Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-09-23
BLACKBURN DISTRICT.
More abont this Most Promisiag Min.
Ing Region-The Daisy Black, In.
xersoll, Tyndall, ETA New Find
The Viola Shelter.


The Viola Smelter.
To THE EDITOR OF rHR TINES:
The Daisy Black mine, although re.
markably great outcrop of ore-from
20 to 60 feet of galena and carbonates
with a couple thousand tons on the
dump and many thousands in sight,
still remains idle. 1t is really mys-
terry why this is so, considering what
large profits could be derived by work.
ing the mine. 1t is owned by VIM.
Hamilton of Cincinnati, E. S. Atkins
Of Indianapolis, and Black & Jenkins
OF Denver. 1t is said that some of
the owners are at Ioggerheads- trying
a game of freeze-out-ands so the great
mine lays idle. 1t is to be hoped that
the owners will come to their senses
after awhile, and work the mine.
On the 1ngersoll six men are taking
out ore, and another shipment will
soon be on the road East. This mine
is steadily improving, and will soon
be a veritable bonanza. The ore is
steel galena, gray carbonates and cop
per, and black copper containing ru-
by and native silver. The vein stands
vertical. and pay ore crops out. for
1900 feet. The mine is opening up
first class.
The Tyndall is turning out some
fine gray carbonates and copper with
chlorides Of silver. There are many
thousands of tons of good concentrat-
ing ores in the mines here that is be-
ing thrown aside for machinery. This
class goes from 10 to 80 per cent lead
and from IL to 80 ounces silver. The
sill, er is in the lead and the lead is in
a carbonate state, disseminated as
small grains and particles in silicious
gangue. 1t can be easily separated
from this gangue by the concentrat.
ing method and made to go 70 per
cent lead ard Is ounces silver. Large
concentrating works could be kept
busy on this class of ore, and prove
very profitable to the builders of the
works as we'll as the mine owners. But
it is hardly probable that capitalists
could be induced to put up such
works, without the mine owner would
give them his mine beforehand. And
as this will not be done it remains for
the mine owner to ship out his first
class ores and eventually put up his
own works. This can be done and all
omnipotent, unconditional monopo.
lists are respectfully asked to seek
other places for soft "layouts." We
are willing to give square deals in an
American style, but these soft layouts
don't agree with our constitution. The
fact is, we are against all professional
royal, aristocratic "gentlemen" who
only want soft. We would just
as leave be dubbed dude, a crank, a
mugwump, bu!ldozer or woman, as to
be preyed upon by some of these
6ends Of finance! All honorable men
excepted. We object to being robbed
unless the robber takes shotgun and
does it decent; that is all. The repu.
tat,on of his Satanic Majesty would be
promoted were he to consolidate with
some Of these capitalists
, Our camp is getting lively of late
, Some of the claim owners-who have
lots OF faith In good things--are go
ing right down on their mines. The
blast and boom and echo among the
hills strikes the ear of all residents
| including the cayotes and chipmunks
Mr.. Blackburn, tho discoverer o
. these mines, brought in three noun
tain sheep recently which he captured
| between Big and Little Lost rivers
, They are plenty there above timbe
y line.
r A new discovery in the way of {
r galena mine, has recently been mad
between the Blackburn lode and tn
s Viola. 1t was found by Messrs South
worth and Williams, and is being
, worked. 1t is known as the Luck,
. Dusty.
!, The Viola smelter will soon be fin
ished and blown-in for a long run
g The Viola is bonanza with record
" 1t will turn out 4 great deal Of lead
silver bullion soon. The mining out
look over this way is far better thai
ever and it is only . question of tim
D when this region will be booming 70