The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-30
RICH MINES IN IDAHO
Boise Basin Is Resainils lis Ancient
Greatness,
IMMENSE LEDGES OF GOLD
The Outlook for a Very Busy and
Successful Season Around
Idaho City S Very Good
at Present

Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
IDAHO CITY, Ida, Jan. 29.-Thc gold
quartz mining outlook in this county is
much brighter than ever before. Several
discoveries that give promise of becoming
great properties we're made last year.
while all the working mines have paid
more than expenses. During the latter
part of the summer the Gund Gold
Mining company OF Seattle. Wash,
purchased the Boulder mine and
flve-stamp mill from tho Mor-
ariiy Bros. for tho sum of 10000. Before
purchasing the mine they made thorough
tests of tho ore and found that il con-
tanned large quantities of sulphurets that
assayed from $50 to 81, 100 per ton in gold.
The Moriarity brothers had been obliged
todepend entirely on the free gold, as they
were unable 10 purchase and put in place
concentrating machinery.
Immediately upon purchasing the mine
the Gund company ordered 3 moro
stamps and put "A large force of men at
work digging bitches, cutting saw logs
and grading for the mill. BY tho time
that snow commenced falling in Deem
Der the buildings we're all up and the work
on construction went ahead without ces-
sation. The mill is now completed, but
will not commence crushing until the saw
mill is ready to run, as timbers for the
mine are running short. Tho work of
putting the saw mill machinery in place
commenced last Monday. Good judges
pronounce the Boulder the finest gold
mill i'm the state.
The belt IN which tho Boulder is situ-
ated is n very extensive gold belt. Within
width of five or six miles there are many
lodges traceable for - miles or more.
The first location east of the three claims
owned 10y the Gund company is the Forest
King, which was several years ago sue
cessfully worked 10y the Morarty brothers
and John 4. Riordan. Owing to law
suit between Mr.. RIordan and the Mort
artys, the mine and mill have been lie
for several years aud will remain so until
the dispute is settled.
East of the Forest King is the Sub Rosa
which, over 20 years ago. yielded cnor-
mously. After yielding rich ore for sew
eral years the ore chute was lost and the
mine remained idle until the mill was ac-
cidentally destroyed by fire, which caught
from tho blacksmith shop, where some
miners adjoining had been sharpening
tools. The mill was never rebuilt.
Tho Washington joins tho Sub Rosa OH
the east, and is the property of Charles
Balbach of the Omaha smelters, who
bought il in 1857 for 81 800. In 1889 no
erected 1O-siamp mill and put up hoist
ing works IN the deep gulch where the
ledge crosses. A shaft was put down to
the depth of 800 feet and considerable
rich ore was mllcd. In these works tho
gold vein was lost, but the silver vein on
the north wall OF the ledge was richer
in tho lower workings than at any point
above. The mill being n wet crusher,
celebrated for free gold only, tho ar
Gentiferous quartz was dumped aside for
future treatment. The legislation against
silver has dispelled all hopes for it's inn
mediate working. East of the shaft the
ledge crosses "A very high and steep mouu-
tain at the height of go feet feet above
the hosting works, ar which point the ore
is rich IN free gold. Mr.. Balbach will
next spring start n tunnel at the bottom
OF the shaft and follow tho vein under the
mountain, which will give him depth of
900 feet.
\ few hundred feet north of the WASH
ington there are two good mines. the Sil-
yer King and b ne Dick, owned by w. w.
Hooton, W. 5. GaIbreaith and c. L. Jones.
This proper ~ carries considerable gold,
while the former Is strictly a silver mine.
or three inches wide. \ shaft was sun k
40 feet and the vein continued To widen
until at the bottom of the shaft il meas
ured 10 inches-a!l chloride of silver ore
averaging oyer 100 ounces per ton. There
being no silver NIL. whore they can get
the ore worked, these mines are necessa-
rily idle.
Between the Sub Rosa and Forest King
Is the Northern Light, which was owned
and developed by James Price, who was
found dead at the Washington last win
ter, where he was living alone. This mine
has turned ont some worry rich ore, but is
now lying idle.
There arc more men nov at work i'm tho
quartz mines of Boise Basin than ut any
previous time for many years, aud many
mines that were until year or two con-
sidered worthless are now classed among
the best properties of the county. Four
new mills, consisting of one cannon ball.
two hve-stamp and one 3l-stamp. were
erected during 1891.