Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-12-09

1880, AID is there fore one of the old.
rst locations in this region. II is il
the same mineral belt as the Pork Z,
Baltimore, Independence, Triumph.
and North Star bonanxss, and like
them, shows At least two well fined
veins, of which the lower or westerly
is called the gray copper, and the
other the galens ledge.
1t has been worked continuously
since 1880; but Il did not yield my
ore worth me"t;"ning until i" July,
1897. From that time until May.
1889, the own.r ne,,rd 5000 net
profit. This At a time when silver
oily brought 81 to 81 cents per ounce
aud when freight and working charges
aud supplies were much higher. priced
than ut present.
In 1883 Mr.. Domski, DESTROYS of
attaining ~ great depth as possible
withou, the usr OF machinery, began
y tunnel at the lowest point in the
gulrh. After driving about 25O feet
the ledge WAS tapped. and found to
carry gray copper. galenn, iron and
quartz. From this point u diff WAS
ru" ut right angles IN the ledge, Mr..
DomsAi expecting to strike ore at
every loot, hut freaks IT nature dts.
appointed all expectations, aud =
streak OF porphyry ITALY cut out the
vein a'togt Their. The course Of the
drift WAS then altered and the face al.
vanced $50 10, making the tunnel
45O in length. At this point the vein
was well d. 6"ed aud very favorable
looking, sEalr forming thu hanging
wall and black lime the tuctwall
Water came IL abundance, but rs the
upper w"ki' IS, consisting Of ov~'
5000 feet Of tunnels and shafts
showed that the main chute Ut ore
WAS still ahead, the owners conclude"
to lease, a. above stated.
As the l.ssees dr,fttd on the ore
body gray copper predomi"atrd If
the streak, and the ledge matter be-
NV. en- the streak aud the hanging
wall is imp'eg"a,rd with galena-thu'
indicating that the or-.body is widen
ing rapidly. As the corresponding
point OF, the surface shows orr Of thu
same character, and as y continuous
s-,ies OF ore>chu,+s is fou, d t" tn
end line of the claim. no doubt can h
reasonably entertained that the Venu
is going 10 be star OF no mean di
M nsiuns in the East Fork const~lla
ton OF honmuzas, which las slteHd
>iel,:ed millions Of dollars to its luck
owners.
As abovc stated the lrefees ahcv
namrd only control 1000 linear fet
Of the property. Another c"mpan
Of leas+rs has been organized t. d.
v-lop the ether 500 limar feet, i
Which All or--chute exists. Th
company will also run tunnel i" tn
gulch, but ut 4 level about $50 fee
higher than the lowest tunnel
which the bonanza has just hem cu
/, In addition to these Two leases,
third has hren le, TO FL, Picker-ll. {.
500 feet Of tho calena ledge, which
traced clear through the North S.,
to the Triumph, and from which tn
latter company is preparing to extra
vast sums OF money. Mr.. P'cker'lI
running to tap this ledge 1t POI,
> where 1900 pounds OF float gal-u
WAS found, and is nearing the ledge
All the l.sse-s intend to push d.
velopmem work t. the utmost, tn
winter, il utd-r 10 he able to sto,
nex, spring and summer, AMI max
regular Shipments; and from prese'
appearances it il fair to presume tn
the Venus will, next year, give eu
ployment to ut Last 50 first ella
-. miners.