The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-12-28

Summary of Work Done for the Year 1898.
Communicated.


to read the result of this years as
sessment work, in showing up new
and large bodies of copper ore and
rich discoveries of gold ore All work
done this year was on mines which
are owned and worked by residents OF
Washington county On the "Badger
a new shaft has been put down about
40 feet and has a fine body OF low
grade ore in sight, and will, without
doubt, show large and rich deposit
of hioh grade ore in the next 20 feet.
The Confidence mine, which is south
of the Old Peacock and west of the
Sonth Peacock mines, has been worked
extensively heretofore in prospecting
by sinking two shafts, both of which
were abandoned this year, and work
was done by starting and working an
incline tunnel by advice of Michael
Ward, one of the owners of this mine,
which tunnel is in about 80 feet and
the ore body was discovered in this
tunnel which will make this mine as
rich in ore as the Peacock mines. The
Standard mine, on which double as
sessment was done, sunk the old shaft,
which was down about 20 feet, to 6O
feet. This shaft is the ore chimney
and the thirty feet of work this year
was in ore that would pay to work,
and the ore increases in richness as
the shaft goes down This is no longer
4 49, bo ,.;f ootr e
in the camp The above mines are
: owned by E. NJ. Barten, M. Ward,
Adams and Tousley. The Black
Garnet has shaft down 40 feet and
a drift in about Is feet in garnets, and
shows good ore indications as being
on the extention of the OLD Peacock
deposit. Above this mine was work.
ed placer mines, taking out plenty or
gold during the summer by Mr. Walk
er, the owner of the above mines.
Mr.. Walker also did extensive work
on the Bill Nye and Gold Hill or
Whiggins mine and worked late this
fall on the Victoria, which is gold
mine on which is ledge Of ore three
feet thick and will pay to work. Asia
and San Juan make a good showing
of ore. The Asia has a shaft which
was put down this year about 20 feet,
on which there are good indications
of ore. On the San Juan, adjoining,
q tunnel has been started in to oper
up the ledge, which is very rich IL
copper ore These mines are ownec
and worked by Cultivate q Burt
!, who have put up large and commo
dious cabin this year in Helena ant
have taken fine photograph views 0
the camp. They are working yer.
rich paying placer mines at the moutl
of Kenney creek, on Snake river
about two miles from this place
Their both being crack rife shots en-
ables them to have plenty of venisol
and other wild game all winter. job
Rogers is also working places mining
this year at this camp near the oil
Peacock. Niagara mine, owned b
Rood & Leonard, in the Devils Hol
low, is making good showing l
rich ore, gold, silver and copper.
good trail was made by Mr. Rood
this mine and an incline shaft sun
twenty feet. Copper Monument
owned by Leonard, Drake and Bosto
parties, started in a new tunnel 3
feet in this mine, and the indication
are good for rich gold and silvC
mine. The foot wall is granite, diI
ping to the south, which shows tai
and white quartz with copper Stain
This is the extension of the Copp'
Key NINE, patented Florence mil
has shaft down 30 feet, from whiC
some very rich copper ore was take
out. Aurora mine has a shaft dow
Is feet and cut or tunnel was cor
menced this year which is in 10 fee
and the indications show that tn,
will strike ore. Climax, which
south of the WhiteNMonument, max
good showing of low grade OF
The work done on this mine issa til
mel which is in so feet Lockwoo
which is one of the richest mines
this district, makes a good showi
of high grade copper ore, with a tn
mel in 800 feet and well timbered, !
sides several cuts and shafts viii
show up large bodies of ore. Thl
months work was done on this mi
this year. Circle G and Triple
make rich showing cf high gre
ore. Tussle mine makes bet
showing of ore this year than e
before The tunnel was driven
% feet more this year, making'a Il
mel in about 500 feet and timbered
good shape. The shaft in the Hu
boldt mine was sunk 10 feet dee
this year, making the shaft down
feet, and shows very rich copper G
and from this time on the indicate
show that good smelling ore will
taken out. This is on Camp creek
contact of lime and granite. MOI
east of the White Monument W
was done extensively on the VIII
Chieftain and several other mil
which were reported looking W
Several new discoveries of rich
we're made and another year
bring in rush of prospector'
these rich gold mines. In the B'
they now have Il mine which is