Show IDAHO seven devils standard A contract has been let by the boston seven devils company to george debits and others for driving the tunnel on the decorah mine mr debits and associates began work last thursday which will be pushed with all possible speed salmon city herald owners of the mckinley group of mines in the eureka district di strict are rejoicing over the encountering of a foot of blue of iron carrying over in free gold per ton the whole face is in good ore phil shenon david arbegast and G W cronkrite are the fortunate owners idaho city world john jameson john tyson and W M kirk intended to begin work yesterday on a tunnel to tap the original discovery on rocky gulch owned by tyson jameson and one of a group of six claims bonded to ashby turner the work will be done at the expense of mr turner the tunnel will tap the ledge about feet deep halley hailey times quinlivan ran mcintosh and willup will work at the champlain mines of the elk EIK mining and milling company this winter they will make necessary connections and do other work that will enable the company to employ a large force to advantage next spring mr who has been looking after the property since superintendent bailey quit will return to baker city ore in a few days to spend most of the winter there looking after property in which his company is interested next spring he be will come and probably spend most of the summer here boise statesman robert bell of ouster custer county was a boise visitor yesterday he was accompanied by george T burroughs jr president of the sweetser burroughs dredging company of minidoka Mini doka they are returning from a business trip to warrens and lake creek mr bell reports some remarkable free gold quarts discoveries near marshall lake he exhibited a specimen of white quartz from the wright scott mine that was literally full of wire gold and carried an estimated value of per ton A two stamp mill is in operation on this property making money it will be enlarged as soon as the machinery can be gotten over the road in the spring |