Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-11-03

II has been known for twenty FIVE
years that there were leads of gold,
silver and copper on the reservation
IN the immediate neighborhood OF
Pocatello, but prospectors have steer
ed clear of the hills as they had Un-
Gle Sam and a jealous tribe of Indi-
ans to contend with. A few more
fearless than the balance have vent
ured into the bills only to be driven
out by U. S. soldiers. or, as in one
instance, killed in the attempt by the
Indians. After the sale OF town lots
was concluded company was organ
lied and some locations made on the
townsite. Immediately afterwards
H. E. Lopas, acting under legal ad-
vice, located two claims on the rescr-
vaiion. He was followed by many
others who have followed the mining
statutes Of the United States and the
State of Idaho, SO at the present time
there are no less than forty claims in |
the hills east of PocateIIo.
There are fine specimens Of ore ta-
ken from the hills west of the town,
but as yet no steps have been taken
to locate and record the claims. How
ever, the eyes of the prospectors are
turned westward and we will soon
have the same activity west as there
was east of town in stalking claims.
The principal claims located up to
the present time are all within few
miles Of the Utah Northern and Ore
gon Short Line railways, none of
them exceeding four miles from the
main lines which run along the Port
! Neuf river. The U. P. r. r. have
large interests in PocateIlo and are
particularly anxious to develop the
surrounding country and have signi-
fed their intention of making very
low rates on ores to Omaha, Pueblo
and Denver.
, Another advantage the miner has
, is the favorable climate, as work can
| be done the entire year without inter-
ruption. This with the fact that the
Port Neuf valley contains 100000
acres of agricultural lands that will
be under cultivation as soon as the
! reservation is thrown open to settle
ment. A canal on which some 400
employees is working, is being built
from Snake river that will irrigste
$ about 25O,OOO acres of the Port Neut
u valley.
The galena veins are in forma-
Q ton OF blue limestone laying along.
a side of iron veins, which invariably
2 run together as depth is reached.
The veins are usually narrow at the
II urface, widening a. tney are worke'
Iowa, and they are well defined hs
,ure veins. The foot walls are gran
u tie Formations; the hanging walls arr
" blue limestone.
'e The ores taken from the diferen
veins are as different to each other a
II are the ore bodies of the great min
S ing district of Butte, Montana. Th
Is Chief mining claim produces galen
10 rich in silver, average assays fror
,e different parts of the vein runn'n
lie about s65 per ton in lead and sllve
"a whilst directly south of this CLAIM
IN the Hungry mining claim runs abor
Se SIS in copper and silver. Agal'
ut the Bannock, north of the Chief CLAIM
ut runs from sl25 to 5000 per ton
to copper and silver, all the veins SHOW
ne ing assays of gold.
One mile west of the Chief is Il
Id Scsrecrow, which gives very high a
ct. saws of gold. Quartz contalnIr
OF free gold is being taken from tt
We mine daily. Some specimens of tn
,u- rich Quartz are now on exhibition
nat ,h. Pocatello Furniture House; al
su- also a, the Office of Miller & Terre
by East of the Chief is the Nan
ice Bell. which is entirely copper, t
tho vein (all mineraD, is about twen'
est inches in thickness and averae
the about SO per ton. This claim is
the property of H. z. Lopas, and VIII
uid the work done does not exceed t'
ght feet in depth, he has now about
ont, tons of ore on the dump.
ave I'VE The most promising prospect OF
, ;s entire group is the Chief, owned
bull. f. c. Carter and Joe Cook. Jr III
the have made a cut in the lead alb
ON 25 feet from the surface, on a lie
s .ns attaining a depth OF fifteen lee
Ias, height. From this cut they h
the ,unneled in ten feet. The ore ia
ront from the last workings assays 4
sllo to s143.52 per ton. They h