, 1880-01-24
OUR WARRENS LETTER.
VAST MINERAL WEALTH.

WARRENs, Idaho, Jan. 10, 1880.
EDITOR STATEsMaN:-M Mining in this camp
has been only moderately successful the last
year, but other business has been generally
good. Our placer mines are nearly all in
the hands of Cinnamon, and what they make
over their expenses they take Immediately
out of the country, so that this prosperity
has no effect on the general prosperity Of the
country. More attention has been paid to
quartz mining than for several years before.
Our placer gronud is shallow, and at no dis
tant day will be exhausted, but quartz mines
are practically inexhaustable. First in i'm
portance is the Rescue" This ledge is
sitult about mile south from town. and
ike all our lodges has general east and
west course and slips to the south. 1t crops
out near the crest of ridge about $50 feet
in height from the head OF the creek, and
this much of the mine might be drained by
means of a tunnel 1t belongs to an incor-
porated company Of the same name, but is
at present leased for fve years to an associa-
tion of gentlemen in Boston and the East
known locally as T. NJ. Baker 4 Co. 1t
was originally worked by shaft at the top
Of the hill afterwards tunnel was run
striking the ledge at right angles at depth
OF $50 feet. All the rock that is known to
be of any account above the level OF this tun
ne! has been taken and worked but there
are thousands OF tons of vein matter yet re-
naming, consisting of clay and decomposed
quartz, mostly which would probably pay
small profit if taken out and worked with
economy.
FIVE STAMP STEAM MILL
Stands at the mouth of the tunnel. 4 large
blacksmith shop, boarding house, ware
house, and all necessary buildings stand con
venently near. The hOisting works tsteamt
stand on top of the ridge directly over the
point where the tunnel intersects the ledge.
4 well-timbered shaft leads u 1t. The
boiler is an upright one of sufficient steam
making power to sink 500 feet or more. Ii
supplies two engines with steam, one ut
which runs the hoisting reel, the other the
pump. One OF them was put IN place by the
present leSseeS. These gentlemen have re-
fitted the mill, re-timbered the tunnel, and
put IN all ironed track, cleaned out the old
shaft, which was formerly sunk ahout 30
feet, and run level from 1t 200 feet east.
The - lid rot Weld As much ore As was
Anticipated for the reason that between II
and the mann tunnel above good deal "f
sinking of holes and g"uging Of rock had
been done in former times, the extent "f
when Was no, fully known nevertheless 1t
yielded somewhere about 80 tons, aud the
level itS-lf y As IN good rock-very good rock
indeed over 100 feet The vein matter
Is sof; clay and quartz Of all colors, and from
l. 20 30 inches wide. The ground is quite
Wet. and wien the ore Is poured out into the
,nili It is mass of yellow mud. Stringers
come in occasionally nu, OF the foot wal!
which are rich, yielding from one to five do.
lars TO the pound. MeSsrs. Baker Co.
have expended large sum Of money, pretty
well towards $4,000, in these improve
ments. They have been delayed by Indian
aars and various other things, but the last
developments are sufficient to induce them
to pt rsevere. They have let a contract Ia
sink the shaft ID or 20 feet more. which Will
give them large body Of