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Show WKSTKIIN MINING GAZETTEER. 'IIK'nIith 43i!Jtnn Cjazcllm. 77 E WOOD III I 'Ell 00 UXT11 ) its uilii fism;i:k ykins and tin-AIADi: TIIKliKON. : locations town and propocd count v, Idaho, is hit- ol Wood River, in a valley, and has an It is elevation of 5,200 feet above distant from IJlackfoot (on the Utah and Northern i tail road) about 130 miles, and is over an by an excellent wagon-roaalmost level country, covered with nutritions bunch grass, and intersected by numerous mountain streams of pure water. Toponce it Co.s daily stages, carrying the U. S. mail and passengers, ply between these points, making hours. There is the trip through in lifty-twalso a good wagon road from Kelton (on the U 1. It. It.) to Bellevue, the distance being no greater than from IJlackfoot, with wood, water and grazing facilities fully equal to the lormer route. It is understood that a line of daily coaches will also be put upon this route on January 1st prox , or as soon thenalter as practicable From liclluvm-- north to tlio S.nv Tooth, a stance of tW nr 70 miles, including a lava, hh of eonntre on each side of the river from 10 to 20 miles, is embraced vut, the principal county scat of Alturas uaie on the east haul: beautiful, J mi grass-covere- as-save- d sea-leve- l. ap-jiroaehe- The formation is all upon the same vein. ot which grayish black limestone, the strata dip'to the south at about 50 degrees, and trend fisnearly east and west. The vein is a true sure The strike or course being west about lo degrees north by east 15 south, and sinking of a lew feet of shafts or running of surface open cuts. There are fourteen full claims located on the line of the lode, besides two or three intervening fractions. The lirst location of importance on the south is the Jibuti' Jltmi'e Owned by Mr. Scribner, J. M. Moore and others. It is opened by a cut across the vein some thiitv feet in of length bv ten feet in depth, and has a vein solid galena ore, varying in thickness from three to seven feet. Fully 11)0 tons of this ore were extracted in making the excavation and it now lies on the dump. Numerous samples show the average grade to be lull v 00 ounces silver per ton and 00 per cent. lead. Next on the line .s the Owned by Stott and Johnson. Shows lid a two fool vein of fair ore. and L. S. ('nu. Viryinht , Oitnrfjo, L. J. Four full claims, owned by Curtis, all showing tiie vein varying in thickness from two to live feet. Samples taken at various point along and near the surface give from 00 to 110 ounces silver, with fair percent, d at about 70 degrees, of course pierces the formation obliquely. liuUim' This property is owned by the Wood Itiver Mining Company (incorporated). It is developed by shaft anti tunnel to the depth of about M0 feet and along the vein 175 About etc. feet, besides numerous cross-cuts- , 100 tons of ore have been shipped to this market and sold, the amount realized there Picked from being about 250 per ton. samples recently taken from the lowest, 1 exposure on the vein gave over 1,000 oz. silver per ton. The average of the ore, however, is about 200 ounces silver per ton and 07 per dipping southerly d if d -- cent. lead. ex-(ovorn- or o -- Adjoins the Bullion on the west, and is owned by Col. Shaughnessy, having been recently purchased by him. ft is developed by shaft to the depth of 55 feet, besides numerous small boles and open cuts, jntyllmcir of lead. and Iltlhi Unto showing the ore to be continuous through the Three full claims, bonded to Kerr ami Wall. claim. The ores are galena carrying an 135 ounces silver and 7N per Here, from the central portion ol the Compen- average value of cent, metallic lead. Five and a half cubic sation and entirely through the Hard 1 a ton weight. la distance of over 12,000 feet,) the vein is ol feet in place of this make an average thickness of fully 20 leet, and al The average thickness of the vein is 5 feet, On- on tin-- lhir.l Time, it i s about 2S inches of which is solid ore of the .lisrovury e class named above, the balance a fair grade of J ho snrlace rock ior the en ov;r lit) hrt. second-clasin sight in this ore rJ hero is . . mill shows an average value d tro.l Mhe., no of 25 the within hs led surface, hundred feet from mine, and 5 gold per ton. Five . s ore, whilst the tins point (where the vein descends the nioun- - than 1,000 tons of minfiuai. u.:;aoN T1.KM03F iMcoai-ANt!lin side) a tunnel ha been run in on the evidences of continuity to the dec) are absoYet discovered on the continent. I believe Thirty tons Fold in ()f tlt. vein to fret, and the ground cns- - lute and tliat within the area above mentioned t:llt feet all in ore, and no indication of this market show an average value of 135 valley Wills ,,n either side. This is a light, friable car- - ounces of silver and 7S per cent, lead. (exclusive of the Hat. Jtnj Gituhl Adjoins the Mayilower on the along the water courses) nowhere could there be l)natt., carrying 33 to 10 ozs. silver, and about west and is owned by Lewis it Croy. The vein 'ton? with about 30 per cent, iron found four mile square of land, in a body. 0(j per that does not contain precious metals in pay- - .,,, excellent smelting ore. An almost unlimited ami ores are in every respect similar to the ing quantities, and that the proportion of true cpisuitily of this ore could bo extracted with Bullion and Mayilower. Fifteen tons recently sold here at veins of generous width, vast longitudinal ex- pj(, development and at