Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1892-06-06
THE SOLDIER GOLD nINHs.

have been circulated regarding gold
discoveries on Camas Prairie. To-day
ZINES reporter obtained an inter.
view with Frank Peck, who is inter.
e'ted i" that locality, and from him
obtained the following state ent rela.
tive to the locations made, amount Of
development work done, and other in
formation Of an interesting and use.
full character.
The discoveries have been made on
the north side of the Prairie and on the
west side of Soldier Creek four miles
from the town Of Soldier. The lodges
occur in granite, aud is . westerly
continuation of the Gold Belt forma>
ton. A person can drive in q buggy
to almost any Of the locations; conse.
que"tly they are unusually easy of
access.
TEXAS STAR.
A tunnel 200 feet in length has
been driven in this ground, fifty feet
following the course Of the Star ledge.
The continuation Of the tunnel 10 .
cross.cut to reach othes lodges which
crop out within tho exterior bound.
aries Of this claim. The ledge shows
five>foot vein between walls, and
carries from 28 inches to 8 feet Of free
gold quartz worth 500 per ton.
The claim is owned by Frank Peck,
A. N. Hull, and Preston King.
THE PRAIRIE BELLE
shows q well-de6ned vein of rich ore !;
has 200 feet of tunnel-l8O feet cross.
cut, the last 20 feet following the
course Of the ledge which it taps at q
depth Of 60 feet. Width of ore body,
from 18 inches to 2 feet. A quantity
OF ore shipped to the HALEY Sampler
yielded So per ton 10 gold.
The owners are: A. N. Hull, John
Baxter, aud Preston King.
THE GARDEN.
Ore has been shipped from thi.
mine that sold for $S7 per ton At the
Haley Sampler.
The work on this mine consists o
an open cut and a number of surface
openings. In this way the ledge ha,
been exposed for a distance of 5O(
feet, showing . continuous body o.
quartz SIX feet IN width.
1t belongs to Frank Peck, A. N
Hull, aud Preston King.
Want Of space will not per
nit extended mention of many
other claims in this locality
There are, however, . number
of others which forms . compac,
group. Among them may be men,
toned the Gold Medal. Nellie Blye
Peavine, Antietam, Knob Hill, Pay.
master, NJ. E., McClelland. Free
Coinsge. and Philadelphia.
There has been considerable
speculation about this locality, many
doubling the existence of any lodges.
What reports got out were not we'll
authe nticated and could not be trace d
to any reliable source. The infor.
nation furnished in this article comes
from Trustworthy person, and may
be accepted as q conservative state.
ment of the size and richness OF the
ore bodies.
Assays have been obtained as high
as $500 per ton in gold. These have
been rejected and the sampler return,
substituted. Taking this conservative
showing we have returns of from $5'
to $S7 per ton free milling gold rcck
It certainly will not be long unit
capital will be directed to this proms
ing locality.
These claims were discovered by ,
Mr.. Head, a Baptist preacher WHIT
: expounded the Gospel on Sunday
. and kept an eye peeled for quartz OF
t week days. Like prospeotors, gen
J. orally, Mr.. Head has had his vicissi
: tudes in this world. Last fall he wa
: close run for the necessaiies of life; bu
a within the last two weeks he cold
o recent discovery at Dixie District TO
e $4,000; and now he is enj owing tn
prosperity that should come to all in
!. dustrious and level-headed pros