The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-03
PLACER AND QUARTZ
Rain in Idaho BENEFITS the Ground
Sluice Workers.
PROTESTS OF THE MINERS
a Boston Company Organized to
Develop the Liberty Property
on Squaw Greek - News
From the Digg.ngs.

Special Correspondence OF tho Standard.
Idaho City. Idaho. Feb. 29.-There has
been some rain during the past few
days which has been of much benefit to
the placer miners. They are now as
sured Of at least a very good water sea-
son. Some of the claim owners expect
to get to piping the next two or three
weeks
As work is pushed I'm the long tunnel
of the Lagraciosa the vein matter looks
better, and the owners expect to reach
the ore chute very soon.
The tunnel of the Buffalo, on the di-
vide between this place and Centerville.
gets better as the tunnel is extended
east The ore chute. which is exceed
ingly rich. has proved extensive and a
quantity OF very rich rock will be ready
for the mill as soon as the snow is of
so that ii can be hauled
The drift from the bottom Of the Ju-
piter shaft is In very rich ore. The own
ers are running this drift for the pur-
pose of opening up stopping ground.
When spring opens stopping will COM
mence and ore shipped TO the Boulder
mill for reduction.
Protests will be made out and sent to
Washington without delay against the
state acquiring title TO seven and three
fourthS sections Of mineral land on
Deer and Wolf creeks. Afidavits show
ing that all of il has been known as
mineral land since 1S62-both quartz
and placer-will accompany the pro-
tests i'm the form of petitions to the de-
partment. The state has not yet in
Boise basin made a selection that was
not on the mineral belts. No selection
was made on surveyed ground not be-
leVed to be mineral bearing Why the
state board acts so positively against
the miners Is not known. IL has gone
so far as to select lands upon which
men have been mining for the past 30
years. ana seems to persist In claiming
that such lands are not known to be
mineral on North Boise river surveys
have been made FOR timber although
that country Is covered with tho very
finest and largest timber In this couu-
~, end In a marketable section as is
well known 10 the state board SOM
Boise city mill men are cutting log
from II. In fact the timber lands. for
the timber. on that river. are the only
ones In this county worth having. as
the lags can be foated down the stream
TO Boise The socallcd timber lands Sc
lected on this side of the Basin are good
only for the mines contained on them.
G. O. Norcross has organized "a COM
pany IN Boston. Mass. known az the
Old Glory company which is selling
stock at 30 cents a share for the pur-
pose of working the Liberty copper
gold and silver mine on Squaw creek
where IL intends to erect a smelter
within the next few months. and sew
eral well-known gold mines In this
county. A telegram was received by
the Idaho World from Mr.. Norcross
stating that the old Glory company Is
composed of some of the solid men Of
Boston. and that the intention Is -
work the Gold Rock. Ben Hur and
Blaine gold mines. near this place. on
the Blaine, which is five miles north of
here, there is already n nve-stamp mill
The mine is a good one. but not sufli-
ciently developed To furnish a large
quantity of ore the surface having
been worked down 10 the water level
several years ago by men who We're
unable 10 erect hosting works and put
in a pump. Since Mr.. Norcross got pos
session OF it, nothing further than rep
resentation has been done. lie has
spent two or three years in attempts
20 form the company. and now. that he
has everything working satisfactorily,
there Is no doubt but that he win have
the enterprise put on n paying basis
before the close OF tho year. The Lib
erty is large vein carrying a high per-
centage of copper and with a smelter
on the ground. would pay handsome
dividends. Two or three years ago con-
siderable ore was shipped from 10 20
Denver and the returns were very sat
isfactory. Such enterprises would very
shortly make the fact known that there
arc as good mines here I'm Boise county
as can be found anywhere I'm the state.
A good many prospectors are waiting
for the snow TO disappear from the
surrounding hills so that they can get
10 work Most Of them viii pay atten-
ton 70 Deer and Wolf Creek districts,
which are beyond doubt as good as any
in the county, Willow creek not except
ed. although the latter well-known dis
trict will do much towards bringing
this county 70 the front