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Show LONG DORMANT MINES TAKE 0EW LIEE Properties in South Idaho Anticipate Long Period of Prosperity. "Activity is being displayed In several districts of southern Idaho that have been dormant for the last few years," said F. . Cuehins Moore, mining engineer and former for-mer state Irilne inspector for Idaho, on his return from Idaho last week, according accord-ing to the Spokesman -Review. "The Iron Duke mine at Homestead, Ore., on the Idaho line, furnishes a conspicuous con-spicuous contrast, as it has produced continuously con-tinuously during the period of war and is believed to have made a handsome profit. Its operators are greatly handicapped, at present, by the caving of the railroad tunnei, which has made necessary the handling of the product by motor truck. In this vicinity considerable development Is being carried on, with apparent success. suc-cess. The existence of a large body of copper is reported to have been demonstrated demon-strated recently near Heath. "In the Boise basin the old Gold Hill and Iowa property has taken a new lease on life, as virgin ore bodies have been developed on the strike of the vein, which has been worked almost continuously ever since the early days of the camp. A few years ago this property was supposed sup-posed to have been exhausted, but persistent per-sistent development work has been re-1- warded in that there is now believed to r be more ore developed than ever before in the history of the mine. "Many mining districts of Idaho have been accessible only by means of trails or long and poor roads, but recently both the state and the government have awakened awak-ened to the realization that roads are essential es-sential to the development of the districts, dis-tricts, and large sums of money are being spent in surveys and construction of good highways. "During the last two years a road has been built from Banks, on the railroad between Nampa and the Payette lakes, to Lowman, up the south fork of the Pavette. From Lowman a road ia being built to Cape Horn, at the north end of Stanley basin, which will materially assist as-sist the transportation of ores from the Seafoam and Greyhound mining districts. A gang of surveyors Is locating a road up the south fork, which will connect Stanley basin by way of Stanley lake. "This road is to cost $50,000 and is being be-ing built under the supervision of the government department of highways. It will give the mining properties of Stanley basin a much shorter road, with the major part of it a downhill haul, and it will become a popular automobile tourist route, as it passes through some of the grandest scenery of the west. This road will traverse the state game preserve on the headwaters of the south fork of the Payette, which abounds with all varieties vari-eties of game. . On my recent trip through this section elk, deer and bear were seen In large numbers." |