Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-11-01
ATLANTA CORRESPONDENCE.
Lost Treasure Found Big Bananx1
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Tnp--.Pcrsqnai Mention.


land. II we havn't struck il Ill be
dam'd" These were the remarks of
Bob McCabe and Louie FRANKIE on
their return from Camp galch ON FIJI
day lust, where they have been en-
ploycd for the past month or two in
running tunnel to tap the Lost
Treasure mine. BY the way, think
this il misnomer and the claim
should be christened the Found"
Treasure niue. The boys were ex-
ceedingly jubilant and il was some
time before could succeed in getting
from them the details Of this recent
rich strike which were as follows: For /
twenty years or more the ledge known |
as the Lost Treasure has been known |
10 contain rich mineral, and about |
two decades ago was located by Bob 1
McCabe, but owing to the distance !
from reduction works, the difficulties |
attending mining In those days and
the exorbitant charges Tor reducing
ores, transportation, etc, the location
was allowed To lapse. Some FIVE years
ago, however, better facilities for min
ing and reducing ores. and lower
rates vi transportation and supplies
having obtained, the claim was rclo-
Gated by Hank Lewis and Bob Nc
Cabe, who afterwards took in Lew
FRANKIE. on a proposition Of his to de
velop the mine, giving Mr.. Franke
one third interest MIR. FRANKIE thus
proceeded TO secure lease Of the
property and for two seasons done
considerable development work on the
ledge and set an old arastra to run.
ming crushing the ore. bad luck at
tended his efforts however, his nrastra
breaking down before he could make
IA cleanup. Enough had been done
in the meantime to assure the owners
that they had good property
ledge from three to four feet wide hav
ing been exploited on the surface for
]. over ak hundred feet in length, sll OF
which would mill from $25 to $50 in
gold; several shafts had been sunk
from five to twenty feet in depth. the
ore always growing richer rs depth
was attained, the quartz from the bot
. tom Of the twenty foot shaft camping
right through $50 per ton. Some two
months ago the owners, after consulta-
ton, concluded to start blind tunnel
to tap the ledge about one hundsed
feet deep, and McCabe aud FRANKIE
agreed TO do the work, Mr.. Lewis fur
nishing the necessary supplies. Thurs
day last, after running through over 4
! hundred feet Of hard country rock
the boys cut into a ledge over five feet
in breadth, three feet Of which is goot
$50 to $50 free milling ore, and thu
/ other two feet will run from 5000 u
$500 per ton, much Of il being two &c
i four times as rich. In fact IL is really
, specimen rock. the writer having seer
j pieces that were literally covered will
|. the yellow shining metal. The writer
has also seen horn prospects from
e pieces in which no gold was at all Wis
ible which would scarcely be credited
by one not an eye witness OF the pro
cess OF pounding up and horning on
l the rock. The importance OF thii
| strike can hardly he overestimated a.
/, it proves beyond the shadow OF a doub
: the existence of rich mineral deposits
outside OF the immediate vicinity o
Atlanta Hill, which heretofore la,
been held by most parties to contain
all the mineral in the camp wortl
mining. The Lost Treasure is situated
| about four miles from Atlanta, ant
. one mile from the old camp Of Yuba
a in what is known as Camp gulch, j
finely located for working to the bes
> advantage, with plenty Of water clost
: to the mine and surrounded with TIL,
finest timber in the country. IL is Il
T be regretted that the strike was nc
: made little earlier in the season, a
+ the boys have not time now to build
!, get in supplies and make preparation
T Tor the winters work, and so vii
have to let the property lay idle unit
spring. Nevertheless the mine doe
. not need 90 be sailed to keep tina
< length Of time, and just as soon as tn,
season opens the coming spring ths
, owners intend to go to work and pnsl
developments for all they are worth
: when it may confidently be anticipate,
they will open mp mine second 3
none In the county. As | stated ii
one al my former communications tha
z il WIS the opinion Of the writer that
a stout heart combined with tritiinI
expenditure Of muscle would open n
: good property on the above described
J ledge, 81 now state my firm couvie
! tions that there ARE ianumerabIe otha
i hedges scattered over the countr,
: within radius III eight or ten mile
from this place that only require tin
!, same combination OF pluck, perseeer
!, unce and muscle to develop them int
! iirst.class dividend paying mines.
Ali.nsa j. really patslas On metropolitan airs.
parc witnra the burglar burglars has right n h
claim being something Of undergraduates u not
On the night ~ the t4th the hou-c Of J. w. Case
+ was entered and robbed u twelve or fourteen dollar
in esaah, the Cssh lcing contained In 1ne 81 III
] shildrens hanks. NJ. Casey avail fruni heas a
the tipse anil Mr.. hr liail stopping AZ TIA
house. TIE noise made nv the hold burglar awakens
the ladies' who instead ~ tAntuE aaay With fright
. promptly grasl,es six-shoour two that lay hand
ard opened hrc the bid. bad man. This stIi
4 prissd the robber that he completely rAHzis
dAxEied and no forthwith decAmped
4 ON the evening u this 18th lmpronptu dane
/ was gwen at which the attendance vas large. IN
: usual good time Was had and the ian iaSied unit
Z mnring.
The evening al the nth farewell PARTY was give
70 Mrs VIVA Abl-st aud hiss Ella Murphy, AZ whsc
the AtAhiaites were agsin out tn fnil force and .
which q most enjoyable time was hst- Mrs. Abbof
and Mrs Murphy took their departure the next da
for their home In Judith Basin. Mantans. IhgiI ~
senoe viii be regretted BY their many friends her
aud at the Bar
Gardner Adams Is at present on Wood River q
tending TO very pressing business but he b ca
pectod tack 10 a few days.
E rhafias Flynn paid ns a vi-i. last week, but Dc
parte.i after sho5i st4s ior ths lover country again