Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-04-27
THE CHARLES DICKENS AND
MONTANA MINES BONDED.
over a6OO,OOO In Thirty Days or
No sale.


year and q half. The remarkably |
itch ore extracted and shipped at regu-
lar intervals has created an interest
seldom heard of in Lew district, and
being now bonded to New York CAPT
talists for thirty days for over $780,
900, after an examination by Prof. |
Hooker, the celebrated engineer who
sampled and reported on the famed
Horn Silver, at Frisco, Utah, does not
tend to lessen their value in the opinion
of the public. 1t is unnecessary to
remark that they are worth this amount
and even more, for there is enough ore
in sight to pay for them and the cost
of extraction besides.
THE MoNTANAs SHOWING.
The tunnel was advanced 30 feet
and a crosscut stal ted for the vein,
which was cut, feet wide, inside Of
20 feet, and though not rich looked
very favorable. An incline was then
started down on the vein, and at the
depth of Al feet the owners commenced
extracting rich shipping ore. At that
time the cost of shipping ore was
nearly 5000 per ton The incline was
driven IS feet showing handsomely all
the way, and between $4,000 and
$4,000 worth of rich ore was taken
out. The East drift was advanced
from the bottom 10 feet on the vein,
which in places measured 15a feet
wide, of very high grade. There is
about $4,000 worth of first-class ore
and something like 500 tons of third
class, or $3.50 ore, on the dump. This
latter, which all know would yield
handsomely to reduce on the ground,
will not pay to ship.
The total vertical depth on the lode
is 140 feet There has been no effort
since last fall to take ont ore, the de-
sire being to place the mine in the
best possible shape for extracting ore
with great facility the present spring.
To this end crosscuts have been run
and other developments made until at
present the mine makes indeed must
handsome showing Probably enough
ore is in sight to run 20-stalnp mill
for several years. 1t was bonded for
oyer 100000 for thirty days.
THE CHARLES DICKENS
Is without doubt the best developed
mine in the camp, having been &C
lively prospected for the past three
years; the total vertical depth on the
lode being about $50 feet. The lower
tunnel is now in nearly 800 feet, and
the ore body shows up more hand
somely than any heretofore encoun
tered in the mine. When first cut in
this tunnel the vein was about feet
wide and averaged $50 per ton, but
has gradually increased up to the
present time and now shows wei
defined vein from to IL feet in width
carrying ore which runs from $3.50 te
$4,000 per ton; of course, the latter is
very choice ore. Ths upper tunnel
100 feet above the one just mentioned
lis in about 500 feet. The vein aver
ages well ia both width aud qualify
There is about 100000 worth of ore
in the ore house, taken from the upper
tunnel; that from the lower tunnel be
ing kept separate, and there is an i'm
mense dump of it, The firstclass ore
some of it going $4,000 per ton
has been sacked during the winter pre-
paratory to shipping early this spring
The stol es from the upper tunnel show
as rich ore as ever found in any camp
this grade of ore extending up to thu
grass roots. There has been shipped