Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-02-25
LUCKY BAR PLACERS
ANOTHER WELL ATTENDED MEET.
ING LAST NIGHT.


OF Action-Each Claim. Owner As.
sessed So.
The meeting of citizens of Halle,
interested in Lucky Bar placer claims
last evening, was called to order al
haif-past Z o'clock, prompt.
There were present: j. S. Waters,
w. t. Hall, E. A. White, 8. P,
Miles, II. Lufkin, J. X. Morrill,,
George w. Taylor, NJ. Mccormick
John NJ. Cannady, E. B. True, Art.
Smith, Frank Mason,. j. A. Eide,
Scion Burgess, Charles Nelson, Ole Ro-
rem, /. E. Picotte, Frank Garrison, DR..
Mckay, E. S. Chase, w. T. Riley, NJ.
N. Miles, and John Meyers. Others
dropped in while the meeting was in
progress.
E. Is. True, chairman of the com.
mttee appointed to propose plan of
operations, said the question of water
supply could be easily solved, pro-
vlded it could be ascertained that the
gold can be separated from the sand
by any of the ordinary processes in
use. To that end the ground should
be examined thoroughly at various
points and tested by one or more prac-
teal Snake river placer miners, who
would employ three or four laborers
to assist them. The investigation
should consume week or ten DAYS
If the results were satisfactory, and
we concluded to go ahead, we could
procure a small plant, costing about
$1,000, which would suffice for years,
or until we had enough on hand to
pay for the erection of powerful ma
chlnery. Such steam pump as was
needed now would cost about $500,
the boiler s400, "a burlap and grizzly
S3OO--leaving 800 for contingencies.
But there should be $500 on hand
to meet unforeseen expenses and get
the work we'll started. The commit
tee was unanimous in the opinion
that we should investigate further be-
fore going to any great expense.
They therefore recommended that
committee of two be appointed to
visit the ground and see how to begin
work, if at all. The important point
now was to prospect the ground. The
question of raising water $50 feet so
as to cover all the claims was an after
consideration.
George. w. Taylor, being called
on, said he had visited the ground
and sampled it at various points. He
found it surprisingly rich-in spots
where he had dug, anyway. But he
could not say how much rich ground
there was. He also consulted old
placer miners about it. Mr.. Corker,
an old settler, had shown the best dirt
he had. 1t only went 40 or so colors
to the pan, yet he said that was DO.
nanza. Mr.. Taylor asked him about
the Lucky Bar claims? "Oh! they're
the richest | ever saw" replied Mr..
Corker. Mr.. Taylor did not get a
painful of dirt that did not 90 200
colors at least. He thought it was big
thing.
MIR. True said it would be working
at disadvantage to attempt to go on
without first organizing in some way
to raise small fund to pay for the
preliminary prospecting.
Mr.. Taylor suggested some practi-
cal men be sent who understand
placer mining to examine the ground
thoroughly. Then, on their return, it
would be time enough to incor-
porate.
Mr.. True thought we should have
some kind of an organization, anyway.
AS far as there being rich ground
there we were all satisfied. The ques-
ton is: How much is there Of it, and
will it pay to pump water by steam to
work it? The samples he had seen
were worth IS to SO per cubic yard.
AS dirt worth 81 r. yard would paw
big, if there was much s. dirt it
would amply repay to use steam.
S. P. Miles did not think it neees-
sary to send anybody there again.
We knew enough to 60 ahead now.
The first step should be to incorpor-
ate, elect officers, levy a small assess
ment, etc.
Judge Waters proposed that Ole
Rorem be sent down to look the