent; com-
prises 40 acres on Shattuck Creek; schist bedrock; 10 to 40 feet of
gravel; two giants and 1000 feet of pipe. Idle.
Bibl.: Report XIlI, p. 391.
Campbell, in Secs. 1, 2, 11, 12, 13 and 14, T. 43 N., R. 10 W., in
the Quartz Valley mining district, 6 miles north of Greenview. Owners,
Weed & Gardner; holdings comprise 1500 acres of patented land, being
practically all the placer ground in this district, and includes the old
Hull Gulch, Sucker Flat, Smith & Hand, Van Duzen Gulch and Meads
Gulch properties; bedrock is quartz-porphyry; gravel from 20 to 80
feet deep; water from Kidder and Shackleford creeks, through two
ditches, one 14 and the other 5 miles long; equipment consists of three
giants, and 3000 feet of pipe. Idle since 1910; some rich gravel; at
one time a large production was obtained from these mines.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 279; XIII, p. 392.
Cecilville, formerly known as the Sightman, in Sec. 30, T. 38 N.,
R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining district, 15 miles southeast of Sawyer's
Bar in the Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner, G. H. Sightman; com-
prises 40 acres on Crawford Creek; schist bedrock; 20 to 60 feet of
gravel; water from Crawford Creek through 2 1/2-mile ditch; one giant
and 800 feet of pipe; only worked on a limited scale during the winter;
small producer.
China Creek, formerly known as the Reeves, in Sec. 5, T. 16 N.,
R. 7 E., in the Happy Camp mining district, 6 miles northeast of Happy
Camp in the Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner, Chinese Company; corn-
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prises 40 acres of patented land; schist bedrock; 10 to 40 feet of gravel.
Idle several years; good producer in the past.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 393.
Classic Hill, in Sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 6 E., in the Happy Camp min-
ing district, 12 miles north of Happy Camp in the Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owner, C. Wheeler; comprises 43 acres of patented land;
schist bedrock; 5 to 30 feet of gravel; water from west branch of Indian
Creek through a ditch 5 miles long, carrying 600 inches; equipment con-
sists of two giants and 1000 feet of pipe; has been a good producer. Idle.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 394.
Crapo, in Sec. 11, T. 10 N., R. 7 E., 3 miles southwest of Forks of
Salmon in Klamath Forest Reserve. Owners, Bennett Company; com-
prises 39 acres of patented ground; slate bedrock; 20 feet of gravel.
Idle.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 612; XII, pp. 280, 282; XlII, p. 396.
Cronin, in Sec. 22, T. 40 N., R. 12 W., in thc Liberty mining dis-
trict, 7 miles west of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owner, French Syndicate of Paris, France; J. Sapp, watchman; com-
prises 40 acres, patented, on West Fork of Salmon River; slate bedrock;
30 to 100 feet of gravel; water from Boulder Gulch through 2-mile ditch
carrying 800 inches; 5 giants, 3000 feet of pipe, derrick and dwellings;
good producer at one time. Idle since 1910.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p: 396.
Davis, formerly known as the Van Brunt, in Sec. 11, T. 16 N.,
R. 7 E., in the Happy Camp mining district; 1/8 mile southwest of Happy
Camp, was located in 1870 and has been worked since that time. It is
owned by R. A. Davis, of San Francisco, and comprises 200 acres of
patented land along the Klamath River; the bedrock is schist and the
gravel in places is more than 100 feet deep. Water is obtained from
the South Fork of Indian Creek, through a ditch 10 miles long, having
a capacity of 120 inches and which cost $40,000; equipment consists of
three giants, sluice boxes and 2000 feet of pipe; twelve men employed
during operating season; cost of operating about $10,000 (period of five
months); pays dividends; small amount of platinum obtained. (See
photo No. 3.)
Denny, in Secs. 17, 20, 21 and 29, T. 40 N., R. 8 W., in the Calla-
han mining district, in town of Callahan, in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Scott River Dredge Company; comprises 400 acres of old
locations along the Scott River, 118 acres of which is patented; schist
bedrock; 20 to 60 feet of gravel, some boulders and some cement near
the bedrock; 3-mile ditch from South Fork of Scott River; ground
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Photo No. 3. Davis hydraulic mine -- Happy Camp.
