Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-31
TRIDAY::::::;JANUARY 81, 1891
oUsrEa CouxrY.s MINES.
THE RAMstioR N.

The Ramshorn Mining & Smelling
Company operated their plant at
BAyhorse only part OF the year. The
mines are IN excellent condition, as
is all the plant, consisting OF con-
centrating mill and smrlter. The
machinery is operated by water un-
der 375 feet pressure on a Pelton
wheel. During the season the com
pany shipped 4o5 tons OF bullion car
rying 206,354 ounces silver, 200 tons
OF speiss and matte carrying $4,000
ounces OF silver, and about $50 tons
OF high grade ore carrying about So
900 ounces silver. To make this
bullion, matte and speiss, required
10000 bushels Of charcoal, made in
permanent kilns near the smelter. To
make this bullion about 4700 tons of
ore were reduced, including iron ore
carrying silver, while making good
fuxing material. During the season
the company employed from l25 to
$50 mon, but since closing down the
force has been reduced to twenty,
who spend all this winter in develop
ment work. The company own many
OF the best mines in this locality,
some Of which have produced millions
and appear to be good for millions
more.
There are a number Of smaller
mines in the district which were
worked TO small extent, the ore be.
ing either sold to the Ramshorn com,
psny or shipped outside. The ship
Inents of these smaller mines aggre'
gated about $50 tons, equal to abou,
10000 ounces OF silver, making the
product Of the camp, outside OF tn,
mines owned by the Clayton compa
ny, aggregate nearly, If not quite
10000 ounces silver. 1t has Away
been the custom to suspend opera
tons with the mill and smelter during
the winter and work small force oil
development. The mines are SO sit
usted, and the ore chutes are so reg
ular that but little dead work is re
CURED. The veins are cut across tn
mountain, leaving the ends sticking
out, and so high up that mining
comparatively easy.
ssAFoAM DISTRICT.
Seafoam mining district has al
tracted considerable attention {
prospectors the past two years c
more. Its remoteness from any or
market and consequent difficulties Al
tendant to the opening of mine
where everything must be carried
. hundred miles by trail, has yer
much delayed development. How
ever, considerable progress was mao
the past year.
On the Vanity mine a tunnel WI
run 275 feet, and an uprslse drive
100 feet to connect with the upp'
tunnel. This was too late in bein
completed for shipping any ore du
ing the season, but test sample ,
2200 pounds WAS sent out which 4
saved l2o ounces silver per ton.
The Blaokhavk mine shipped Il
tons hrst-class ore which assayed 2
ounces silver, while eight tons of Sc
ond class went 9S ounces silvs
This property makes a 6ne showi,
OF ore and has had considerable wo
done on il.
The White Goat mine made son
shipments OF ore which ran 5,
ounces silver and about $40 gold.
tunnel was run in on the vein i
feet. Fifteen tons of ore we
shipped from the Eureka, assayi'
100 ounces silver. This was all ,
ken out in driving the tunnel, now
100 feet on the VEN, exposing a lar
body of ore.
Two months work on the Birdie
mine drove cross-cut tunnel rs fe
cutting the lode from which ten to
of 329 ounce ore was shipped. t
owners of the Summit mine did or
ssssssuept work, iu which they Z