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Show WESTERN MINING GAZETTEER. V (U BAV HOUSE, KINNIKINIC AND EAST FOUK DlSTKiCTS, IDAHO. Cal C. Clawson writes as follows to the Yankee Fork Her- ald: At Hay Horse, ten miles from Challis, we found the smelter In all set for running and waiting for a supply of charcoal. the bins wore 700 tons of ore to start with and more coming There are 15 or more mines sending down from the mines. to the reduction works the Ramshorn, Hood, Beardsley, Faithful Boy, 0. K., Excelsior, Utah Boy, Bull of the Woods, Silves Wing, Skylark, Keystone, Little Fellow, Cabin, and I The Rob ltoy and Centennial are also believe some others. (retting out ore. The Ramshorn Co. has contracted to deliAer ;K)0 tons of first-claore as fast as it can be got out; the Faithful Boy 100 tons, and the Beardsley is furnishing 20 tons of ore per day that runs high in lead and low in silver, e ores. and furnishes the base for the reduction of A number of the mines mentioned are on what is known as the Ramshorn vein the longest continuous quartz lode known locato the mining world. There are 29 fifteen hundred-fee- t tions on it, and ore found on every one of them, making it all of eight miles in length. The smelter is a most perfect piece n of work for reducing base ores, and has a capacity, is favorably located on the Bay Ilorse creek and in a very large e and silver belt. It is now running smoothly as clock work, and is turning out, I understand, from five to ten tons of bullion per day, that assays from GOO to 1,200 ounces. As bullion is considered good, one can readily perceive that the Bay Ilorse smelter is doing a most wonderful business for a new one. At Kinnikinic we found another field of active mining operations. Where two months ago there was not even a decent trail, we now find a brisk cam), good wagon roads, safe and easy means of transporting goods and machinery, and smeltThe company ing works fast approaching completion. ating at Clayton, mouth of Kinnikinic, is known as the Salmon River Mining and Smelting Company of Omaha. The ores are both abundant and rich, and the company owns some valuable properties. A good wagon road has been made down a tributary of the blast Fork to the main stream, thence down five miles to Crystal, mouth of East Fork. From there the rord runs two and one-hamiles up the south side of the Salmon, where the stream is being substantially bridged. From the bridge it is one and a half miles up to the reduction works, where quite a brisk town is springing up. The macliin-- 1 ery and supplies come direct to the works from Blackfoot. A road will also be built up to Squaw Creek, where are some of j the largest argentiferous galena ledges to be found in the Salmon River country. The smelter will be ready to start up probably by the middle of October. The nfineral belt extends to the south side of Salmon, and many of the mines in the vicinity of the reduction works will be worked through the win- ore ss high-grad- 30-to- high-grad- 200-oun- ce lf .i ter. ' ,i tlie J j Crystal Citv . is located on the south banks of the Salmon, at mouth of East Fork. The town is pleasantly located and destined to become a place of considerable importance. The wagon road down East Fork from Lost River passes through h as also the road from Challis to Kinnikinic. This section is Mussed with a mild winter climate, scarcely any snow falling, and stock does well on the d ranges. open and rni Crystal to the mines on the head of East Fork is 37 to miles. The trail is a moderately good one, and for 25 miles follows up the main stream, then turns to the west and goes thu North Fork of East Fork. The valley of the East IjP )rk is from h to one mile in width, ami covered with a heavy growth of grass. There are some fine ranch locations 011 which will be occupied next season. The lower part of 10 ''alley is favorable for the growth of small grains and vegis j . well-grasse- j j j j i J ij ' one-fourt- 1 etables. ! i he mines of East Fork comprise a group of about 25 lo- cations, most of them on the rim of a basin at the head of a 1 small creek two miles long and on the north side of the North Fork. The ores are galena, carbonate and free milling. The highest grades of ore, from which assays have been had, give from 200 to over 700 ounces silver per ton. We visited some of the principal locations and found them to contain some strong veins of very fine looking ore. Among the most prominent veins are the Germania, Old Bible Back, Croesus, Full Hand, Karnacc, Alta, Idaho, Suderberg, Arctic, Warsaw, Silver Shield, Top, Silver Bell, Deseret, Washington, Yellow Jacket, Golden Wonder, Sperling, etc. Several tons of shipping ore are out at the Idaho, and the owners of the Germania have 10 tons of ore packed for shipment to the Bay Horse smelter. It is clear galena and assays from 100 to 300 ounces of silver per ton. The carbonates in the vein are rich in silver. There is an abundance of timber and water in the vicinity of the mines, and if the ledges develop as well as they at present indicate, a smelter will, no doubt, come in its proper time. : BULLION SHIPMENT. The following shipments were made through the companies named, for the week ending October 2d: PACIFIC EX PI! ESS COMPANY. Sept. 25. Sept. 20. One bar Christy One bar Christy $ 2,361.26 Two bars Tintie M. & 2,563.03 2,747.03 M. Co Total Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 23. 25. 20. 7,071.32 WELLS, FAIN JO & CO. Six bars Tintie Four bars Ontario Four bars Ontario Two cars Horn Silver Four cars Horn Silver 2,554.88 5,232.06 4,751.97 5,000.00 10,000.00 5,255.92 Four bars Ontario 2S. Eight bars Ontario 29. One car Horn Silver Two cars Horn Silver 30. Four bars Ontario Eight bars Ontario 10,374.14 2,500.00 5,000,00 5,267.89 10,075.47 Total GG, 012.33 mVoIINICK & COMPANY. Sept. 24. Seven cars Friso, one car Germania and one car Morgan Sept. 25. Three cars Germania, one car Brooks, one car Morgan and one car Germania refined lead. Sept. 29. One car Brooks, three cars Germania refined lead, lour-barstormont and one car of Germania Sept. 30. One car Germania and one car Morgan. . 19,700.00 14,400.00 s Total 17,S50.00 3,310.00 55,200.00 LONDON DANK OF Sept. 25. One car Frisco 2,102.74 Grand total 131,046.39 A large The Boston Miningc Exchange starts oil lively. O number of New York stocks have been listed. The success of the Exchange is undoubted. It opened with a large and influential membership, and great care has been taken by the committee in listing stock. The merchants of Boston are more largelv interested in mining stocks than is pgenerally i shown the on was of the as Her known, Exchange. opening capitalists are largely interested not only in gold and silver mines in all sections of the country, but also in Canadian Oil regions. Several gold mining propeitics in Nova Scotia have also recently been placed upon the market here. One property was purchased for 5.3.000 believed to be a good bargain and a company is now being organized to work it. Mr. W. A. Simmons, President of the Exchange, will probably be the president of this company. The property is located in Halifax county, Nova Scotia. t |