The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-05-26
MINING NUGGETS.

secured the contract to run tuDDe
on Smith & Phillips mine near the
creek at old Wagontown, and are now
at work.
The DeLamar butchers have lecsted 8
claim on Pole creek gulch. They have
indications of good vein. If it should
prove good mine it will show the De-
Lamar mineral belt to be wider than il
has been thought to be, as this claim is
quite a distance east of the supposed
line of the belt.
The Black Jack mill, on Florid a
mountain started up last week, and the
machinery was found to work to perfec-
( ton; but it was found that the pulp
tanks would have to be reconstructed.
They were built to work on the gravity
plan, but the quartz was found to be of
such character that it packs in the
tanks, consequently the mill had to be
stopped until the tanks could be recon
structed.
Some DeIamar parties have discov-
cred what is reported to be rich piece
of placer ground, on Jordan creek about
two miles above the mouth of Pedicu-
lus creek. The ground is in a canyon
where the lumber for sluice BOXES and
all other supplies have to be packed.
The have about an acre of ground and
the bedrock is not deep. 1t is said they
are saving as high as twenty-five cents
to a pan of dirt. a'he NUGGET will try to
get fuller particulars for the next issue.
Messrs. c. H. Hill, VIM. N. Holt and
Jos. Blackley have discovered and are
working some placer ground in tie
creek gnlch at the upper end of town.
They have located three claims two of
them further up the creek. So far they
are proving rich and it looks as though
they had prospect of very profitable
summers work. They call the claim
they are now working the Tin Horn, and
they are all now playing their bets on it
straight, ex xoecting it to come double
out.
c.. II. Hand. of the firm of Carney &
Hand, assayers and mining experts of
Butte, Mont, was in the camp last week
to make report on the Homestake
mine, on the hill north of old Wagon
town. Mr.. Hand visited this camp
some three years ago, when the Della
mar mine was but little more than a
prospect, and then predicted that the
mine would turn out most valuable
one. 1t must now be very gratifying to
hi N to see his prediction realized, as it
was no doubt surprising to him to see
the town which has grown up and the
made since his former
visit.
John c. Davenport, of Portland, who |
holds working bond on the Garfield
mine, was in the camp on Saturday, ac-
by ]. M. Burke and w. N.
Taylor of Spokane. The latter gentle
N en-, it is understood, have taken hold |
Of the Garfield and will at once let a |
contract for the completion of the cross
cut tunnel begun last fall. This tunnel,
il is expected, will cnt the Garfield |
edge at distance of 750 feet and at a
iepth of about 400 feet. BY extending
he cross-cut 200 feet further in it will
,ut the Gold Hill ledge at depth of
nearly 600 feet. The NUGGET mining
expert recently visited these properties
With view of describing them, but on
lcconnt,of pending negotiations defers
lie report. LATER-W. H. Mackey took
he contract for running the tunnel.
The NUGGET expert, yesterday visited
! new prospect, just located by James
i. Miller and Ira McGarry, which prom
ses to prove valuable property. The
ind was an accidental and unexpected
me. They had started cut into the
mountain, about half a mile west of the
tunnel to prospect place
where rich float had been found some
wo hundred feet east of where they
tarted.. But they only ran their cut a
ew feet when they cut ten foot ledge
f white tale and yellow ochre, in which
mall particles of silver are visible. They
viii at once begin sinking shaft on the
edge, which with such showing al
nost on the surface, bids fair to prove
Jig find. The ledge when found points
irectly for the Webfoot from which it is
istant about half mile and on much
over ground.
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Duncan Murray he engineer at the
le Iamar nina shaft is mid In for re. |