Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-12-24
The ELssHSAx

J - estt lIEfCT
saw prettler mine, and the in,ica.
t'ons are favorable for it to soon ~ :
the lead Of all other m,nes n Bo;x.
county. Mr.. Hesse gave Us a des.r,n.
ton OF the work that has been done
Q! late yeArs on this mine. which 4
quite extensive. The first work done
WAS in the sixties, when the min.
made an enormous yield for a very
limited extent Of development. The
NINE was worked length Of 200
'eet' and at the greatest depth, $50
'eet' the average depth being seven
ty-hve feet, ,hr yield being 1854, 900
~ gold. In the bottom Of these ola
works the ore was not so rich as
above, but the VEN was large. The
ore wonld not pay in those DAYS, hut
the miners who we're at work in th,.
E'khorn at that time say it would pay
handsomely now. These old works
have caved IN, but work is being car
RED on now to tap this old chute
from the tunnel below. A tunnel
vas started few years ago, by
Hugll Turner, at the level Of Elk
creek, ana driven by HIM into the
mountain distance OF 1896 feet.
There are four parallel veins w,thin
the hounds OF the Elkhorn location.
The first Was crossed near the mouth
Of the long tunnel--,he lunnal, going
IN, being to the right, ar east of tins
vein. The tunnel tapped the second
after running quite distance into
the hill, and follows this vein as far
as this main tunnel has been extend
ed. Work was begun recently on
IA raise TO tap the old works above.
| This raise starts from the main tun
mel, $50 feet from the mouth. a
cross-cut has been run to the right
fro the main tunnel, near tn. raj ,e,
aud crossed vein after running LOG
feet, and at 205 tapped what is be.
lieved to be the Elkhorn proper, but
no further work has been done al
this point. 1t is expected that de
velopment will prove this to be d
valuable vein. The other vein men
toned that this cross-cut tapped ha.
heen run on both ways. one drift
| fifty seven feet in length aud tht
other ninety feet. Another cross Gu
leaves the main tunnel 149 feet from
the mouth, turning to the right. TIN!
followed a cross vein and ninety fee
in tapped the ledge that the mali
tunnel follows further in, and from
winch the raise started. Here i
where Hugh Turner struck the rlc'
chute from which, with a fve-staml
mill, he turned out 100000 in few
weeks. Ore is now being stope'
from the cross-vein mentioned, abou
sixty feet from the main tunnel, an
within thirty feet of what is know
as Turner's chute. - The drift tha
, tapped this chute was extended OF
j, cross cuttirg the third vein and ais
tapped the Elkhorn vein proper. Th
!, total length OF this cross cut is u
( feet. Gerard lluppertz, who work"
r in the old chute of the Elkhorn whe
it Welded so immensely, is now For'
man of the mine, aud is confident
e being able to tap this old chute. IL
e Elkhorn, as will be seen by the aho'
S description, is we'll opened min
I and with Il little further developme
4 we may expect to hear of 1t takl'
: its place among the most promlne
X mines of the Territory. The caplti
g list who has working bond on t
: Elkhorn will buy it, without dous
If we are reliably inform' d, aud ne
d season will put up twcn'y-h
stamp mill. S, e. Bowen, who h
been instrumental in interesting ca
- ital in this mine, secures an lntert
for his services. No mine is oet'
" situated than the Elkhorn for et
= nomical working. The mine is ST
=, rounded by dense forests OF ilne II
her. and has a neyer-failing stream
- water running right by the mouth
~ The main tunnel. There is an abb
- dance of water in this stream i
creek at all seasons OF the ye
Near the Elkhorn are hummer
" valuable mines, which will iurh
k custom ore for the new mill TO
id constructed.
VS. Ore bodies have already been op
IN, ed up in the various workings OF
.ar nine, and the ore will pay with
he twenty-five stamp mill to be put
4 hon the old chui