The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-06-15

bodies of mineral.
THE SILVER BRICK


THE SILVER BRICK
This is the first mine come to
that is being worked 1t is own
ed and worked by AugweIl Chris
tianson. He is doing dead work
this winter but has good ore in
sight. ready when the reduction
works shall begin below, TO take
out in large quantities. Four
men are at work. 1t has tunnels,
shafts, drifts, ETC., in all, to the
aggregate length of 1900 feet;
and has shipped, to date, in the
neighborhood of 1000 tons. The
ore is of an excellent grade of
carbonates. This, like all other
mines On this mountain are In
lime. and, although the mineral
may run somewhat regularly in
many places it is largely in beds
and pockety; but they are so
thickly scattered that we doubt,
if a tunnel were to be run In ON
this mountain any considerable
distance it would be able to avoid
a good class of ore. 1t is there;
it is everywhere-if external
signs and previous workings are
not at fault.
DEMOCRAT AND FREE COINAGE
These two mines are owned,
jointly, by John and Nick Millich
and James Cochran. 1t is now
leased and worked by John Mil
Itch. -Four hands laboTfng. In
it are 1900 feet of tunnels and it
has shipped to date what result
ed in $4,000 ounces of good bull
lion. From examination of it's
workings in the past, we are of
the opinion that, when worked
properly from well directed tun-
nels lower down, what has been
/ produced will be but a small part
of final production
FOREST ROSE
This mine lies on the extreme
west of all the ground we had
time to examine on this occas-
ion, and yet, it seems to be right
in the heart of the mineral belt.
1t is owned by E. Gramp and
Henry Lannert. No work of
importance had ever been done
on it until last November when
Mr.. Gramp leased his half to
Frank Simpson, since which
time Lannert & Simpson have
been working it. They have
run, in different forms. about
$50 feet and have for shipment
$50 tons of good grade carbon
ates. They have worked from
six TO twelve men.
A GENERAL SUMMING UP.
| Besides these mines we have
given a slight account of, there
is a group of four claims lying
adjoining these on the north.
known as the Keno group. own
led by Mr.. McGregor, of Salt
Lake City. that have little work
done on them; but which were
patented many years since
These although not proven by
extended workings have the
same formation and signs, quite
|. as strong, as those before named.
We examined the slight work
ings here and the ground gener-
ally years since and have the
, fullest f; ith that this mountain
is well filed with the same class
; of ore from the south side over
: the town of Bayhorse. north. to
} beyond Kelley gulch. This.
should development prove our
opinion accurate viii prove to be
one of the great mineral fields of
the world. Besides. in summing
J up the probabilities of this field.
we must take into consideration
, the surroundings, which. all
told. make the promise of a fut-
; ure simply immense in its magni-
tude. Below this line on the
south and east 500 feet. is the
: Hood. that was once a good pro-
: ducer, and only needs good
/ faithful work. in all probability.
to come again. Directly under.
? straight 10 Bayhorse creek,
, south, is the Silver Rose cluster,
, or. as formerly known, the Silver
t Greek. good producing field in
[ former days as well as at pres
5 ent, at least 1000 feet below the
: cluster described. Also in close
connection on the same line, and
, in the same formation lie the Ex-
! celsior and Beardsley. we should
: judge 600 or 700 feet below. And
} yet. good ore is found extending
J on the same line and in like for
) nation nearly or quite 1000 feet
} lower down Bayhorse creek. We
> are little surprised at the show
. ings in all this great field. and a
} little chagrined that we have not