| Show NEWS FROM LEESBURG DISTRICT special correspondence this year will see much mining activity in n lerah county idaho and in the leesburg district in particular the placers which irp still stil the main source of bullion prodoc irn n in this famous district are bein being more t floi oi pu buhy aly exploited of recent years than has ever been the case heretofore since tha he advent of the gold dredge and other mechanical gold saving apparatuses lots of placer ground which was of too low a grade to pay to operate has now become one of if not the most sought after class of mining ground there is giant floating excavators excava tors in the shape of gold dredges are today paying large dividends out of even the tailings left by our respected pioneers in the camps of california montana oregon alaska and the yukon in the leesburg district which comprises caplas creek and its tributaries tributa ries moose creek arnett creek prairie basin and various other gulches large tracts of such ground are awaiting the coming of enterprise ter prise and the dredge on upper caplas creek the caplas placer mining company has acquired a large piece of property most of which is virgin ground this ground has been left unworked by reason son of its to the crude methods of operation employed in early days one very apparent excuse for its dormancy lies in the fact of its flatness part of it being almost level since dredging operations can be carried on under circumstances which render other methods of placer mining futile this ground can be handled at a very low working cost and as it is really a part of the famous diggings struck in 66 at a handsome profit by a recent thorough and practical test the portion of this ground which is even tailings has been proven to be of sufficient lelent value to pay for the handling of it the above is an instance coincident of the theory that old placers in this district are becoming valuable as mans ingenuity decreases the working cost mr john E mullen is operating a dredge on moose creek ten miles north of leesburg this tract of ground has nearly all been handled once before and now mr mullen is procuring almost incredible returns from the rims and tailings the gold ridge mining company whose property is almost in the town of leesburg installed a ten stamp mill and cyaniding cyan iding 9 plant last year and are so well pleased with their recent trial runs that they are considering si the addition of twenty more stamps this season the management of this company is at the head of a company formed for the purpose of installing an electrical power plant on lower caplas creek and will begin operations along this line as soon as their plans are perfected the gold dust gold mining company of which mr R E rex of salt lake is manager is about to start on an active seasons operation this companas comp anys property has been undergoing development operations during the last year and there is an abundance of good ore in sight ready tor for the will the bitter root mining companas comp anys property which is located on ar arnett nett creek with mr air newton hibbs in charge is to be extensively ten operated from now on this famous quartz mine which haa already identified itself with the best bullion producers in the country when in the hands of an italian company has only been scratched at and will when more extensively developed exceed all former records |
