The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-01
FROM THE GREAT WILLOW CREEK.
Interesting Letter iIOm The Tribune Cores
pondent-Humber of New Ore Producing
MInes-AnotheF Strike on the !. XII.

has been uniformally mild, though wet
and disagreeable. All visitors to the
camp wonder at the elegant climate.
Indeed we have had no winter at all,
simply, mild spring, the season through.
The soft weather has caused lots of ex-
ira labor for the miners who are work
ing. The majority Of them are driving
tunnels and as rule have not been
obliged to timber, but they do now or
quit.
The l. X. Il. shaft, or incline, sprung
"a leak and caused the sinking on that
TO be abandoned. The ledge was grow
ing wider and PANIED free gold abun.
dainty when shut down. The tunnel
was not timbered and when the snow
was shoveled out of the the cut it was
found to be caving so badly that it was
also abandoned and another site select.
ed considerable lower and one hours
work uncovered the best free gold
ledge yet found on the l. X. L. hill
The ledge is turning out to two mems
labor over one ton per day and is an
eye opener on panning.
Dan Brown and Kimball can be
heard firing shots nearly all day and
night. The cause being the uncover
ing Of a nice body of ore on the Red
Bird. The ore was struck in the lower
tunnel at distance of 1876 feet. The
Red Bird will be a great mine before
long, paintings and assays prove it.
Another good property on Rock
Creek is the Black Crook, owned by
Messrs, DoPe, Belt and your townsman
Thorp. Their tunnel has a 6 foot
ledge and not only looks we'll but as
says good, and is being developed in
good shape. The ledge can be traced
the entire length of their claim and
even beyond their stakes it crops out.
The ledge is being worked and proves
to be permanent one.
Messrs. BOdenheimer, Looney and
Van Horton have been at work on the
Columbia driving tunnel and have
the prospect of making a paying mine
out Of 1t. 1t is the east extension of
the Ida, but much lower down the hill,
hence shows up more base ore than the
Ida; but yet they are the same ledge
and is one of the few that can be traced
for long distance.
Frank Brown, of Brown and Madden,
has q four foot ledge of very nice ore
in their tunnel and is pushing into the
hill fast. 1t resembles the ore found in
the Black Crook and no doubt is the
making Of mine.
Bert Legget has sold one fourth in.
terest in the Eclipse and is now driv-
ing a tunnel to cut the old workings at
a good depth. This is one of the prop.
critics that every prospectOr on Rock
Creek has tried to find the extension
of. 1t is not only is beautiful ledge to
look at but is also daisy to pan free
gold. Another very nice thing about
this claim is it is very accessible and
especially for Bert as it is right back of
his ranch, No doubt of this claim be.
coming a paying one.
From the Legget ranch down the
creek there are a few miners at work
driving tunnels to cut their lodges so as
to be in ore by the time spring opens
up. hear the Stevens boys have
struck some good ore, but have not
seen it.
Messrs. Dorman and Dobbins have
driven tunnel 100 feet on the Liberty
Cap on the Horse Shoe Bend side near
Webster's Ranch, and uncovered three
good lodges in the crosscut. They
bonded one'half interest of this prop.
erty and have taken up the bond. The
claims on that side are proving to be
equally as good as those on the Rock
Greek and Willow Creek side.
The Posten boys have been working
On their claims on that side and have
some fine ore in nearly every opening
they have made.
Mr.. Holland who bonded Harrison's
claim is pushing the tunnel as fast as
possible and will cut the ledge at a
good depth. The ore in the shaft he is
irving for is first class base but of
high grade.
Mrs. McCarty has let a contract to
he Moore brothers, who are here now,
o drive tunnel of 10 feet or more to
,ut the ledge in the old shaft on the
Eureka in Willow Creek.
The town Of Pearl seems quiet owing
o the LIE Van and Bishopriok pills
lot running, otherwise everything is
moving nicely.
The Richmond mill fortunately hay-
ng well is running. The Last Chance |
nine was milling their ore there the
last week.
The Iron Dollar owned by Levau, ,
reater and Emerson is being worked
nd some elegant ore being taken out
The LeViathan, Last Chance, Check.
rate, Golden Chest, Hills and Birthday
re all taking out ore.