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State: Oregon
County: Baker
Elevation: 3,894 feet
Latitude: 44.8140412
Longitude: -117.7257717
Type: Gold
Geology: Several brecciated zones arranged in a "horsetail" pattern in sheared gabbro and diorite. Strike N. 45° E. to north. Dip SE. Contain masses of gouge and quartz lenses as much as 1.5 feet thick. Sulfides sparse.
Production: About $100,000.
References: Lindgren, 1901:724; Swartley, 1914:130; Parks and Swartley, 1916:93; Grant and Cady, 1914:152; Gilluly, Reed, and Park, 1933:74; Gilluly, 1937:96; and Department BuIIetin 14-A, 1939: 105-106.
Source: Gold and Silver in Oregon, State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 1968
