Show THE KITTIE BURTON BUR TON MINE valuable idaho gold producer in which salt lakers are interested standard leadore idaho gold galore is the result of research and systematic mining in the hills of old lembi lemhi and to R L edwards manager of the kittle kittic burton mining alining t company no better wishes could be extended by one and all last month s output nears the mark and the average is about in bullion taken from the plates of the comparatively small stamp mill mr edwards who was on oil his way out to salt lake tuesday of this week informed us that his mission was to procure a cyanide plant with which to treat the tailings that have accumulated as well as caring for those now coming from the mill even if nothing more culminates than has already been brought to sight the kittle burton will have a steady run of from two to three years the development work is far advanced and it is the intention of the company to maintain a reserve of ore a year or two ahead of the mill durin during tile the past year a steam plant for power has been added to the water power also one mile of 24 inch stave pipe has inci eased the efficiency of the water power to the extent that tile the mills capacity may be increased which by the by is planned among other expansions total complement of mine and mill now comprises twenty five people the tests made on the tailings which have been stored for future disposal found that the cyanide process is the more applicable and the plant which mr edwards is to install will practically make a clean saving of the gold old located on indian creek about thirty seven miles down the salmon river from salmon city this little gold mine that is making a splendid showing is making glorious history for lemhi leahi county the actual output of the yellow metal and where employed emp loyes time checks are worth their face value is what counts report of inspector bell in his annual report robert N bell of boise idaho state mine inspector has the following to say regarding the kittle kittie burton the most interesting 0 gold old ore development and a nd production of the county was at the property of the kittle kittie burton mining 1 company on indian creek forty miles north of salmon city this property carries a replacement deposit of gold ore in a contact of schist and porphyry which has been quite a large producer in the past but for a considerable period was idle due to the loss of the ore body by faulting faul till 1 1 1 1 intelligently directed development has however unraveled the problem and the driving of a crosscut tunnel 1000 feet long has d disclosed is closed a continuance of the ore body showing greater gi eater strength than ever before this mine now shows a body of mineral up to forty feet thick and of considerable length that carries gold values of about 12 per ton of which about 8 per ton is saved by plate amalgamation and the balance is contained in the concentrates of which several carloads were shipped during the summer by wagon haul to salmon city and railway freight from there to salt lake this means of marketing this product however leaves very little margin of profit and the company is now experimenting with re grinding and cyaniding cyan iding the concentrates on the ground by which method it is believed a handsome margin of profit can be made the kittle kittie burotin is equipped with a fifteen stamp mill which has kept in operation during part of the year and made an interesting production of precious bullion and when the mill improvements now in progress are completed the output of this property should be largely increased as its ore resources while rather base are quite extensive and the faulting system of the deposit is now pretty well understood |