The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-05
MINING IN IDAHO.
An English Syndicate Investigate
ing Property.
Report of An Important iscovery-Prospects
in the Wood River Country We're
Never Better.

BOISE CITY, Ida, Feb. 29.-ISpecial Core
spondence to THE HERALD. Another rich
strike is reported in the Phillips & Sullivan
mine at Silver City. The owners have been
running cross-cut tunnel for some time. 1t
is now in $50 feet has cut the vein and run
through it fourteen feet so far without en-
countering the hanging wall. The strike is
made fully one hundred feet telow the old
workings, and the ore will run high in gold.
Samples are being assayed now, but the result
will not be made public. 1t is said to be i'm
mensely rich, however, and will be second to
none in that respect in that entire district
Messrs. Phillips and Sullivan have received
hattering offers to sell their property, even be.
fore it was fully developed. but they were sure
that there was more rich ore in it than was in
sight at that time, and this last strike shows
how wise they have been in not putting the
property on the market.
Work on the Blaine tunnel goes on at the rate
OF egnt fee per day. some difficulty has been
experienced in keeping the waste rock and dirt
away from the air drills, and were IL not for the
double track system and the extra large cars
used 1t would be almost impossible to proceed
with the work on this account.
ENGLISH INVESTORS.
J. ]. Smith, mining expert, arrived in this
city yesterday from Milwaukee. He repre-
sents powerful English syndicate, and his
mission is to expert a number of mines in this
immediate vicinity report his opinion to the
members of the syndicate, and, if favorable, 1t
is likely they will Nuke some heavy purchases.
The two districts which interest him most are
the Neal and Shaw's Mountain, He left this
morning in company with G. s. Brown to visit
the latter. miner named Holmes claims he
has made rich strike in Shaw's mountain. and
If so, Mr.. Smith may for the time give that dis
| trict his attention reserving the inspection OF
the Neal for some future time. Holmes says he
| struck vein of ore which prospects over SlUO
per ton, with Indications OF richer STUFF fur
| Their in. An assay of the samples brought to
! this city verified his storh. Holmes is confident
his discovery is only a starter to what will
prove a bonanza for that district, and should
the English syndicate interest themselves in it,
! considerable money will be spent IN improve
ments, and this city will receive brisk trade
/ therefrom. A number of our leading citizens
are interested in this district prominent among
them being John Early, Esq, John Lemp, one
of our city council; Charles F. Baxter, j. A.
/ O'Farrell, Mayor Pinney and others
! Two brothers named Hardwick made
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY NEAR OXFORD
few weeks ago. While hunting they found
! groupings of silver-bearing ore which fur
! ther investigation proved to come from g
4 large and well-defned ledge The ore runs
about sos in silver and large percentage Of
lead and copper. The extensions to this mine
have been located, as have number Of Other
claims near it. Later reports claim the finding
of 1925 ore in the vein discovered by the Hard
| wick brothers.
THE OUTLOOK IN THE WOOD RIVER COUNTRY
was never better. The sale of the Minnie
Moore and Relief mines at Bradford is all bu
consummatej, and the change of ownership vii
give steady employment to 80 men. The Queer
Of The Hills will resume operations with TN
Minnie Moore and Relief The Red Elephan
| is showing up richer (ro every day. 1t i
! making such a splendid showing tn
owners are confident it will resume tn
paying of dividends in short while. The But
tercup company have spent nearly 100000 Oh
their property lately, but the mine is develop
ing so nicely they will be paid with good inter
est for all the Improvements during the comm
summer. The War Dance Nay Aug, Nettie
Argent, Red Cloud, Volt Ton, Arctic and Ant
arctic, the North Star group. and others ar
doing splendidly and employing large mum
Der of men. The Standard company's prop
erty, the Nay Aug, is leased until May list; tn
owners will take charge on that date. Tn
Baltimore and Victoria groups are to be sol
soon to an eastern company. The Red Wing
soon to be started, giving employment to owe
one hundred men. Camas NO. l, Tip-toI
Deadwood Cold Belt, Camas No 2 Abbey an
a number of other properties which have bee
doing little or nothing for some time pas
will be sold soon or resume active operation
with full force each. The owners OF the Col
Belt have paid on all the judgments agains
that property, which aggregated thousands
> dollars, and have a splendid offer. TO sci
Owners and leasers are alike confident of
prosperous season, and will continue opera
lions whether the silver bill passes or not.