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MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES.
noted placer producer in the early days; company endeavored to work
the bed of Scott River with a small dredge, but did not understand this
business and dismantled the boat in 1910 and sold the machinery;
property idle since that time; some good ground yet to be worked.
Dick Morris, formerly known as the Ramis, in Sec. 35, T. 46 N.,
R. 11 W., in the Hamburg Bar mining district, 1 3/4 miles northwest of
Hamburg Bar in the Klamath Reserve. Owners, Johnson & Hanses,
comprises 40 acres; schist bedrock; 10 to 30 feet of gravel; two giants
and 500 feet of pipe. Idle. Adjoins Hammer on the north.
Dunnigan, in Sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 6 E., in the T-Bar mining dis-
trict, 36 miles (by trail) south of Happy Camp in the Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owners, Dunnigan Consolidated Mining Company, of San
Francisco; E. M. Wilbur, president; Mrs. E. J. Wilbur, secretary; J. M.
Stickel, general manager; holdings comprise 160 acres, consisting of
old benches; portion of land worked in the early days and relocated
by J. M. Stickel in 1912; water obtained from T-Bar Creek through
ditch 1/4 mile long; bedrock in serpentine and slate; depth of gravel from
10 to 40 feet (loose); equipment consists of two giants, 2000 feet of pipe,
dwelling and sluice boxes; one man employed at present; company
intends to work a full crew in the spring; said to be good ground.
Eastlick, in Secs. 17 and 18, T. 43 N., R. 9 W., in the Oro Fino
mining district, 5 miles northeast of Greenview. Owners, Richman &
Beems, of Fort Jones; comprises 67 acres of patented land; bedrock
is quartz-porphyry; 30 to 60 feet of gravel; two ditches from Mill and
Kidder creeks, one 6 miles and the other 4 miles long; equipment con-
sists of three giants and 2600 feet of pipe; noted property at one time
and yielded good returns. Idle for past three years.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 608; XII, p. 281; XIII, p. 398.
Elliott, formerly known as the Golden Nugget, in Sec. 20, T. 40 N.,
R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining district; 3/4 mile north of Sawyer's
Bar in the Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner, M. L. Elliott; comprises
20 acres, patented, on Jackass Gulch; slate bedrock; 15 to 40 feet of
gravel; two giants, 1000 feet of pipe and derrick; water from Jackass
Gulch through a flume 1 1/2 miles long; good production in 1911; coarse
gold on bedrock; worked in winter.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 603.
Ellston, in Sec. 33, T. 11 N.. R. 7 E., in the Liberty mining dis-
trict, 10 miles northwest of Forks of Salmon in Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owner, A. E. Ellston; comprises 30 acres; slate bedrock; 20
feet of gravel. Idle; only does assessment work; some rich gravel
worked years ago.
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Espey, in Sec. 25, T. 47 N., R. 9 W., in the Oak Bar mining dis-
trict, 30 miles northwest of Hornbrook. Owners, Espey Mining Com-
pany; home office, Seattle, Wash.; in Klamath Reserve; 50 acres of
ground; bedrock is schist. Idle on account of lack of water.
Fir Tree, in Secs. 19 and 20, T. 10 N., R. 8 E., in the Liberty min-
ing district, 1 mile southeast of Forks of Salmon in Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owners, Bennett Company; comprises 20 acres of patented
ground, schist bedrock; 10 feet of gravel; 2 1/2-mile ditch from Salmon
River. Idle; has not heen worked for several years.
Forks, formerly known as McNeals, in Sec. 13, T. 10 N., R. 7 E.,
in the Liberty mining district, in the town of Forks of Salmon in the
Klamath Forest Reserve. Owners, Bennett Company; comprises 50
acres; schist bedrock; 20 feet of gravel. Idle; under option to the La
Grange Mining Company; some rich gravel.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 287; XIII, p. 401.
Forks of Salmon River, in Secs. 16, 17, 18, 13, 7, 8 and 9, T. 10 N..
R. 7 and 8 E., in the Liberty mining district, 1 1/2 miles northeast of
Forks of Salmon in the Klamath Forest Reserve, is the largest hydraulic
Photo No. 4--Dam--Forks of Salmon River Mining Company.
