Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-15
OJR PROSPERITY.
what ~ Going Oh to Du.la up soise
County.

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miners from realizing as handsotnel
as they did in former seasons Bo;s
county has enjoyed her usual amoun
Of prosperity, with prospects of =,
unusual good year coming. Earlv !,
the spring Capt. w. |. Smart q
Dos'on, Mass, examined severa
mines on Elk creek, north of tow,,
and presented to Boston capitalists
favorable report. He soon returue,
and made several purchases, beside
interesting capital in the EIkhorp
winch has yielded SO largely the pas
year. The Revenue and few othe
properties purchased bv his conpan,
nave developed into splendid mines
whlle ne has been developing one OF
uold HUI, at Quartzburg, that gives
pro alse of being one of the prea,
mines OF the county. He has alsc
iiad crew of men at work on the
Lucky Boy, owned by VIM. Libby.
This has developed into one of the
hnest properties in Gambrinus dis
trlct, and mill test of tie ore will
be made in the Blaine mill as soon as
there is sulfi ient water, which will he
IN few days. A mill test will also
be made of Blaine ore.
The Gold Hill mill, al Quartzburp,
has run right along on good ore from
the Pioneer mine, and the vein in the
lower works Is very large thirty feet
IN width showing that there is -uffi-
c'ent ore to keep the twenty FIVE
stamps pounding away for years 10
come. Several prospects on I auvon
and Fall creeks, a few miles further
west, are developing splendidlv, and
some of them are uuder bond To
Portland, Oregon, capitalists.
AT CenterviIle Holly Oakcs and
Joseph Poncho are developing ga
lena vein that gives promise of be-
coming a valuable mine.
). X. Goldtrap hasdone some work
the past year on his Grimes creek
bedrock tlnme, and a survey of the
ground was lately completed by Mr..
Hesse, of Boise City. Mr.. Goldtrap
is doing what he can to interest East.
erli capitalists in this enterprise, and
we can reasonably V expect to see op-
erations carried on more extensively
next year.
On this side of the Basin the Idaho
Bedrock Flume enterprise has been
taken in hand by Boston, Mass. and
Gainesville, Ohio, capitalists, and work
is going ahead A 25-horse power
portable saw mill is cutting lumber,
loggers and mechanics are at work,
and excavating and fume building
viii soon commence, giving employ
ment to a large number cf men.
The lacer miners on More creek,
on the BOISE City road, have ex.
tracted thousands of dollars, and
Plowman's mill, at Shaw's Mountain,
which had renamed idle for several
years, has run most of the time during
the summer.
In Gambrinus district the Forest
King mill has run portion of the
time, and development work has not
ceased. The Washington mill has
been completed, since which time it
has been running successfully, and
the mine developed into great bo-
nanza This company gives employ
ment to from forty to fifty men.
North of the Washington, and 800
feet distant, IL 40 foot shaft was put
down on the Silver King mine, de-
veloping l5inch vein of very high
grade silver ore, which will be worked
next year.
Three miles south of town some
rich ore has been discovered in the
copper veins, aud they will be thor
ou9hlv developed next year, Those
acquainted with the district expect
to develop some good mines.
Bevond the head of More creek,
between Banner and Summit Flat,
Beaver Creek district is developing
into mining section that will be of
benefit to us in the near
future. The ore from the Horn Sill
yer, lately worked IN the Elmlra
mill, at Banner, was the best surface
silver ore ever crushed in Bolse
county. a 500-fout tunnel will be
run this winter to cut the VEN at
dcpth, and if the mine holds its own
n large force will be employed next
wear i'm il. DEVELOPMENT work will