Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-09-12
THE BACKBONE,
III INCLUDES ALL OF FIVE PRO.
DUCTlVE VEINS.
Inc Idahoan, Bullion, 0. H., and
Other Neins-A Mineral Belt One
and One.Half Miles in Width, and at
Least Five in Length-Ihe Leading
Claims in that Belt-Etc.

Claims in that Balt-Etc.
bullion canyon and vicinity has
been rightly named the Backbone of
this region, as any two Of six or seven
mines there can yield as much ore as
the balance of the Wood River Sec
ton put together, with the exception
Of Deer creek.
Not less than five distinct veins
have been discovered in or near Bul.
lion, and each of them has been found
to contain extensive ore bodies which
are just about sufficiently opened to
yield large quantities Of ore; and vet
tbs the opinion of parties whose ex-
perlence entities them to belief that
the productive period of the veins re-
ferred to has scarcely begun. The
i've veins are comprised within belt
OF one and one-half miles in width, and
OF unknown length, extending from
Gilman City, past Bullion, the Mar
row Gauge group and Orado, to the
Bullwhacker claim, on the north side
OF Deer Crcek-a distance of five
miles. The formation is limestone,
the country rock granite and quartz
tie; the former being found east of
the ldahoan, while the latter comes
in west OF the O k-respectively the
easterly and westerly veins of the
series OF five aforementioned. The
veins lying between the two just men
toned have for footwall blue lime, and
for hanging wall white lime, and are
we!!-deiined assures. a great deal of
work is being done upon them Just
now.
The Durango and Spotted Tail
groups (Which include some ten
clalms) begin near the outlet of the
Bullion canyon, at Gilman City, and
run clear up to the Ophir group. About
twelve men are at work on these
claims, but as they are owned bv the
goln--llearst- Chambers-Jcunev
party no ore will he shipped from
them until they are well opened.
Next on the same vein comes the
Wood River Mining Company (Which
owns the Bullion, Ophir, etc.,) and is
working about $50 men and
extracting about seventy tons of ore
per day, which, when concentrated,
yield at least thirty tons. The new
concentrating works of this company
are not working very satisfactorily,
but they will soon be GOT into thorough
running order when the yield Of the
mines will be greatly increased. Com
petent experts estimate that there is
sl,OO0,0OO worth of ore in SIGHT in
these mines.
The Mayhower company is employ
ing about eighty men, and shipping
an average of twelve and half tons
Of first-class ore per day. The mine
will pay fov itself this month; that is
to say, by the end of this month the
purchase price (s3'5,ooo) will be re-
paid to ats present owners from tie
net earnings of the mine.
The Jay Gould mine is employing
about sixty men, and yielding about
seven tons per day. This yield will
be doubled, and SO will the number of
men at work, as soon as they Get
their concentrating works started.
This will be in about a week.
At the Winona (Which is owned bv
Messrs. Haggin, Hearst, Chambers
and Jenney) eight men are employed.
They are simply opening it up, how
ever, not a pound of ore being
shipped.
The Vanderb,it-Jrstice-Li Lincoln
group (owned by Martin Curran, Dan
Harrington, Mike Hynes and others
is idle, only assessment work having
been done upon it this year.
The Frcnchmen's group Uhe Ora
do, Chicago, and five other claims are
showing up well, but capital will be
required to operate them.
On the Idahoan vein, the first claim
located to the east is tie Iris, VIII eli
is owned by J. O. Swift, l.. c. Kar
rick, and others. No work has been
done on this mine this year except
holding work. Last wear. however. =