Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-02-27
LETTER FROM ALTuRAs COUNTY.
ATLANTA. 7. r. February ia 187

A41A1s "A, Il :, CDIudIy 10, 1871.
Ed. WoRLD:-For the information of
the many readers Of the spicy little
WORLD, forward few items of news
from these lofty mountains of Alturas,
and the celebrated gold and silver
mines OF Atlanta, which are rapidly
gaining reputation abroad among cap
italists. The large quantities Of ship
ping ores forwarded from this place to
the different reduction works during
the past summer has tendency to
stimulate the dormant capitalist, and
impress upon his mind that there is
immense wealth buried up in these
mountains of Atlanta. The many
competent and scientific judges Of ore
who have visited our camp in quest of
information, pronounce it to contain
deposit of marvellous wealth. and
that in the near future, when proper
machinery and the requisite facilities
are brought forward to work the re-
bellious ores here, then Atlanta will
become celebrated place, annually
yielding millions Of dollars to those in
terested in the working of her mines.
The Monarch and Buffalo companies
have already proven their claims to be
immensely rich. The Monarch compa-
ny has commenced work and contract
ed with parties to sink one hundred
feet on the vein, commencing at the
lowest level. At present the contrac-
tors are making splendid Roadway,
and are down about thirty feet. 9th
er improvements of developing is car
ried on with satisfactory results.
Their limited supply of timber and
other necessary material may retard
progress until spring
The Buffalo company is determined,
by all appearances, to show to the
world that they mean business, and
that they understand the management
and working of their rich mine. The
amount of their milling ore already
extracted and piled up, will not yield
less than $3.50, 900, if worked in fur
mace. Their new mill will be compile
ted in about two weeks, but whether
they are intending to start it up be-
fore teams are in motion am unable
to say. Owing to the scarcity of hay
and grain last fall, Mr.. Myers was un-
able to continue hauling quartz, but |
understand he will commence again as
soon as possible in the spring.
! Messrs. p. Mclaughlin & n. Kel-
ly are working on the Empire State,
and extracting some very rich ore.
Some of the richest specimens | have
ever seen are being daily taken out
and pounded in a hand-nortar 1t is
nothing unusual for them to find little
pockets containing two and three hun.
dred dollars. They have about ten
tons of rock OH the dump that will go
over 500 to the ton. On the western
extension of their ground Mr.. Taylor
is working on vein rich in free gold.
He occasional ly finds pockets that
yield handsomely in the hand mortar.
The milling ore will go about 5000 to
the ton.
On the Moultrie, Irwin & Falk are
pressing forward the drifts, with plen.
/, ty of 800 silver ore in sight.
i Another new discovery has been
made on Rabbit creek, in close prox.
unity to the Buffalo mill. The loca.
tors are Messrs. +. Pau and Nc.
Combs. East of their location, on the
extension, the Consolidated Murphy
claim is situated.
! Messrs. Murphy, Robson & Grove
are lucky locators. They have com
menced to sink and are down twelve