Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-01-18
TAE NEW DORADO.
Rich Quarts and Placer Finds Near
Blacks Station. Gilmore
County.

ahNf osA lahtiN SIhNS Wuttth w
state what know, and what l have
seen in the far famed Territory "Gem
OF the Mountains" An old timer re-
marked To me a short time ago, Idaho
amt what she used 10 he sir by
d--d sight" Not being sufficiently
conversant with the Territory and i,s
resources, ] OF course fully concurred
with him, particularly rs he had a
combination Of wood aud iron with
him popularity known as a shooting
iron, but ut the present time, in spite
OF his waflike Announcements, | should
certainly differ from him, for have |
not been at the head 81 Black creek
and seen the riches Of nature in such
quantities that ii almost stunned the
senses TO contemplate. IL seemed TO
me as II the entire hills were absolutely
nothing but golden quartz. Lodges
in all directions, but probably am
speaking us n green-horn and enthu.
siast, SO win confine myself to facts,
elected from very gentlenianly pros
pector, whom | encountered on the
summit, Of this veriiable FL Dorado.
Smiling little, probably at my awk-
wardly put questions, he nevertheless
dropped his pick and was speedily
showing and explaining the mys-
teries Of quartz and placer mining. A
few yards away from the wagon road
On the summit, is the daisy" claim
owned by Ed Johns and Mr.. Powers
who is known throughout most Of the
western country as "Kentuck." These
gentlemen started in ON the north
side, and run an open cut for about
45 OF 80 feet; this cut taps the ledgs
about 90 feet below the groupings
They have also penetrated through N
feet OF orc, but have not yet reached
the wall. This assays, am told $94
per ton. Although but little develop
ment work has been done, the LIENS
jackson" and "Mountaineer" show up
splendidly, and the "Hidden Treas
urer" is not inaptly named. The
three last mentioned claims are owned
by Mountain Home parties, among
whom are are A. ]. Bruce, J. Carol
and w. ], Turner.
Messrs. Cordcr & Williams have also
some remarkably rich prospects. The
discoverer or first locator, Mr. Arthur
Neal, is sole owner of the CLONE
stake" probably the largest and
richest ledge ever struck. In fact
this ledge, with its extraordinary size
and remarkable riches, seems NOR,
like vivid dream of an 0rienta
Lotus Eater than reality Of the
nineteenth century. Mr.. Neal hai
run an open cut OF 100 feet and founC
the walls on both sides, and wher,
cross-cut is being made, on account o
restitution of refuse matter. Ore run
ming $l5 to $40 is being used for build
ing dump. The cut taps the ledge
20 feet below surface groupings. Thii
ledge pays marvellously well all tn,
way across, going up even into tn,
thousands. Mr.. Neal is also sole
owner OF the Mountaineer claim
which runs parallel to the Homestake
HI has also a half interet with Mr.
|, House in the following lodges: Tn,
Bertha, Humming Bird, Washington
and Rover. Rock from the latter ex
hibits gold plainly to the naked eye
These lodges are not sufficiently de
veloped to give dimensions, bat ar
remarkably rich, but not officially as
ssyed. The Homestake gulch, run
ming from the ledge of that name, ha
naturally accumulated the deposits o
ages, and hence is remarkably rich in
placer properties. This is also re
corded and staked by Messrs. Neal ant
House, who at present are construct
ing large reservoir for the purpose o
outstanding the water for sluieing pur
poses in the spring. They have ais
built very neat house, corral, ETC., il
the gulch where there they inten,
winterng and work on the differen
, properties. The placer in the gulcl
runs from 10 to 20 cents per pan, ant
is remarkably course gold. Following
down Wood creek we find on ou
right the Overland placer claim, owned
by Mountain Home parties, then the
Princess Mildred. The Lena jackson
quartz ledge is at the head OF this
. The Princess Mildred is owned by w
p. Rowe and NJ. Pauley; thence dowr
the creek we find the Princess Anna
located by the owners of the Princes
Mildred; then comes the Sarah Am
. and further on the Lavere. Thes,
placers are all remarkably rich, plai.
gold finger ring being made from TIVE
pans OF dirt. This locality Is very cas-,
of access, being only four hours driv'
from Boise City. over the main over
! land road 10 Blacks station, theme,
up Black creek five miles. Goo,
roads, good water, good feed aud aboy,
all, the mineral riches will undoubt
eddy bring swarms of prospeetors anC
would-be prospectors. for there is n,
wild-catism about these strikes, for, h,
who runs may read and be convince,
by peculiar demonstration, and, turn
ing from the snow-clad hills look ava,
! into the future, and, Lol a new seen,
appears, mills houses and thorough
fares, happy and busy people, tn,
crash and war of ponderous machinery
and, with the pious Mahometan W,
mutter. "Trnly, Ged is great an,
God is God" mount our eayuse an,
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