The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-11
MINING ITEMS IN owYHEK.

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We clip the following items from the Owy-
hee Araldnche of recent date:
BrLLIoN.-Calling at Mcdonald & Co. 4
Assay Office yesterday, we saw two gold and
silver bricks Of the value of $4,000 This
was extracted from Ida Elmore ore, worked
at the Lincoln mill. and was the result of Fl We
days straining, leaving by far the richer por-
ton of the amalgam in the battery.
The bullion melted and assayed by Nc
Donald Co. now amounts to from fifteen to
twenty Thousand dollars per week.
MORE MrLLs.-Many more quartz mills
are wanted TO work our mines. Enough
quartz could be taken out fthose now being
worked to SUPPLY double the number Of
stamps running in Owyhee. There are q
remain idle next Summer because of the
scarcity of means for working them. II is .
good chance for enterprising capitalists to
bring in machinery and build more mills.
THE IDA ELaoRE During the last FIVE
months a vast amount of work has been per-
formed on the Ida Elm ore mine. 1t is now
being worked to depth Of two hundred and
thirty feet, where the ore is richer than ever.
DRIFT has been run, and Is just completed,
connecting The discovery shaft on What is
known as the New York mine, with the main
shaft on the Ida Elmora. This was done for
the purpose Of demonstrating that these two
mines are located on one and the same ledge
Tho proprietors now seem confident that su eh
is the case. We are informed, that without
the use Of . compass, . force of men com
menced work ct each shaft, about ave hund-
red feet apart, drifted towards esch other on
the vein, and INST about midway, the only DIFF
ference being, when the connection was made,
the driit from the New York shaft was found
to be few feet lower than the other. We
went through the entire distance, and Ali
along The line saw quartz, in some places
wide, and IN other places very narrow, much
oft of crystalline formation. Thirty hands
are nov employed in the mine Considera-
BILE manual labor is saved By the lh.se steam
engine, which does all the hosting.
New SrRlKEi--Judge Watson has discoy
cred new ledge IN War Eagle mountain. Al
the head Of Web-foot gnlch. Il was struck
abouttw hundred and fifty feet north Of the
northern limits Of the Poormap, and on di.
rect line with that famous nine, Wa h.~
been shown pieces OF rock from The new dis
eovery, and il certainly very much rs,.mbie.
Poorman ore. II is very probable th.t 10
Judge has stumbled on The counternar, -
rather the extension Of the richest P.ormsn
on record.
The 0so FIso. Fifiy man are nov Al xo,l
70 the Oro Elmo mine. A very rich chimney
has recsntly been struck in the South works.
A depth Of about 275 feet from the surface.
Inc ieoHe varies in width from four 10 III
fesI We understand that It is the intention
81 me company, next summer to build mill
somswhere near the mine, which viii ssya !
large amount OF money now paid for h.nl;n~
Tha Cosmos Mil is running night and a., ~
Orc Fino Ore. =
BuLLIox AssArED. The lvalns Of the bull.
lion run into bass By the respective assn,
ofhces for the NOR Il January, is q fol.
Mcdonald / Co. .......... $65,526 9sl
~ Co-:.........-.. ............ d ,621 ~
webb Myrick . q sn0 II
aAking total Of 14s ga r,
Nearly equal 70 the amount shinned l,eIa,'
Ms41, Fargo 1 Co durinS nv ss..s ~.
r01y which was ei50, 900 = g
TN 0ctpEs CnARlor e, :,
1910. ~ t.ns OF Golden Chsr;os -.
tho sans, Aosh Of shich, i & nra auns q
have 0ssen vesy sataeaaetovy rssulss. W
lam that cesenact haa just bean lei Is,
dakiak SaAtt flfy fsst on IN ledes, i Joss 4,
dsllas pes soot
The rapid progress u he Pacific K.ilro.l
fom Wet - WI . tbs East towards Ida,
10, isstsndiag 70 increase ths iaterest AND
sahases sAs salas Of the ainss d that &C
dos, asd lively tinss ass aatieipsasd ther,
assiae ~ ssniss ee1oss,