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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-01-29
PROSPECTORS AS ASSAYERS.

A grizzled old prospector, against
whose wrinkled brow the storms of
many years had beaten, was last
night lamenting the decadence of
the traditional old-time prospector
and the usurping of his place by the
eastern tenderfoot. This picturesque
character of ye olden time is rapidly
disappearing from history and in his
place comes hardy range of youn-
ger men who, with college educa-
ton can cover twice the distance
and undergo as many hardships and
privations as the pioneers Of '49.
A week ago young man of this
class arrived in Butte from sum-
mer's prospecting expedition. He
made several valuable locations ON
his trip and being we'll up in chemis-
try he had made all his own assays
during the season. He did not carry
any elaborate outfit, but the tests he
made were sufficient for every pur-
pose. His assaying outfit consisted
of a small bottle of iodine and a
small bottle of carbonate of ammonia.
A blow pipe and small mortar
with a porcelain dish and few
sheets of filter paper completed the
outfit. When he made discovery
of gold bearing quartz, if it was free
oxidized ore like hematite he took a
little of it and after pulverizing it
placed it in the cup. Then he ad-
ded enough of the solution of iodine
to cover the contents. After allow
ing it to stand for two hours or less
if very rich ore, he tried filtering paper
in it. If it gave purple color after
being burnt it contained gold, and
the deeper the color of the paper the
richer the ore. In making test OF
iron pyrites he first pulverized and
then roasted the ore over an ordinary
camp fire. 1t was dull red heat at
first and then raised to cherry red.
This decomposed the sulphates that
were formed and placed the ore in
the same condition as in the free ore
test. In limestone districts little
carbonate of ammonia was added tc
the charge and the roasted ore was
heated again until the carbonate OF
amonia was decomposed. This pre-
vented the lime IN the ore from in
terfering with the test. For silver
bearing quartz he used the blow
pipe, first procuring small quantity
of the quartz, he bored hole in
soft stone and put the pulverizee
quartz into it. A little test lead wa
mixed with the ore, and melted wit
the aid of the blow pipe until it wa
, covered over with Stag. The result
ing lead button was then cupelle
and if it contained any silver, ittl
silver button would be left at tn
bottom of the cupel.-lnter Noun
tain.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-01-29
A GREAT ENTERPRISE.

The scheme of sinking shaft at
a point below the city and then driv-
ing tunnels north to intersect the
veins known to extend east
and west through the district has at
last resolved itself into definite
shape. Articles of incorporation
have been drawn and signed and the
preliminary steps taken toward COM
mencing work. The new incorpor-
alton is known as the Butte Consol-
idated Mining and Reduction COM
pany. 1t is capitalized at lO,WO,OOO
divided into 100000 shares at a par
value of 800 each. The incorpor.
alton are Edwin H. Irvine, William
H. Young and Forbes F. Irvine, all
of whom are we'll known mining and
business men of this city. The
trustees for the first three months
are +. H. Irvine, w. H. Young, F..
F. Irvine, G. E. Sawtelle, of Ogden,
and V. T. Flackenthall, of New
York.
The claims through which the
company will drive the long cross
cuts are the Gold Hill No. 1, Smoke
house, Yellow Jack, Clara, Destroy
ing Angel, Black Placer, Nellie and
the west half of the Blue Jay, all of
which lie contiguous to each other
in a direct line north and south, and
are considered very valuable.
The shaft will be located between
Main and Wyoming streets in the
southern part of the city and will be
sunk to depth of 1000 feet. 1t
will be of four compartments, two of
which will be for cages and the other
two for air and pumping purposes.
At the depth of 300 feet the first
cross-cut will be started north, sink
ing in the meantime continuing to
the 900, from which point another
cross cut will be driven. At the
1000 foot mark the third cross-cut
will be started and driven with all
possible speed toward the northern
terminus of the ground secured by
the corporation.
The company expects to begin
work within the next thirty days and
expend 81, 100000 before declaring
a dividend.
In the eyes of practical mining
men this enterprise is recognized as
one of the greatest in history of min
ing in Butte and the assurance that
it is now definite cerainty will be
hailed with delight by the people of
the entire district. 1t means the
employment of gradually increas-
ing number of men and will demon
strate to the world that bread thrown
upon the waters of Butte will come
loafling back. Being cognizant OF
the presence of the wonderful ore
bodies which underlie the very heart
of the city, the Butte contingent OF
the new corporation has labored
long and earnestly to bring the at
tention of capital to the scheme, and
the fact that success has at last
crowned their efforts is the evidence
that can be given of the business
ability of the gentlemen.-Miner,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-01-29
STORY OF A FAMOUS MINE.

