The Anaconda standard., 1895-02-06
IN BOISE q ASIN.
Tho Mines Give Promise of Making
Next Year Prosperous.
n Cnrresnnndencn of the Standard


Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
IDAHO CITY, Idaho, Feb. There are
some monstrous lodges of gold ore south
east of Centerville, seven miles west of
this place, that will give employment to
hundreds of miners when they are worked.
They commence on the point of the ridge
between Granite and Grimes creeks. The
locations on the belt, 13 in number, are
scattered along for distance OF over four
miles to the north. Within width of
half a mile three lodges have been discov-
cred. They only crop ut intervals, the
soil being deep. The widths vary from
from 80 to 400 feet, with no rock but what
contains gold. Tho gold is very evenly
distributed through the ore-so evenly
that not piece can be selected that Will
not assay. Free gold has, however, been
found at but one place on the ledges. This
comes from a shaft sunk by James Nc
Curdy, the only shaft that has been sunk
to any depth on the veins. The ore as
says on an average $40 per ton. The best
assay obtained was from surface ore
S22.3 30 per ton. But four assays have been
made from ore taken from the ledges
north of the shaft. They we're 5000,
S393, S1.50 and S5.1s. The last was a
sample made from ore taken from many
places for a distance of 5000 feet along
the ledge, from wall to wall, and mixed
and pulvcrized. The owners think this as
say too low, as the ledge from which 1t was
taken is 100 feet wide. Fifty feet, or one
half of it's width, shows much better than
tho other half. The owners of the claims,
most of which we're located late last fall,
are not able to have continuous assaying
done, yet % samples have been assayed,
giving an average of $40 per ton in gold.
At the north end of the belt Holly Oakes
had a sample of sulphurets assayed that
returned 10 ounces gold per ton. The
ledge contains a great deal OF sulphurets.
Water and timber are abundant in the
district and very large mills could be run
at comparatively small expense. What
is needed to work these monster mines is
large mills, so that the cost of reduction
would be light, as it is known that to work
the ore up to the assay value would be
impossible. The mining expenses would
be comparatively nothing. Mining COM
panIes are now keeping up a correspond
ence with the owners of the mines, and
there arc some hopes that sales will be
made after the snow disappears and ex-
aminntions of the ledges are made. In the
hands of poor men they cannot be worked,
but when operated by companies able to
| erect the necessary machinery will yield
handsome returns.
On n line with this belt are the great
| gold mines of Pioneerville and Summit
Flat, which are now attracting consider
| able attention.
The Boulder 3O-stamp mill, nine miles
north of this place, on Elk creek, will
commence crushing during the coming
week. The mill mas been completed for
two weeks, but could not be kept running
until the saw mill would be ready to cut
| tmbers for the mine. 1t will commence
| saving in day or two.
The Elmira 20-stamp silver mill at Ban
ner, which has been running for n month
or six weeks. will be obliged TO close
down about March 1, owing to tho supply
of salt running out. As grub is also
running short and tho road from this
place closed, all but a few of tho men at
| work in the mino will be Ia ID of for two
| or three months, or until tho wagon road
is open between here and that place.