Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-25
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aged over the developments made in
the Washington nine, in the Gam
brlnus district, this year. The mine
was first located by w. w. Hooten.
in 1873, and afterwards passed into
the hands of Mt. Keegan, who in
1874 ran tunnel in 15O feet without
finding sufficient ore to Justify further
prospecting. Afterward the mine
became the property of Wiley
}. Fox and w. S. Galbreaith, who ex-
tended the tunnel 100 feet further
into the mountain. On Oct. l, 1887,
Joseph Voshay bought out Mr.. Gal
breath for $1,000, and development
work on more extended scale CON-
menced by starting a tunnel at the
bed of the creek, following the vein.
When in thirty feet strata of gold
rock was passed through, the ore of
which is worth about 500 per ton IN
free, coarse gold. The tunnel was
driven in $50 feet, following the foot
wall, where, to the surprise of the
owners, we'll defined silver bearing
vein was discovered. The owners
were surprised at this discovery, be-.
cause not trace of silver had been
previously found. To ascertain the
width of the mine, crosscut was
run twenty-five feet to the south
without reaching the hanging wall.
This crosscut is all of the way iu vein
matter, cutting several stratas of sill
yer ore, varying in width from ten
inches to three feet. From the point
where the crosscut started, the tun-
mel was carried on eighty feet, fol-
lowing the argentiferous vein. The
indications in the face of the tunnel
800 feet below the surface, shows a
dip to the north. At the crosscut
perpendicular shaft was sunk sixty
feet, where heavy flow of water was
encountered.
In the bottom of the shaft the vein
is thirty inches wide of high grade
ore that will mill 200 ounces per ton.
A crosscut was run fifteen feet south
from the bottom of the shaft, where
vein of free milling gold ore was
struck. This vein does not carry a
trace of silver. The crosscut was
run into the vein four feet without
getting through, but very heavy
flow of water compelled a cessation
of work in the crosscut and shaft.
| The ore of this vein is worth about
$40 per ton. Drifting was continued
on the silver vein until the miners
were run out by water. A stope fif-
teen feet in length was carried up
the east side of the shaft, from which
43 tons were shipped, and 300 tons of
$45 or $50 ore yet remains on the
dump. The shipments were made
to Omaha, and 43.1 tons turned out
3,S5065 ounces, or 1884 ounces per
ton. This is fine average, when it
is considered that the best ore in the
mine cannot be extracted on account
of water. 1t is now too late in the
season to put in steam pump and
hoisting works, but these will be put
in position early in the spring, when
work will also commence on TO-
stamp mill. The present owners OF
the mine are Wiley ]. Fox, Joseph
Voshay and John Reagan, of Idaho
CITY, and Chas. Baloach, of Omaha
Nebraska.
Mining men from Colorado, Mon
tana and Utah pronounce the Wash
ington one of the best mines for the
amount of development, in the North
west. There are many other mines
OIL the same vein that show up well
which will receive attention in due
time.
For the past twenty-five years
quartz mining has been carried on IL
Gambrinus district, but the Washing
ton is the only one in which silve
has been found. However, when th'
other locations have been developed
to the same depth, silver may be dis
covered in them also. A gold veil
of great richness has been discovered
crossing the Washington at righ
angle east of the workings. Thi
, freak is contrary to the nature o
: quartz veins.
Mr.. Lafferty is developing a min
on Archie mountain, ten miles north
east of Banner, on the Payette rive
5 side of the mountain. He has som
eood ore. The Galveston, half
= mile southeast of Banner, shows som