Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-09
NUMBER az.

'euV CCppei, Gov bOiu ana silver, Cop
DER Key, Confidence and Side Issue.
Copper Key had not struck ledge last
all, but now has found it, and it is
Dig. Either one of these may prove as
good as Peacock or South Peacock.
The Lockwood Group consists of
three mines. Four tons of this ore
makes one ton of copper matte, with
F32 per ton of matte in gold; carries its
own flux, as it has sufficient iron in
md near it to make it the best smelling
ore in the United States. The River
Queen, One-fourth mile from Snake
river, is nearly identical to White
Monument ore, and is likely to merge
into silver, with some gold. Assays Sc
per cent copper, 1880 silver, gold. 1t
carries Its own tlux beautifully and can
be worked like matte and is in every
respect as pure and good as Lake Sup
erior. The Decora has an immense de-
post of low grade ore, - to 20 per cent,
with Il fine mill site.
The Whale, Humboldt, California,
Climax and Crown Point are all fine
locations. White Monument, Helena,
Blue jacket, Legal Tender, Little Pitts
burg, ETC., are in the same vicinity, and
owned by Levi Allen, Ex-Gov. Hauser,
of Montana, and A. Kleinschmidt, who
will ship ore this season. They have
expended $4,000 in development
work. Since the discovery of the Bo-
nanza and so much gold in White
Monument the Montana parties have
gone wild. There are in all 125 loca-
tons in this camp, but there is territory
sufficient to locate 1000 good mines.
Prospects are mines here now; there is
not "scratch" that could be bought
for 81 500.
Three years ago $4,000 would have
controlled the whole district, as the
bulk Of prospectors and miners stam-
peded for new fields, Occur d 'Alene and
the Owyhee WAR Eagle) mountain gold
camp. The decline in copper through
the failure of the French syndicate also
helped to defer the opening of this
camp. Now the Peacock is held for
81 900, 900 and the South Peacock for
500. 900.
Seven DEVILS ore, assorted, win run
80 per cent: picked, 60 per cent. Cop
per can be worked here as cheap as iron
say $40 to $15 per ton, add $50 per ton
freight, and we have copper at about
cents per pound, without allowing for
the gold or silver at all. There is
enough of that in the ore to pay for the
working, SO that whatever the copper
brings is clear gain.
BY the way, these miners endure
hardships almost superhuman. When
in the government employ have been
booked for mining camp ninety miles
in the mountains, and 1t is like being
in some far away planet, out of the
world. One has no conception Of the
thing.
/ One of the first locators of Leadville,
who has lived in western mining
camps all his life, says: "The forests
and natural scenery of the region is
magnificent. The whole country is ore.
A thousand mines may be located side
by side and the talk of millions Of tons
} of ore is no exaggeration. The mineral
is there in unlimited and inexaustible
, quantities. The recorder for this dis
trict told me that: ION both sides Of
this camp are found gold lodges and
: considerable gold is found in the cop.
per ores. We really do not realize the
} possibilities of this great mineral dis
trict. 1t is the biggest and richest
. precious metal belt in the world. The
one hundred or SO mines recorded an
, only mite in comparison with what
: is there. We will have a city in Sever
t Devils that will beat Helena"
], Idaho stands third in the produc
0 ton Of precious metals, and in thre
3 years will head the column with al
!, output of $50, 100000. One has no Idle.
e of the vastness of this country. Idah'
e Is as large as the whole of New Eng
e land and slice of New York thrown
}. in. Washington county is larger tina,
IF Massachusetts. This territory lies o
,r the west slope of the Rockies and eaa
e Of the Blue mountains or coast rang
It in basin. Temperature In the vale
rs similar to Virginia, but mountains col
Re and rough, and snow gets from twent
" to seventy feet deep, but in the Va
1t leys grazing is good all winter. Son
j. of the high divides still contain II
feet of snow between here and Sew,
e. Devils. Soon as travel is unobstruct
he thousands will rush there. Ida
ne mining properties now command mC
er attention in London than any othe
de There are several operating here; .
ne Of them purchased gold property
,er Rocky Bar in 1885, and has nett
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