The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1876-12-30

great Atlanta Lode in Alturas Co.. Idaho
! This is hut one Of the rich lodes that are /,
the mountains Of our territory:
| This is An immense lode that has cours,
south about 20 degrees west, and north Il
degrees east, and dip south of GO to Il
degrees.
Reginning at the east end of the hill
near the west base of the high granite
range in Monteznma Gap, the crest of the
hill runs southwest about 5000 feet: i,
then curves around to the west and contin.
ues tclerably direct a distance of three.
quarters of a mile, then turns north
west towards the junction of Yuba
Creek with the Middle Boise. The
lode first makes its appearance near
Montezuma Gap, and runs through the
crest Of the hill and across the head of
Quartz Gulch at the Monarch mine.
Continuing its course along the north
side OF the ridge about 5000 feet, it
again crosses the SUNNI. aud branches
into three veins, which tend oblquely
down the southwest slope of the ridge
towards Yuba Creek. The groupings
are traceable a distance Of about two
miles. All Of it has been located and
worked along the surface sufficiently to
hold the claims good under the law. No
developments have been made Of per-
maneht character, except on the Mon
arch and Buffalo Gains. Both Of these
claims have been tapped by tunnels run
from Quartz Gulch, cutting the lode
about lOO feet below the surface and
about SO feet below the water line. The
Monarch tunnel gains depth below the
groupings as it runs east along the lode
into the high ridge towards Montezuma
Gap. At the east end Of the Monarch
ground, the level will be 300 feet or
more below the surface. .s9as ts.t
f The width of this great lode between
the walls is from 40 to 100 feet, and
near the point where i, crosses the sum-
NIT towards Yuba Greek, it, is much
larger, but its exact width at this point
has not been ascertained by any direct
cross cuts.
The metallic contents are gold, native
silver, ruby silver, brittle silver and sui.
phide of silver. or silver glance. The
brittle silver or black sulphuret, is the
most abundant ore, next in quality and
value is the ruby silver. The native
silver and silver glance are found only
ia small quantities. The tree gold con
stitutes 20 to 40 per cent OF the values.
d The other minerals are from pyrites
IN moderate quantities, disseminated |
through a friable grangular quartz,
gmgue aud a cabby, scottish granite,
~hichs,ens to be part of the lode, as
seams and masses between
he layers Of quartz. | saw NO traces
,f copper, zinc or lead. . In fact this
ode carries the purest ores of silver that
have ever seen in any extensive mine.
The Monarch Company's ground con-
lists of 1900 in length on the lode, be-
ginning nlg4aatI At al point some 300 or 400 feet
outbwest of cQQpartz Gulch, aud run
ling east across the gulch into Montez,
ina bill. 4 tunnel has been run from
he northwest nearly parallel with
he guich. until the vein was out at
'oint near the west eDd of the claim.
hen it turns east following the lode
lnder the gulch and into the high
idge or hillabove mentioned. !.
The rich seam of black sulphuret and
ubysore varies in width from one to six
r seven feet, but along side Of it is a
cam of pay rock that carries a good
ercentaseiof free gold with silver ore
disseminated through it. This ore is
,illed without roasting, but not with
ood results. The yield ip bullion rare
! exceeds 40 per cent of the assay val
es. The rich brittle sulphuret and ru- I