The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-15
a New Mining BooIa.

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18th publishes two column interview
with Mark W. biusgrove, editor of the
Yankee Fork Herald, Of Bonanza City,
Idaho, who has been in the city several
days, from which we republish the fol-
lowing believeing it to be in every re
spcct reliable:
Mr. Musgrove says to the reporter,
LET me show you something of
THE DEPOSITS WE HAVE"
Saving this, he went to a box, and
began to take out ugly gray rocks, such
us any but an expert would consider
worse than useless, and began to open
the reporters curious eyes by his re-
marks upon the specimens. "Here are
a lot of ores from various mines in the
Bay Horse district. All the ore from
this section is known as base ore, and is
principally silver 1t requires to be
smelted aud refined before it yields mp
its wealth This piece here" taking
one Of the rocks, is from the blood
mine and assays 800 ounces II silver to
the ton throughout q ten-foot vein. You
can count CT one ounce TO the dollar
This ore Is from the "Bull of the
Woods" six inch lead Of 1000 ounces
to the ton Here is chunk from the
Greenwood mine, averaging 500
ounces to the ton The vein is one and
half feet wide. This piece represents
the Redemption, and is fiom a two
loot lode 1t assays 800 ounces This
is from the "Broadway," worth the
same, and from lode of the same
width. Here is better one from,
''You Know "a four-toot ledge yielding
owner in this property. His partners
are Messrs. Lidell and Talbot; but l
think he has controlling interest
Here is specimen from the ''Uncle Ben
that assays 800 to the ton throughout a
three-foot vein. The popularity of this
ore is that it reduces itself, requiring nc
other gross material to bring about that
result. Let US now take few specimens
from the
YANKEE FORK DISTRICT.
In this district the ore is known al
free milling ore, and carries both golC
and silver in paying quantities NJ
Surnace is used in reducing it. Here il
some 5000 ore, that is, it assays SOC
to the ton, and is from two foot veir
in the paradise" mine. This is worth
$3.50, from the Badger" and comes
from three foot lode. This is from
the 'Gray Eagle" and assays S40(
throushout vein Of nearly four feet
But here is something that will max.
your eyes canoe. This piece (abou
two inches thick with a surface of two
by three inches, gistened with grains O
free sold) is from the 'Charles Dick
ems, and is a very handsome specimen
This rock will go $4,000 at least, tC
the ton The mine has an eleven foot
vein, which averages $3.50 to the ton
Specimens can be obtained from THU
marvellously rich bed of ore that are
nearly as rich as nuggets Here is q
specimen from the Montana" a mine
with a nine foot vein, and the ore av
erages $500 to the ton. This is a spec
tally beautiful specimen, very rich, and
assays at $4,000 per ton. You have
heard of the General Custer" mine
that
yERITABLE MOUNTAIN OF COLD.
That mine has a vein uncovered for
nearly 800 feet and it is not ended yet.
1t is made up of black sulphates, which
will 60 over $4,000 to the ton in its
richest stratum.
''These specimens Showing a double
handful of gray, uninteresting rock)
are from that portion, stratum OF
eight inches, and are worth $1,000 per
ton. As far as prospected, this won
derful mountain side of gold and silver
bearing ore averages nearly 5000 per
ton The unknown" joining the Gus
ter, Is about the same size, and from
one cut they have shipped 100000
worth OF ore to Salt Lake, where most
of our reduction takes place To hurry
through, let me show you a few
SPECIMENS FROM OTHER SECTIONS.
This is from the Yellow jacket district.
from two claims exactly alike, known.
respectively, as the "North America
and "South America" They have mil
lions in sight without any work, and
the ore averages S75 per ton in each
mine This is free MILLING ore and no vs