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MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES.
mine in this district. It is owned by the Forks of Salmon River Min-
ing Company, of San Francisco; F. Salvage, president; V. G. Bonaly,
secretary, and M. A. Singer, superintendent. The holdings comprise
520 acres of old placer locations, which were rich diggings in the early
days. This company controls some 4 miles of the old channels and
bars along the North Fork of Salmon River. The bedrock is schist,
with 20 to 60 feet of gravel covering the same; only about 3 acres of,
ground have been worked. Water is obtained from the North Fork of
the Salmon River through a ditch carrying 3800 inches, having a length
of 4 miles and a 50-foot pressed overflow dam impounds the water at
the intake. The equipment consists of five giants, machine shop, small
electrical plant, pipe, derricks, and dwellings; sixteen men at $3 per day
are employed. In 1911 and 1912, the yearly production exceeded
$60,000; has produced over $200,000 since 1908.
Fort Goff, in Sec. 31, T. 47 N., R. 12 W., in the Seiad mining dis-
trict, 14 miles west of Hamburg Bar in the Klamath Reserve. Owner,
G. Martin; comprises 80 acres of patented land along the Klamath
Rlver; schist bedrock; 10 to 60 feet of loose gravel; water obtained
from Fort Goff Creek through a ditch 1 1/2 miles long carrying 800 inches;
equipment consists of two giants and 3100 feet of pipe; has not been
worked since 1911; some good ground; small producer.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 596; XII, p. 283; XIII, p. 401.
Gardner and Deming, in Secs. 7 and 18, T. 43 N., R. 9 W., in the
Oro Fino mining district, 5 1/2 miles northeast of Greenview. Owners,
Weed & Gardner; comprises 150 acres of patented land; bedrock is
quartz-porphyry with quartz stringers running through it; 10 to 50
feet of gravel. Idle.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 402.
Geeshan and Kellner, in Sec. 30, T. 40 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty
mining district, 2 miles west of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Geeshan & Kellner; comprises 20 acres on the Klamath River;
slate bedrock; 50 feet of gravel; water from North Fork of Salmon
River through 1 1/2-mile flume; one giant, 1200 feet of pipe and derrick;
has been a good producer; worked on a small scale during the winter.
Gold Hill, in Secs. 28 and 29, T. 40 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty min-
ing district, in town of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Reserve. Owners,
G. W. and O. R. Bigelow; comprises 80 acres on North Fork of Salmon
River; slate bedrock; 10 to 80 feet of gravel; water from Eddy's Gulch
through 2 miles of ditch; three giants, 1200 feet of pipe and hand der-
rick; good producer; operated during the winter when water is plentiful.
Gordan, in Sec. 17, T. 18 N ., R. 7 E., in the Happy Camp mining
district, 5 miles northeast of Happy Camp in Klamath Reserve. Owner,
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C. Gordan; comprises 60 acres; schist bedrock; 30 feet of gravel; three
men employed during operating season; yearly production about $4000.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 283; XIII, p. 403.
Grider, in Secs. 12, 15, 10, 14 and 11, T. 46 N., R. 12 W., in the
Seiad mining district, 9 miles southwest of Hamburg Bar in Klamath
Reserve. Owner, J. B. Grider; comprises 245 acres, patented; on the
Klamath River; schist bedrock; 10 to 40 feet of gravel; water from
Grider Creek through 3-mile ditch of a capacity of 240 inches; equip-
ment consists of dwellings, two giants and 1500 feet of pipe; operating
season from four to five months; average production monthly of $2000.
Idle at present on account of lack of water.
Bibl.: Report VIII. p. 600; XIII, p.403.
Haley, formerly known as the Halstead, in Sec. 7, T. 16 N., R. 7 E.,
in the Happy Camp mining district, 10 miles southwest of Happy Camp
in Klamath Reserve. Owner, M. Doolittle; comprises 40 acres of pat-
ented land; schist bedrock; 10 to 30 feet of gravel; some boulders and
some cement. Idle for several years.
Bibl.: Rcport VIII. p. 601; XIII, p. 404.
Hammer, in Secs. 36, 1 and 4, T. 46 N., R. 11 W., in the Hamburg
Bar mining district, 1/2 mile west of Hamburg Bar in the Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owners, Johnson & Caldwell; comprises 60 acres along the
Klamath River; schist bedrock; 30 to 40 feet of gravel; water from
Kuntz and Mill creeks through a 3-mile ditch; four giants, 1000 feet of
pipe, and dwelling; property leased; worked one month in 1913 and
produced $400; some good ground. Idle at present.
