Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-12-30
THE SEVEN DEyILs.

'"o oe'en lewis district. 1t is call
ed Helena, is located within one hum
dreo yards OF the Old Peacock mine,
which is conservatively estimated to
have seventy-fve thousand tons of
th'rty-hve per cent copper in sight.
There is on the dump, sacked and be-
lng shipped, five hundred sacks of ore
that will average AZ per cent copper
per ton. The Old Peacock, White
Monument, Blue Jacket, Copper Crss-
cent, Mountain Queen, Legal Ten
der, Helena, Calumet and Norma, are
all patented claims and were sold by
Albert Kleinschmith and Samuel
Hauser, of Helena, Montana, to a syn.
dicate for $1,600,0OO cash, besides a
large block of stock, and are now in
corporAted under the name of the
American Mining Company, and cap
italizsd at $5,000,o0O, John G. Rodg-
ers being the resident manager
The pay streak in the Alaska is five
feet wide and averages 40 per cent
copper, 30 ounces in silver and 500
gold per ton. There is an incline
down 40 it on the vein and tunnel
in 100 feet. About 60 tons of ore on
the dump. Col. E. H. Mix and 9th
ers, of Baker City, Oregon, owns this
great property; and Geo. A. Rahm,
OF Weissr, Idaho, has it bonded.
The Mountain King has an open
cut 20 feet, showing 5 foot pay
streak which averages from so to 60
per cent copper, and 80 ounces silver.
Three hundred tons of high grade
copper ore have been shipped from
the Mountain Queen this season.
Average value per ton 45 per cent
copper, 20 ounces in silver and $40
in gold.
The Blue Jacket shaft is down 145
feet (the deepest in the district) and
the pay streak in the vein is from
to s feet wide.
The Helena has 100 tons of ore on
the dump, and one tunnel is in 100
feet and shows a we'll defined 8 foot
vein all the way Of As per cent copper
ore.
The circle G and Triple X are big
mines owned by Nose Fuchs and
Charles Morris.
The Decora owned by Col. E. H.
Mix and Mr.. Steele of Portland. A
tunnel has been driven rs feet ON the
vein and shows $50 tons of ore. On
the dump so tons of 35 per cent. ore.
About 10 tons of rich ore on the
dump at the Arkansaw; and the 60
foot tunnel all in ore.
The Calumet has a tunnel in 80
feet and shaft down rs feet, and
the pay streak is three feet wide.
The Lockwood group consists of
the Lockwood, Lookout and Pumroy.
The Lockwood has a tunnel IN 145
feet and shaft down 40 feet, which
shows ore all the way that will aver
age 40 per cent. copper. About 80
tons of ore on the dump.
The Dora is the property of Mrs.
John c. Rodgers; the ore is high
grade and shows free gold.
The Sampson has 100fost tunnel,
and the pay streak is Is feet wide of
low grade ore.
On the White Monument tunnel
has been run 100 feet and 500 sacks
of ore were shipped last year. This
season 600 sacks of so per cent. cop
per ore were shipped. Many very
rich and exceedingly handsome spec
linens of copper ore, showing great
chunks of ore bound together by
ropes of gold, have been taken out
and all the ore goes high in gold.
The Copper Queen has shipped l.
600 sacks of fine ore this season.
The South Peacock is owned by q
Boston syndicate and shows large
we'll defined vein of high grade cop
per ore, showing much free gold.
The Copper Key was recently pur-
chased by Boston people from Al
Donart and J. G. Anderson; consider