Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-09-19 | Page 12 | Make Rich Strike near Custer, Idaho

il II SHE FOR CUSTER. 110 Sensational Gold-silver Ore Opened in Three-foot Ledge. Edward Solomon, a grandson oT Fred Solomon, formerly urvevor general of Utah, and Henry Van Camp have en. countered sensationally rih gold -silver ore on .-lairus they ;ire working near Custer, Tdaiio, aceordinsr to the Chains Messenger. In discussing tlie strike, that paper Bays: Ed. .Solomon and Henry Van Camp, who are working some mining claims near t he old Klack property, near Custer, last week broko into one of the richest pay streaks ever uncovered uncov-ered in the stale of Idaho. The ledtfe in which the ore is found is about three feet wide and lies e-tween e-tween perfect hansini? and loot walls. The se.nn which carries the enormously enor-mously high values is several inches in width, making: of tlie strike a bonanza far beyond the wildest dreams and fondest hopes any prospector has ever entertained. Assays on samples sent to the as-snyer as-snyer return $79,512 in gold and 1134 ounces in silver. The two younij owners of tho property prop-erty are virtually on easy street now and their many friends are rejoicing with them over tlie rich strike. Another strike at Jordan creek on propartv owned bv John Harvey givca $600 in gold and 5300 in silver. Edward .Solomon is the son of O. E. Solomon of Walt Iake. He started prospecting pros-pecting at the age of 16 years, when he went to Goldfield during- the excitement.