Show IDAHO assays essays of ore taken from the troy mine across the line in idaho owned by A E dorsey and other troy men show values of to the ton 77 in lead 3 in gold 91 in silver and 4 in 14 the retiring board of the idaho gold ruby mining company was reelected at the annual meet meeting ilig of stockholders held recently at spokane the board is comprised of J M president IATI L mccormick secretary treasurer and A B babb development for the year has cost approximately of which has been paid in cash said J M in the course of his report the rest of the sum suin is to be taken out of the earnings of the comp pany in accordance with agreements entered into with avith the employees eighty men are now employed and more will be taken on as needed an ore discovery that appears to rank in importance with any made in years in the pine creek district of the coeur ealenes dA IA lenes has been made by the pine creek mining milling company pan operating 6 on the old hilarity mine according 6 to late reports the ore has been followed for feet in length and crosscut for 18 feet about four feet of the vein matter on oil the side is of high grade and the remainder of the vein filling is milling ore A drift is proceeding on the streak assays essays from which show per cent lead 56 ounces silver and 7 per cent zinc while hand samples of the mill ore show per cent lead 32 ounces of silver and 24 per cent zinc the ot outcrop of the vein consists of an iron carbonate cap at least 30 feet wide and extending C 1000 feet ahead of the present face of the tunnel A depth of feet will he be attained by the tunnel in following the vein A compressor plant will be installed in the near future the claims are being surveyed for patent the company is a reorganization of the hilarity company its property consists of 14 claims in denver gulch in addition to the ini mineral resources the claims embrace one of the largest stands of merchantable timber on pine creek 1 I 1 1 1 |