Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-04-07
THE WOOD RIVER DISTRICT.
Some Of It's Leading Ore Producers-The
Coming Season to Show Larger Ship.

Some OF Its Leading Ore Pvodmcers-Tht
Coming Season to Show Larger Ship.
lnentS than Ever.
Corr. n. 7. Eugneerirg ana Mining Jerrnall
The interruption of operations at
the Queen Of the Hills and Minnie
Moore mines, near Bellevue,has ceased,
a number of miners having gone to
work at $3.50 day, under the pro.
lection of an armed posse of deputy
sheriffs.
The Minnie Moore was purchased
last year by al English company, and
during the summer and fall made
large shipments of ore, but the grade
IS such that strict economy is necessary
in conducting operations, hence the
movement toward the reduction of
miners wages.
The Queen of the Hills, in the same
neighborhood, produces the same quail.
ity of ore as the Minnie Moore, saw
from 20 to 90 ounces of silver and
from GO to 65 per cent of lead per ton.
This mine is we'll opened, and has
considerable ore reserves in sight. Its
yield. when working to full capacity
is from 400 to 500 tons a month.
Both of these mines have concentrat.
ing mills.
The MayAower mine, at Bullion,
has produced, since its discovery four
years ago, nearly 81 900, 900, fully one
third of which has been profit. IL has
crushing and concentrating mill ca
pacity Of 80 tons per twenty.tour
hours, eschewing Cornish rolls, and
depending exclusively upon the rock
breaker, adjusted to crush as fine as
possible. Every other fully equipped
mill ON the river uses Cornish rolls in
connection with Blake's or some other
breaker. The ore-chute seems to be
nearly exhausted, and the mine is
prospecting for further discoveries.
The Bullion adjoins the MayAower
on the southwest,is extensively opened
to depth of about 500 feet, and has
yielded about 100000 worth of ore
since work began. The quality of
the ore, like that of the Mayfower, is
high grade, averaging 40 ounces of
silver and 60 per cent of lead to the
ton. 1t has a concentrating mill of
from ~ to 80 tons capacity per twenty
four hours. A deep adit is driving
this winter, to tap the mine below the
present openings, which :yill materi-
ally Tighten the expense of production,
and admit the working Of large force
the coming season on ground that
might not otherwise yield much profit.
The mine has good prospects, aud in
the hands of those who have learned it's
idiosyncrasies will doubtless make
profitable record.
In the same vicinity, but across the
gulch, are the ldahoan and the Eureka,
both on the same vein The ore aver
ages IS ounces of silver and sc per
cent Of lead to the ton. Each has a
concentrating mill Of about 40 tons
capacity per twenty.four hours, and
each ships about carload (l2 tons) a
day.
The O. X. is a shipper, and has
been self-sustaining almost from the
start.
The Bates & Boyd group, Oh the
course Of the Idahoan and the Eureka,
during the past year developed very
promising ore.chute.
The Narrow Gauge group, on the
other side of the divide from Bullion
is a regular shipper, netting about
$1,000 a month above expenses.
Going north from HALEY toward
ketchum, in Greenhorn Gulch, we
come to the Imperial, promising
prospect that made shipments during
the season averaging 60 ounces of
silver and GO per cent lead to the ton.
On the opposite side of the valley,
IN Fast Fork, is the North Star mine,
which has quite complete concentrate
ing mill. The ore is base, and not
high grade, but the mine has facilities
for economical working that enable it
to do as well as some that have much
richer ore.
Next is the Baltimore & Victoria,
property extensively developed by
tunnels, WINES, and stores. There
are large reserves of ore exposed of
profitable grade. A concentrating
mill is to be erected in the spring.
which will place the mine among the
foremost producers on Wood River.
The Elkhorn has been a profitable
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