Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-01-23
IETTER FROM AITURAs COUNTY,

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which clothes every visible object OF
vegetations with mantle Of pure
Wilderness, extending along the horl-
zon and far up the high mountains,
ending with the conical shaped peaks
and abrupt cliffs standing out sol
itary and alone, like the sentinels OF
ancient Rome, guarding with a keen
and watchful eye their accumulated
spoiIs AFTER hand to hand contest tor
victory and conquest, carrying the
important message through the air,
informing their generals at Intervals.
by acclamations of alPs well. Not
solitary individual among us to dis
turb the monotonous stiffness en-
shrouding our happy and contented
people; cut off from civilization With
out roads or trails to enable us to pass
| in or out; living in these grand Old
mountains, ribed and scanned with
veins of extensive gold and silver
Ilodes, visible for capitalists to take
hold of and astonish the world OF the
marvellous wealth of Alturas, and the
great Atlanta mine, which is increas-
ING in value as work of developing
progresses. The lessees who are
working the Monarch companies
ground are prosecuting work with en-
ergy and perseverance, drifting on
the vein, stopping out and sinking on
rich shipping ore. Their lease will
run out by the first of July next.
Then the original stockholders will
commence extensive operations, by
erecting hosting works, and furnaces
TO work and reduce the ore here. 1t
is expected that this mine will be
placed on the San Francisco stock
board during the summer. Ii such
rumor proves true, before another
wear the Atlanta lode will be placed
side by side with the celebrated Con-
solidated Virginia.
The Buffalo company are working
with their usual amount Of persever-
ance, developing and opening up with
good results. understand this com.
panv are intending to erect hosting
works next summer. Their furnace
will be forwarded as soon as the roads
are passable in the spring, and be at
tachcd to the new ten-stamp mill
about completed. A new strike has
been made in the Moultrie mine, loca-
ted and worked by Messrs. G. Tins,
Faulk & Erwin. This mine is situa-
ted about halfway between town and
the Atlanta, in quartz gulch. These
hardy miners have worked steady for
over year, running to tap the lode,
and now are we'll rewarded with a
good sized ledge of shipping ore, as
saying from 500 per ton upwards.
The char lcter Of this ore is similar to
that of the Monarch and Buffalo.
East Of the Monarch ground Messrs.
Steadman, Turner & Ludley are run
ming to intersect the Atlanta, and ex
pect in about two months to be able
to strike it rich enough to make them
and their intended wives rich and hap
py for life. Other parties are pros
pecting with a will, and are liable to
strike it rich at any moment.
The all-absorbing topic here among
the miners is the Introduction Of
rule, and adopted by Superintendent
Lantis of the Monarch company, in
sisting on his miners to change their
clothing four times day on leaving
the mine. This is to prevent any one
from stealing rich ore. 1t appears
last fall he hired some strangers to
work for him. When they