The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-10-20
o"aHEE IrEMs-The following items are
taken from the 4ralanche of the 15tb.

| He IOHOWlng items are
taken from the Aualanche of the 18th.
A large deposit of the richest ore av., soan
~ ~ UWyhee was recently struck in the t;fth
levei OF the Golden Chariot so feet sonth ',f
the smart Fifteen tons were taken out in on =,
uay that 1t was estimated would nav S3 OO() NO :
ION ana good judges estimated it ~ b;ob po 80
.Ionl So.OOo to S6,000 The rich streak IS
aoout loot wide and is known to extend .
Instance OF 80 feet in the stope. :
silver City Water Tanks are RECALLED with .
tehplar organ called the Bi-Monthlu Mountain
na". Miss Dyer is chief editress and T T.
Clary assistant editor.
Soi' "A. I'll. Webb, an old resident of Owvhee
ana genial, whole souled gentleman, hos re.
slened the office of County Treasurer and pro.
poses TO leave for Texas, where he intends
taxing up MS residence. We wish him GOOD
fortune In his new home. The Commissioners
nave appointed Jas. H. Gardner, Treasurer
elect. to fill the vacancy.
Culius Brown, lately partner of Ben Bern
s'e.'', mas shaken the dust of Owyhee from his
feet and gone to New Orleans. his old home
George Vass has sold his Wagontown min.
ing claims for $780,
Wells, Fargo g. Co. shipped from Silver
City, October 4th, nine bars of bullion worth
$17 900. wa Va
Inc KnlckerbOcker mining company are
ABOUT TO resume operations in Owyhee.
captain Myrick has sold his Snker mill ma
Ghihery and property connected with it to Put
nIa a VINO intends to again start operations.
Inc lady Good Templars of Silver CITY
smugge i'll their "Old rye" by eating hollow
egg shaped candy, which is filled with q good
article of "Valley Tan"
There are not half teams enough in Owvhee
to supply the demand for hauling quartz, wood
lumber &c.
The Boise and Elko stages both leave Silver
CITY at o'clock in the morning. Through
fare from Boise City to Elko, $50, coin; Boise
city TO Silver, $40; Silver to Cope, $25; Cope
The Ida Gilmore company have reduced the
wages OF their miners from 81 to 1915. The
Golden Chariot Chariot company has also re-
duced the price for drilling in the mine from
~ cents to Is cents per foot
The owners of the Skookum and Illinois
Central mines have leased the Minear mill fer
two months.
The Belle Peck mine is turning out very
rich ore. The. decomposed quartz pays from
30 cents to 81 to the pam
The owners of the Illinois Central mine have
5O tons OF ore ready for crushing
Gilmore u DUlberg are taking ore from the |
Silver Wave in which free gold can be seen in
all of it,
The Chpmunk ledge, which is only three
inches wide, is as rich as ever.
Work has been resumed on the Skookum by |
Judge Martin, Col. Hay, Mr.. Taylor and 9TH
ers. The ledge is ten inches wide
Work is being actively carried on in the
FLYING Dutchnan, new tunnel being started
to tap the mine $50 feet below the surface
The Mahogany ledge has opened up two and
n half feet in width.
Work is about to be resumed on the Orc
Elmo. The engine is being repaired and every
thing put in running order.
Jones d Mcmahon are taking fine looking
ore from the Red Mountain. The vein varies
in width from fifteen inches to two feet
Mr.. Clark, foreman of the Ida Gilmore, has
resigned, and Mr.. Irvine OF the Golden Chariot
is now acting in his place.
The denisons of Fairvew, on War Eagle
have a saloon where they get their
grog at bit drink.
" Humbug" has sold his interest in the Lee
slathan mine to Fred Warnkee for 81 $50
Tho total amount of the Indebtedness of
Owyhee county, exclusive of interest, up to
October II, 1870, is S44,431 81.