The old Dickerson mine, located
at Mine Hill, N. j., one of the oldest
in the country, has been finally alb
andoned, owing to the Improbable
working of the mine at the depth
reached. This mine has been work
ed almost constantly for about us
years aud the verticle shaft has been
sunk to a depth of over 1000 feet.
There is quite an interesting his
tory connected with this old mine as
related in the Manufacturers Gazette.
The land above and around the mine
was taken up as mining tract in
17l6 by John Reading, surveyor
general of the state, for Joseph
Kirkbridge, who bequeathed it to
his three sons. The first ore from
the tract was worked from pockets
at the surface and was carried in
saddlebags to Elizabeth, where it
was made into bar iron, to be trans
ported on horseback to market.
During the revolution ore from the
mine was converted into cannon
balls for the use of Gen. Washing
toms little band of fighters. The
Dickerson family began to get pos
session of the mine in 1880 and in
1888 Gov. Dickerson was shipping
ore by the Morris canal to Pensyl-
vania furnaces. Before that peri I'D
the mine was worked under the sys-
tenn of forge rights. The owner Of
a forge, or forge fire, who had an in
terest in the mine would go to
Mine Hill and get out fol
himself all the ore he needed
Mining was easy enough, for the ore
cropped out from the surface in large
quantities. Its Indian name wa:
Succasunna, or Zukkazuing, "place
of the black stone."
During the days of forge rights
the ore was carted to northern New
Jersey to supply 100 or more forges
AS legal tender was scarce com
modify in those times, the thirty OF
forty forgemen who worked at Mine
Hill paid for the raw material will
bar iron brought back from the fur
naces or forges, and thus the Dicker
son mine became a commercial
center for crude and manufactured
iron.
After Gov. Dickerson's death il
1853 the property was controlled b,
his nephews and nieces, but in l86'
business was SO poor that they cease'
working it, with pile of 5000 tons
then an enormus quantity, on tn
bank. Subsequently the mine wa
leased, new machinery was put i
and boom was expected. Tw
years ago, however, an Offset in til
bottom of the mine threw the vel
off so that it became lean and rock
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1892-01-29

and Improbable. The mine pro-
duced about 100000 tons of ex-
ceptionally fine ore. e.--Scientifc Am
erican.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26
get IN AND DRILL"

Elsewhere IL call for a meeting
Of the Democratic County Central
COMMITTEES al Mountain Home on
the 18th Of April. II il high time
for the Democrats to get in and
drill" and combat the organized ef-
forts Of the corporations and capi-
talists and corrupt rings sailing nn-
der the false name Of Republican
party" and if the working men do
not awake and take a deeper inter-
est in politics and their own welfare
then, when too late, they will find
themselves in a worse position than
are now the Russian serfs. There
fore, fall into the Democratic line
and drill for the November hattie
for continued freedom and happi-
ness.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26

Enron BuLLETiS:-In justice to
the parties mentioned. will You
please publish the following, my
sworn statement.
Respectfully, j. w, SrLLvES.
I. ]. W. siliiven. being frat duly
sworn according 10 Law. do depose and
say. that The statement which f.. c.
Towne made in his letter 10 the Elmore
Bulletin. dated March IL. 1890. wherein
he states that the statement made by
me in :. II. sofiice was drawn
from nae under threats that II | did
not swear rs requested I would be
sent 10 the penitentiary. ID false and
has not word Of truth in ID. made
the statement a. N. b. Rathbone, ]
r., Of my own free will; add as TO Mrs
Quitzow's statement that was fright
ened into swearing most anything,
that is also incorrect. When | was
arrested and seeing that I was getting
into trouble for the sake Of others,
asked officer M. Gould 10 go and bring
Justice Rathhone and y. III. McCarty
and tell them wanted 81 abando.i the
locations and turn over the property
located by ne To the Bear Greek Min.
ing Company. and make ful state
ment 81 the while affair. Officer Gould
said he would do so, and went after
them. Presently he came back and
said he could not find McCarty but
that he would go out aud look for him
again. In few minutes lac then went
ont again and soon came hack with
McCariy and Rathbone. / then stated
10 Justice Rathbone the full ease. AZ
swarm to in my affidavit as published
in the Eimore bulletin, and said |
would swarc to IL and then the Justice
said he would release me until the
next day on my own recognizance. !
came to Justice Raihbone 1 se next
morning aud he said we had better 20
down TO s. III. McCarty's Office to take
down my deposition. as people world
be coming ia HE place and boihering
HIM. We then went down 10 Me-
Carty's Office. where my evidence was
taken. want il to be distinctly un.
deistood that WAS not threatened or
frightened into signing any papers,
documents, deeds or statement, and
all that swore 90 i'm my deposition /
arm ready 10 swear to again. as II IL
correct in every particular; and as IN
Major Cvvsnah, did not see him nm
Ill ! was giving my evidence TO Justice
Rathboue in McCarty's Office. Some
time during the proceedings he came
in to the office, sat down and was
quiet spectator. J. w. SILLIyEN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 2lst day Of March. 1892.
N. b. RATHBoHg. j. p.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26
SALT LAKE. HALEY AND PUGET
s0END RAILROAD.