Happy Home, formerly known as the Maplesden, in Sec. 31, T.
46 N., R. 10 W., in the Hamburg Bar mining district in the Klamath
Forest Reserve, 1/4 mile east of Hamburg Bar. Owner, Maplesden
Brothers; comprises 40 acres on the Klamath River; schist bedrock;
large portion of this ground has been worked; good pay on bedrock;
two men are employed cleaning up the sluice boxes.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 594.
Hardscrabble, in Secs. 1 and 12, T. 44 N., R. 9 W., in the Dead-
wood mining district, 6 miles north of Fort Jones. Owner, J. D.
Duane; comprises 20 acres, patented, on McAdams Creek; quartz-por-
phyry bedrock; 30 to 50 feet of gravel; water from McAdams Creek
through a ditch 2 miles long; rich diggings years ago, worked by
Chinese. Idle at present.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 404.
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Hickey, in Secs. 24 and 25, T. 40 N., R. 12 W., in the Liberty min-
ing district, 2 miles west of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owners, Pike & Hickey; comprises 20 acres, patented, on
North Fork of Salmon River; slate bedrock; 25 to 70 feet of gravel;
water from North Fork of Salmon River through 3-mile ditch. Idle
in 1913; small producer when operated.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 405.
Hi You, in Sec. 29, T. 44 N., R. 8 W., in the Deadwood mining dis-
trict, 8 miles north of Fort Jones. Owners, Wyman and Richman;
comprises 40 acres, patented, on Deadwood Creek; quartz-porphyry
bedrock; 30 to 50 feet of gravel; water from Deadwood Creek through
a ditch 1 1/4 miles long; two giants and 2000 feet of pipe; only worked a
few times since 1905; good producer years ago.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 405.
Hooper Hill, formerly known as Preckel, in Sec. 21, T. 45 N.,
R. 10 W., in the Scott Bar mining district, 1/2 mile southeast of Scott Bar
in the Klamath Reserve. Owner, H. Preckel; comprises 20 acres along
Scott River; slate bedrock; 20 feet of gravel; water from Pat Ford
Creek through 1 mile of ditch; equipment: one giant, 1100 feet of pipe
and dwelling; worked on a small scale. Idle on account of lack of water.
Hoosier Hill, in Sec. 36, T. 46 N., R. 11 W., in the Hamburg Bar
mining district, 1/2 mile west of Hamburg Bar in the Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owner, C. L. Willard; comprises 32 acres of patented ground,
located in 1856; bedrock is schist; 20 to 50 feet of gravel; two giants and
800 feet of pipe; rich ground worked years ago; leased, and only short
season in 1913 due to shortage of water; small production.
Huey Hill, in Sec. 25, T. 18 N., R. 6 E., in the Happy Camp Mining
district, 14 miles north of Happy Camp in Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owner, D. Huey; comprises 40 acres, patented; schist bedrock; 20 feet
of gravel; two giants and pipe; only worked in a limited way, small pro-
ducer; some good gravel.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 407.
Imperial Heights, in Sec. 33, T. 40 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty
mining district, 2 miles south of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owner, Ed Hickey; comprises 40 acres on North Fork of
Salmon River; slate bedrock; 20 to 80 feet of gravel; water from Shel-
latoe Gulch through 2-mile ditch; 2 giants, 1700 feet of pipe and der-
rick; operated during the winter; small producer.
Jack Lowden, in Sec. 13, T. 46 N., R. 12 W., in the Seiad mining
district, 10 miles west of Hamburg Bar in the Klamath Reserve.
Owner, J. S. Lowden; comprises 140 acres of patented land along the
Klamath River; slate bedrock; 5 to 40 feet of gravel; water from
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Walker Creek through 2 1/2-mile ditch of 1500 inches capacity; one giant
and 2500 feet of pipe; four to five month operating season; good ground.
Joe Ramus, in Sec. 6, T. 45 N., R. 10 W., in the Scott Bar mining
district, 3 miles north of Scott Bar, on Scott River in the Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owner, G. A. Milne; comprises 60 acres; slate bedrock;
20 feet of gravel; water from Tom Creek; through 2 1/2 miles of ditch;
equipment: two giants and 1000 feet of pipe; yearly production about
$7500; worked years ago by rocker and said to have produced $500,000;
two men employed at present; idle on account of lack of water; some
good ground.
