Show BOISE KING PLACER CO arthur W stevens a prominent mining engineer of boise idaho was in salt lake last week on his way east where he will attend to several important matters connected with the mining industry of our sister state mr air stevens is manager for the boise king placer company owning a large area of valuable gold placer ground in elmore county on the middle fork of boise river this section is noted the world over because of its wonderful gold placers from which millions have been taken in the early history of placer mining in that region the boise king company has acquired acres of land of middle fork of which acres is gold bearing the auriferous deposit having an average depth of forty feet and going from 20 to 31 cents in gold to the cubic yard two small ditches with two no 2 giants have been in successful operation on the companas comp anys property in the past but early in the spring a seven mile ditch and flume will be constructed and eight or ten no 4 giants will be installed the water to be used being taken from the boise river the flume will give a head of at least feet on any part of the diggings and the pipeline pipe line will be forty inches in diameter at the head and eleven inches at the intake of the giants it is expected that sluicing operations will begin by august 1st ast next when the giants will be ready for action the property of the company is located in a most attractive region heavy timber abounds and there is water almost everywhere big game is abundant including deer and mountain sheep it is an ideal place in which to spend the summer and is midas touched with gold A portion of the holdings of the company embrace the old Stu denburg placers from which by primitive methods a production estimated at to has been recorded george W danley of salt lake with office in the mcintyre block is the local representative for the company |