The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-09-09
A World of Wealth Awaiting Capt.
tars Magic Touch.
MINE SALE At HILDANBRANDT.
Short Mention Of Small Portion of Our
Vast Northern Mineral Riches.

V
Frank Harris has just returned
from months sojourn in the Sum-
mer district, on the head waters Of
Rapid river, where he has been doing
the annual assessment work on some
promising mining properties owned
by himself and James Ruth, of Ruth
burg.
This district was organized in the
summer Of 1888, and comprises all
that territory drained by the easterly
tributaries of Rapid river and lies
east of and adjoining the Seven Dew
lis district The distance from Bear
postoffice is about eighteen miles, and
from Helena about ten miles.
But little has been done in this
camp in the way Of development
work, but what little has been done
'Ohiohooi ooiutCo tuc ltCt tidl IlcIc is "
be one of Idnho's richest mining
camps. The lodges are large and
we'll defined, carving gold and silver,
gold predominating.
The ore is, in many respects, SINH
lar to the larger mines of Cripple
Greek, in the fact that it carries tel.
lurium, sylvanite and calaverite.
These metals are never found unless
accompanied by gold
Sylvanite contains about twenty,
seven per cent of gold, and calaveritt
about forty per cent; the other com.
ponent parts being silver, tellurium.
iron, etc.
The tellurium is found both in
metallic and oxodyzed forms. In the
latter state it is usually mixed with
oxyde Of iron
The formation in which the princi.
pal lodges are found is porphyry; bu'
some, however, are found in the
granite and lime formations.
The principal claims and theil
owners are, the "Magnolia" ant
Golden Era, owned by Ruth ant
Harris; the Tellurium and Klond yke
owned by Anderson and Lyons, anC
number Of others owned by Bea
creek parties.
The ledge upon which are located
the Magnolia and Golden Era claim
can be traced for distance OF abou
1900 feet and varies in width from
four to sixteen feet.
The Tellurium claim is in the gran
lite formation and, where opened up
shows ledge matter from four to eigh
feet in thickness. The other ledge
are of lesser dimensions, and all sho'
up sufficiently we'll TO justify thei
owners TO further develop their prop
critics. The mountains are very stee
and any of the ledges can be tappe
at considerable depth by com
paratively short tunnel.
There is an abundance of timbe
for all purposes, and Rapid river ha
sufficient water to furnish power fo
dozen or more mills, and is with
less than mile from the princip,
claims.
To the north of the Summt
District lies the Hildanbrandt caml
in which the ore and formation al
similar to that of the Summer di'
trict.
T 1t is reported that Messrs. Wir'
& Welch have just closed a bargai
with colorado parties whereby the
properties i'll the Hlldanbrandt distri
: are to be transferred, the consider
> ,ion being $4,000 II the sale is
= reality, and there Is every reason
believe that it is, the purchasers W
: commence active operations this faI
: and prosecute the work of developiI
G their property all winter. y
: To the prospector who has u
Klondyke fever and has enough mo
: ey to grubstake himself for year
: that inhospitable cline, we would sa
= don't 60, but take your stake and
= into the northern portions of Was
.e ington county, take up a ledge or b'
." a prospect and develop it, and t
chances are hundred to one that t
: results will be more satisfactory tn