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Show CNT AIN MINING REVIEW. INTER-M- O in Beaver canyon by Messrs. Ward and Morrison. It is of a quartzite formaand tion, runs well in gold and silver, cerThe there is an immense quantity. tificate as shown at this office gives $84.75 in gold and 157 ounces in silver. The discoverers have located seven claims and think that by so doing they the have covered the vein and captured about is whole prize. The property seven miles from the head of Beaver be canyon, easy of access, and can exworked with but little preliminary pense. They are going to put a good force of men to work sinking a shaft immediately, and from all appearances we will hear from this promising discovery quite often. the mining outlook here and that he will stay several months and look into the properties thoroughly. Mr. Bell has a crew of men at work now on the Shoo and another on the Haidee Fly and out the old openings, with a clearing view of locating some permanent development work on Mr. Thurstons return. He was called; East on important business, but is expected to return next W&6k 9 and the force is liable to be increased still larger. Foreman Jiles has been getting things in readiness to run shifts which he commenced on Monday. They have got a quantity of ore on hand and have been waiting for teams to do the hauling to the Summit mill, but it is understood they have secured a couple of four-horteams and hauling will commence at once. The teams that have been hauling from the mine got scared after nearly having an accident coming down the grade and threw up the job. The men and teams now emat the business, ployed are and a few small obstacles will not deter them from getting dowTn the hill with a good big load. This will very help the mill as it is runmaterially short-hande- d on account of the ning lack of ore, depending on the Old Timer for most of its supply. The value of the ore worked at the mill from the Old Timer is greater than was anticipated, which insures a run as long as the ore holds out and keep anywhere near their present value. More men will also be put on at the mill in a few days. A small shipment was made from the mill Tuesday. The jigs are proving a success and carpenters are at work building a half dozen more. se from Yellow Judge Giles is in town us that the Yellow Jacket. He informs Jacket property started up Monday with a full force, every man in town the being employed. The president of Cir-kMiners union and Superintendent both signed an agreement to leave by all existing differences to be settledFedWestern the of President Boyce, State Line District- eration of Miners. This is virtually a for the strikers, for of course Richfield Advocate: There are twelve victory are certain to get all their rights mines actively at work in the district they any decision he may render in now and all are producing silver in pay- under case. a theGibbonsville ing quantity, while in four of them Miner: Jim Razor insome been has of found, streak gold big Mr. Zorn has a fine gold of the rock going as high as $10,000 in forms us that the Lottie, some six miles bimetalism. The same character of property, Wisdom, which gives average quartz prevails throughout the camp, from of $53 to the ton. A mill is to be and it is now believed that all the assays shortly, and Mr. Zorn is to pay mines will be found to contain from $6 erected millers $12 a ton for working the to $50 in gold to the ton. The mini- the mum assay on any of the working ore. According to all accounts, Ike Gilman properties shows 40 ounces of silver and and George Wertz have struck their MONTANA. $6 in gold. on in quartz fortune gold Two of Mr. Gardners properties are everlasting It is said to be the bigthe Long Day and the Silver Dollar. Indian creek. ever struck in the county Western Mining World: The Alice Both are good silver propositions and gest thing ore. of solid feet company is getting ready to drop twensome gold has been horned in the for- twenty ty more stamps, which, with forty now mer. working, will make sixty stamps dropAmong the best working mines are Shoshone County. ping on ore. This is done, we are inthe Ophir, Burro, Utah Spur and Lone curbeen Sun: has It Coeur dAlene formed, to clean up a lot of ore which Pine. Dr. Lamberts is the owner of a week that the is now on hand. The additional stamps reported during prospect from whose quartz are taken rentlyIdaho been have mines mill will and start up next week, and although big nuggets of gold. Green Campbell, the obwe are not informed that they will the former owner of the renowned Horn sold, but nothing definite has been mill and mine the continue after the ore on hand is Silver mine in Frisco, is negotiating for tained. Although the purchase of this claim, for which have been lying idle for years when worked, it is intimated that the mill the doctor asks $100,000. Mr. Campbell they could have been purchased for a will continue to run with at least sixty was heard to remark that there was song, they did not appear to be in de- stamps right along. At any rate, there that value of ore in sight and to re- mand. Every effort to sell them was is no lack of ore already blocked out in quest that the property be held for a frustrated, and