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THE GRAVEL: NEAR QUAKER HILL. 



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vine and the North Fork ; but there was plenty of room for a channel, if we suppose it to have 

 made a slight curve to the south. And that such a connection did once really exist seems estab- 

 lished by the following facts, for which Mr. Klipstein is the authority. Directly through the bed- 

 rock of the Excelsior Mine there is to be seen, striking north and south, a quartz lode with 

 peculiar greenish streaks, and specimens of this easily recognized veinstone are met with both at 

 Klip&tein's and at Remington Hill. It was also stated that pebbles of distinctly gold-bearing 

 quartz had been frequently found at the last-named place ; although it is not certain that these 

 were from this particular lode at the Excelsior Claim. There is also said to be a point of gravel 

 on a spur between the Middle and South Forks of Steep Hollow, about a mile and a half above 

 Excelsior, and similar in character to that at this locality. The level of this gravel was said to be 

 about 100 feet higher than that at Excelsior. No work had been done there, and the quantity of 

 the deposit seemed small. It was thought by those acquainted with the region that there was no 

 high bed-rock offering any obstacle to a connection between Excelsior and the point mentioned as 

 being higher up. 



Let ween Klipstein's and Remington Hill there does not appear to have been any connection of 

 channel actually proved. On the opposite side of Democrat Ravine — as has already been men- 

 tioned—there is a small quantity of gravel; but, beyond that, the trace is lost. Three eighths 

 of a mile westerly from Klipstein's cabin is a long spur, up which the trail leads to the summit of 

 the ridge. Between this spur and Klipstein's is a pleasant open flat, a quarter of a mile wide, and 

 sloping gradually for about the same distance toward Steep Hollow and the North Fork. The spur 

 ^self, from where the hill commences, is lava, and has a general course of N. 40° W. (magnetic) 

 a Iong the ascent of the trail. Lower down, it bends more to the south, so as to form one of the 

 Walls of Snake Creek, and is composed entirely of slate. The continuation of the channel between 

 Klipstein's and Remington is probably to be sought for under this spur of lava. There seems to be 

 *io obstacle in the way, in the form of high bed-rock ; and if we were to attempt to seek a channel 

 lower down, it would probably be too low to reach Remington Hill. On the whole, the evidence 

 seems strong that the old channel is to bo found hugging the base of the present lava How, and 







following essentially the course of the existing canon. 



Tlie so-called u Bald Eagle Diggings " are located at a point where the North Fork of Steep 



ollow has cut through the lava capping of the ridge, and thus exposed gravel under the volcano. 



he elevation was said to be considerably lower than that of Excelsior. The method of working 



Was by drifting under the lava ; but whether gold has been found in paying quantities was not 



ascertained. It is possible that the Remington Hill gravel may be connected with that under this 



J lc 8 e ; but the opportunities for observation in this vicinity were not sufficiently extensive to furnish 



he data required for a settlement of the question. 





4. Quaker Hill and Vicinity. 



On examining the map it will be seen that north of the You Bet and Red 



og district, which lies between Steep Hollow and Greenhorn creeks, and 



which has been already described, there is an extensive gravel area, occu- 



Pying a belt of country north of the last-mentioned creek. This deposit is 



somewhat over three miles in length, and from half a mile to a mile in 



readth, its longer axis lying nearly north and south and extending from the 



reenhorn as far as Deer Creek. Into the last-named stream the northern 



e nd of the gravel area in question is drained ; but much the larger portion 



is tributary to the Greenhorn and its numerous small branches, the main 



