The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-05-12

Stoddard, and cutting lode carrying I
large body of sulphurets, is an indica
tion that the mineral belt on De LANAI
mountain extends southwark as well al
northward, and argues that, as is main
tanned by many, the Cow Creek district
north, and Florida Mountain south are
both in the same mineral zone on which
the great De Lamar mines are situated
The DeLamar Company's plans fol
their mill have not yet fully matured.
Experiments are still being made in the
present mill, the results of which will
to some extent be utilized in determin-
ing the character of some of the machin-
cry used in the new and larger one to
be constructed. Mill men have this
week been looking the ground over and
the plans will probably be definitely set
tied in very few days. 1t has been
definitely settled that much larger
new mill will be built and it is only the
details of the plans which are tempor-
arily delaying the beginning of the
work.
The NUGGET mining expert, paid q
brief visit to the Stoddard mine on
Saturday, and found Mr.. Ludwig driving
drift north from the tunnel on forty
foot ledge. The trend of the lode is ten
degrees south of east. The lode has
been now followed for five hundred
feet. The width for this entire distance
has varied from twenty to forty feet.
In the location their vein has been cut
at two different points, FIVE hundred
feet apart. The west vein shows an
iron dyke on the hanging wall, in which
the richest silver ore is found. These
three lodes are apparently connected
by small stringers or feeders running
north or south, many of which have
been cut. A drift is now being run
West on the center of the forty foot
vein. The amount of work which has
been done on the Stoddard in crosscuts,
wines, shaft and tunnel, figures up to
1,750 feet to date. The Stoddard group
comprises three locations, the Stoddard,
Deadwood and Midas. The Midas has
been stripped on the eurface for over
100 feet, showing a twelve foot ledge.
This lode is east of the Stoddard lode
and parallel with it. This shows some
good ore on the surface, but has not
been prospected in depth. The Dead
wood lode lies contiguous to the Stod-
dard, but has not been prospected to
greater depth than ten feet. A crosscut
tunnel has been started to cut this ledge
at depth of 250 feet, and is now in 180
feet. This tunnel after cutting the
Midas, can be extended into the Stod-
dard under the present workings of the
Stoddard. All of these ledges may be
cut at a great depth by comparatively
short crosscuts run from the east side
of the mountain, and are most favorably
located for being cheaply worked. The
location of the claims are all on the |
point OF the mountain projecting south
east of the De Lamar mines. and occupy |
a large portion of the mountain South |
and east of this great property. They
are now held under bond by Senator
John P. Jones, who is prospecting them
with view of purchasing.
Cow CREEK DISTRICT.
The Nellie FL. owned by Hale, Bett-
cher and Seaton, has cross.cut 80 feet
in length, but has not yet reached the
ledge. Groupings from the ledge run as
high as 1915 in silver per ton.
The Mocking Bird, owned by w. A.
seaton, is developed by 20 foot cut,
and shows four foot ledge which aver
ages 800 per ton.
The Meadow Lark, owned by WILLIE
nsggar Bros, has shaft so feet deep,
md they are running tunnel to cut
,he ledge. The ledge is about six feet
vide, and they have obtained assays as
high as $4,000 from groupings,