The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22


Custer, there are othe RS in this vicinity
at present are producing large quantitd
ore.
The Montana is yielding regularly
high grade ore, which averages from 8
to $4,000 per ton, and also much medium
third class. Under the skiliful manages
of James Hooper, and with the convenie
he now has for working, the Greenhouses
be well-filled by spring. The main shal
now at the depth Of $50 feet, and the col
ny are sinking on the vein and run
levels. Three of the owners, Hooper, FL
lin and Cameron, remain at the mine
winter, while Barney and Faulkner are
ing in the east.
The Charles Dickens mine is said To
looking splendidly. The loweri tuu
nearly $50 feet from the surface, has read
a distance of about $50 feet, and all the
lance on a large and rich vein of qu,
1t is rumored this fine property will ha,
mill next season, but OF this I am not
vised, as it is only a hearsay, but not at all
probable, for there would be no rid
erecting machinery to work the ore expa
to view in the mine.
On the Dickens ledge, and both east
west Of the Dickens mine, are a half dol
or more locations at present being develOj
and in all of which rich ores are fou
prominent among them being the Parad
Pilot, Montezuma and Wide West.
BAY HORSE AND KINNIKINIc.
In the Bay Horse district many Of
prominent mines are producing ore this
ter to be iu readiness for the smelters, wi
will start up as early as possible. The
duction works on Bay Horse creek, tw
miles from Challis, became noted last fall
the exceedingly successful run made
Rams Horn and other ores on that fam
mineral belt. The Kinnikinic smelter
Clayton, on the Salmon, is completed !
will be put in operation in April. The mi
on Kinnikinic creek, as we'll as many oft
on Poverty Flat, and Sugar creek, are ys
ing large quantities of ore, to be worked
the Clayton smelter.
Taking it altogether the outlook is iarI
able for a prosperous mining season throud
out the whole of the Salmon river countd
So far as l can ascertain not one of the mid
purchased by capitalists has proved a failu3
On the contrary they have invariably incre1
ed in value with development, and thd
seems to be no more doubt of the permanen
of Il mines. Outsiders begin to realI
that the mines of the Salmon river cound
are good things to have, and the consequeul
is that capitalists are turning their attend
in this direction, and a great mining -revij
is at hand.
WOOD RIVER.
While there will doubtless be a large adj
t!on to the population of Idaho this seasd
there is no particular section ontside of Wo{
river that is certain of an old-fashioned stu}
pede. The hundreds of new discoved
throughout that region, many of them ofs
~traordinary richness, and the various sail
made, together with the high price ,obtais|
for the different lots of carbonate and gale5
ores shipped to Salt Lake, have all helped ;
give Wood river a name both at home al
abroad. MOI only the residents of nearly 4
cry section Of Idaho are excited over tl
Wood river discoveries, but in Utah, Nevail
and California, as we'll as in other states al
territories, preparations are going on for
early stampede, and it is predicted that \
immense army of fortune seekers will be 1
the new mineral field by early summa
Utah capitalists are investing largely theJ
and have already secured many of the bd
mines.
OUR NEW COUNTY.
After the first of April We will be in Led
hi county nc more. The present legislalu1
now III session at Boise, has made a nel
county out of portions of Alturas and LemA
to be called Custer, with the temporary couA
ty seat at Challis. The bill takes effect fu1
and after April first, and on the third Moi
day In June an election will be held to eea
officers and locate the county seat. III
present aspirants for county seat honors q
Bonanza, Challis and Crystal, the latter
new town at the mouth of East Fork. III
contest will be a lively one, and already y
county seat question is the a%ll-absorbing tq
i. 1t is too early to even conjecture as
the result, but it is thought that Crystal az
Bonanza will unite to beat Challis, the pril
clpal argument being that the county will d
velop more rapidly if the county seat is loca
ed here or at Crystal, as there will then be
wagon road built along the Salmon COINED
ing the two places, thus assuring wagon COL
munication through to the railroad the ya
round. There is much less snow fall on Ii
Saline than On the route from Bonanza
Challis. DoSA.
BONANZA, Idaho, Feb. 4, 1881. 81
The Chicago Tribune notices that auio'
the thirty -four Irish members who were ~
pended" from the house of commons resssl