Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1881-08-23
Struck E.-The pay chute that was

"olheu idSt year IN the upper work.
lngs of the Crown Point, at Banner.
and yielded SO largely, was struck the
other day in one Of the drifts extend
ing on the ledge, and leading off iron
the main tunnel that was run last
winter. A shaft was sunk at the face
Of the drift depth Of fifteen feet.
The new strike is at depth of be-
tween three and four hundred feet be-
low the surface. The main shaft, 22O |
feet deep, and the one that was tap
ped last winter By the tunnel which
was extended on to the vein, and from
which the drift that opened up the pay
chute was run, will be extended down
to the depth Of 345 feet and another
level will be run. The contract for
sinking will be let to the lowest bid
der. Work will be begun as soon as
the contract is let. Tie Grown Point
takes rank with the permanent mining
properties of Idaho, and will not only
give Boise county boost in tho d.
rection of lasting property by the
wealth it will produce, but will be the
means of inspiring confidence in the
permanence Of other mines, or rather,
prospects in that district, and the an
ticipation of rich ore bodies below the
grass-roots, will add vigor to the work
of development There are number
of ledges in Banner district that give
just as good promise of becoming pay
ing mines as did the Crown Point,
with the same extent-of development.
Banner is coming out slow but sure.
On Thursday evening j. H. ST.
Lawrence, blind musician, announced
that guitar would be given TO the
most popular lady in the house aud a
prize to the handsomest young man,
on the following evening, the audi.
ence to decide by ballot. Miss Amel
la Jones took the music box. All the
daisies of young men in town took
high positions in the audience, and
each one tad high opinion of bis
winning beauty. Only four nomina
tons were to be made-two by thu
ladies and two by the gentlemen
The sterner sex put up John Cowal
and George Bennett, and the gent,
ones nominated John keane and Bill
Lacock. George ran up first choic
in the pools on the start and held hi
position. The vote was taken and b
was the handsomest man by big ma
jority. He got his prize, but dom
know what to do with it. Georg
is single man and has no little fee
j, to fill 'em He can't decide whethe
to give the pair away or to hang o
and take stock in matrimony and wa
for a little raise.
, JOHN NJ. ANGLE, typo in the Den
. ocrat Office, and several years ag,
. when a young kid, was resident {
q this place, arrived here yesterday fro
Squaw creek. John, in company wit
George Anderson, of Boise, has mac
i a location on the extension of Il
t Liberty, adjoining the clai
: Of Boyakin and Petit. john Shove
t. us two very rich specimens, one fro
!, his location and one from the Ii
i, erty, owned by Dave Teachner al
|. others, The ore contains large p'
J cent. of copper and is rich in silve
Native silver can be seen all throug
! the specimens John brought in.
IF WooD RIVER has two smelters
t. operation, one at Bellevue, with C
n. pacity of five tons, and the other ne
T. HALEY, which smelts twenty tons p
IS day. The one being erected four mil