The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-13
IT WILL BE A BENEFIT
Boise People Hope the Black Hornet
Deal Will Go Through
ONE OF IDAHO'S BEST MINES
Practical Test of the PeIatin-
ClerIcl Process to Be Made
on the De Lamar Mines
Other Mention.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Boise, Jan. 12.-The all-absorbing
topic of conversation in Iocal mining
circles is the pending deal for the
| transfer OF the little celebrity. the
Black Hornet mine. situated a few
miles from this city on what is known
as the Boise gold belt. For some time
past negotiations have been in prog
ress. Several times the property has
been reported sold, but there has al
ways been some sticker in the transac-
tion. But now IL seems the English
company that owns the famous De La
mar mine is in earnest, and II will, in
deed, be strange IL a bargain Is not
struck in very short time. During
the past week or 10 days Captain Plum
mer. manager OF the De Lamar, has
been making a thorough examination
of the property. and now the mining
men are all agog with expectation as
to the outcome
IL the deal goes through. and the wise
ones say 1t will. IT will result in max
ing Boise the mining as well as the
political, the commercial. the educa-
tional and the religious center OF the
state, for at the Black Hornet and all
esAphAAd II VIII De Carried on the digest
work ever prosecuted in any mining
section of this state The owners Of the
mine hold the property at 800 000 The
prospective purchasers think the price
rather stiff. but they realize the prop
erty has great promise. Another en-
couraging feature OF the case is that IL
is known that the De Lamar company
is desirous OF securing another good
pOld a
tageously located with regard to tim
ber than is the De Lamar. The cost OF
fuel and timber at the De Lamar is so
high that 1t has been impossible to
work only the richest ore. This has
proved a great drawback to the com
pany.
IL is now a question whether II. W.
Barry, the Denver mining man, has
anything to do with the Black Hornet.
His option expired on the first of the
year. and 1t is said he was unable to Sc
cure an extension. 1t is said Captain
Plummer is dealing directly with the
owners of the mine. The Hornet has one
OF the largest lodges In the state. Ii is
40 feet wide, and, with a mill on the
ground. all the ore could be worked
profitably.
The De Lamar mine has just closed
one Of the most prosperous years in Its
history. The total output for the year
was about 81. 600. 900. the expense OF op-
GRAFTON being about half.
The De Lamar will enjoy the repu-
tation OF making the first practical test
of the new process. owned by a French
syndicate. known as the Pelatin-Clerici
process. The syndicate has. Il is said,
set aside half a million dollars for the
purpose of establishing plants In Diff
ferent parts OF the country. The De
Lamar mine was selected as one Of
these places and the first test on the
ground viii be made there the latter
part of this month. The test means
much to both the owners OF the process
and the owners OF the mine. II its
practicability Is established by this
test. the De Lamar company will be
able TO save at least IL per cent. more
than It has In the past. Captain Plum
mer feels confident that the test will
prove successful.
on the 23d OF this month Boise's min
ing exchange win be formally opened
The charter membership list has been
closed. The list contains the names of
100 OF the most prominent and substan-
tial mining men in the southern part OF
the state.
An important strike has been made in
the Homestake mine. in Neal district.
IS miles from Boise. IL Is body OF
pyritic ore six feet wide that runs as
high as $3.50 per ton in gold. The cir
cumstances OF the discovery are quite
as important as the richness of the
ore. There is a porphyry dyke in the
property that has appeared TO cut the
vein off. The dyke shows On the sur
face and has been found on every level
The work has come up against IL I'm
every tunnel. and IL has been supposed
TO be the limit OF the mineral. At one
point the management followed the
porphyry. as there was some minerali-
might be found in the contact. 1t was
determined. however. to see whether
the vein did extend beyond the dyke,
and the lower level was driven on
through the porphyry. The dyke Is
only Is 20 20 feet thick. the level has
gone through IL and opened the body
Of ore referred 10. The Homestake is
owned by Charles Balbach OF Omaha,
who IS interested in the Omaha-G Grant
company. The discovery made BY the
work referred 10 IS OF the highest i'm
portance. as. in future owners Of mines
in that section viii not grope in the
dark The Homestake has been one OF
the steady producers on the Boise gold
belt.