Show t PLACER DISCOVERIES I Made On Jordan Creek Near Bonanza Bo-nanza I Idaho The Idaho City World is authority for f th following news of big placer discoveries t discov-eries Henry Johnson and Elder Smith re f tjrned from a trip through central Idaho They went a far north as Bonanza and were gone three weeks Elder informs the World that a good strike was made this summer on Jordan creek near Bonanza Bo-nanza The ledge is largo and carries a good grade of gold ore Some important discoveries were made in Stanley basin last year and are being E worked this summer on a small scale The ore of the ledge is hard white porphyry por-phyry On one of the ledges four or five liolee have been sunk and the deepest is not over 2 feet Sixteen feet of ore has been opened and one wall has not been reached The ledgeis composed of vins varying from six inches to a foot wjile and very small openings between these veins is filled with loose material which the owners seive The fine material they pack on their back half a mile rock it and make good wages The owners say the gold Is evenly distributed through the ledge and will mill about 1 a ton One hundred yards distant from this ledge Is another also porphyry which is 2 feet wide At the surface the ore will run 4 a ton and at the depth of S feet I increased in-creased In value up to 14 a ton I Old roan Challis in hose honor the town of Challis was named owns valuable valua-ble placer ground In Stanley basin This year he made 15 a day to the man while 4ter lasted but the water season was I i t < t = h jtlnii i short Capitalists have been there this summer examining the ground and It Is very probable that a sale will be made The price asked Is 15000 Elder reports game and fish abundant in traveled all tho country through which they |