The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-29

possibly you, as well as your readers
think 1t a boom story, but IL is not
The rock actually pans from so to Il
cents worth of gold to ounces Of rock
/ had the pleasure Of going through
this property and brought the ore Out
OF the shaft and panned it and found
the big stories about the free gold tC
be truthful. The shaft had free ore on
the surface for q few feet and theI
struck base ore that lead could b.
melted out OF in common cook stove
After sinking on this base ore a few
feet, this rich free ore was tapped at Q
depth Of twenty feet with shaft and
has since been drifting on east and
west for twenty feet and found to coz
tinue at this distance. Five tons were
milled Of the entire ledge, about three
feet or more in width including the
very rich pay streak, and the amalgam
being weighed was estimated at $3.50
making an average OF $3.50 per ton
which is wonderfully rich. The Friday
mine, which has been q producer oil
considerable free ore as well as base orc
which was shipped east for treatment
and yielded such good returns, has been
sold to eastern parties and the locator
and former owner, Mr.. Hill, will act as
Superintendent Machinery for hoist
ing works has been ordered and will
soon be here. Men win be put on at
once to hoist the works and prepare for
extensive works. The Leviathan
mine, worked on'a lease by Allen and
Kesley, at a depth of 80 feet developed
a fine body Of very base ore Assays
are being made to learn If the ore will
return profit to ship. It will If it
proves 10 be like It's neighbor, tho Fri
day mine, right by its side. The Birth.
day mine has opened up the best body
Of ore ever uncovered in the mine.
The ore is base, and assays from $1,000
to over $4,000 in gold, and it is said by
all who see 1t that any one peice of the
ore would make a beautiful specimen
for q cabinet. The ore on the bottom Of
the tunnel, where the shaft was sunk,
is only two inches wide but opened
gradually as the shaft was sunk, and
when the writer saw it, the ore body
was over two feet wide on the bottom
of the shaft, twenty feet deep. / hear
It is growing wider as the shaft is sunk.
The operators Of this mine will ship
this ore to Denver for treatment. Sew
eral hundred tons of ore can be seen in
this mine and it is growing better daily,
for depth is being gained rapidly now.
The Black Crook on Rock Creek has
created stir among the residents OF
this district. In drifting east on their
ledge forty feet, they find In cross cut
ting that the ledge is ten feet wide and
cleaner sulphide ore was never seen.
Both walls are perfect and every indica.
lion Of wonderful mine can be seen
there Nearly all properties being
worked are taking out sulphlde ore,
md, as a rule, they all assay well and
show lots Of gold when given the fire
Test. The snow has about all gone, on
y . very little left on the summit.
A new district has been formed across
he river from Horse Shoe Bend, in the
new discoveries, and named the Gold
Belt with Mr.. Mcfarland as deputy re-.
,oEder. Recent discoveries there prove |
his belt. in Rock and Willow Creek to
'e continuous and greatly mineralized.
The Wootan boys, formerly of Boise
Valley near Caldwell, are owners of a
t0h ledge In the new district. Itisun.
covered In several places and runs from
I've TO seven feet wide and carries a re.
narkable lot Of free gold the entire
width of the ledge. Capt. Jas. Quinn
Vas with us the past week examin.
ag the various mines and prospects and
ne camp in general for the Idaho Min.
~ Exchange. The Capt. thinks this
cit one Of the best he ever prospected.
evans mill is running on ore from the
ron Dollar, owned by Levan, Teeter
nd Emerson and is turning out we'll
very one among us feels much pleas
over the future of our district, and
soon as spring opens up the skepti. !
y ones will be surprised at the actiy.
J on this belt, The weather is bean.
ful here, warm, sunshine days and no ,
ekness In our midst, and everybody ,
lie and hearty enough to enjoy the /
egant dances given at Rigdons new
otsl In Pearl. The dance on the tsth 4
80 q great sSCcess, socially as well as
lanclally. II. p. Cox. of Caldwell /
ID Mr.. Clark furnished the music 4
he dance broke up after daylight; The /
PIPER was pronounced equal to any 4
or partaken of in the valley towns Q
rs RigdOn deserves lots of credit for h
acing such a spread before our G
.iEens. ms =
'arI, Idaho, Feb. 20, 1895. /,