Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-12
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be found anywhere for strong COM
pany OF capitalists to operate are the
Washington, Sub Rosa, Silver King,
Blue Dick, two extensions of the Sub
Rosa, owned by Jas. Price, and the
Forest King, also an extension of the
Sub Rosa. The Washington has
both a gold and silver vein, each
carrying fine ore, the Sun Rosa loca-
ton covers three veins that have
yielded large amount OF gold, and
a tunnel, now in FIVE hundred feet,
will tap all these veins at great depth.
A large vein, carrying silver, was
crossed by this tunnel, but whether
this is one of the veins that shows at
the surface is not positively known
Tne Silver King, purely silver vein,
makes the best surface showing of
any silver ledge ever discovered in
the county. The chute has been un-
covered for 800 feet, and neither end
has been reached. The pay is uni
form all along. A shaft was sunk to
the depth of forty feet last year, and
the vein gradually widened from
few inches to sixteen inches, and with
no waste. 1t is closely estimated,
by assays and tests MADE from the
surface to the bottom of the shaft,
that the twelve tons of ore taken out
in sinking, will run 100 ounces per
ton. The ore increased in richness
from the surface to the bottom of the
shaft, and the ore taken out in sink
ing the last three or four feet will run
into the hundreds of ounces per ton.
A tunnel has been started to open
tup both the Silver King and Blue
Dick, and will tap the former at the
! depth of 100 feet. But little work
has been done on the Blue Dick, but
at the surface the ore runs we'll in
both gold and silver, and the vein is
two feet wide. A drift will be ex-
tended on the Silver King to where
it intersects the Blue Dick. The
Silver KING runs northeast and south
west and the Blue Dick east and west,
the latter running parallel with the
Washington, and near it, The For
est King has turned out a great
amount of the yellow metal, but hav-
ing been worked out above the tun.
mel level, and forty feet below, fur.
ther work cannot be carried on with
out hosting works and ii pump. A
shaft was sunk to the depth of forty
feet from the tunnel and some fine
silver ore, as we'll as good gold rock
taken out. This vein shows gold al
along the surface to Elk creek, a dis
tance of about half mile. Thi:
ground has been located, and tun
mel is being run in on the vein from
Elk creek. These claims, if al
owned by good strong company
would, with proper development, b.
worth millions of money. The Wash
ington, not many years ago, was con
sidered the poorest mine in this group
but now it is handsome producer o
gold, and next year machinery vii
be added to the mill for working tn
silver ore. The silver vein is know
to be rich, a number of shipment
having been made to Omaha, an
next year the yield of this vein viii
: we predict, far surpass that of th
. gold vein. The Washington has
r fine ten-stamp mill and hosting work
and pump. 1t has taken no grea
:, amount of capital to make mine {
s the Washington and the same exper
+ diture on any of the other location
n named would be followed by tn
# same result. The Sub Rosa coul
be opened at great depth from tn
/. shaft of the Washington, which
within few feet of the east line {
, the Sub Rosa, the site of the hoist'n
:: works being 100 feet lower than tt
!: lower tnnnel on the SUB Rosa groun
The Silver King and Blue Dick al
J. on the mountain above the Washing
r. ton, and could be easily tapped
). great depth by drift from the shaf
/ This group of mines will some d'
= take rank as among the very best
D. Idaho.
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