The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-20

mere the coming summer, they Will push
developments as soon as spring opens.
AS soon as it was known that Peter K.
Plowman had taken stock in the Neal
quartz district and would work his len
stamp mill to these mines early in the
spring, quite o numbe of additional claims
were filed by Boise parties The mill Will
be crushing ore by the middle of May.
There is already enough ore in sight to
keep the mill busy. Twenty five tons OF
ore are on the dump in one mine. The pay
streak in the Homestake mine is six feet
wide and assays $50 to the ton. The out
look there is good.
The Wood river mines are looking quite
we'll and indications are favorable for
prosperous year. There can be no ques-
tlon as to the value of the mines over there,
but they have been manipulated in the in
terests of the different parties in order to
make poor showing so that foreign stock
holders may grow weary and be willing to
sell at a nominal figure. The output of the
mines near Haley has been estimated at
eight million pounds Tor the current year.
The leading mining men are much en-
couraged over the prospects that foreign
capital will be got hold of to develop work
10 some OF its mines now idle. They will
no doubt pay. The statu quo of the Brad
ford mines is still preserved. Nothing
definite has been heard from London
though 1t is thought by inside parties that
the sale is contaminated The work of re-
tlmberlng portion of the Queen has been
commenced. The Red Cloud is running its
llgs with good stock of ore on hand. 1t is a
good producer. Bullion is again coming to
the front in fine shape. The Jay Gould
has shipped about two hundred tons the
past year. While this mine was idle for 3
long time, large force will be put to work
on it in the spring.
In the basin, work is being pushed all
along the line. An effort is now making
! by the prominent citizens of Boise county
to secure the location of the Boise Butte
railroad through the rich mining district of
that county. They want the road to run
from Boise 10 the mouth of Mare creek,
thence to the head of Mare creek, thence
up the south fork of the Payette to the
head, and thence via Cape Horn and Stan
! ley to Salmon river. This route would
strike the heavy timber fields, as well as
the mining camps Of Beaver, Banner, Dead
wood, Alton Sea Foam, Bonanza and Bay
Horse. With shipping facilities for lum-
| Der, quite number of mills would start
up, and an era of prosperity dawn upon the
entire country. The board of trade OF
Boise will look carefully into this matter.
The mill at Quartzburg is making its
usual run on its splendid ores. All reports
that this mining property has been sold are
without foundation. Benham & Co. are
building roasters at Quartzburg for the
purpose of reducing sulphrets of the Gold
Hill company. 1t is evident that some new
method will have to be used in dealing
with the ores Of this region. The success
of the new process introduced by Mr.. w.
L. Leech in the Flint mines in Owyhee
county should be pointer to the mining
men of the Basin, and no doubt will be-
The experiment will be worth trying
Nothing Of much Importance in mining
matters has transpired lately in the Owy
hee county mines. The fight between
Captain De Lamar, former sole owner Of
the De Lamar mine, and his English part
ners has not as yet interfered with the
working of the mine. 1t is forging right
ahead and is sustaining it's high reputation
as a hrst-class yielder. The new machin-
cry will soon oe in place and the capacity
of the mine largely increased. Silver City .
mines on Florida mountain are doing well
Ore is being hauled to the mills right along
and they are kept busy. 1t is, perhaps, OIL
the whole the most prosperous mining
camp in Idaho, at least in southern Idaho
In view of the great Importance of sill
yer in Idaho some of our loading mining
men in this part of the state are discussing
the propriety Of calling a mining congress!
to formulate plans and devise uniform
line of operations in favor of all measures
calculated to benefit silver interests. Suct
a congress would no doubt result in mucl
good TO Idaho's mining industry. In union
there is strength and if the mining meI
combine they will prove a great politica
force In shaping silver legislation.
Captain Wells, the newly appointed com
missioner Of Idaho to the Worlds fair, il
arranging for most complete exhibit o
: our mining resources. He expects to la,
especial emphasis on our mining industr,
and will no doubt make a fine showing.