The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-16
.BOISE'S GOLD BELT.
The Extent of Its Richness Is Not
Generally Known.
MR.. HowE's OPINION OF 1T
A Strike In the Virtue Mine Opens
, the Eyes OF Its Owners-Ore Lit
orally Alive With CoId-The'i.
r[ X. L. Is a Good One. Too.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Boise. Ida, Dec. 15.-The attention of
the mining world has again been called
to the Boise gold belt by the introduc-
tion In congress of a bill by Idaho's
representative in the house. Edgar
Wilson. of a bill providing for the es-
tablishment of a mint in this city. The
bill anticipates the time when this sec
tion will rival its neighbor states in
the production Of mineral wealth. Sci
entific men state that the Boise gold
belt Is one of the largest in the United
States to-day. and according TO the
amount of work done upon IL. has pro-
duced more gold than any section of
any Of the mining states. ,.
f. ID. Howe of Denver, who is inter-
esting considerable capital here. said
to-day TO your correspondent: "The
people of Idaho and particularly of
this section of the state. do not know
what they have got. They seem TO
have no conception of the extent and
richness of this mineral belt and no
confidence in the mines already opened
up; but l want to tell you that there
never was a section of Uncle Sans
broad domain. with the same age OF
development, that made anywhere near
so good a showing" Mr.. Howe is the
gentleman who put through the big
Yellow Jacket deal In Lemhi county
A big ledge has been opened up in
the Viola mine in the Black Hornet
district. The ore assays from $35 to
$50 in gold.
Shipments of Black Hornet ore to
Denver continues at the rate of FIVE
car loads a week. The ore increases In
value with depth. The average ship
ments have netted $500 a car.
A big strike has been made I'm the
Virtue mine near Baker City. From
two pockets $4,000 was taken out, and
the superintendent says the ledge
never looked better. Great care was
taken to keep the pocket strikes a Sc
cret, owing to the danger of the. ore
being stolen while being transported
from the mine to the railroad. 1t was
put up in 50-pound sacks and shipped
to San Francisco. AS the last sacks
were being taken to the depot, IL is
said, some inquisitive fellow managed
to get hold Of a piece of the quartz II
weighed five pounds aud was fairly
alive with gold. He took 1t to the
bank and placed 1t on exhibition,
IT had come from a mine he
had just discovered. The Virtue SUPER
intendent, in order to prevent a STAN
pede to the mythical mine and the pos
sible swindling of a number of people,
told the story of the rich pocket
strikes.
Another attempt is being made to
open up one of the mines at Silver
City. which produced a large amount
If gold in the early days, but which
has been closed down since the crash
of 1876. and has been allowed to fill
with water. I, is the Pauper. owned |
by United States Marshal Crutcher. |
Just before the crash came a tunnel !
was started in Silver Chord gulch TO |
tap the Pauper ledge. II was run 300 |
feet. The tunnel will now be retim- |
bered and continued until IL is under |
the old works. a distance of 500 feet |
further. IT is intended by this means |
TO drain the mine, and. II II prove sue
cessful, operations will be begun on |
several other mines similarly situated.
one or the best clean-ups of -four
gold ever made on Snake river. has
been brought to this city. In SO days
J. L. Wees and his partner. with a
'ocker, cleaned up $1,000 of the fluffy
Yellow stuff.
The De. Lamar mine is closing its
fifth year under the present manage
nent During that time IL has pro-
iuced an average of $4,000 a month.
A rich strike has been made in the
!. X. L. In the Willow Creek district
At the depth of s5 feet a good ledge
'oo thNOuhtcicu. lnt pay Streak is IA
inches wide and ore from IL runs s4OO a
on. The cyanide process will probably
,e used In the treatment OF most of
he /. X. l.. ore
The Levan mill In the same district.
las been started up after months of
litigation over the property. Ore is
low being run through the mill that
'oes all the way from $400 to 5000 a
on. This is the most valuable mine by
ar In the district. which fact no doubt
ccounts for the litigation.
Mr.. Keator, the Chicago gentleman
Fho represented Idaho at the ifnmi-
ration congress at Omaha, writes a
soise man that he was present a few
ays ago when a new machine invent
d for the purpose of solving the flour
old question was tested in Chicago.
lie says a quantity of sand from
make river in the vicinity of Caldwell
Tas run through the machine and that
early all the gold was saved, a fire
ssay of the tailings showing only a ,
race. He does not give the name of
ne inventor, but says a machine will !
e SHIPPED to Snake river In the spring
nd put to work.