The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-29
THE LEnHI COUNTRY.

of Picche in its good old days OF II and
70, thought would write you letter
and give your readers some information
of this vast and extensive new and prom
ising section in this far remote region
away up here in Idaho Territory, and as
we have not paper that is worth send
ing outside. or that takes the least
trouble TO advocate the justice and true
merits of this Idaho country, We have to
look and solicit favors from outside
papers in showing up the true interests
and inducements Idaho offers to the
capitalist the miner and the agricultur.
ist. And now, as Idaho has one of the
most promising and extensive quartz
camps on the PGcGc Coast to-day, it is
about time that she should have her
share of attention from our enterprising
men in coming here and judging for
themselves OF the vast and fabulous
riches that abound in and around the
Yankee Fork District, in the Salmon
River range of mountains.
Yankee Fork District was discovered
in 1869, the time Loon Greek was struck.
For placer diggiugs it never paid much,
but Loon Creek yielded pretty we'll for a
short time, but as the diggings never
amounted to much, of course in those
days the old Idaho placer miners never
paid much attention to quartz, and con-
sequently, like oil placer camps, thinned
out, only seventy-fve white men and
twenty Cinnamon staying with the
country and were contented with what
they could make. Two years ago a man
named William Norton struck the first
quartz ledge, now known as the "Charles
Dickens" which caused a great commo.
ton among those who resided here.
This discovery being very rich with gold
on top. the majority Of the people OF
course turned their attention to quartz,
and the result now is that a man of ex.
perience and judgment. if he Travelled
the country oil over, could not find any
finer or richer developed veins as is now
opened and worked upon in and around
Yankee Fork. The Charles Dickens
vein 10 ON eight-foot vein. with six fee
of ore which will average $500 to the ton
| and the other two feet from $75 to 500
| II is as true assure vein as ever any
miner or expert ever saw, with two wei
defined walls. The only way they hav'
| of reducing their ore is by the arastt
process. and can only secure about Al
per cent. OF the gold. The tailings, ate
being run through, assay from $500 Il
$500. Now, this is only one vein, which
is considered to be very nice paying
mine, bu: when we come to the Genera
Custer and Unknown mines, which ar
on the southeast side OF the Yankee Forl
creek, then q man of experience and
miner mus. admit that those two mine
are immense. Those two veins wer
struck by Dodge. McKim and Jane
Baxter. The General Custer is On i'm
mense yein-the whole side OF the noun
tain is mass of high grade ore. Th
first class rock out OF this vein has gone
for the last two summers. from 81, 500 t
$4,000 to the ton, and has Melted th
owners. after all expenses in mining
sacking and packing it out, and then fol
warding it to Salt Lake. are paid, owe
800 per ton. Expense for transporta
ton is very great. Everything has to b
packed in here on mules and horses TO
distance o: forty-hve miles, which is
terrible offset on the camp. but this wi
be overcome in course of time as tn
owners of the mines calculate to build
wagon road into here next summer. TIL
Unknown is the same vein as the Custer
only porphyry horse or belt dividip
them, which is as rich and just as exteI
sive. Two-thirds of this property wa
sold last fall for 100000, the other one
third remaining in the possession OF Jal
Baxter, and he asks for bis interests i
the Custer and Unknown 100000
which he will readily get on his retur
from the East. 1t is the opinion Of e,
perts who have visited those two mine
that there are quarter of million {
dollars lying on the surface. Those tw
veins resemble the Comstock nearer tina
any other vein on the Pacific Coas
They have the same identical charactt
OF rock and the formation is precisely tt
same on the surface. The general cha
aoter of the rock is free milling, most
all black sulphurates of silver. with
large percentage of gold in all the roc
in the district. Above the Custer an
Unknown is the Continental, owned /
Mohler & Co., which has fine shown,
also the Badger. Little Giant and Grs
Eagle, which are oil very fine lookir
, prospects. likewise the Lucky Boy ar
Annie; but there is not enough VOL
, done on those claims as yet, except Il
Continental, to give correct repor
, however, they are going to make val
, able property in the course of tim
There are other very fine showings
and around the vicinity of the Custe
which would make lengthy and tedio,
) task to write up and give them the
: merits, but they will speak for Their
selves in the near future.
We will now leave Yankee Fork cret
and take up Jordan creek. Up Jordi
! seven miles we come to Estis Mountai
: one of the highest in the district.
q altitude is about 1000 feet above Il
level of the sea. Right on top of tn
mountain is the Montana lode, We
: about ten feet wide between walls, al
9 eight feet OF this will go from $1,000
1 .