Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-08-01
FROM ELK CITY.
Elk CrrY, Idaho, July 19, 1889.

MR.. EDITOR:
I will now take the liberty to write
you few lines in regard to the mines 10
and about Elk City. Mr.. Brinton Las
bonded the Blue Dragon mine and has
commenced sinking shaft TO feet the
same to be forty feet deep when CON-
pletcd. This shaft will test the mine to
a great extent. Messrs. Suttler and
Silverwood, of Csmas Prairie, are the
present owners and feel confident of
finding a large body Of high grade ore.
s. W. Smith. principle owner in the
Buster lode, has done large amount Of
prospecting work; be has run a tunnel
about l6O feet aud shows up some high
grade ore, averaging two ounces to the
ton 10 gold be also has one stamp
mill 10 connection with the mine, but is
DOT running At present. The Spedden
Bros, and = few more have claims
located on the American river ard in the
vicinity Of the Blue Dragon and Rus,ler
mines, but havo as yet done but little
development work on them. About
three miles IN . southwesterly direction
from town is situated the James TerwiI.
Tiger lode. Mr.. Terwilliger bas tunnel
10 about $50 feet on the foot wall Of the
lode, and is now running q cross cut
about l40 feet from the tunnel and
about $50 feet below it. The cross cut
at the present time is completed about
20 feet and is ten feet deep. Mr..
Tsrwilliger is showing up fine body Of
ore which will do . mining man good to
look at. Assays from this mine run
from 81 to $40 per ton in gold. The
quality Of ore gradually improves as work
advances 10 the cross cut. Twenty
dollars per ton is considered low average
for this mine. Joining the Terwilliger
lode on the north is the Hannah, located
BY Smith and Grey. This lode has a
strong out crop Of quarts, but they have
done no work on this lode yet. Joining
the Hannah is the Eastview lode owned
by Col. Spedden, he has done fair
amount Of prospecting work this reason.
This lode shows some fue ore which
assays from GIG to 800 per ton 10
gold. There are two or three lodee
located on the west Of the Eastview lode,
but little work has been done on them
yet. On the east Of the Terwilliger
lode 10 located the Blue Bird, by Chas
Lcitch6eld. This lode shows some foe |
quartz, but little work has been done
yet. South Of the Terwilliger lode on
the other bill is the Triumph lode,
located BY Smith and Grey. They have
: large out crop, but have done no !
development work yet. % the west Of
the Triumph Is the Victor, owned BY
Mr.. Gearhart Of Pomeroy, W. 7. Ii
has all appearance Of being 40 eight foo,
vein. He has commenced = tunnel,
which shows Up 6ne body Of pay ore.
70 the south Of the Victor there are
about twenty or thirty locations made
recently. The quarts in the out crop
runs from 80 to $50 per ton in gold.
The belt Of country that these claims are
located in extends north and. south
distance Of about ten miles and from one
o two miles 10 width. On the east Of
bis belt Of country on Relief creek are
NO small veins from one to two feet in
sidtb, owned BY Gaunt l. Conover.
They have run u tunnel about eighty
Get. which shows some very fine ore
'ill mill $50 per ton. They have an
rasta 10 connection With their mine and
ave done large amount Of work in a
eoeral way. Your correspondent
ounded q piece Of rock about half tho
ise Of hens egg from their mine and
OF fifty cents from il. East Of Elk
lily about thirty miles and about two
lilies east Of Red river, Dick Shines and
has Suttler have u largo lode about ,
90 feet 10 width. Some assays from 9
'eir shaft. which is forty feet deep run 9
) high as 81 900 per ton in gold. This t
cit. which is very extensive, is yet un. !.
l have no hesitancy 10
'ying. owing to recent discoveries, that ,
10 quarts mines in Elk City basin are
ore extensive than anything that has /,
'en known in Idaho Territory. and all
at We need here is practical miners q
DO have some capital to invest. =
Youns very respectfully, D
Fl. T. .