Show IDAHO murray sun parties who have visited the lower workings of the blackhorse mine recently have been much impressed with that property the ore shoot on the 1000 foot level is extensive and the ore is high grade the blackhorse needs only a mill to be a heavy shipper at the present time silver city nugget J W shore has opened a very rich body of ore on east creek between flint and boulder creek we are informed that the ore not only runs high in silver values but also carries good values in gold silver city nugget mr bonnell of mint flint reports that the new machinery re bently installed at the flint mill works to perfection and is making a good per ner of saving on the ore only a trial test has been made but from froin the best we can learn the mine and mill will shortly be put in operation the ores of that district are somewhat refractory but are very rich in silver and the veins are of good size A considerable quantity of ore froni from this camp has been shipped to smelters shelters sm elters and gave good returns the flint district is one of the coming camps in our county weiser agnal james cox of boise who is one of the owners of the red lodge group in the seven devils district went there saturday accompanied by N C almond of boise county surveyor of ada county mr almond accompanied mr cox for the purpose of making a survey of deep creek for the purpose of installing an electric plant mr cox and associates have filed on the waters of deep creek for power purposes it is stated an electric plant located on that stream with power generated by a series of falls would generate at least 2000 horse power eastern parties are figur figuring with mr cox on th the e prospect c t of installing a plant mr cox and mr almond will be in the camp about twenty days boise capital news A rich strike has been made by E W johnson of boise on his mining property in the vicinity of skeleton creek about ninety miles from boise and in the vicinity of halley hailey a ledge of ofa ore about three feet wide being uncovered that runs in gold and three ounces in silver word of the rich strike that has been made has been received by mark leonard of the overland cigar store who has a sample taken from the richest portion of the ledge which is being joked the mining property was formerly owned by general george parsons and mr johnson the latter acquiring the formers interest after his death the property is reported by mining men as among the best in the state the ledge which has been uncovered runs from six to fifteen and an eighteen feet in width a five foot vein of high grade ore being uncovered in the ledge |