Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-09-25
THE GOLD HILL MINE.


to Law before the readers of the WORLD
concerning the resources of our coun-
ty and Territory | asked and readily
obtained permission to enter this nine,
and accompanied by William Cougha-
nour. one of the owners and Superln-
tendent of the same, have been
through its tunnels and slopes that
are now being operated. AS the NINE
has been worked continuously Tor a
period of fourteen years, there are
some tunnels and drifts worked out
near the surface that arc OF no inter-
est to the reader, and will be passed
over in silence. | will state in the
beginning that there are but three
owners in this mine, Thos. Mootry,
and David and VIM. Coughanour;
that large sum of money has been
expended in erecting the best class OF
machinery for hosting and working
the ore, the mill for the latter purpose
being of good capacity, rui ming TWEEN
tyfve stamps and being provided
with every facility and convenience
for the successful working of gold
rock, and that fifty tons per day IS Its
capacity. The ore is hoisted through
an incline of forty-fve degrees one
hundred and forty-two feet, the mine
being now worked hundred feet be-
low water level and to depth OF be
tween five and six hundred feet below
the surface of the hills. After being
lowered in car to the foot of the IN
cline, sixty feet took US to the point
where the tunnel taps the lead run
ming Northeast and Southwest. Here
two tunnels diverge, one running
west or nearly 50, on a small vein Tor
a distance of about one hundred and
fifty feet, and the other bearing south
west about three hundred and fifty
feet along main vein Of good quartz,
to where men were at work Stopping.
At the end of this tunnel the lead OF
pay ore is about two and half feet
wide. from which we carried a hand
full to the surface, and after pounding
in a mortar obtained handsome pros
pect of free gold. We crawled into
the several slopes along the linz OF
this tunnel, AMI everywhere found a
good sized vein of good ore. After
examining this part Of the mine for a
distance of neatly 500 feet from the
bottom of the incline west, we went
through he old tunnel east distance
of1,200 feet. This tunnel has been run
along the ledge into the mountain un-
til it's depth beneath the surface has
reached about 600 feet. A large por-
ton of this has been stopped out, but
still there is large amount OF ground
to be stopped on this line, and in some
of the works betwt en- the hundred
foot level and the water level as rich
ore is now being taken as ever came
out before in quantities. Having ex-
plored large subterranean area, we
returned to the foot Of the incline,
placed ourselves in car, rang the
bell and were hoisted to the surface in
safety, having seen vast. amount of
aurilerous quartz The company
have worked the lead for distance Of
1900 feet east of the hosting works.
AS stated this mine has been tested to
:. depth of 100 feet below water level
AMI found good. The prospects are
better now than ever before i'll the lis
tory of the mine, for it is settled
fact that it is true assure vein, and
is increasing in size. 1t is more reg
ular in pay, while its continuity is set
tied beyond peradventure. The