The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-24

John Early, of Boise City, has
established a small smelter on
Sulphur creek, about one mile
from its junction with Rapid
river, and is running on Grey
hound and claim near the Mt.
King, the name of which we were
unable to discover. 1t was put
up this summer and was working
nicely at last reports. 1t is simp-
ly a prospecting plant and only
has capacity for 3 tons per day;
but this will enable miners in
that district to see a little how it
is with their claims.
Not having time to visit the
SeafCam country we take a few
items from our friends from that
country. John Mullen showed
us some fine looking ore out of
the Fisher mine, situated in the
Seafoam district, on Tissumingo
creek. 1t is vein 4 feet in width,
regular in its course and holds
so far as developed. The strike
is Northeast and Southwest, and
lying in porphyry and granite.
One foot to one and a half is pay
ing ore and assays have been
made out of it as high as S12O per
ton, but it has not been tested to
know what the body will work.
Indications are, however, very
promising for a permanent, rich
lead whenever reductions and
freight are reasonable. We like
very much the looks of the rock.
The Blackhawk is another
location, the ore of which Mr..
Mullen showed US a sample.
This is carbonate and, in some
parts, pyrites of copper; but is
found in pockets rather than in
compact and continuous vein.
From these and other indications
seen, we should judge that the
day may come that our prospec-
tors in the Middle Fork range,
of which Seafoam, Sheep Noun
tain and Greyhound districts are
a part, would get returns suffi-
cient to compensate them for
years of prospecting, watching
and toll. Our gold-worm friends
of the East, however, will be
awfully offended if they make
more than six bits per day in the
richest of their harvest time,
after spending years of labor
and expense without a dollars
reward. 1t would be awful,
wouldn't it i? And then, if they
should not get a dollar over that
amount il the best of times, how
satisfactory it would be to those
goldites-and SO English you
know
CUSTER
is progressing finely. While we
were in camp the whistle of the
hosting works commenced its
shrill tones. Oh this is music
to the ears of those who have
been waiting long and patiently.
Mr.. Wust is getting the General
Custer mill in readiness for ac-
ton in the old method of treat
ing ores, if need be-in the new
way if it proves a success. May
it be successful. We cannot tell
you of the new, now. If it is
successful, our readers will know
more, bye and bye-not now.
But it will be only a few days
until it starts. The tramway is
bringing ore to the mill all the
time.
The Black mine, three-fourths
of which has been purchased by
M. l.. Crafts and others, from
the heirs of David Dorsey, and
they are going to work it. Alex
Klupfer went to Sawtooth to see
about getting in saw and shing-
lie mill to cut the lumber for put
ting in q five stamp mill on the
Black this fall; but the building
is to be sufficiently spacious to
add another five stamps. This
mine will now be fully tested and
our Judgment is: 1t will be a
moderate sized fair paying mine.
This will add to the prosperity
of that country in many ways.
With the Custer in full motion;
the Jordan creek mill running
some of the time, and this on the
Black in constant use on paying
ore, one can readily see the
change in the old-time camp,
from dumb silence of native. I'M
developed mountain land 1t is
Joy to the heart of those who
love active life. But the mills
on the street of Custer-gin
mills-are still more numerous.