Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-05-20
ROCKY BAR MINES.
Continued from the Idaho Tin
ing News.
The Comfort Consolidated.

Continued from the Idaho Him
ing News.
! The Comfort Consolidated.
In 1887 an agent Of the above company, the men,
bers OF which are chiefly Standard Oil men, bo,tght
Tor Few hundred dollars lode claim adjacent the
Lison and Pfeifier ground known as the Ophir A
small force OF miners were put at work and in 1850
I'VE ieet OF pay ore was encountered. Wine was
SUNK 100 feet aud 200 tons Of takon thercfrom
that milled 81 per ton gold. Upon this showing A
sO-stainp min and hosting works werp erected and
other surface ground Improvements made that neccs
STATED the expenditure OF $4,000 When the mill
had been made ready for the reduction OF ore drifts
were started from the bottom OF the winzu before
mentioned for the purpose OF providing for the
STAMPS In drifting east startling discovery Was
made sixty feet from the Wine porphyrv dyke
completely cut oil the ON the west at distance
OF 20 feet another dyke of the same nature met
that also cut on the extending in that direction
The conclusion Of the manager was that Ave feet in
width BY 50 feet In length the Of the Ophr
vein At that depth, notwithstanding the fact that
large underlined vein extended along the surface for
known distance of 5000 feet In the meantime the
SHAFT had reached depth of $50 feet below the collar
In sinking this shaft another vein feet in width all
prospecting free gold and dipping to the south,
cut at depth Of 100 feet NJ exploration was maale
OF this vein, all future work being confined TO the
running OF crosscut southerlY toward the ophir
vein No pay ore or lode being found at the calcu
lated position OF said vein at this depth, the works
were immediately closed down and remain at date.
Such examples Of mining as the foregoing tho
and kindred Ills In all mining regions where practced
The James G. Blaine Group.
Adjoining the Comfort Co.'S ground on the west,
comprises six full claims known as the John BOYLE
WaukontoIka, James @. Blaine Josie and Ellen ray-
lor. continuous body OF ore can be readily traced
upon the suface throughout the entire length of the
claims ON the Yankee vein 90 feet wide outcrops
Tor distance of 500 feet the assay value OF which
ranges from g to $50 per ton IL gold These claims
ply OF timber and water sufficient for so stamps The
development consists Of tunnels open cuts and shafts
the greatest depth being about $50 feet As to the
quantity OF ore existing In this ground question
VIII ever tbc raised, and as the owners claim mill
test that netteh sli rs per in gold without assert
ing, such being fact there are millions in sight
within the boundaries Of the Blaine group.
Ontario, Cleveland and Golden Bar.
Owned by John P. Martin and @. d Golden, are
cassed among the most valuable locations in the dis
tiict, the surface showing being such justify
most thorough system OF development.
The Duncan, East Duncan, Laura
jackson and Emma.
All contain large veins of gold bearing quartz from,
which selected samples have assayed much 500
per ton
In the Rosetta
Lying south of the Duncan the main vein is from
four TO seven feet wide all OF which carries gold in
paying quantities Several smeller veins have also
been worked, the ore milling 500 per ton.
The Itasca.
Situated on the south side OF Bear creek about
1900 feet below the town of Rocky Bar is an old To-
cation and has had vast amount Of unproductive
labor performed upon it. About 1900 feet OF what
was presumably intended for crosscut tunnel has
been driven with change OF direction for each 25ft
of its length 1t finally ends at about the same dis
lance from where the vein should be cut as at the
point of beginning. The outcrop on this claim shows
vein six feet wide assayng from 81 to 20 per ton in
gold.
The Champion Claim.
Situated just south and west of the Itasca has pro-
duced since discovery about $4,000. The vein is
from six to 20 inches in width and mills IRON $50 to
$40 per ton. The Champion is owned by Joseph
Pearson and G. NJ. Payne.
The Henry Clay.
A short distance north of the Champion, produced
about i've thousand dollars per year for Ave six
years in return for the labor Of two The vein,
about IL inches in width, has proven very regular IN
size course and value. new shaft viii be sunk on
this property as soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made.
The DoIittIe.
Owned by Erwin and Campbell discovered in
June, 1895 The vein Is over feet in width from 2
to feet being high grade and the remainder
worth about 50 per ton. About 100 tons of quartz
from this claim Yielded 800 per ton in gold by stamp
mill process Recent development at greater depth
shows the vein richer and better defined than in the
upper workings.
The Richmond,
Lying west of the Dolitte and owned by Adam
Gottseh has been heavy producer In the past and
in all probability would still continue such were
the mine opened to greater depth.
The Ii. L. L. Group,
Adjoining the Elmore property on the south and
west. comprises seven lode claims recorded as 1T
BIT, Boston, alden, Tuba Cain, Lowell and
Kimball. The veins vary in width from l to feet
and carry gold TO the value of from $40 90 to S422
per ton.
On the b 1T lode shaft has been sunk to the
depth Of 60 feet and drift east from the bottom
distance of 40 feet. In addition numerous cuts
have been made across the outcrop for length OF
1000 feet.
On the Boston lode q shaft has been sunk to the
depth of 80 feet a drift from the bottom along
the vein As feet and crosscut made at the face OF
said drift IL feet to the north The vein at this depth
is at least 20 feet wide with feet of quartz that
says from sll to % per ton in gold.
On the other claims included in this group open
cuts have been at many different points showing
the veins IN places In nearly every instance.
The Lowell and kimball claims hold the apex o.
the Alturas vein, west Of the Elmore ground, which
fact, taken in connection with the remarkably gooc
showing of pay ore in sight, places the Bit group
in the first rank of probable future bonanzas
The New York and Happy Camp,
Bounding the Boston and Walden the east hpv,
produced from fifty to sixty thousand dollars in gold
and in good condition for future successful op
Grafton.
The Wedge, Great Republic, Sunrise and Sunset
locations contain the apex Of the Altnras vein,
of the Elmore property. These claims, although
practically undeveloped, almost certain to be
come extremely valuable in the near future