Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-13
TIE GREAT erHlR NINE.


sonsI s,l@rr, r'inr---A HfaGnif-
ieeat Mining Property.
The proprietor of the BrLLETiN
visited the 0phir mine, situated
a mile ard half from Rocky Bar,
on Hardscrabblc gulch, Sunday
last, for the purpose Of seeing for
himself what the prospects were for
tho property, and thus be able to
write brief article informing our
readers as TO exactly what WAS IN
sight.
The Ophir mine is owned by the
Comfort Consolidated Mining Com
pany, the officers Of which are resi-
dents Of New York--Samuel Com
fort being president. Steve 0glcsby
is the resident superintendent and
has entire charge Of the working of
the men and mine.
The improvements on the mine
are rs follows: Tho cast tunnel has
been extended from the dump 210
feet. At distance Of $50 feet from
the mouth of the tunnel shaft has
been sunk 40 feet. The shaft will
be continued GO feet deeper, the
miners being now at work in il. AT
! the breast of the tunnel IA raise will
be run to the surface for air, as Mr..
Oglcsby informed us
The west tunnel, run ON level
with the cast tunnel from the same
gulch, has been extended for a dis
lance of 575 feet. At 2T5 feet from
the mouth of the west tunnel shaft
has been sunk 1870 feet. From the
point Of sinking the shaft to the
surface is 121 feet, making 25l feet
10 the deepest workings at water
level.
A raise, 285 feet from mouth OF
west tunnel, has been run up ~
feet. Above the main or dump level
I q feet on this raise, is another level
running east, back toward the dump
q distance Of 1877 feet 10 an air shaft
40 feet to the surface.
At the lowest workings in the
main shaft in the west tunnel is 0
level running ITO feet east along the
ledge. At 81 feet from the shaft il
a raise OF 10 feet.
The most surprising fact in con
nection with the Ophir mine is that
there has not been one foot of tun'
neling, or sinking, or upraising that
has not brought TO view ledge o
rich quartz, varying from 3 TO 3 fee
| in width, with well-deiined wall'
and clay castings.
. From horn tests made from ore
taken from the water level, las
Sunday, beside numerous others re
Gently made, it is evident that i
increases in richness az depth is at
tanned To place the average valu,
of the rock taken from water lcve
at $50 per ton would be a low esti
innate, as any one familiar will
0phir ore will say upon examining
specimens nov ON exhibition il
the BULLETIN office, taken at ran
dom from the lowest works.
The Company is now having
mill test made Of 80 tons of ore a
Reeser's mill. Ii the result of tn
| test be satisfactory, working shat
: will be sunk at once. and a twenty
I stamp mill put up this fall--so MI
J Oglesby informs US. Mr.. Comfor
is expected here about the first q
: August, when doubtless full arrange
5 ments will be made for soon placin
, the 0phir where il justly belongs
E in the front rank Of Idaho gold pre-
ducing mines.
| There is 700 or 500 tons of goo
ore on the dump, and those inter
ested in the property may well fec
: satisfied with the outlook.
Mr.. 0glesby is putting the min
. in such shape that 20-stamp mil
!. can be run TO advantage and cor
tinuously. All the work Of impoI
i lance has been done under his su
/ pervision--and well done.
As before remarked, the ledge i
sharply defined in the entire work
ings, ia from to 5 feet wide, an
! averages about $50 per ton. TIL
! opening of the Ophir and the builc
: ing of a 20-stamp mill will be
great lift to Rocky Bar industries
The company has large an
comfortable two-story boarding an
d lodging house, pleasantly situate
!. near the works, which is kept q
!, clean and neat as any one coul
!, MISUNDERSTANDING there is M
the refining influence Of a femal
q near the camp.
1t was a pleasant visit and NJ
Oglesby and his entire force has Il
If BULLETINS thanks for their cou
e teous treatment.