Show THE GOLD HILL MINE statesman boise idaho governor hawley is enthusiastic over the revival of the gold hill mine in boise county he and other state officials visited the mine on the occasion of their recent trip through all the workings of the mine and were told bold what the new new company was doing with the old mine this said the governor yesterday yesier day was one of the most famous of the lode mines in boise county in the old days when there were really big mines in that district it was operated by co u chanour montley and yielded wonderful returns it was opened first in 1869 1 I lived in that district for many years and was familar with this property for years A 25 stamp mill was purchased from the old pioneer company the surface values of the property were Nor worked ked out at that time when the or original company gordown got down to the foot level they encountered water A disagreement broke out among the owners with the result that the mine was abandoned and closed down but last year it was purchased by new men and a new company was formed this company the property last winter it has sunk a shaft feet deeper and on this foot level a drift has been run to the original pioneer ledge A large amount of ore has been taken out here in a crosscut also the original gold hill ledge was encountered and I 1 must say the property looks promising we were down in the shaft and through the workings when we visited the district last week the pioneer ledge Is Is holding its own as to width and the values are just as good as when the last crush ings vv were ere done years ago the gold hill where it was tapped looks as good as I 1 ever saw it look in the old days there is a peculiarity about the property too that is encouraging to the management the two ledges ledged draw closer together as they go down and it is my belief now and was in the old days that they thay would come together at a depth of SOO or feet if this should prove to be the case the gold hill would develop into a great mine the property is being equipped according to the latest and best methods method S the mill and mine are being worked by electricity tri city and the entire mine is lighted in the same way they are now pumping gallons of water per minute and anticipate no nc trouble at all in ill controlling the how flow in ill the mine it is my impression that a great property is to be developed right here in the old gold hill |