Klein, formerly known as the Casey, in Sec. 4, T. 39 N., R. 11 W.,
in the Liberty mining district, 2 1/2 miles south of Sawyer's Bar in the
Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner, Woodfill & Luddy; comprises 50
acres; slate bedrock; 30 feet of gravel; water from Eddy's Gulch
through 1/2 mile of ditch; one giant and 500 feet of pipe; worked on a
small scale during the winter; small producer.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 286; XIIl, p. 411.
Lowden, formerly known as McCreary, in Secs. 2 and 35, T. 45
and 46 N., R. 11 W., in the Hamburg mining district, 1/2 mile south of
Hamburg Bar in the Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner, J. S. Lowden;
comprises 60 acres, 20 of which are patented, and follows the course of
the Klamath River; schist bedrock; 10 to 40 feet of gravel; water from
Tom Creek through a ditch 2 miles long; two giants and 1000 feet of
pipe; worked on a small scale; idle on account of scarcity of water.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 286; XIII, p. 413.
McGuffey, in Sec. 16, T. 45 N., R. 10 W., in the Scott River mining
district, in town of Scott Bar in Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner, T. G.
McGuffey; comprises 40 acres, on Scott River, located in 1873; slate bed-
rock; 20 to 40 feet of gravel; equipment consists of two giants, and 600
feet of pipe; worked on a small scale; has been a good producer.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 287; XIII, p. 415.
Michigan-Salmon, formerly known as the Red Hill, in Secs. 19, 20,
21 and 28, T. 10 N., R. 8 E., 1 1/2 miles east of Forks of Salmon in the
Klamath Forest Reserve, is one of the noted hydraulic mines in the Lib-
erty district, and comprises 600 acres, 40 of which are patented. It is
owned by the Michigan-Salmon Mining Company of Detroit, Mich.;
president, S. Stevens; secretary, George Whitworth; superintendent,
L. E. Taggett. These holdings, extending along the Salmon River for
a distance of 2 1/2 miles, consisting of old river bars and benches, include
the well known Red Hill, Missouri Bar, Cash, Clovis and Rocky Bar
placers, which were good producers during pioneer mining days. The
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general course of the channel is southwest; depth of gravel 20 feet; bed-
rock consists of slate and schist; about 60 acres have been worked;
water is obtained from Knownothing Creek through 1 mile of ditch and
3 miles of flume, having a capacity of 40 inches; the equipment consists
of two Ruble elevators (which are 90 feet long, 8 1/2 feet wide and pitch
at an angle of 17'), dwellings, three giants. pipe, etc.; six men employed
continually and twelve during operating season of seven months;
operating cost about $12,000 per year; good profit made from
operations.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 615; XII, p. 290; XIII, p. 422.
Milich, in Sec. 2, T. 10 N., R. 7 E., in the Liberty mining district,
5 miles northwest of Forks of Salmon. Owner, P. Milich; comprises
20 acres; schist bedrock; 30 feet of gravel; water from Crapo Creek
through 1 1/2-mile ditch. Idle since 1911.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 288; XIII, p. 415.
Native Son, in Sec. 13, T. 10 N., R. 7 E., in the Liberty mining
district, 1 mile northeast of Forks of Salmon in the Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owner, M. L. Mills; comprises 20 acres; schist bedrock, coarse
gold being found on same; 30 feet of gravel; adjoins Forks of Salmon
mine; only short season's run on account of lack of water; some good
gravel.
Nordheimer, formerly known as McNeal, in Sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 7 E.,
5 miles southwest of Forks of Salmon in Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owners, Nordheimer Mining Company; H. B. Morey of Menlo Park,
secretary; Ed Kingston, superintendent; comprises 60 acres of patented
land on Salmon River; schist bedrock; 15 to 25 feet of gravel; equip-
ment two giants, pipe and dwellings; five men employed at rate of $3 per
day; has been a good producer. Idle on account of lack of water.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 611.
