Show r mining news of owahee owyhee county sp correspondence dewey idaho idah march A very important mining strike has been made this season on war eagle mountain moun iain parallel with the famous golden chariot lode the new tind remained undiscovered all these years in consequence of inexperienced prospecting pec ting and a lack of capital to thoroughly r explore the ground and the early pioneers who followed the occupation of placer min f ing little dreamed that they were daily treading over a rich vein of gold ore it remained xema ined for jack hogan and K H mcleod to ito mane make the important discovery the two I 1 old experienced prospectors found some very tich rich float and selecting the best looking L ilace to start a shaft they had proceeded but a short distance when they encountered a pay streak over eighteen inches wide the ore containing in gold values the boys have about fifteen tons extracted and ta a mill run will be made as soon as condition permit Ter mit mr james beaton an old prospector over seventy eight years of age has been running a tunnel for the past four years on his claim the industry adjoining the empire mine at a distance of feet the vein was crosscut and shows a threefoot three foot vein with a pay streak eighteen inches wide the ore running irom to 1700 in gold the old gentleman has about ten tons sacked and is employing two men to assist him he is familiarly known as scotty bearon extensive preparations are being made to work tile the fourth of july group of claims this season this property is a recent location and remained unnoticed for years on account of the surface being heavily capped with rhyolite porphyry in following the course of the golden chariot vein the new discovery was located by hogan connors and evans A working shaft was sunk which shows the vein to be over eight feet wide the ore is a massive quartz the entire vein matter will za average over 10 in gold values and can be recovered by the cyanide process at an ex pense bense slightly in excess of per ton ah important deal is about to be con summated sum mated in a few days the poorman gold mines ltd will be consolidated with the sinker tunnel company for the purpose of more economical development this lat ter company suspended operations over a j year ago because of the financial embarrass ment of the wealthy philadelphia owners brought about by their mix up with consolidated lake superior an acute period of I 1 depression was occasioned by the shutdown shut down from which the camp is just recovering this reported consolidation and the new r strikes made this season are giving encouragement to individual claim owners and aird a lively season is anticipated on this famous lold old mountain that has a record of producing over and judging from present indications is more than likely to duplicate that amount in the near future the trade dollar consolidated mining company operating on florida mountain shipped 1000 pounds of aullion to the mint the past week this is only three fourths of the monthly production as 25 per cent of the values are contained in the concentrates this property has ore reserves in bigat sufficient to keep the big mill at dewey running for the next two years the large working tunnel has attained a depth of nearly two miles with another mile to be run before being finally completed and so extensive are the workings of this property that it would require a separate article to describe them in detail the company has just received eight more electric transformers which will be utilized to run the electric motor which is to be used for haulage purposes the property up to the present time has produced something over am aal shows evidence of double discounting the previous production frederic irwin is general superintendent perin J B mattenson mine foreman james inglis master mechanic and B E C given chief clerk the company employs about men and the wages are 3 per day for miners for machine men and 4 for mill foremen and mine bosses the trade dollar extension mining com pany adjoining the holdings of the trade dollar proper is doing some extensive development work two tunnels being constructed ted in order to cut the vein for the purpose of economical working 3 everal buildings are completed and electric machinery will be in place in a few days which will greatly facilitate mine development the property shows surprisingly high values in gold on the surface and is considered one of the coming bonanzas bonon zas the property is owned by salt lake capitalists who are having the entire group of claims patented william williams is mine manager and A IF stevens consulting engineer the delamar mine is producing tons a day the ore being treated by the cyanide process at a cost of per ton this property was reputed to be worked out four years ago and now has over two yea years s ore in sight and the pessimist is again feeling unhappy this property has produced between and and has a bright future in sight mr E V orford is general manager the old flint district about nine miles southwest of silver city promises to be the scene of considerable activity this season the old mill which has been idle for a number of years is again to be put in commission and several men will be employed by the old company the white brothers and dave adams have a small mill in operation which is run in the spring of the year during t the e water season the boys have a nice property with some high grade ore and they clean up quite a stake each season there is nothing said about the property on the outside and the owners seem to be satisfied with their holdings south mountain promises to be the liveliest camp in the state this coming season and is attracting the attention of capitalists on account of the high grade argen tife rous ores which are found in the district in large quantities the ore manifestations in the district are not excelled anywhere in the west excepting in the coeur dalene country the american standard mining and milling company is making preparations to work its property on an extensive scala and will be on the ground about the first of may to commence operations this company had a carload of high grade carbonate ore ready to ship last season but was prevented on account of the roads not being completed until too late in the fall fail thos F walsh of denver is president of the company and trank T clemmons will act as manager in conclusion mr editor permit me to st state ate in answer to numerous inquiries that south mountain is going to be a big camp requiring big men with big means to successfully cess fully operate your correspondent is not interested in creating a boom for the district and each individual who wishes to become interested in silver lead propositions should be guided by his own judgment what is needed most is capital to properly develop the district I 1 will be responsible for the statement that the ore is to be found here in abundance JAMES GOODWIN |