| Show MINING AT FORT HALL Properties Prope ties in fn District Out of Poca Pocatello Pocatello tello Coming to Front Dr John S Woods a prominent mining man of ot Fort Hall mining district at Pp Pu catello has been spending several days in Boise Mr Woods has been spending spendin considerable time and money In the det de development d of ot some claims held by JIm him himin zIm in that district about seven seen miles north northeast northeast east cast of ot Pocatello He lIe has drifted feet following the vein which grew wider as they penetrated the mountain and now shows a large vein ein of Si 1 gold ore They also have a good showing in copper at a depth of fifty feet in a shaft s an on their property fifty feet from the gold vein You may say said Dr Woods that tha it is no longer a question as to the future of ot the Fort Hall Hail district Pay ore has been uncovered In large bodies and ind the four years ears of work on the part of ot deter determined determined determined mined prospectors is now certain to be rewarded The Fort HaIl Hall company south of ot Po Pocatello Pocatello catello which has spent some or or possibly more pore more in Jn the last four tour years developing d their property lave Jave en encountered encountered encountered countered rich copper and gold ore which they have hae penetrated for f r more more than feet and have not yet et passed pass d through This company has tunneled altogether more than a mile under the mountains It has worked w under the greatest t of ot duff difficulties which have finally all been over tome pome omo and it may be he expected that a large lare force of ot men will be at work within a avery ave avery very ve few months handling the ore that has been uncovered in this property Tho The company operating the Moonlight property on North Pocatello creek has a force of men sinking on the vein yein front from which they have shipped several carloads carload of ot ore netting them 1000 per er car anc and another force is working from the other side of ot the hill bill driving a tunnel to tap tai the vein at great depth This tunnel Is Isnow Isnow Isnow now almost to th the where tho the vein ought to be bc tapped ta ped when it is confident confidently ly expected that a large body of ot very yer rich copper ore will be found It is only a matter of development to make this prop property property property erty a rich producer The Moonlight property Is some fifteen or twenty miles north from the Fort Hall Hal property and it is generally believed the two are on the same vein Yein The Hoy group just east of Pocatello and about abou half way between these two claims and andon andon andon on the same vein is also well enough developed to demonstrate that it will be become become become I come a paying property as soon as proper facilities for getting the ore out are com corn completed completed A tunnel is being run on this property to tap the vein at depth am and when this Is completed it is expected that the shipping of ot ore will begin This same ledge has been prospected at various points and at all of en encouraging encouraging encouraging indications have been found but on most of these claims merely the required assessment work has been b en done awaiting the results of ot the larger and anc more determined efforts of ot these three companies Wesley Uric Urle has organized a company of ot Ohio Ohl people and is i now working a large arge force of men on his claims cl on South Pocatello creek This is a gold prop property property property erty and it has been demonstrated that thai thata thaia a large body bod of ot it carries good values alues and It Is only a matter mattel of or a little further de development to begin turning out the gold Arrangements have already been neen b en made mado for a mill on this property and it Jt is ex expected expected expected that it will wil be in full operation early in the spring The Portneuf company compan Is also aiso doing work on this ledge not far from the Fort Hall mine and they are receiving greater encouragement with every days work These are arc only on I a few of the leading corn com panics that are doing work Other par parr parrIes parties parties ties Ies In other parts of the Fort Hall hail dis district down as far tar as McCammon are do dong doIng doing Ing ng work on properties that give gle increasing increasing ing ng encouragement of rewarding their ef of efforts efforts forts with an output of rich mineral |
