Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-23

Ane Johnson, Hines, PaymASter, vct0
Grande, Silver Fortune and Other
Claims and Groups Of Claims-A Dis
trict that Will Soon Hold a Lead.
Ing Position In the Estimation OF
Mining Men.
A few days ago the TINES pub
lished a review of some of the princi.
pal mines on the East Fork, which
flows into Wood River at point
about four miles above Haley. This
review is continued to-day.
THE vETA GRAND GROUP.
The work of running tunnel to
cut the Neta Grand lode is progress
ing as favorably as circumstances and
the small force at present employed
will permit. 1t is the intention of the
owners to crosscut large ledge for
nation near the base of the hill. be-
sides penetrating the hill beyond,
which is covered with iron and quartz
groupings in which the main ore-vein
is mbedded and from which quite
lot of high-grade ore has been OK.
tracted. Fine heavy galena ore and
carbonates have been found near the
top Of the hill in different places for
length of about $50 feet, and this tun
mel is expected to cut all ore body
soon after getting under the crop
pings. No work will be done at pres
ent on the Buena Vista, Sierra Alta.
or Crown Point claims, near by, as the
unusual cold weather precludes the
employment of more men and has rem
dered unexpected preparations for the
convenient and economical WORKING
of the mines necessary. But in the
near future something more business
like in the way of developments NAV
be expected.
THE HINES AND MILIIkEN GROrp
Lies east from the Morning Star,
Venus and Silver Crown about half
mile, and nearly parallel with them.
Of this group, the Jeannette and Van
lty Fair are ve:y promising. The ores
in sight and on the dumps are of HIGH
grade, both in silver and lead. and
considerable work on the claims has
been done.
All of the above named claims lie
north Of the East Fork, while south
Of the East Fork, across the canyon,
THE CHRIS. JOHNSON CLAIMS.
Including the Bromide, Bosford and
Southern Star, owned by Chris. John
son, and several other claims.
The Bromide is large ledge run
ming easterly and westerly, showing
strong vein of high grade bromide and
galena ores. The outcrop is from l2
to so feet wide, and traceable for
fully 600 feet. The assays range from
10 to 200 ounces in silver, and 40 to
80 per cent. in lead The ledge is
opened in several places by cuts and
shafts, the deepest being an incline
lear the northern or eastern end,
which is between GO and 20 feet deep.
md showing ore all the way down. 1t
s finely situated for tr,nneling, and
he ledge can be cut at great depth.
The Bosford lies on line between |
he Bromide and Southern Star, but
higher up the mountain than the i
ormer, and shows strong ledge on I
which shaft is sunk 40 feet deep, in '
rood grade ore all the way down. {
RECENT DISCOVERY.
About six miles up the creek from :
hese claims is new belt recently d
truck, where are situated the noted y
Ben Butter and Lizzie Lemp mines,
wned by Lord & Domski. The Ben
butler shows continuous stratum of
arbonate and galena ore for fully
900 feet, which ore assays from 80 c
} 700 ounces. The same extends
bout 400 feet into the Lizzie Lemp,
, a point where the gulch cuts the
laims and large chunks of galena ore, n
hich had rolled down from the crop g.
ings, were found. :,
HE PANMASTER AND IRON KING |,
GROUP. .
About two miles still higher up the q