Show THE MINES OF PEARL IDAHO special correspondence pearl idaho sept 9 the lincoln mine has the wire strung and everything grything e 1 v ery thing is in readiness to change to electric power and lights as soon as the motor arrives the marguerite company is in about feet on its crosscut from the foot level which is to cut the checkmate lead of which property the marguerite is the west est extension the van riper new york syndicate since purchasing a half interest in deleys deweys dewe y is le van group is pushing work with a full force night and day and will soon bring another producer into line since the dewey people have purchased the checkmate mine they have put on a full force sinking the main shafts and have completed arrangements range ments to put in electric power and lights and will largely increase the output of the min the I 1 X L is driving its lower crosscut tunnel to cut the main lead at feet in depth they are now in feet they are also continuing their drifting in the foot level in the upper tunnel in which they have recently struck 60 ore this upper tunnel and drift is in over 1000 feet length hon george W E dorsey president of the blue bucket company has about completed arrangements whereby the boise merchants pearl mine owners and county commissioners will enlarge the rock creek wagon road and extend the same through rock creek canyon to the payette river making this the main thoroughfare for the long valley and thunder mountain travel this route when completed will cut off five miles of the distance from boise to payette river the pearl mining company hon george W E dorsey president is running a crosscut tunnel to cut the I 1 X L vein on its rock creek group they also have on day and night shifts driving the tunnel on me llie independent e which follows the lead in feet gaining a depth of feet from which point a station will be cut A steam hoist will be put in and a shaft sunk feet this work is under the supervision of P poston manager of the company the yankee syndicate has erected new boarding and bunk houses and is making preparations to extensively develop its north star mine on deep gulch captain charles A parker who is now east will return september having completed arraignments while east cast to put in a steam hoist electric power and power drills to continue the sinking of the double compartment shaft on the blue bucket this shaft is now down feet at feet a crosscut cross cut will be run to the south vein the shaft will be sunk to feet at once the idaho delt belt company has completed arrangements to put on three shifts september on its bull dog tunnel which will cut the bull dog vein at 40 feet and the lizzle lizzie nolan feet in depth this tunnel when completed will be feet in length and will reach the blue 1 bucket group it will cross cut the eight veins on the five properties of the idaho belt company they will also put on a force of men and develop their highland which is the east extension of dewitt williams and scotts pay day upon which there has been recently opened up an eight to ten foot vein of high grade ore the kaintuck company has the foundation well under way for its new chillian mill on the payette river they have tons of ore now on the dump ready for the mill this company has three shifts running their 1400 foot crosscut cross cut to cut their lead at feet in depth the hy henry company has struck a good body of ore on its horse shoe end property the osborne people are down feet on oil the vail incline and have a good body of ore |