Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-06-29
RAMBL1NGs OF RoUsTABoUT.
Rocky BAR, Alturas Co !
June 20, 1871. !

terday that had visited the
Bonaparte Mine,
1t is my purpose to inform them 0
what | saw in and around it. Th'
mine is situated near the apex OF
range, on the opposite side of which
is located the Atlanta mine. Its di
rection is east and west, with a devl
alton of eighteen degrees south o
east and north of west, and cutting
at right angles two gulches and three
ridges that tend southwark, the galch
es affording sufficient water little
below their confluence to supply the
boiler, batteries, pans, &c, necessary
to run mill of any capacity that may
he needed.
The original location was made in
1864, was indifereRtly and unsuccess'
fully worked until within the lasl
eighteen months, since when, under
the present management it has been
Systematically operated so as to now
present most favorable aspect. The
present manager is the principal own
er, and being a gentleman of much
scientific knowledge and practical ia
formation, being we'll versed in metal
lurgy and chemistry, as we'll as geoie-
gy, he has been enabled to prosecute
the work to the very best advantage,
and everything shows that each stroke
of the pick or the drill hammer has
been skillfully and Systematically di-
ricted, and the mine is now opened
and the ledge traced for distance of
500 feet lengitudinal!y and 2Se feet
vertically. The first level has been
run from west to east 200 feet along
the ledge at depth of 100 feet below
the surface. The whole length of this
level the vein of rich ore is shown,
varying in size from six to fifteen
inches. The second level running
from west to east is 200 feet below
the surface, directly under the first,
showing the ledge the entire distance
of 500 feet, which varies in size from
twelve to thirty-six inches. A hun
dred-foot shaft connects the FIRST and
second levels about midway of the
second; and about $50 feet west of
this shaft another is being sank to the
intended third level, and is now down
80 feet, with the ledge bold, strong
and well defined to the bottom of thea
shaft. The mouth of the tunnel of the 4
second level, is on a level with the
gulch of the two named. |
Seven hundred feet west of this, and
over the middle ridge crossed by the
ledge, at the edge of the west guch,
is shaft sunk on the ledge % feet
deep, which brings us down to level
with the proposed SO0-foot level, where
t is the intention, in the near future,
20 erect hosting works. The ledge
;rops out on the surface of all three of
'hese ridges for great distance, and
Professor VIM has secured, in all
J, 100 feet of it length.
have examined every part of this s
nine that is opened, and everywhere I
md the ledge Enthusiastically defined, i
and solid, with clay-seamed a
rails. In its downward course 1t has b
1creased in size from about six inches
the top to an average of about eigh-
zen inches at the depth of 23O feet.
he ledge matter inside of the walls is
uch larger than l have named. I n
lily speak of that containing the met t.
, which is in every place in solid N
'dy and discernable by candle light G,
distance of fifty or sixty feet. The la
lality of the ore is such as when a,
ated may tax the credulity of the iii
ader who has not seen it. The gold "
the richest of it is contained in n,
lat the Professor terms a zincn-tnl u