The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-14
A FLoURIsHiNO IDAHO AMP.

A FLoURIsHiNo IDAHO CAMP.
A Brief Summary Of Prospects In the
N~eighborhood OF Mountain Home.
Nature has laid the corner stone on such
a valuable foundation in this hidden and
heretofore unexplored part OF the terri
tory as TO raise the veil of futurity 10 such
a height In tins immediate section that II
will present q scene to the vision reassur-
ing a success as magnificent as Califor-
mia presented To the West in her palmy
and prosperous mining days OF yore, says
a Mountain Home, Idaho, correspondent
Of the Salt Lake Tribune.
This district was first discovered during
the summer Of 1853 by Arthur Neal OF
whom the camp IL named In honor. The
locality at first was kept n secret, but late
last fall the secret crcpt out, and to-day n
small ARM of men Is actively engaged
placer mining in the gulches and in
places on the side hills, where water
fiows in sufficient quantities.
The elevation Of III district is about
$500 feet, or 800 feet higher than Noun
tain Home its nearest energetic and push
ing neiphbor. The distance to Neal is
about thirty miles In a northcrly direction
from Mountain Home over a hard, dry
and well-travellcd road, and Is located on
what Is known as the Black Creek range
OF mountains.
Rubics of deep, pure crimson color can
he found everywhere in the camp, hut too
small to he of any intrinsic value.
Messrs. Gus Rikcwine, Ed. Johns and
w. NJ. Powers, better known rs "Ken-
tuck" are associated i'm "A number of
placer and gold bearing quartz claims.
The placer claims are located ON Black
creek. The prospects when panned
showed many good cOlors OF coarse gold.
Water flows in sufficient quantities in this
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the year round.
Their quartz claim The Rover is an
extensive ledge of granite formation,
located on the summit. The paying
streak will average five feet in width.
Two different assays averaged a fraction
over S92 tn the ton Of free milling pre-.
Mcssrs. Arthur zeal and George House,
composing the firm of Neal q House, own
three quartz claims on Bender creek and
two placers nj the head of Wood creek.
The Homes axe contains the most gold
bearing quartz of their trio. II has been
tunneled "A distance Of about fifty feet
straight INTO the mountains. and shows
up a marvellous amount Of the yellow
metal when assaycd. Mcssrs. Neal 4
House and Commodore" Jackson, who
owns placer grounds i'm the vicinity, are
hydraulic mining on a small scale.
quartz and placer claim on Bender
creek. Prospects from the latter show up
well, while the former claims are yet un-
developed.
Mcssrs. Joseph r. Sprague, Alexander
Bruce, Amos Lee and Daniel Hill, all of
Mountain Home, own two valuable quartz
claims adjoining the Homestake, on Wood
creek. Turner. Bell 4 Co., also of Mount
ain Home. have located three placer claims
on Wood creek. They will soon have
sluice boxes IN shape to begin active
operations. Mcssrs. Howcth 4 Sprouts
an MI ISansl Inrn nAnl saInsnr arratfnslS M
Wood creek, adjoining Turner, Bell d Co.
We have heard of prospects being doc
tored," hut were not taking chances that
way, and at our instigation several pans
of gravel were taken from as many diff
fcrcnt places, both in the gulches and on
the side hills in the various placer claims,
and were put through the panning pro-
cess. All showed from sixteen tn seventy
and eighty colors To the pan Of good
coarse gold. which means a fortune to
the owncrs.
Messrs. James H.. Miller, DIR. w. +.
Smith and }. l.. DE Haven, three of the
prominent business men of Mountain
Home, own two placer claims ON Willow
creek. and prospects taken from the side
hills look as though these gentlemen have
struck a good bonanza. Mr.. Miller also
owns u one-half interest in a aluablc
quartz mine, an extension of the Rover.
As president Of the board of trade of
Mountain Home Mr.. Miller makes things
hum In that vicinity. He is the jun ior
member Of the wcll-known firm of Helf-
rich& Miller, general merchants Of Noun.
tain Home, n deserves a good deal of
credit for the push and skill he has dis
played in advancing his city's interest.
Mr.. =. ID. Taylor, the able editor of the
Mai. deserves much credit for his untir-
ing efforts In trying la secure for Noun
tain Home the county seat Of Elmorc
county.
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