The Pine Grove, hydraulic mine, in Sec. 10., T. 46 N., R. 9 W., in
the Oak Bar mining district; is one of the famous placer properties on
the Klamath River. It is 28 miles west of Hornbrook at an elevation of
2600 feet and comprises an old river bar containing 100 acres. The
pay gravel is over 1000 feet wide in places, with a depth of 18 feet and
a northeast and southwest course, following the south bank of the Kla-
math River. The bedrock is schist of medium hardness, and coarse
gold is found here. It was formerly worked with hydraulic elevators,
but at present a drag scraper is used to convey the gravel to the sluice
boxes, a 2-reel steam hoist being attached to the scraper. Water for the
sluice boxes is pumped from the river. Wood is the fuel used. The
owner, H. H. Barton, has bonded this group to W. B. Carlock, of San
Francisco; eight men are employed; about 30 acres have been worked
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and some of this ground, removed years ago, was very rich. From a pit
100 feet square on bedrock, at a depth of 18 feet, over $6000 was taken
out. In one day $300 of bedrock pay was panned out.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 592.
Portuguese, in Sec. 4, T. 46 N., R. 12 W., in the Seiad mining dis-
trict, 12 miles west of Hamburg Bar in the Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owner, H. Wood; comprises 140 acres of patented land along the Kla-
math River; schist bedrock; 20 to 50 feet of gravel, with from 4 to 10
feet of cemented gravel in places, requiring blasting; water is obtained
from Portuguese Creek through 1 1/2-mile ditch; equipment consists of
three No. 2 giants, dwellings and 2500 feet of pipe; yearly production
from $10,000 to $15,000; about 30 acres have been worked to date;
bonded to Jerome Mining Company, of San Francisco. Idle on account
of lack of water.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 595; XII, p. 290; XIII, p. 420.
Quartz Gulch, formerly known as Wingate Hill, in Secs. 5 and 6,
T. 15 N., R.7 E., in the Happy Camp mining district, 8 miles south-
west of Happy Camp in the Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner, J. H.
Wells; comprises 40 acres of patented land; slate bedrock, 10 to 20 feet
of gravel. Idle for several years; good producer at one time.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 601.
Russian Hill, formerly known as Russian Dump, Ahlgren, and Red
Hill, in Secs. 23 and 24, T. 40 N., R. 12 W., in the Liberty mining
district, 5 miles west of Sawyer's Bar. Owner, A. Ahlgren; comprises
80 acres on North Fork of Salmon River; slate bedrock; 40 to 80 feet
of gravel; water from North Fork of Little Salmon River, through 3-
mile ditch; two giants, 2800 feet of pipe and derrick; good producer,
having been worked since the eighties; operated during the winter.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 276; XIII, p. 386.
Rycroft, in Sec. 14, T. 39 N., R. 9 W., in the Callahan mining
district, 6 1/2 miles southwest of Callahan in the Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owner, S. Rycroft; comprises 60 acres, on Slide Creek; schist bedrock;
20 to 40 feet of gravel; two giants and 1000 feet of pipe; considerable
gold extracted in past years. Idle. Do only assessment work.
Bibl.: Report XIII, p. 423.
Sauer Kraut, in Sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 7 E., in the Liberty mining
district, 9 miles southwest of Forks of Salmon in Klamath Forest
Reserve. Owners, Chinese Company; comprises 40 acres of patented
land; slate bedrock, 15 feet of gravel; produces about $2000 per year;
rich gravel in the early days. Idle on account of lack of water; use
two No. 2 giants.
Bibl.: Report XII, p. 291; XIII, p. 424.
Seiad, in Sec. 11, T. 46 N., R. 12 W., in the Seiad mining district,
9 1/2 miles west of Hamburg Bar in Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner,
T. K. Towne; comprises 60 acres along the Klamath River; schist bed-
rock; 5 to 20 feet of gravel; water from Seiad Creek through 2-mile
ditch; giant and pipe; do only assessment work.
Siskiyou Klondike, in Secs. 15 and 16, in the Oak Bar mining
district, 24 miles west of Hornbrook in Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owner, H. H. Barton; comprises 40 acres; bedrock schist; 10 feet of
gravel; 2-mile ditch from McKinney Creek; located in 1865; some pro-
duction. Idle.
