Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-01-12

. day, was bought by French con-.
p,ny for half million less. The
bonders, one Of whom was Mr..
Churchill, an eminent civil engineer
o New York, made test runs to ascer-
tain the workatility of the ore, and
although tho bond had to be thrown
u ), they came to the conclusion that
the rock would pay good profit even
when worked under the disadvanta.
geous features present, including a
lack of water for battery use. In
connection Herewith some tests were
made with the Frue Commentators at.
tached to the mill, which, as might
have been expected, did their work
well, and saved the sulphurets closely,
a very essential matter, as it is in these
sui phurets that lies the principal wealth.
Taken altogether, it seems indisput-
able that i'll the Gold Belt there is
great wealth. which it is possible to
secure by working the rock in very
extensive way by the cheapest of
known processes--free gold milling
followed by concentration of the sui
phurets.
MECHANICAL CONCENTRATIONS.
In the matter of concentration of
sulphuretted quartz ores the miners OF
Southern Idaho do not by any means
appear to be up with the times, while
as everyone knows, they have brought
the system of jig and rolls concentra-
ton for gaIena almost to perfection.
The difference is not so great that
those who are familiar with one system
cannot grasp the other, but it almost
seems that in Idaho every attempt at
concentrating with vanners was new
revelation, and the capabilities OF belt
machines an unknown subject. At
the Camas mill, at the Tahoma mine,
Atlanta, at the Silver Star, and at the
Washington mill, the Inauguration Of
this style of concentrating was looked
upon almost as pioneer achievement,
although the same machines have
been in use and identical results have
been achieved for years and years in
California and elsewhere. There is
no doubt that an extension O: this SIS
tenn is much needed in Idaho, many
the mines being now at standstill
for want of some efficient apparatus
for separating the valuable "bases"
from the gangue. Th,sis particularly
so in the various gold quartz camps,
including beside the Gold Belt, the
quartz mines of Boise county, and
especially those of the north fork #
Cmur d'Alene.
The principal companies operating
in the Gold Belt are the Camas No. 2
company, residents of St. Joe, Mo-,
whose affairs are managed by Judge
Doniphan; the Junction company, a
San Francisco organization, whereof
c. S. Neal is president, Fisher Ames,
the attorney, vice president, and
George w. Taylor, superintendent.
They have contracted for the rum
ming Of drifts, etc, and have pur.
chased a complete hosting works,
pumps, etc, and the Jumbo, where
the smaller mill is located.
The above observations, together
with those previously pub lshen ii a.
cember -, made in a necessarily
limited visit, will perhaps serve to
give an adequate impression of the
present material condition and
future prospects of the greatest min
ing camp in the Northwest. 1t is
not by any means the complete aud
exhaustive review which the subject
deserves, and is necessary concerned
with a comparatively narrow range of
topics; but as the writer makes no
pretense to the treatment Of any but
mining matters, the lack or varity NAV
be excused. He acknowledges obi
cations to Mr.. Picotte of the TIMES,
Mr.. Middleton of the Keystone, and to
Messrs. Young and Bryan of Haley.