The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-08-24
The Atlanta Camp.

tivity in and and around this camp
az any in the state.
The ATLANTA Gold and Silver
Consolidated Mines, Limited, an
English company organized on
sales of meritorious mines pro-
NOTED by the late Y. 8. Anderson,
is, under the vigorous and efficient
management of Col. Geo. A. VIII
liams, accomplishing wonders on
the Yuba side of Atlanta Hill now
known as "Glen Davies. Almost
every variety of initiatory work in
q new mining and milling venture
is under way with most commenda-
BILE system and despatch. Lumber
from the best of pine timber is be-
ing turned out daily by the thous-
ands of feet, new roads are being
constructed in all directions, bitches
being dug, mill site ground exca-
waited, buildings of all kinds erect
ed, the Yuba bridged at various
points, various tunnels being run,
and all the attendants of an earnest,
legitimate enterprise, being con-
Quoted and consummated with ut
most diligence and good manage-
ment.
The fine 2O-stamp Silver Star
mill purchased by Col. Williams
from the Philadelphia & Idaho
Company has all been taken down
and transported with most remark
able expedition and is being rebuill
on improved plans by the COM
pany's competent and skillful en-
gineer Wyndham Vaughn who spent
last season in determining the true
merits of the company's possessions
topographing the region and laying
out the various sites for mills, etc.
The company's mines will be
tapped by long main tunnel with
crosscuts and latterals at an aver
age depth from the surface of the
great mother Atlanta lode Of 1000
feet. The mill will be operated BY
water power and the ore delivered
direct from the mine cars into the
mill. The main tunnel is already
in 1900 feet and has penetrated
some of the company's ground,
but will have fully that much more
TO run before their boundaries are
passed. Ore bodies of merit and
in quantity to justify all operations
have been developed SO far, and it
is only a question as to what extent
milling facilities may have to be
increased as mine development pro-
crosses. Seventy men are emu
ployed in mining, numbering, and
mill construction and by the time
snow falls the 20 stamps will be
pounding away vigorously night
and day.
The mill process will be amalga-
mating and concentrating which
has proven the best for most Of the
Atlanta ores.
The Tahoma mine and mill are
both being operated constantly by
the company's old-time and ex-
perienced manager, c. W. Miller.
The mine has never looked better,
a fine body of gold ore running
$40 per ton having recently been
struck in the lower level. 1t seems
to be new and separate ore body
in the hanging wall that may run
to the surface some FIVE hundred
feet, and like all the Tahoma ore
bodies, is large and easily worked,
eight feet thick. Three
men keep the ten-stamp mill rum
ming constantly.
Gen. w. H. Petit has a devel-
oped bonanza on the Atlanta lode
east of and adjoining the Monarch"
claim. He has fully three hundred
thousand dollars in sight of ore
averaging $40 per ton gold, and the
good work still goes on.
Robt. B. Browne, lessee of the
Last Chance" has a fine lot of the
famous high grade ore, that this
mine is noted for, ready to market,
besides a good mill run of lower
grade. Last year he realized 81 .38
per pound on several hundred
pounds and that is the average
yearly experience. This was the
grade of ore from this mine said to
20 stolen in the HALEY sampling |
works few years ago, which has
never been accounted for in any,
wise.
Various other operators around
Atlanta are doing well and the town
md whole region ia again booming.
Where a year ago there was but
me merchandising concern, and
hat Chinese, and one saloon, there
ire now four of the former and |
hree of the latter. Ketchum is the
nearest railroad point and the
KEYSTONE" the nearest publica-
ion. Alexander's pack train is con.
tantly employed between Ketchum
md Atlanta. w, II.