The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-10-01
THE SOUTH SALMON STRIKE
a New and Tsich Mineral
Find
In n Gigantic Mineral
Bolt


One of the most gigantic and rich
mineral belts, probably, in the world
is that extending northward from
Washington county, Starting from
Mineral, 25 miles from Weiser, there
is Ruthburg, Sommers district, Seven
Devils, Warrens, Alton, Rapid river,
Crooks carroll, and on through
Grangeville north to. C@ur d Adene
is q succession of rich camps. New
finds are being made every week.
The latest is near the newly discovered
Rapid river country, and is little
over 100 miles north Of here. We
get particulars from the Ketchum
Keystone as follows: In May last
Mr.. Dennis Kallahar visited region
on South Salmon river that had not
before been explored by prospectors.
The locality abounds in gravel
deposits that make prospecting foi
quartz lodges difficult, and in places
quite impossible; but in spite Of this
peculiarly Mr. Kallahar made
discoveries that promise to excel in
richness and value anything before
found in the State. Coming upon
place where the bedrock was exposed
above the gravel he espired vein of
quartz cropping above the debris
everything the exposed bedrock. This
he at once investigated, and to his
great joy found it highly impregnated
with silver. Further observation
disclosed the presence in the locality
| Of three separate veins of quartz,
; each carrying a good supply of the
h coveted metal Making a location
upon each of his finds, Mr. Kallahar
. provided himself with samples of the
ore and returning to town had them
= assayed. The results exceeding his
expectations he Immediately returned
to the scene and proceeded with his
prospecting. After about months
work, during which he stripped the
ia dirt frcm the top Of one of his ledges
fer about 150 feet in length, finding
u from four to eighteen inches Of clean
Ia high grade ore the whole length o.
Di the cut. He also run a tunnel, cut
ie ting into the ledge lengthwise fo
III twenty feet into better looking ore al
Ia the way than that on the top of tn
III ledge. The ore is Of the carbonat
ne variety, and is apparently free iron
Is any base metals or minerals, contain
ia ing neither lead, iron, copper, zinc
oi arsenic nor antimoney 1t is simpl
an admixture of silver and quartz
io the silver being unusually plentiful
Ier A piece Of rock as large as a commo
'o' black walnut, thrown into cam
'u' FIRE. came out headed all over wit
hu silver, the silver being fully 20 pc
cent. of the whole. Assays mad
ny from the surface Immediately aft'
Oc' Tic discovery was made, returne
Il" from 490 to $50 ounces: but sample
INC brought in this week will go muc
higher, and we predict will reach q
,all average CT over 3, coo ounces to I'll
inc ton.
n il Mr.. Kallahar is naturally vel
led much elated over his excellent pr
Gus spects, and will build a cabin ar
lmSi' m take supplies into the camp yet til
,a,. ,' fall in order to be ready to commen
,ail work at an early day as possible
he'd the spring
han The new find is situated thir
jan miles from the upper end of Lol
~ ~ valley and forty miles south Of We
rens. Eleven other locations ha
e Of been made there by other part
ing since Mr. Kaliahars discovery, al
1el' all have fair prospects; and t
49, chancs are that the find will prove
nee be the most important yet made
9 or the State The big prospects
tanned certainly encourage such
orce hope. But no work will be dc
there this winter on account of
'ne isolation of the place. We congra
up late Mr.. Kallahar upon his &c
'n fortune, and hope it will prove
en'' bonanza its richness implies.
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i as The Idaho college, under