Show TENMILE STRIKE BIGGEST IN IDAHO Smelting Ore Will Wi Be Perma Permanent Permanent Permanent nent Product of Camp Says Engineer The strike of gold ore made by Jack lormon Harnon Haon in his quartz quat property In Ten TenMile Mile Mie district neat SUe Ida Ida is I unquestionably the tho te greatest gold discovery ever evermae made mae In the central centra Idaho Idao region accord acord according Ing ng to Walter Water Hovey Hill well wl known kown mining engineer of Boise Boie Wie While I have not seen seon the property since development has bas ha exposed the ex cx exceedingly rich ore or bodies said Mr Hill Hillo HI to o the Lewiston Tribune I was on the claim lost last lat October when only discovery discover work had been ben done From what I 1 saw at that time I am not surprised that ore found assaying as much as 0 a ton has hal ha been Similar ore or a form of tel telluride luride has been found in various proper properties properties ties tes of that section particularly the Es Espey Es Espey pey py or South Sout Fork mine the Center Star Str or Murphy property the Anaconda mine and others other This is a strictly smelting ore carrying carrig some antimony in combination combination tion ton with wih the in addition additon to streaks steaks of free milling ore Any Ay of this base bae ore are upon thorough roasting blisters with wih gold and silver globules While it I is not surprising to strike a asody body sody of very ver high grade gade free tree milling gold goldor ore or at any ny time tm in this class of veins vens the te true tre mine on development will wi be a base baseore bae baseore ore or shipping property but carrying suf sufficient sufficient sufficient values to pay shipment and smelter smelter smelter ter charges and leave a good profit profit Dur During DurIng During ing the operation of the Espey property by the original owners it I was not uncommon uncommon uncommon mon to receive a net return of 3 a ton from the te smelter after an a expense of from 75 to 0 per ton had been incurred in inthe inte Inthe the te operation pr of the same The general genera country count rock of the region Is an altered alered granite ganie generally very ver regon much metamorphosed by chemical action acton and cut by Intrusions of porphyry and the acid lavas lava |