Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-06-04
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.4a Ed. News Confined within doors to-day
by a severe rain-storm, / thought | would
pen few lines to the News, as kind O.
general letter to those residing at Boise Basin
having holding interest here, with slight
depression Of things in general, both pros.
pectiye and otherwise.
Is 81. PLACER MINES,
The placer mines in this section Of country
are more extensive than supposed. Jordan
creek, the main creek in this quarter, is work
ed for distance of about IS miles; it is as
large as Elk creek, and many of the claims
pay from fifty to one hundred dollars to the
hand. The entire length of the creek is
taken up. There are also several guches
which pay very well, and the hills IN the vi
entity prospect well, but water is difficult to
be got on them. The placer diggings are
not confined to this particular quarter about
seven miles south of here, placer diggings
exist which will be worked before long, the
only difficulty being a scarcity of water.
sr QUARTZ MINING. n
To commence upon this topic, l may say
with great deal of confidence, that this
camp promises to become another Washoe.
The number, size and richness Of the lodges
are unequaIed, and work is being prosecuted
upon many of them with great diligence.
Among the principal lodges which are known
to be rich, | may make mention of the fol-
lowing number, being Immediately in this
vicinity: War Eagle, Orc Fino, Morning
Star, Alabama, Donelly Silver Legion, Home
Ticket, Allison, Whisky, Empire, Eclipse,
First Consul, Gen. Grant, Gen. Banks, Ok. |
ford, and others of which | know but
little except from information. Moore & Co. |
are diligently at work Flashing the wood work |
of their mill Crane & Go. are busiIy en-
ployed in boring through Orc Elmo, or Silver
mountain, with much success. There is quite
a large quantity OF rock thrown up from the
numerous shafts sunk on the above leads, and
only await the coming of machinery to " ship
bullion" Quite an excitement occurred here
of late, by the discovery of another rich
quartz district about nine mics from Ruby
city, on direct line south. The leads are
silver, and promise to be very rich the prin-
cipal leads yet discovered In the new district
are; Monitor, Twilight, North American,
Great Eastern, Siskiyou, Rising Sun, Spray,
Setting Sun, Peace Democrat, Pride of the
West, Gem, Blue Lead, Pyramid and Rising
Star. The rock from several of the lodges
has been tested and assays largely. The
Mammoth district, about 45 miles from here,
is going TO create an excitement in the world
of San Francisco ere long. The lodges are
immensely large, and from numerous assays
made of the rock at Bannock, Portland and {
San Francisco, the average top rock beats
the Gould & Curry of Washoe fame. The
principal lodges in that district are: Nam
moth, Occidental, Union, Bluster, Salaman-
der, Occident, Diadem, Banner, Placervile,
Wisconsin, Deer, Orient, and Ironclad, These
lodges are from to 20 feet in width, and
can be traced distance Of from one to two /
thousand feet above the ground so, also, of Ii
the lodes in the newly discovered district. y
WHO says this is not a great country? Why !
in year from now from fifty to 100000
men can find employment upon quartz
lodges alone, and if the Government should
tax the quartz miner as proposed, the snug
little sum of about $1,000 geo must be hand
ed in annually from these districts alone, that
is, provided it can be collected possibly it
may " when this cruel war is oYer.H /,
r. tet ROADS. g
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