Show the amethyst and wild irish irish the amethyst and wild irish graup consists of five claims the property of 0 the hol hoi lingers and francis boys of eagle valley and W J dooley of salt lake city the group lies about a mile and a halt half south of the independence e shaft shaf upon this prop i erty a shaft was sunk during the boom days of pioche thirty years ago by old man mall pike from whom the diggings takes its name working at pioche for a grubstake a portion of the time he spent the balance digging alone on these claims seeking the ledge throwing out the rich doai oat found upon this property pike spent several years se searching aching for the bonanza urged on by the spirit of a bream ream which brought hito him there all the way from montana he finally died without striking it and years after when the stateline Stat eline boom started the ground was located by its present owners who have sunk several shafts and run several tunnels in its development while the rich ledge has not yet been found enough pay ore has been uncovered to keep a small mill in operation for a year in the amethyst shaft which is feet deep there is an abundance of ore running 6 per ton in gold while the most of it averages nearer 12 drifting north and south from the foot level the workings have opened up an ore chute about feet long that is from four to ten feet in width carrying 6 values all over the surface of this property for nearly a mile in length are droppings crop pings of numerous ledges large and small all with pay values A good spring has been found on these claims and plenty of water could be secured for milling purposes this is one of the future big mines of this region and development is all that is needed to make it such |