Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-02-03
OUR RESOURCES.

fact that the Utah & Northern Rail
road will be completed to Boise City
before the close Of the year, which IS
the greatest present necessity Tor our
rapid advancement. There is millions
Of idle capital in San Francisco and
the East that will come as soon as the
railroad is completed so that machin-
cry can be got 60 the mines at reason.
able costs. Representatives OF millions
Of capital in the East and at San
Francisco are making inquiries as to
our resources. A few paying invest
mcnts by them will attract others, not
only for investment in mining, but for
the retaining Of our agricultural and
timber lands, which are not exceled
by any in the world; Of stock men to
our grazing lands; and Of manu-
facturers to the field open for them.
Time is precious to the present gen
Grafton Of the Territory, and the peo-
pie should go to work at once and
form an immigration society," which
is badly needed. Of course improve
mont is rapidly going on, but it would
be still more rapid if the resources OF
the Territory were kept constantly be
fore the East.
Our timber-fr and several species
of pine--is the finest on the continent.
and as soon as tie Utah & Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads are COM
pleted this will be the lumber country
of the West Hundreds Of saw mills
will, in few years, be cutting lum-
Der to ship to al parts of the world.
A great many men would be employed
in this branch, and business would be
greatly advanced by it. Farmers and
stock raisers would prosper and me
chanics and unskiled laborers would
have constant employment.
But of oil our resources our mines
are the greatest. The developments
in Lemhi, Alturas and Boise counties,
especially, have been great; in fact
during the work of few months last
wear they attracted the attention OF
the whole Pacific coast. We have or
" one outside company interested IN
mining in Boise county, and, we are
glad to say, it has been so successful
that others will be encouraged to come
as soon as spring opens. The Elmlra
Company purchased the Banner mill
and mines less than two years ago.
After putting things in shape, paying
for the property and running expenses,
the stockholders have come out even,
il not ahead During the run of a
few months last summer 500, 600 was
taken from | 600 tons OF ore. Had
the mill, which is a 20-stamp, been a
good one, the ore crushed could have
been put through in one-third the
time, leaving the amount of profit con
siderable higher Of all the Other
mines in the country, which are work
ed by our own people, over four-iifthS
of them have paid dividends during
the last three years The Gold Hill
Compauy's mine, at Quartzburg, which
was no better if as good, near the
surface as many of the abandoned
MINES, is exceedly rich i'll the lower
levels, and improves regularly will
depth The proprietors are experienced
and energetic men and kept sinking
while ore was being extracted from
the slopes. The result is the 25-staml
mill has been kept constantly running
for nearly ten years, during which
time millions of dollars have beer
taken out. Many mines that were
great deal richer on the surface wrr
.,la.,l<,on1 soon n the nay wa