Show IDAHO murray sun the wheels are now turning in the blackhorse mill and the new compressor is furnishing air for the mine in which work has been the mill will be started in a day or two and from now on the blackhorse will be among the north side shippers elk city mining news word was received from a reliable source chatin that in doing development work on the blue grouse claims situated near the umatilla in the orogrande Oro grande district that a large body of high grade sulphide ore has been encountered no assays essays have as yet been made but the ithe ore is of a cliar character act er that leaves no doubt of its value halley hailey times H R black the new lessee of the red cloud mines left for the property today intending to stay there until some time in april mr black took along P A danaher C E E aa M who is to make a thorough examination and sampling of the workings mr danaher having examined them some weeks ago with the intention of possibly taking the lease he is quiet well informed as to their possibilities and does not expect to need over a week or ten days at this time to enable him to report upon it mr black and his two portland associates in partnership with J E campbell of halley hailey in tend to give the property a fair test and see what are in it mackay miner K D williams president of the pittsburg placer mining company and C A torrey the secretary of the concern were here this week on business this is one of the newest incorporated corp orated mining companies in the county and own in addition to the famous K D williams hot spring resort fourteen valuable placer claims which have produced good values the group takes in all of the old robinson bar placers which in the past have produced a quarter of a million dollars by drifting and other crude methods of mining the company contemplates enlarging the water supply and installing one giant for the operation of the group this another substantial improvement that is to be made esthe is the construction of a large hotel and a new saw mill Is to be installed in the spring to get the lumber out for the hotel holtel and other necessary buildings |