The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-10-19
OwYHEE ITEMs.-We take the following
items from the Araldnche of Oct 14th:

| items from the ArdtdHche or Oct. l4tn:
Two drifts are being run in the fifth and sew
enth levels in the Idaho Gilmore mine The
average width of the ledge is about three feet
The company have an abundant supply o
mining timbers us well as two thousand cords
of wood for the mill laid in for winter The
mill is still running on tailings which pay yer!
well.
The Minnesota shaft is now down about LAG
feet, and a contract has been let to sink it lOt
feet deeper The ledge is two feet wide. and
it Is thought. will turn out fair milling ore.
The Mahogany shaft is now down ~ feet fer
the 4th level, and they expect to cut the vein
ut depth of 100 feet. Superintendent Min
ear intends to get the mine Well opened aud
put it in good shape for working before milling
any ore.
T. A. Thompson has leased portion of the
ldlewlld mine to Il company OF Cornish miners,
who are taking out good ore.
The shaft on the Empire is down lao feet
ut which depth another vein or spur unites
with the main ledge, making 1t FULLY two feet
in width, aud is yielding fine looking silver ore,
mixed with gold.
Mickey n Co. are taking out some of the
richest ore even seen III the camp from The
Original Empire. A considerable portion of it
can with difficulty be broken on account of lis
maleablty.
Fine looking ore is being taken out of the
Woodstock nine.
Superintendent Walbridge is encrgetically
pushing work in the War Eagle, formerly
known as the SkOokum. The shaft is down
lou feet from the bottom OF which a drift has
been run on the third level about eighty five
feet south and ten feet north. The ore is
mostly decomposed, and very rich IN gold ANA
horn silver, the pay vein being about eigtren
inches in width. Aknd Of mineral. similar 10
the rich silver ore taken from the Pnornan In
It's pamiest days, WAS recently struck IN the
north DRIFT.
The lower shaft on the Red Mountain is being
put in order, and the old drifts cleaned out.
preparatory Ia an immediate resumption OF
the working of the mine
The Sands Bros. have struck the Illinois
Central near the south end OF their claim
The vein is fourteen inches wide. and prospects
we'll in both gold and SILVER.
The Amadur mine is looking well. and ten
tons Of the ore will be tested nj the Mincar
mill This mine was discovered only n couple
of weeks ago, aud is situated below the ORC
Elmo grade north of Cape Horn.
4 thre..toot and a half vein Of quartz was
cut through ut the bottom at the new eighty
foot level in the South Chariot. but Suprrin-
tendent Miller is running cut still further
believing that the main ledge is still further
east.
The Orc Fino is yielding large quantities of
good paying ore.
Brown N Mcguire are still taking out ore,
for crushing. from the Little Giant mine.
Wells. Fargo 81 Co. shipped from Silver
City, during the past week, d bars of bullion,
valued at sll.417 ~.
There is considerable excitement over the
lodges in South Mountain district. The .ird-
lanche predicts that the mines there will Gre
ate one of the greatest mining excitemrnts
ever heard of since the days of 40 The
mines are only about % miles south OF Silver
City