Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-09-05
BLACKBURN DISTRICT.
A MOST PROMISING NEW MINING
REGION.

A MOST PROMISING NEW MINING
REGION.
A Mineral Bearing Belt Eighty Miles
Long THE lngersOll, TyndAll, Daisy
Black, Etc Oie.Vein Over 81
Feet In Width.
John Kendall, who was a delegate
to the Republican County Convention,
says that the region between Wood
and Little Lost Rivers stretch of
country l2O miles long from east to
west, and from the Blackfoot road on
the south, 800 or 400 miles to the
British Possessions on the north-is
practically unprospected and untrod
by civilized man. Yet it is one Of
the most promising mining regions on
the face of the globe.
Wherever man goes he sees evi.
dences of rich mineral, and any fair
prospector may 60 there with a Ger.
tainty of striking good prospect.
Blackburn district-Mr. kendall's
home-lies in this region. This dis.
trict commences opposite ID. b. Haw.
ley's house, on Little Lost River,
where a huge sandstone reef 100 feet
wide and 50 miles long crops out in u
northerly and southerly direction.
Everything this sandstone on the east
is ledge o, stratum Of black lime
about the same thickness as the sand
stone. In the contact between the
two, at irregular intervals not more
than quarter OF mile apart, argen-
tiIerous galena ores are found.
First, above Mr.. Hawley's about six
miles, is the Lizzie, an lS.inch vein
OF galena. The Silver Queen adjoins
the Lizzie, and shows equally we'll.
Half mile above, on the lngersoll,
there is vein of solid gaIena abou,
two leet in width. A car load Of this
ore recently sold in Salt Lake netted
llS ounces per ton. The Dixie comes
= next, but shows no galena.
The Combination is the next claim
:, The shaft is down 100 feet, and shows
:, good vein of carbonate Of iron ant
galeua, but the width of the vein il
unknown. The Carbonate Queen, OF
:, the same vein, has the same appear
ance. 1t has shaft down y feet, al
:. in ore.
~ The Tyndall lode was the first dis
covery. The ore of this mine is tn
freest galena ever seen. 1t goes l :
ounces per ton, from the grass roots
Il, with 90 per cent. lead. The adjoiu
IN ing claim shows no ore.
,e Then comes the Daisy Black, owne
is by three capitalists of Cincinnati
d, which shows nine foot vein of soil
is, galena at a depth Of 50 feet, the low
w est of which goes 46 ounces, aud tt
de highest 1876 ounces per ton. Tn
II. from ID assays, ''promiscuous" San
OF Piles. There are 1900 tons Of ore {
rs the dump, and twice as much IN sigh
on Four hundred feet north of the sha
is 7O-foot tunnel cutting across vel
which shows five feet of the san
grade of ore.
'as The Great Northern adjoins. 1t
no also a magnificent claim, showing
les huge vein of sand carbonate OF
IN which is very rich. This belongs
!" the Daisy Black crowd.
the Next comes the Alice, owned
IS Mr.. Kendall. This has two tunn
n.y. and two shafts. One tunnel is in l
ing feet. the other 60 feet. The long t,
Vas mel shows An average Of )! feet OF .
lena all the way. The ore assays fr
200 ounces to 1888 ounces. This v
the showing of II assays. The 6O-f
,.rv tunnel shows a width of THIRrYO
ON FEET of solid carbonate ore, and
AIDE ore vein is not yet cut through.
axe Kendall, the owner, prefers not to
e. how rich the ore is.
There are five other promis
}. claims in this camp, but there is
much work done on them.
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Jewelry. clocks. S,l%crWare at