Interest in the construction OF thu
proposed railroad from Salt Lake Il
Haley and thence, through this sec.
ton, on TO Puget Sound. il being re.
vived, and our people should feel
greatly encouraged at the favorable
outlook for railroad facilities before
another year shall have rolled by.
There are now two or more compa-
MES striving for q right of way along
the South Boise river, the most &C
tive Of which will secure the prize
and that one may yet prove to be
the Great Northwestern, which ia
now making such rapid strides to-
ward the Pacific coast. The Salt
Lake Tribune Of the Goth instant
contains the following important
item.
II is practically agreed that III
w. Toothe Of the Midvale Company
OF Pennsylvania, concern whose
buildings cover % acres, is to be
president of the Salt Lake and Pu-
get Sound Railway; and il 10 re-
ported that he will himself invest
~. 1000. 900 in the road. 1t is now
proposed TO raise local subscrip-
ton for the road. subscription not
to mature until 100 miles of the
line have been built. Mr.. Toothe
has every confidence in the future
af tn Salt Lake and Puget Sound
line, and its projectors generally
look for an early beginning of the
work.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26
MIKE cRoNrN SPEAKS.
BOISE Cry, March I6, 1892.

Boise CRY, March I6, 1892.
EDITOR BULLETIN There appeared
in tile last issue OF the BULLETIN an
account Of the jumping of the Noun
tain Goat and OF the Duncan mines,
and in the affidavit which you prlut in
full there are sOme statements which
III chael Crnin wishes me 20 correct
in his name. he wishes to say that
he had nothing to do with the afiair in
any way, shape or manner, and that IL
is especially untrue that he agreed 10
pay any money or anything else TO any
one for that or any such work.
make the above statement full. for
Mike Gays that the story IL lie from
beginning To end. and he also says
some things which you would not care
to print, perhaps. But think that
you and Your readers will understand
what he means--and that Mike says
what he means and means what he
says. FRANK T. WYMAS.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26
GtESS's FERRY PLACER MINES.


Correspondence or the Boise City
Statesman: II IL quite probable that
II no distant day this locality will
b. one Of the principal placer min
irg districts In the State. Many
claims are already located and some
are being worked. Quite number
OF prospectors have visited onr
tcwn during the last few weeks.
Conductor Calhoun is interested in
some diggings west of town, and
Immediately adjoining the town on
the west Mr.. Corker has large area
|of land of which ii Is estimated
that 100 acres is good paying placer
dirt. These diggings have been sue
eessfully worked during the spring
months Of the last two years, yield
ir,g an average of nearly 81 900 per
menth, with only two men at work
It 10 the only placer ground about
here that has at present been pro-
vsoed with proper facilities for
washing.
The Lucky Bar claim, one and
oat half miles west of town, il said
to b. richer than Mr.. Corker's,
though not nearly so extensive.
Only rockers have as yet been used
on these diggings. but the owners,
Mcssrs. Ward. Mesharon and Olson,
expect to soon put water on the
ground and arrange for profitably
wos king il.
Daniel McTaggart last week To-
Gated a bar that he thinks will
prove to be more abundantly loaded
with the precious yellow metal than
an, of those previously mentioned,
ansl much interest is being devel-
oped in the earth that lays in the
vicinity of the Snake river in this
locality.
'rhe Ferry, usually so stirring
with merry making, has perceptihly
sho vn the influences of lent. and
very few social events have occur
red during the seven days last past.
On Friday evening those unsteady
inclined were entertained at the
haEle Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Need
ham, and the following evening
Miss Matte Glenn. assisted by Miss
Carrie Sinnott, furnished pleasant
ever.ing 10 a large number of friends
at the home of the former.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26
To CONTEST HIGH LICENSE.