trilling cost. per (on, and there is now on and 100 tons of tent and exceeding richness in valuable ores, Cltufts and others Next on the line are two the dump 00 tons of ores of good grade. is unsurpassed. Ot course, a detailed claims owned by W. II. Kittle and others, tne secoml-cla0. K. This is a parallel vein south-ow- ned tion ot all the mining locations in this, y.jn lieiii'j: f tlio sumo ifiit-rudiameter, and extensive iield would be impossible in an from q by McQueen and Croy. Twenty tons feet in width; and lastly, two are elaims recently purchased by Oliver and Lewis, of ore taken out and sold here sampled 172 ordinary newspaper article; besides, there A shipment of twenty tons of! ounces of silver and 05 per cent. lead. An many hundreds of valuable locations I have ,, Montana. not seen, and concerning which I could give u;o oz olv from the Climax i now en route open cut. 10 feet deep, shows 4 feet of similar I shall, .therefore, no reliable information. t,jri market The workings show V, feet ore. coniine my observations to a few of the more ,,f jj,js ( las of ore in the vein. l"utt Lm.hnit Adjoins the O. I. on the Owned by Met ornick and others. A same great mineral zone appear at prominent properties, of which I have made! careful personal examinations. prospect, but undeveloped. ()11 to xw Warm Springs Creek (includ- - lm Ibihon This is a parallel fissure, situate d Commencing at a point on tin wot side of jIltr pvl-- Creek ami (ireen Horn Oulcb,) a a bout a mile north ol the Mayilower and ownul the river opposite Bellevue, and about one ami (jst.lI1(V ()f is or 20 miles, bv a half miles therefrom,! a narrow zone of oril ciult-l- numerous fine pros- - by Lewis, Turner and others. It is opened jn c;llvM limestone about 300 leet in width, the strata .K.L.ts ,.lV0 including an excellent cut 33 feet, and tunnel 50 feet, on the fuml, to the west at an angle varying from !roi"lcrtV are three teams of ore within a spare vi purchased bvL. C. Karrick, and now There will average 30 to 70 degrees, the trend being nearly north L.injr developed. The vein is of L3 feet, the largest of which systematically The limestone is similar in color! immense width (10 to 00 feet,) and consists of Niches hi thickness the entire distance expose! ami south. and texture to the great mineral-bearinbands of excellent on , and others of by the cut and tunnel. The face of the which traverses Little Cottonwood. Utah. ,m iniYrior rade, the whole mass averrmiim nel is probably 25 feet beneath the surface, 'I' 'his vein snows extraordinary strength, whirl'upon which is situated the Km mu, North Star, .VKut 35 ozof silver, whilst the Joab Lawrence. Flagstad", and other famous! (,jYU i:r oz. si"lVLr aiil '0 er cent. tennis to increase as development proceedThis zone rests upon beds of slate and WAKM SPHINOS CrOlKK. and borders . shale the on east, shipped, the average grade being about. 11 vi. clay upon Y. Owned a A. St'ir jXorfi iqr Kjm.Ics, j, AI)0Ut U;()u, a1), granite on the west, ami is continuous in an u .1 0111 in " unlii'iikon lint: fnini llir point lirst uu'iitimuil 'l.1' ' on iliinip, bcsiilo loO Ions of socor.'inml slums one lm.es I.v"K Kn.to, to Croys Kniicli. u .li.sliii.ee of four niiies, ii.nl is dass (f (l()(, ul.;uI(, f oxeellenl ., tlio mo ami stie.i"t oie l.v an ore veil, varvini; traveiseil tl.ioulioiit ' grade, the lirst. earn ing about 110 oz. ol silver in thickness 1 hickness of per toil nml 50 per cent. lead. i'kom or, to Tiimrv to 12 feet, This 1 regard as the most important Iruun, Llucu llurxe. A orfi tnr eral vein vet discovered in the entire Wood 1 River region, not perhaps from the richness of bese aie all upon the same ein, and present A ear lot of ore features. sa,lu its ores (for the grade is rather below the aver-1- from tlio Moilat iv Irwin sampled Lj-age), but from its vast continuity in length. htpped B1,1, lead, ami tliere is great breadth ami unmistakeable evideneis of a ,arim(unt. (f me ot this class on the; -; That it will prove to persistence to the deep. bn of incalculable value, rivaling in productive- dump, both of the North Star and Moilat A. tons selected from the Ornament vicl'B Irwin. ness the great Kureka and Richmond mines of . nearly 1.01)0 oz. silver per ton. This is a n!; far most the ore Thus lit iiitr I prominent pn Nevada, have no doubt in fact, it is, in a maoi'i of v character commonly called hl;i' is of Cottonwood that district or (reek terial point of view, similar to those mines, sulphurcts. These properties, and espni. hui.liox can vox. zone being technically the lode. the the Ohio, regard as of exceptional valtu'-S(The true character of this great lode was not As it is called. This district, is situated about i Owned bv Marshal UliaM' Jl!: discovered until the prospecting season was so seven miles (air line) westerly from Bellevue others, and situate near the Hard Time. isn: far advanced as to ndmitof but little or no de- and is approached by an excellent wagon road a line properly. Five tons shipped show 1 velopment being made beyond the discovery (distant eleven miles). Here are situated the average value of INS ozs silver and (15 of the vein on the various locations and the Bullion, Mayflower, and .lav llould mines, cent. had. . fodjain , CtWijftHSiitiin ; s lirst-clas- r unmii-takeabl- drift-covere- e. d j $1-1- - 0 lirst-clas- s dc.-crip- s -; l ' t(g j j in-jt,Jl- sh j j ; j , : i g veil.-dippin- mi;-zon- e e ap-nat- j j lir.-t-classo- res . 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