Siskiyou Mines Company, in Secs. 2, 1, 6, 7, 5, 12 and 18, T. 16
and 17 N., R 7 and 8 E., in the Happy Camp mining district, in town
of Happy Camp, is the largest hydraulic mine in this section. It is
owned by the Siskiyou Mines Company, of New York City; Dr. Har-
beck, president; C. A. Gardiner, secretary, and W. A. Maguire, super-
intendent. These holdings, comprising 1500 acres, of which 640 are
patented, follow the Klamath River and include several famous old
placer claims which were rich and which were only superficially worked
by the early miners. The general course of the channel is northwest and
southeast; bedrock is schist; gravel from 10 to 60 feet deep, consisting of
bars and benches; water is obtained from Thompson Creek, through 3
miles of ditch and 10 miles of flume; equipment consists of five giants,
several thousand feet of pipe and dwellings; ten men employed at pres-
ent; operating expenses are heavy during the season.
Siskiyou River Bend, formerly known as the Lou Daggett, and con-
taining 20 acres, has been worked for many years and considerable
gold extracted. It is in Sec. 9, T. 46 N., R. 9 W., 30 miles west of
Hornbrook, in the Oak Bar mining district, at an elevation of 2700
feet. The bedrock is schist; gravel from 20 to 50 feet deep with 10
feet of pay. The present owner, A. C. Aiken, of San Francisco, has
spent considerable time and money experimenting on methods of work-
ing the ground; during the last season's run of three months $15,000
was produced. Evans hydraulic elevator is used, water being obtained
from Buckhorn Creek through a ditch 9 miles in length.
Slumway, in Sec. 3, T. 10 N., R.7 E., in the Liberty mining district,
4 1/2 miles northwest of Forks of Salmon in Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owner, Bennett Company; comprises 40 acres of patented ground;
schist bedrock; 30 feet of gravel; water from Slumway Creek, through
3 mile ditch. Idle since 1910.
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Squaw Gulch, also known as French John, in Sec. 1, T. 40 N.,
R. 9 W., in the Callahan mining district; 4 miles northwest of Calla-
han in the Klamath Reserve. Owner, D. L. Jones; comprises 60 acres;
schist bedrock; 30 feet of gravel; two giants and 800 feet of pipe; water
from Sugar Creek through a ditch 9 miles long, carrying 800 inches;
worked only in winter; small producer; worked years ago as a drift
mine and some rich gravel removed.
Sturn, formerly known as the Colby, in Sec. 2, T. 16 N., R. 7 E.,
in the Happy Camp mining district, 1 mile north of Happy Camp in
the Klamath Forest Reserve. Owner, G. H. Compton; comprises 200
acres of patented land, on old river channel; schist bedrock; equipment
consists of small reservoir to collect surface waters, 2 miles of ditch,
one giant, and 1000 feet of pipe; production $2000 per season of three
months; lack of water limits mining operations; good ground.
Ten Eyck, in Sec. 28, T. 12 N., R. 6 E., in the Liberty mining dis-
trict, 3 miles northwest of Somes Bar. Owner, W. Lord; comprises
80 acres, slate bedrock; coarse gold found in bedrock crevices; two
giants; good producer for a number of years; yearly production said to
exceed $20,000; fifteen men employed during season; four men working
at present; water from Ten Eyck Creek.
Bibl.: Report VIII, p. 605; XIII, p. 430.
Thomain, in Sec. 5, T. 39 N., R. 11 W., in the Liberty mining dis-
trict, 4 miles southeast of Sawyer's Bar in the Klamath Forest Reserve.
Owners, F. and C. F. Thomain; comprises 20 acres, on Eddy's Gulch;
slate bedrock; 10 to 30 feet of gravel; water from Eddy's Gulch through
1 mile of flume; one giant and 800 feet of pipe; operated only during
the winter; small producer.
Two and a Half, formerly known as the Walker, in Sec. 20, T. 40 N.,
R. 7 W., in the Callahan mining district, 6 miles east of Callahan,
in the Klamath Reserve. Owner, W. Walker; comprises 40 acres, on
Grouse Creek; bedrock is schist; 10 to 20 feet of gravel; water from
Grouse Creek through a ditch 2 1/2 miles long carrying 600 inches; two
giants and 600 feet of pipe. Idle at present; said to have produced
$200,000.
Willard, in Sec. 30, T. 46 N., R. 11 W., in the Hamburg Bar min-
ing district, 3/4 mile south of Hamburg Bar in the Klamath Reserve.
Owners, Willard & Hickman; comprises 20 acres along the Klamath
River; schi