A majority of the saloon-keepers
of Boise, says the Statesman, have
arrived at the conclusion that what
ia known as the high license law,
pass ed by the legislature of iS90-9f,
is u unconstitutional. AID an effort is
10 be made to have the matter
passed upon by the courts. The
salt,onists have already held one
meeting, at which the feasibility OF
the step - fully discussed, and
they report that they will have no
difficulty in securing sufficient
money to enable them to wage a
hot legal campaign.
Ln.ess another plan is soon de-
cidel upon q test case will be
brought on in April. Upon the first
day of that month tine license of a
weil-known saloonist expires, and
he will refuse TO paw the $500 Ii
cense for the next quarter. His ar
rest and prosecution will follow as
a matter of course. and the case will,
if necessary. be taken up 10 the Su
prs.me court as expeditiously as
possible.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26
AUGUST OUTFLOW.
NOTARY PUBLIC,
.rhe Queens. Prize Problem.

'1nf QMEFhh@ kEFtAE A-EOUaEtHs
Mr.. A. aud Mr.. ID. have to cut dawn
mighty tree. The time twill take
for Mr.. A. this mighty tree alone 10
slay, is sixty minutes--standard time.
Beneath BIS hlow, the bulk sublime
oes 10 tile ground in half that time
The question now we ash thee ". how
long twill take 10 cut this tree IL both
hegin--one ON each ssde--and thus
their labor 10 diyide7
THE QUEEN will give ON elegant Ma.
-nn x Risch or Steinway Fine Toned
Upright Piano to the first person an
swering the above problem correctly !;
an elegant Gold Watch for the second
correct answer; China Dinner Set
for the third correct answer: an ele-
CANT Silk Dress Pattern for the fourth
correct answer; and many other yala-
able prizes. Valuable special prizes
will be given for the FIRST CORRECT
ANSWER FROM ZACH STATE. Each per.
snn answering must en,:lose fifteen u.
i. two cent stamps for "fuE CANA
DIAN QUEEN GALeP,a the Latest and
most popular piece Of fifty cent copy
righied music issued during the past
year, just out, together with copy Of
THE QTEEs containing full particulars.
The object Of Offering these prizes il
10 increase the circulation OF The
QUEEN. which already IL the largest of
any publication in Canada. BY send
ing to-day you may secure q valuaL he
prime. Address the CANADIAN QuEEx,
*" Toronto. Can,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26
IMPORTANT TO DEMocRATs.

The Democratic County Central
Committee Of EImore is hereby called
to meet at Mountain Home on TUES
DAY, April IL. 1892, at 2 o'clock p. n..
10 elect Chairman % the County
Central Committee aud TO fix date foi
holding Comfy Convention of FL
more county. which will elect four del.
egates a. the State Convention 10 be
held at Pocaiello ON May 10th. and 10
arrange FIR primary meetings for the
election oi delegates to said canven
ten. A full attendance Of the com.
n,itiee is desired in person.
Dated Min Home. March Is, 1892.
Attest: w. C. wicKERsHax,
81 Chairman pro tenn.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26

