Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-06-19
IDAHO WORLD.
10, 1891
OWYHEE MINING NUGGETS,
Avalanche.

Twelve bars of bullion, weighing
2o,SSS ounces, were shipped from the
DsLamar mill on the lst inst. These,
with ten bars weighing 1864 ounces,
shipped in the middle of the month.
comprise the output for May, making
total of 1882 ounces valued at
s5S,000, shipped during the month,
Work at the mines and mill is going
on smoothly, leaving nothing unusu-
al to report,
The big strike made in the Howe
Manhattan last week has been the
talk of the camp. The present strike
was made by extending a cross-cut
west OF the main tunnel. This cross
cut was run three years ago and work
on it discontinued, to work on the
main tunnel. A few days ago work
was begun on this cross cut, and only
a short distance run when the ledge
was encountered. 1t has now been
cut into thirty five feet, and the dis
lance to the hanging wall not yet as
certained. The ledge is a mixture of
quartz and tale clay, of the same
character as that found in the big
ledge on the DeLamar, and most
probably the same ledge. The ore
is very rich IN silver, and samples OF
1T shown are even better than any
found at the same depth in the De
lamar. AT the time the strike was
made negotiations were in progress
for bonding the property to San
Francisco parties with the view of
placing a group of several properties
in London. The owners had given
their promise In the matter and did
not back down under the influence of
this important development
AT no time since the wild, reckless
and flourishing period terminating in
1875, has the general outlook of min
ing interests In Owyhee county looked
anything like as favorable as at the
present time. On War Eagle Noun
tain, the Poorman, the Stormy Hill,
the Cumberland and the South Cen
trail are all producers and other mines
and prospects on this mountain are
being looked up with favorable ap-
pearances of several of them coming
to the front before the middle of the
summer. On Florida Mountain the
Black Jack mine and mill are both
making a most favorable showing;
the Phillips & Sullivan properties are
being very prohtably worked; the
Trade Dollar is being developed and
showing up well; the Humboldt has
been changed from a mere prospect
TO valuable mine, and half dozen
other properties are showing up very
favorably. AT Flint, the big mill, so
long idle, is being transformed into
concentrating mill, after experiments
have been made with the ores of that
camp to the satisfaction OF the oper-
stors, proving that the mines there
can be pro6tably worked and ore
shipped as concentrates, and that for
long time dead camp is giving
promise that it will again loom up
profitable producer. South Noun.
tain with its rich argentiferous gale
ma and copper deposits is still an idle
camp, but experienced mining men
are now inquiring into its merits, and
1t is quite probable that 1t will not be
a deserted camp much longer. At
DeLamar the great DeLamar mining
company is keeping the present TWEEN
ty stamp mill steadily pounding away,
and the richer ore taken from the
mine is being sacked and shipped
as usual, while preparations are be-
ing made for doubling the capacity
of this mill, and also for building an
additional new milling plant and re-
duction works of four times the ca
pacity of the present mill. Other
mines at DeLamar are now giving
such favorable promise that the entire
camp is happier over its prospects
than ever. Within a week develop
nents have been made and deals con-