Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-01

Dose basin, which appeared il the
WoEIp about year ago, and d. u
because 2 we are firmly of the opinion
snas only very small per cent. !, II | |
me gold Of the placers Of the Basin
nas been taken ont, and therefore are
DESTROYS Of attracting The attention
q biologists and capitalists to the
peculiar formations 1t the country.
and the strong probability Of there
being rich deposits below what 4
termed . @false bedrock The plac-
err vt Boise Basin have produced
millions upon millions Of dollars IN
gold, and what is underneath this
false bedrock "a soft formation
still remains mystery. A company
OF miners Of this place organized !
company many years ago and sunk q
shaft on Elk Creek, just west Of town.
lney had no pumping machinery.
Inc water was raised in tubs, and
when depth of about two hundred
feet was reached water came in fast
er than it could be hoisted, and the
work was abandoned. If there is
washed gravel below this afalse bed
rock" and it is reasonable to believe
there is, it is, almost beyond doubt,
richer than the gravel that was SO inn
Intensely rich above, for the first wash
would surely carry with it the great
est quantity Of gold. It is the opinion
of all practicable miners of this Sec
ton that the gold Of the placers has
come from quartz veins. 1t appears
to US that the company that sunk the
shaft on Elk creek did not use the
best of Judgment in selecting place
to sink. This sedimentary formation
is, one would naturally conclude,
thicker in the creek bottom than on
the bills. Some distance above the
creek it may be no great distance
Through this false bedrock good
deal less, surely, than along the creek,
and if there is gold underneath, there
lis an immense amount of it, without
doubt. There has been a great deal
Iof talk among practical miners since
1.-THE early days of the Basin in regard
to the probability of big pay deeper
ldown. What we want now is talk
THAT will attract attention to this sec
Ition, bring in capitalists to see for
themselves, and seeing will be be-
llieving. Pinado, thorough geologist,
visited this place few years ago,
and the first thing that attracted his
attention was the ssfalse bedrock, " as
) miners call it, and he expressed sur
prise that shaft had not long age
been sunk through it. He has visi-
ted only one other placer camp with
t formation such as this is in the Ba-
lsin-that was somewhere in Califor'
mia. 1t had been booming camp
and was about deserted when a party
of enterprising miners went to WORK
and sunk through the "false bedrock
and struck richer gravel than an,
: THAT had been worked above, and the
camp had another boom bigger thai
the first, and more permanent. Th'
!, WoRLD would be very much pleased
to receive. communications for publ
cation from practical miners of thu
county in regard to this subject. Q
from any one else. Let's keep agl
tating this matter, until capitalist
will become interested, and becoming
interested, will come and examine
: for themselves, or send their experts
Canitalists with money to invest il
: mining enterprises can find no NOR
/ promising section anywhere thar
rpht here in Boise Basin, both 10