On st. Patrick's day Is inches oil
snow fell at Memphis and % inches
nj Nashville, Tenn. Very cold
weather was experienced in Texas
anil the entire fruit crop killed.
Four hundred thousand men are
directly affected by a big labor
strike in England, which has re-
suited in the closing Of many fac.
tories and coal mines. Coal has adj
vanced SO per cent.
I'm Astoria, Or, on the 18th, o.
w. Dunbar. editor of the Town Talk
a local newspaper. was sentenced TO
one year in the county jail and all
coet of trial. for publishing libelous
articles concerning ex-Mayor Sam
| Gilmore.
A movement has been started in
Boise City looking to the establish.
ment of State Fair. Subscription
books will be sent to each of the
counties In the State, the intention
being to make all parts Of the State
interested in its success.
AT a meeting Of the Boise Board
of Trade last week John Leinp
said that word had been received
from o. L. Miller, who il now in
Chicago trying to interest capital
lists in organizing a construction
company to build the Boise Butte
railway, to the effect that prospects
were very fiattering.
On the 10th instant Senator Du-
bois presented to the U. s. Senate
petitions from various assemblies of
the Knights of Labor in Idaho,
praying for constitutional amend
ments for the election of Senators
by direct vote of the people, for re-
striction of Chinese immigration and
for restriction of all classes OF inn
migration.
Evidently the editor of Montana
paper has been there This what
he says: kind and indulgent
fathers and mothers. should YOU
happen to hear your son yell out In
the dead hours Of the night: Seven
'leveni Sevenl Get there phebe.
Eight Come out, big Dick Two
dark trays! Sallie nine! Little Joel
Can't six Pay mer' depend upon
ii, my good Christian parents, that
boy has not been to prayer meeting
or d temperance lecture. No, that
young man and hopeful genius has
been shooting craps
| For good job work, call at the
BULLETIN Office,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26

Bellevue Herald: A letter came
to Silas Rails this week from f. b.
Hall, dated at Breckenridge. Colo
March Is. He says the accident
happened about the same as re-
ported in last weeks Herald. His
eyes and face were badly filed with
sand and small gravel, but under
the care Of a good doctor. who ex-
tracted the particles and treated
him properly. he only lost eight
days. and il now at work again with
both eyes nearly we'll, and not a
scar 10 be seen on his face.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26

Golden. the miners friend, at the
postoflice store. -
The Rocky Bar public School will
close Tor the term next Friday.
The leap year girl might try him
delicately with little popcorn.
An enthusiastic editor headed IN
article Hell Bent for HILL
Owing to the bad condition oil
the roads the mail came in Thurs.
day on horseback.
For the past week the weather
has been cloudy and chilly, with
occasional 'spats" Of snow.
We learn that ,houhcing girl
baby was born to The wife of Geo
Z. Butler, in Atlanta, March 20.
II is not improbable that Boise
will have three daily papers before
the first of June. The Idaho Dem,
oerat will be one of them, says Bro
Boyakin.
County Superintendent, of Public
Schools. Sinnott, has appointed
Charles Davy n trnstes(of Rock
Bar district, to ill the vacancy oe.
casioned by the departure Of c. +
Baxter.
]. III. Wickersham. secretary oil
the Democratic State Central Com.
mittee, informs US that one and one.
half railroad rate will be open to all
who desire 10 attend the Demo
cratic State Convention at pocatellu
on the 25th Of May.
Notwithstanding there are hun.
dreds of honest hut idle and desti-
tute men in that section, a heartless
member Of the Board of Trade al
Boise few days ago suggested that
the penifentiary convicts be EN-
ployed on the public works of that
city. Don't do ii. gentlemen.
Speaking Of the bright outlook for
the construction of the Boise Butte
railroad, the Idaho Stock Journal
concludes that il il safe 10 presume
that the Northwestern will endeavor
to secure a control In the stock, NJ
they are pushing their work ahead
with the intention of making a
trans continental line. However, il
is certain that conclusion will
soon be reached and work on the
right of way will be begun some
time this spring. tt the above sur
mises arc correct it will not be q
great while before the iron horse ia
snorting along the South Boise.
The Mine-owners' Association d
Occur d'Alene, at q meeting in Wal
lace, on the 10Th, decided to resume
work in all their mines about the
first of April. The railroads re
STORED the old rates on ore ship
ments, being a reduction of ~ pei
ton. When the mines closed dowr
In the winter 1000 miners left, anS
n similar number must return be
fore operations resume at the old
magnitude. Heretofore wages wers
$3.50 per day for miners and car
men, but in future carmen will re-
ceive only - per day. Later nd
vices report that the miners refuse
to accept the reduction Of wages
and request all miners to stay ava,
frosn the Occur d'Alens eountry.l
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26
AUG. NJ. sINNoTT.
A TT 0RN Ely At l. w
PROBATE JUDGE
And County School Superintendent,
MousTAfs HoME, IDAHO.
For Over Einx Years.

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BILE. DO sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-03-26

There will he meeting Of the Re.
publican Club this Saturday even
;..g. nj 9 o'ciock, in Major Cavansh'.
office, Rocky Bar. All Republicans
are requested TO he present.
1t T.. C. Koch, Chairman.