Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-13
BclsE couNrA's SILVER.
Old Prospector 'CroppinEs- Presents
Picture Of Prospective Pros
perify Ms II Appears to
Him Through His
silver Rlmnsd
apectuc.es


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creasing in Importance. Notwith-
standing Boise is one of the oldest
settled counties OF the State, and has
been "run over" by prospectors since
early in the sixties, some of the most
important discoveries have been made
in recent years. Until a very few
years ago none Of the old-timers could
bc convinced that silver mine exist
ed nearer Idaho City than Banner,
twenty.eight miles distant. But
few years ago silver district was dis
covered between Banner and Idaho
City which gives promise Of becom-
ing the
BEST DISTRICT IN IDAHO.
Thirty locations have already been
made, all showing good ore. Three
belts Of lodges run through tho dis.
iarict, two OF them being purely silver
belts, and the other gold aud silver.
The first discovery was made by A.
w. Dunn, Colorado man, who So
cured eleven claims. A crushing
from the surface OF tho discovery
claim turned out 800 ounces per ton.
The ore on the surface is chloride,
and many free.gold prospector has
pounded up this same ore and PANIED
it for the "yellow stuff" but not
finding it, pronounced the rock "no
good" As soon AS Dunn cast his ex-
perienced optics on this ore he knew
what it was, and Immediately went
to work. He has sunk $50 feet on
the first discovery Horn Silver
and drifted quite distance each way
aud finds the chute to be continuous
and the ore rich. The ledge is four
feet wide with pay vein averaging two
feet in width. With development
nearly oil characters OF silver ore
were discovered. The chances are
good for number OF sales in that
district the coming summer. The
district is named Beaver.
THE ELMIRA CoMPANY's MINES,
In Banner, the Wolverine and Ban
ner, arc fine properties. The compa-
ny is now working the former, and
turning out with 20stamp mill, and
the very oldest pattern, from 1900 to
l,400 ounces Of silver per day. The
company has been operating there for
many years, and the output has sell
dom been less than 1000 ounces per
day. The mill brushes only about
thirteen tons in twenty.four hours.
The Wolverine and Banner are each
developed to the depth Of 500 feet.
Work will begin soon on another lev
OIL in the Wolverine. The company
is running tunnel to tap the Banner
at greater depth. 1t will be 3,700
feet long and is now in 1000 feet.
The ore will be run out through this
tunnel. The Banner vein is small,
but very rich. The last crushing
from this mino ran 5l5 ounces in sill
yer per ton, This, however, is con-
siderable richer than was any Of the
ore above.
Work will DO resumed soon in the
Washington mine, eight miles north
east Of Idaho City. This mine was
shut down last fall for reasons best
known to the owners. 1t has been
developed to the depth of 200 feet.
The mine has a lo,,stamp gold mill.
The ore that has been crushed aver
aged $50 per ton. There are two
veins in the Washington, the man
vein carrying good grade of silver
ore. The owners expect to add ma
chinery soon for the working of this
silver ore.
ONE OF THE best SILVER VEINS
In the county is the Silver King, a
short distance north of the Washing
ton. But little development work
has vet been done. A shaft has been
sunk to the depth Of forty feet, and
from the surface the ore increased in
richness from about thirty ounces per
ton to from two to three hundred
ounces, aud the vein widened from a
few inches to sixteen inches. A tun-
mel, to tap the vein ITO feet deep, is
now in seventy-eight feet. The vein
has been uncovered for 500 feet, and
the pay chute is continuous for tina,
distance. How much farther it ex-
tends is not known.
Benham & Gear, the former Salt
Laker, and the latter also, believe,
have recently put up cyanide works
at Quartzourg, fifteen miles west OF
Idaho City. They are working sui
phuret ores from the Gold Hill mine
The Gold Hill companv's ore all car.