Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-01-11
IDAHo's BEST MINES
Where They are and ws s,

y 'iils county, as to wbeth
e. the mines Of Boise oaunta =
la'n0as silver mines Of Atlanta nro
auced the most bullion this vear al !,
'"ousu all immense amount Of bullio,
mas been shipped by the Monarch J -
D'naio companies, we contend tba,
'ne gold product of the quartz mines
= Tue BASIN are greater. Our mines
contain free gold and the cost of iii
my 'ne ore ~ small, about 81 per ton
Inc cost OF extracting the ore from
We MINES is but small, as very little
powder IS used. Timber is M oh;oot
as The country for milas around j. .
dense forest. Taking everything into
consideration, the advantages we have
sre lar superior to those of any other
inning district on the coast, or the
oiack Hills | can safely say that we
can show a greater proportion of div
idend paying mines than anv otbor
Sectioh' The number of ledres
worked IN the county last summer as
near as | can ascertain, was sixteen
Ailose Claims working but few men
90 not count. Out of that number
Twelve paid dividends. tits generally
considered throughout Colorado Utah
Nevada and California that the per
centage-of paying mines is as one to
hve. 1t is a singular fact, neverthe-
less true, that every one of our mines
are worked by home capital. This is
the cause of them being developed so
slowly, and with but little profit ON
the start. Take, for example, the Eb-
eDezer and Belshazzer mines, on Fall
and Canyon creeks, where they were
to pay eight dollars per ton
or packing, and eight for crushing in
custom mill Here is at least eleven
iollars per ton lost to the owners
~ not having mills at their mines.
Consequently, proprietors of lodges
must work long time to secure suffi-
'lent means to erect mills. 1t is Only
within the last few years that any at
ention has been given to quartz in
his vicinity, and already we have
our mills in operation; one %, one
%, and two l0-stamp mills run by
team, with a l0stamp water mill.
'esides these there are two on Sum-
lit Flat, one Of which will start up
s soon as spring opens, and probably
9th. The mines of the most notorie-
7 are the Gold Hill, Sub Rosa, Bel
lazzcr and the Banner mines. ANY I
these, in Nevada or Utah, would be '
'orth 100000; but because they are
, unfortunate as to he situated in |
laho, they can scarcely be given :
way. For instance, the Belshazz2r 5
as bonded to James Monroe g. Go. c
me time ago at a very low figure, =
it'll the intention of getting an East |
n company to invest. Mr.. Monroe
as given the bond because he is ac- a
tainted with monied men who ex- u
essed their desire to invest in min -
g. He thought he had but a small :
SIX before him, but he has concluded ie
at if he succeeds in giving this mine u
way he will not soon make another
tempt to bring capital from the
4st. And so it will be till some pi
enterprising company Ia
axes start, for capitalists are like Ell
eep and follow the leader. The first
that invest in new districts m
nerally get good mines and raise the m
element. The cost of machinery ce
not as much laid down as in the til
lck Hills, nor is goods SO high, yet
oitalists prefer to go there because W
district is nearer the Eastern On