The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-08
WILLOW GREEK MINES.
Several Utonfans Interested in This
Promising District


Promising District.
In yesterdays issue mention was
made of the big strike in the Check
mate mine. in Willow Creek district.
Idaho, about twenty-five or thirty
miles north of Boise City. The Check
mate has been producer of rich ore
Tor some time past, but the strike an
nounced yesterday. consisting of two
and one-half feet of S700-gold ore, places
this mine on the list as a bonanza pro-
Queer, and one of the pleasing features
connected with this property is the fact
tRsaH il is owned by Messrs. DR.. J. D.
Carnahan, F. L. Chaplin, c. A. Henry
and o. AolveGlly Of Ogden.
Joe Young of TINS city, general dtvis-
ion superintendent of the Union Pacific,
is also interested in Willow Creek dis
trict, and has already made several
shipments of rich ore from his proper
tics there.
The Democrat, of Boise City, Idaho. in
mentioning Willow Greek and adjoining
camps, says:
George w. Williams came in from
Willow Creek on Saturday, bringing
the good news that ON the day previous
himself and partner, Mr.. Wiley, adNer
running a tunnel $50 feet, had struck
the ledge on the Free Trade CP1nilo)
II was six feet wide and four anu one
half feet Of 1T rich in free gold and con-
oentrates. The ore chute has been trac-
ed on the surface distance OF 500 feen,
and the tunnel is 10 feet below the
groupings, thus giving them ait least
100 feet Of stoping.
FROM tests made they estimated that
fifteen tons of ore would yield one ton
of concentrates, which latter have given
an assay of S204
Tests have also proven that every ton
of the ore wild yield from $40 to SIS
in free gold.
In a nutshell, they at present. have a
body Of ore four and one-half feet wide
that measures 800 feet long and 100 feet
deep that will average SIS per ton; and
how much more can only be determined
by further development But THEY al
ready have enough in sight to make a
little fortune.
The work done on the claim previous
to starting the tunnel was the sinking
of an incline 73 feet, in which the ore
all the way down averaged five feet in
villa
The miners all feel highly elaled over
the Stafktn OF the ledge in the Friday
tunnel, for it not only is more and in
dGsputable evidence that the Lodges go
down, but it has added 500, 900 or more
Williams & Wiley, who drove the tun-
mel under many and almost insurmount-
able obstacles, are receiving cOngraiIula-
tons from everybody for their judg-
mene, pluck and staying qualities.
&. G. Lee brought in from the Alex
anner mine, between Willow and Rock
creeks, on Saturday, the result Of run
of a few tons of ore in the Baxter mill
II was the second clean up and was
taken from a shaft now down twenty
five feet. The ledge is three feet wide
and enc foot of it that mills about $35
per ton. 1t is owned by Z. Madden, e
M Carlton and Ed G. Lee, and they
Will run another batch through the
mill in a week or ten days.
Mr.. Lee informed us that a new dis
covery had been made near the Alex
ander that promised well. 1t was ff-
teen inches wide at the grass roots
manned free gold all the way across
/ and is owned by Frank Minton and
I I,oke Reed. They had just commenced
! develupmenn work, and are quite jubi-
! liant over. the showing made on the sur
! face.
! Do77nan &. Co., at the l. Y. L., have
hrdsGdng machinery on the ground AND
! expect to have it in operation by the
g,1fdE7le of the present MONTH
The Denver Co, OWNERS of the Ae1la
| mine, have track, car, ETC., adj ready :"
/ commence tunneling.
| Dan Brown, superintendent OF tins
Red Bird, is sinking q, shaft one hun
dred feet, and is now down about saxty
The two mills are running constantly