Show THE BLUE BUCKET MINE the blue bucket mine of the united gold ledge mining company is destined to soon develop into one of the coming producers acers of the westview West view mining district letter better ter known as the pearl camp the blue bucket is yet an infant but with the three shifts of eight hour men sinking the fine large double compartment shaft feet as w A the blue bivie bucket hoist fast as hammer drill and powder can drive it it will surely develop into a bonanza at an 0 early day when a mining review man mall inspected the workings of the mine and the property of the company last week he was impressed with its appearance A bunk house a cook house an office building and other improvements were at once noticeable the double compartment shaft was down to a depth of less than feet and was nearing the first ledge which has since been encountered the mine is being worked by a one horse whim until a greater depth shall require better equipment when nhen electric power will be installed as the main line of the electric power company passes directly over the blue bucket ground the holdings of the united gold ledge mining company consisting of five claims is traversed by three ledges which are opened at different places by tunnels and open cuts and from which ore has been shipped averaging over per ton the property of the company is located across rock creek extending on either side about a mile from the payette river colonel geo W E dorsey who is president of the company is also the principal owner sanford makeever co chicago ills are fiscal agents for the blue bucket and have the property amply financed after the mine is sufficiently developed a concentration mill will be erected for ore treatment and shipment colonel dorsey is also interested in the pearl gold mining company recently incorporated po rated owning thirty one claims in seven distinct and separate groups in the very heart of the mineral belt of the district upon which considerable development work has been done and a splendid mineral showing made but permanent work has not as yet begun though men are at work prospecting the ground the pearl gold mining companas comp anys property adjoins such valuable and promising mines as the united mines company wolverine 1 I X L el paso and blue bucket this property like most of the camp is literally alive with mineral bearing veins of gold and silver copper ores all sulphide carrying a sufficient iron to make a first class smelting smelling sm elting proposition |