Show 0 CINNABAR IN IDAHO PROPERTY W M pierce general manager of the boston idaho mining company operating near halley hailey idaho brings news of a most important find of cinnabar near that place the find was made on the property of john edacheril Da cheril and is located on deer creek about ten miles from halley hailey mr edacheril Da cheril has been working his ground for the last ten or twelve years and has been developing a prominent silver vein on the property for a distance of over feet he has driven a tunnel single handed and shortly expected to cut the silver ledge for which r h he has been running after passing the foot mark a body of cinnabar ore was broken I 1 into but the significance of this find was not realized by the old prospector he at first believed it to be ruby silver but when the stroke of a pick dislodged some of the native quick the true nature of the ore was disclosed the tunnel has been run in on this for sixteen feet with ore showing in the face and top bottom and sides more work will determine the extent of the body mr pierce left a sample of the ore with the mining review and took others to salt lake assayers for analysis the ore seems to be very rich regarding the boston idaho property which includes the famous old ontario group mr pierce was very enthusiastic his company has recently taken over the old lucky boy zinc mine and will operate this thia in connection with the other mines the general engineering company of salt lake has recently furnished the boston people with a process for treating the low grade zinc ores that gives a saving of 52 per cent zinc and only 5 per cent in iron mr pierce is making plans for a ton concentrating plant to be erected on the companas comp anys property in the near future |