Show MINING operations AT WARREN signal weiser idaho the strike made in the mayflower mine e ened by the thunder mountain gold reef kompany of which james jewell is leendent llen eident dent still holds good the lode drawing west est of crosscut in the lower level still ro maintains 1 its size and richness the lode ih the east end also maintains its value mr ajewell jewell has recently started a raise in the back of the tunnel level to connect with the u n level above this raise is being put in a n I 1 large lode of good grade ore and as soon ais as completed will insure good air and will also iso open up a block of very rich ground last summer an up to date mill was in stalled and with the present plan of devel 11 work it is safe to say the old may 1 flower will be one of the big producers of t the fhe yellow metal in central idaho A force of sixteen men is employed 1 about a quarter of a mile east of the 4 mayflower frank goodell and frank akau kau own the spring hill group of claims which has hag recently been bonded to J B brown of st louis considerable development has been accomplished within the last few months the lower lead has been opened feet and a continuous streak of good pay ore exposed the entire length this summer a cyanide plant will be installed and good results are expected the keystone mine is located about four miles south of warren and has been working a force of five men this winter in developing ve a streak of high grade ore was en countered in the level drawing west of s shaft it is the intention of the management 16 to sink the main shaft to a depth of P feet and then drift under the rich ore body 3 opened up this winter the property is equipped with hoist stamp and sawmill charles Grundy degrandy De is superintendent ri et t f the ranier group of six claims owned by ithe the ranier gold company of vincennes inis diana is located east of the keystone de tle has been prosecuted this winter 1 and a crosscut feet in length has been driven south to intersect the main lode the crosscut is expected to reach the vein in another 25 feet and a rich strike is expected this crosscut will tap the main vein feet west of the shaft also will open up a long run of sloping ground A cyanide plant will be erected early this spring the little giant owned by and which is credited with an output of is located half a mile south of warren this property will no doubt be worked on a larger scale this year no doubt considerable work will be done on the larsen property which was recently sold to a boise company these claims contain high values and when the necessary improvements are made quite an addition will be made to the output of that section on the meadows below warren a new dredge was erected by mr alexander last summer it is completed and as soon as the ice gets out of the ground it will start up |