Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-08-19
ELMORE co. MINES.
Steve 0gl6Sbu'S Good Work..
R. B. Brownies Rich Re-
turns The TdhOmd.
Old Rocky Bar Again on thu
Up-G-ad..

Bar and through him we are EN-.
abled TO furnish our readers with
some late mining news. While ia
Atlanta Mr.. Helfrich visited the
Big Lode mine, Of which that vet.
eran miner, Steve Oglesby, is super
intendent, and was shown all
through the company's property
About 10 years ago the Big Lode
Company closed down their mine
and mill although the mill had
been built but short time, repre-
senting great value, and these many
years passed without any work or
money being expended upon this
property until one year ago, when
Mr.. Oglesby induced the owners to
raise working fund of 100000,
believing he could find paying ore
to justify the new undertaking
How he has succeeded the mine
speaks for itself to every one who
visits il. The tunnel is now 1000
feet long and Of this distance nearly
600 feet was made and tinbered
under the management of Mr..
Oglesby. In places it was very diff
ficult. penetrating the solid granite,
and likewise quite costly, and as
the height of the tunnel is over six
feet by eight wide, shows the mag
nitude of last years development
work. But the owners of this prop
erty can now congratulate them
selves after so many years Of pa
thence ard a large sum Of money be-
ing invested by having found the
ledge ofthe old Leonora--the former
name of this mine and from which
so valuable ore was produced years
ago. II is nearly eight feet in width
and of great value. as we learn that
over 80 assays have been made
lately and none less than $40 to the
ton, and as the convenience of the
mine and mill are really all under
one roof the ore can be mined and
put through the mill for the low
sum of four dollars per ton, thus in
surfing a handsome profit at the
lowest assay. Every miner who
has seen this new ledge claims that
it will mill over $4,000 to the ton.
AT the present time nothing is be-
ing done upon this old ore producer.
but MIR. Oglesby hopes to have word
any day from his company to start
operations in the mine and also the
mill. If such news comes it will.
soon be known, as the securing of
winter supplies is necessary before
November, owing to the fall of
snow in the mountains which stops
all teaming to Atlanta, and it will
be well received throughout Gilmore
county, and we hope to chronicle
the event by another issue.
r. b. Browne has just completed
the crushing of 80 tons Of ore taken
from the Last Chance mine, on
which he has a lease. The result
of the clean up is very fiattering
and as it is estimated at $4,000 to
$40, 900, this amount of money be-
ing mostly all put in circulation in
Atlanta will insure the people that
they are not living there without
some hopes of their camp in the
near future.
AS the Big Lode and Last Chance
mines are what they call free mill
ing or gold ores, this fact accounts
for their owners being enabled to
work them.
Col. Chas. w. Miller arrived
lately from the east and has had
his Tahoma mill crushing the
Browne ore and expects to do some
more custom work soon. The Ia
homa mine is mostly silver ore
producer and the low price of silver
and practically no sale at present
for concentrates, unless at a heavy
loss, has kept Mr.. Miller from en-
ploying force of miners to work on
his mine, and it will in all prob
ability remain this way until the
silver question is placed before the
people and proper legislation en-
acted restoring the value to its le-
Ultimate price.
Rocky Bar is about ready TO start
IN new and active life through the
successful energy of Harry Thomp-
son who returned few weeks ago
from Scotland, bringing two capt. !
alists with him, and they have
formed a company of $50, 900 work
ng capital to purchase the placer
mines on Bear creek and operate
hem. They have a 10-mile ditch .
rom Trinity lakes in view TO sup
ply the necessary amount of water. |
A preliminary survey has already |
been made showing the feasibility |
IF this undertaking, and work will
be commenced at an early date. |
Mr.. Thompson was TO start for Lon
ion on the 18th, and will be at the
Bar again in six weeks, fully pre-
pared to give employment to a large
iorce of men.
The Queen of the West mine is /
really a good one and worthy of n
visit by any person interested in
gold producing properties.
True Rollins has four men en-
ployed on his mine developing the
same and reports say he has fine