, 1880-01-24

the tailings asSaying more than twice as
much more but this ledge labcFs under the
same difficulty as many others here, the val
liable metal is silver, and there are no facili-
ties here for reducing silver rock The
"W. b. Knott" named after the original
discoverer, Is situated two and three-fourth
miles west of town on ridge between Halls
and Cokain's gulches. 1t runs across the
ridge at right angles, and so lies favorably
for development to depth OF about 400 feet
by tunnels following the VEIN 1t crops out
boldly for about 400 feet on top OF the ridge,
and here most of the work has been done
through shafts OF moderate depth. \ tunnel
on the Halls Gulch side follows the vein
some distance, and will eventually open it to
a depth of $50 feet; it is already IN fair pay
ing rock. The ledge Oh top OF the hill is Is
to 70 inches wide quite uniformly. large
quantity of rock has been taken out "t this
mine at various times since 1867, and 1t has
paid variOusly from II to l34 dollars t" the
ton. Probably fair average or the available
CONTENTS OF THE NINE
Is Is to 20 dollars to the ton. The ore con-
tains much refractory material, Zinc- -bende
In quantities, galena here and there, and iron
in numerous forms everywhere. Before
crushing, the ore is piled mp in heaps, the
larger the better, with abont one and a half
times its bulk of the best dry wood under
and around it and distributed through It,
and fred ON a dry, windy day The heat Is
intense The rock falls into fragments,
somr of it being melted. 1t Is then easily
ground IN an arastra. The sulphurets merely
color the water and 90 off \ fair percent
age of the gold is set free and anal gamates
with grinding enongh. Doubtless the time
is not far distant when this, with other ores
OF this camp, will be carefully crushed raw
and the sulphurets saved for rc-worhrng or
shipment, as they are valuable, and calcin-
Ing Is destructive to the sulphurets About
100 tons Of ore are now out and ready Tor the
process have described. and 1t Is the IN
tentinn Of the owner to work a larger force
of men AS soon as winter breaks up a little.
There are numerous other lodes besides those
| have mentioned which offer inducements
for development, sueh the '.Bonanza,
Charity" Sampson, " keystone, " Al
ia, etc, bat the foregoing are the only ones
on which any work is being done or IN CON
temptation except the merest pretence Of The
legal representations. Our ledses are mostly
thin seams altogether too narrow Tor great
companies with great mills. Nature made
them SO and We must accept the situation.
Ii would seem rather though they were
intended for small companies Of two or three
men who can do work themselves and hire
when they need it, and get aloag with an IN
expensive crushing apparatus. For sober
minded individuals who IRE cpnvcrSant with
this business there are
PROMISING LEDiES
Lying here vacant to-day, but for those who
merely desire 20 make little nnney 10 have
4 good spree on there Is not much show
Wages have been tending downward for
several years. 1T three and fOur dollars =
day enterprises may I've undertaken and
profits made which we're out al the question
at SIX dollars a day. The Indian disturb
a:ices haze kept things In fernent through
ont North Idaho for the last the years,
but probably these are now settled, amt
there is no good reason 10 doubt that the
country is more nearly on the straight high
way to prosperity than ever before
The winter Is severe; the I'D Of Dec.
was the coldest day ever known IN these
parts the SNOW mere Is from four I" eight
feet deep, being deeper than ever known
before, and those who want water next
spring and summer are likely To lie fully
satisfied y. Il. W.