The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-01-14
SILVER HILL ANDITs LEDGEs.

thor, but have no personal acquaintance VIII
him, nor any references-an therefore canno
youch for that impartiality which ought t
characterize trustworthy correspondent. l
his structures on the mines of that distric
are erroneous in any respect our columns
will be open for any one interested in setting
the facts right before the public.-ED.
BANNER CRY, Boise County,
December 20, 1904.
En-. WoRLD-As many of your readers are
more or less interested in the prosperity OF
this place, and in the many rich lodges wnicn
Ave been discovered here, you will perhaps
permit me to write few words concerning
them, during this Indictment season OF the
wear: when it is difficult to obtain any lntor-
NATION. from this place-as there has fallen
10 to this date, nine feet and SIX lncneS OF
snow. ),
I wish, sir to let the different lodges stand
hpon their own merits, and not to praise or
extol those which know are worthless
which would do great injury to the district,
as well as to individuals who would buy Dy
such recommendation, having, as it has IN
many other places, tendency to deprecIate
the value of good lodges, and cause many to
stigmatize the camp as worthless. l speak
of this, as it is we'll known how far 1t was
practiced in Nevada Territory, and, as see
the same deceits being commenced with great
vigor iu this place, think Tiny duty to warn
your readers of the same ere it is too late.
AS was rock from the '0phir,' Gould 4
Curry Savage and other good lodges in
Virginia city taken and represented, as
other lodges of wildcat notoriety, to enable
them to sell the same,-so is also rock from
the Banner Victoria Wolverine High
land and other good lodges in this district,
taken and represented AS from various other
worthless lodges, to sell them to the credu-
lous.
No doubt the above will offend a few, but
/ must refer them to the old proverb, "the
truth offends most;" butno matter if it does
offend few, so that it may save multitude
from the claws of wildcat.
Now, from personal observation for several
months can with confidence say, that the
Banner, Wolverine, Victoria Highland, Wis
consin, Washoe, and Pacific, are lodges that
are known (and tested) to be good beyond all
doubt, which, indeed, are amply sufficient to
make large, lasting and fourishing place.
as there are several companies on each ledge
There other lodges no doubt, that are good
but they will have to be better tested be-
fore shall recommend them to the public as
such. Let not your readers suppose that
am interested in all of the lodges as above
named, as it is not the case; only wish
were. | am interested in several not named
above but shall not recommend them until
they deserve it, although it may be to my
loss not to do So as wish this dlstrcesto be
built upon sound basis, that will not wash
Or crumble away.
As regards the width and richness of those
lodges, no doubt you are well informed They
are from one to five feet wide. The Victoria
Is the widest, believe, aud the Pacific the
harrowest and widening as they go down
They are certainly much narrower than some
of the main lodges in Washoe, bet believe
that what they lack in width they will make up
In richness, as the Banner and Victoria assay
near the surface four hundred dollars to the
ton, whereas the Gould & Curry in Virginia
did not pay to work for more than one hund-
red feet below the surface in most places.
Those, persons wintering here are busy
running tunnels. The tunnels of the Banner
and Wisconsin, extend about one hundred
and fifty feet; the Washoe is in about one
hundred and ten feet, and the Victoria near
ninety feet They are running the last, day
and night, and Iexpect it will be in before
within short distance, as the Wolverine,
Star of the West, &c. The rock in most of
them is getting hard. The Washington and
Placervile were thought very valuable, but
it is now ascertained that it was only loose
rock from the Victoria and Wolverine lodges.
Some are are trying to locate this camp in
Alturas county, but theidea is very obnoxious
to nearly all interested here as we believe it
to be in Boise county
To persons intending to invest money here,
| would say, come and see for yourselves
what you are buying, unless you are buying
into lodges that are known to be good be-
yond doubt, as it is only good days walk
Or ride from Idaho city.
The best are now held at from SIS to $25
per foot, and none for sale at those low fig
ures, except by those short of cash, as they
confident of their being handsome price
when the tunnels get in, and the district re-
eeves half the attention it deserves.
The Highland is suppos, d by most people,
to be continuation of the Banner ledge, as
width, course, and in quality of rock, it is
exactly similar.
Fearing that am becoming tedious, will
conclude, promising to write you again when
any of the tunnels get into the lodges.
Iremain your obedient servant,
JUSTICE.
The town of Auburn, which little more
than two years ago boasted larger popula-