every effort to wrork the companys property, and it is of few days until he could organize the them was abortive. The conditions sufficient grade to allow of a fair profit, of a sudden. even at the present low price of silver. all seem capital. changed Now it is claimed that three distinct The Alice company is a close corporathe tion and is most conservatively manparties or companies are after want IDAHO. all aged by Mr. Buzzo, who has spent his jumbo property,' and they life in the mining business. it badly. Boise County. We have more good news for the music The Idaho will make industrial Idaho World: An Eastern company some day that will surprise the original citizens of Philipsburg and Granite. has been organized to work a bar a company, which spent $310,000 on it We learn that just as soon as the long short distance below Cold Spring Flat, without dropping a stamp. The Idaho drain tunnel, now nearly completed, on near More creek, about six miles below can be put on a paying basis in sixty the Bimetallic mine is finished, a full town. The ground was located by Fred days under prudent management, and force of miners will be put to work in McDowell and Ed Pierce. McDowell it will get it if it is sold to either of the the mine. It is not said whether the big mill will start up or not. Some are bought Pierces interest and made an three parties after it. agreement with capitalists, by the The Daddy folks have had smiles on inclined to think that the company will terms of which they are to put on a their faces for a week past. Another put in Kinkead mills and a new system dredger for a certain interest in the bed of nuggets was found in the long of concentration. However, the propground. The dredger has been ordered tunnel No. 2600 feet in the moun- erty will be in full operation now in a and will soon be on the ground. It tain, where the vein is 18 inches thick. short time. weighs 12,900 pounds. B. R. L. Poston Much of the quartz runs up to four of Boise has a contract for getting out figures per ton. OREGON. timbers, and began work several days ago. The machine, it is claimed, will work 3000 cubic yards of ground in 41 444 o u uui Ada County. liai t x.yuj comes of the discovery twenty-fou- r hours. Mr. McDowell says of some ric Boise Statesman: Ogden parties have placers down the Illinois, in conse the enterprise will be a success if the machine will do secured control of another of the promquence of which there has been cor all that is claimed for it. He has pros- ising claims of the Willow Creek dis- siderable travel in that direction durin pected the ground and knows it is good. trict. It is the Sacramento, from which the past week. There is a very promis It has never been worked. The ordi- some very rich ore has been taken A ing camp at the mouth of Briggs creel nary methods of mining would prove deal was closed yesterday in the office and an effort to get a postoffice estat unsuccessful, the ground being flat and of Wyman & Wyman whereby Dr. J. D. lished will be made. not affording the dump necessary for Carnahan of Ogden secured J. C. Hull & Beck on Friday of last wee d in Johnsons the interest finished in men old the The their clean-uwho working way. This min will put the machine on the ground say Sacramento. Dr. Carnahan had some yielded last year a panful of nugget it does better work than a steam shovel. time previous purchased a third valued at $5000. This year it is undei John W. Speeks and Peter Rood are interest from R. F. Cooke, and he stood that the yield was twice as grea A Galice Creek correspondent says still piping in their placer claim on La- and his associates now have control of the is The owned other mar creek, on the other side of the third I recently paid a visit to the Hutchin property. Little Summit, on the Banner road. by J. S. D. Manville of this city. The quartz mine, on Bally creek. This min They expect to have a good head of consideration for Mr. Johnsons third has attracted considerable attentior interest has not been given out offic- It is a blanket ledge, and the indica water all summer and fall. ially, but it is understood it was in the tions are that the main ledge is highe neighborhood of $1000. Dr. Camaham up the mountain and when struck wi Lemhi County. and those interested with him will, it one of the richest in souther: Salmon City Recorder: E. S. Thurs- is said, commence active work on the prove Oregon. The ore in sight will yield ove ton, an eminent mining engineer of Sacramento and thoroughly develop the $3000. Small pieces that m New York, who arrived here about ten property. trace of gold when mortaredcontain show ui days ago, has been looking at some well. The dirt also contains much old-time- el rs to-hav- e one-thir- of our gold mining resources. He was NEVADA. accompanied by Bob Bell and spent a week looking over the Shoo Fly, Haidee, Italian mine and others in the Pioche Record: Things are looking vicinity of Leesburg. We understand brighter at the Old Timer, and half a he is quite favorably impressed with dozen more men were put on Monday, p. gold Specimens can be picked up in whicl go!d can be seen with the naked eye Hutchins will erect an arastra o: BJi.l5L reek,and crush the ore, fron which he will realize considerable eacl day. |