The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-07-31
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SILVER CRY, /. T.. July Is. 1873
Ed WoRIp: Thinking that some o. your
patrops might like to hear from this place. !
have taken tie liberty to give you few Items
in fse.rdsto the doings hereabouts Our
mines arc now in q prosperous condition. and
,v.re there men enough here to WORK tnom
things would be lively and ell could tnen say
that Owyhes was in it glory. At tee present
time one or two hundred men could find em.
nloDment here. at good wages, at most any.
hing but loafing, for we have some OF tnas
claas hsre now. Our town now mas quite
lively appearance, for the large freight Teams
Ara coming in very fast. The treignt i10tn
Winuemucca here il quite low, only u cents
per mound, in coin, and our merchants are
takinq advantage Of it. The weather here' at
present. is very pleasant, and you can ENJOY .
ere here nearly every evening. IN
will give you mining summary a"o VIM
commence with
THE FILLMORE NINE.
Thew now have their steam pumps 10 place.
but work them very little on account OF stean'.
The company have two large boilers on tne'
way up,, and when they have them IN place
will BIZ ready to take out some very rich rock'
aud give employment to about forty men.
THE GOLDEN CHARIOT
Ia now in a prosperous condition aud they are
taking out rock which works from $50 to $lOO
mar ton. This mine will give employment to
about FORTY more good miners. The company
oay fifty cents foot for drifting. The mine
looks well, and tho indications are favorable
for richer rock than ever.
THE MINNESOTA
Company will have their new engine and boiler
housed next week, and Mr.. +. Comm. the Su-
psrintendent, informs me that he can, and will,
take out thirty or forty tons Of rock per day,
which will eclipse the Fillmore aud Chariot IN
their palmiest days. This mine employs ut
present about eighty men, aud would give en:'
ployment to about sixty more. ut - per day
THE RED JACKET
Comes next. under the supervision OF that
practical miner, c. s. Miller, who is taking
out some very rich gold.bearing quartz, and l
think that this company will soon declare
dividend. for there are at present over one
hundred tons Of rock in tho ore house, which
will work over 500 per ton. The mine now
employs about thirty men; but rs soon a. their
hosting works are up will require as many
more.
Is taking out rock which dazzles the eyes Of
the beholders, for native silver. in large
sheets. covers it; and Foreman II. T. Carter
tells the that there il enough ore in sight to
keep 20-stamp mill running on it indefinitely.
II is under the supervision Of Col. p. Owens,
aud employs about forty men, aud would take
more if they were to be had.
THE SOUTH CHARIOT
Mine is well nigh petered out. The company
employ but eight men, who work BY contract
sinking a shaft
THE WAR EAGLE
Mine WA attached and sold to its creditors.
they promising 70 release It when all Of its
debts were paid. A short time since some TEN
men leased it and in sixty days took out OF il
$4,000 after paying all expenses. report il
prevailing here that the company will soon
take hold Of it again.
THE EMPIRE
Mine, which shut down for want Of money "a
psy their hands of. resumed work again on
the Path, with working forcc Of forty men.
TIE ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Il owned and worked BY J. Sands, II. Martin
and II. s. Cheesboro, and they are taking out
some very fine looking ore. which. worked 10
their arastras, meta them Sl6O per ton.
THE IDLE WILD AND NORFOLK
Are the two adjoining mines and are worked
on shares. the miners earning about 81 per
day on them.
TIE BELLE PECK
Which j. named after the wife Of the editor Of
the AralaRche, promises to be . fine ledge, and
the rock on the dump looks well.
THE EUREKA
Was the cry the other day, for old Joe Cleary
had struck the Poorman, on bis ground, about
forty feet below tho old tunnel. It has every
Indication Of being the long lost lode, and il il
10, citizen Of your place, w. Casuer, will
come in for bic share.
THE RISING STAR,
In Flint. has shut down, and will not likely
ever start up; and such il the case with South
Mountain.
In my next l will tell you all about GU,
mills, and will wind this up by telling you
about the old Idahoans: F. B. Britteu il here
and talks some Of leasing the Miners mill
COL Preston 10 also here, but seems fdgety
and discontented. He 10 here attending to bust.
ness for New York firm, and when through
intends to settle on his vineyard in California
James Graham and his brother, formerly oil
Pioneer, are here. tho former doing large
merchandising business.
The huff that Won pave Hill the "0ld Man u