Show IN BLACK WARRIOR DISTRICT statesman boise idaho nell neil campbell Camp beH superintendent of the overlook mining development companas comp anys properties located north of atlanta in the warrior district arrived in boise yesterday from the property the company owns the overlook and the fourth of july mines the work at the present time is being done on the latter and according to the statement of the superintendent the outlook at the present time is very good work has been carried on all during the winter months the company is driving a crosscut on the foot level to reach the large body of free milling gold ore which was opened uri up in the upper workings the crosscut is in a distance of feet and must be driven feet further before it is expected to reach the ore body in the upper workings a great deal of ore was blocked out both on the level and then again on the foot it was found that the ore body was sufficiently strong to convince the company that it was extensive and would develop into one of the largest propositions in the entire dio district the present development was decided upon by the present superintendent so that the property would be in good physical condition and woud yield the necessary tonnage when the mill was ready to treat the ores the management states that when the word is given to start active mining a great deal will be heard from the company and the mine will be so well developed from the surface to the foot level that the mill will have all it can do to treat the immense tonnage which will be blocked as a result of the surface development and the crosscutting on the level expect to cut ore body the tunel bunel work was started last november and it will be some time late in the summer before the ore body is cut while no plans have been made for the campaign of work this fall it is apparent from what mr campbell stated that there will be great activity in the district before very long the ore runs in value from 3 to to the ton there are streaks and fissures in which gold has been found that ran up into the thousands but it is the intention to get the large ore body developed so that it will be a mine in every sense of the word mr campbell reported also that things are beginning to liven up in atlanta and that the monarch mill had started up on monday and would treat tons of ore a day this well known and famous property is managed by daniel kirby and it is understood der stood that the mill will be worked al summer the capacity of the mill is tons and it may be run to its full amount the management of this company has been developing this mine for some time and it is understood that there is ore blocked out now which will be treated by the mill and which runs in value up to reparations preparations are being made it is said to fix up the road to atlanta and in a very short time work will be started putting it into shape for the spring and summer activities tivi ties 0 |