The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-09-16
ACROSS THE BASIN.

Greek. and while at the latter place that prince
Of good fellows, Thos. Mootry, Jr., escorted US
through the mill and mine of the Gold nh
Quartz Company. The mill, as our readers
are doubtless aware, is the same one erec'eo
near the Pioneer Ledge, on Granite creek ny
Mr. James NJ Classen, and by him sold to the
Gold Hill Company sometime last Spring we
have seen great many quartz mills, Doth III
Idaho and Colorado, but have no hesltancy IN
saving that we have never seen one better ar
ranged. or more complete in its different ap-
pendages, than the mill ON Granite creek. Un-
der the Superintendency OF Mr.. JAS L. Hogan
it commenced operations on rock from the
Gold Hill ledge about ten days ago, ana from
the appearance of the rock, and the manner III
which the mill operates, If 1t does not make
satisfactory returns to the proprletors II VIII
be useless for any one to engage IN quartz MN
ing hereafter in Boise county. The Gold Hi
Quartz Company consists of VIM. Lynch, Da-
yid Couehanoir, Thos. Mootry, Jr, VIM. Mo-
loney and Avery Johnson. Mr.. Lynch is Pres
ident of the Company, Mr.. Coughanoir Gen
eral Superintendent of the mines, MI Mootry
Secretary, JAS l.. Hogan Superintendent oil
the mill, and JOHN Latta ChIet Engineer The
COMPANY employs some 10 men. The old tuI-
mel which was excavated by Mr.. ClaSsen' Tor
the purpose of tapping the Pioneer ledge mas
been purchased BY the new Company, aud II IS
their intention 10 extend II Il distance oil about
$50 feet further into the mountain, until The!
tap the Gold Hill ledge, and when they reach
the ledge in that way the cars running The
quartz ont will dump il immediately AT the bat
ferries. They are At present getting quartz "u'
of a shaft - feet deep that was Sank up on The
mountain about four or five hundred .rtt from
the mill, the shaft tapping another tunnel be-
longing to the Company which starts II some
little distance below the upper SHAFT, and "hic1
i about 3j5 feet in lrugth-thr farther cud be
inc about 300 trrt from the surface III per
prndcular line. We examined some "i tH'
rock which was tahcn ont while wc were a
the mine. AMI after breaking il - pieces, b!
the ald of glass We could see free gold seat
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