Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-12-24
A GLANCE OVER THE MINES
o,,AR7z RUNNING 5000 IN GOLD

s.r,xe ON Wild Horse Creek near
ymir-work Resumed ON the
MotherLode in the Occur dAiene'
Basin Country.
A strike which puts the reported
Klondike bonanzas in the shade mas Deeh
made in the Summit mine, on Wlld holse
creek near Ymir, and but short DIS
tonce from the famous Elise mine, is the
report from Nelson, b. G. The properly
was bonded some time ago by the FERN
company on the strength OF an lo-inch
grooming which gave result OF $loo III
cold per ton. The Fern company spent
$4,000 in the venture and sunk shai'
about 40 feet without encountering the
lead. The bond was thrown up and the
Lindblade brothers, who were the owners
took up the work where it had been apah-
doned They sunk five feet more IN the
shaft and ran across a six-foot ledge OF ae-
comnosed white quartz which ran as high
as $27OO in gold to the ton. Inc rock Is
pale blue, thoroughly honeycompeo anu
soft. The first test was by pannlng' ana
two small chunks crushed and panned out
showed a line of colors about four lnches
in length and containing between Az ana
20 cents. Twelve men have been put TO
work drifting both ways on the ledge ana
sinking the shaft to a greater depth. The
din is about 40 degrees. The owners VIII
work it steadily during the winter ana
will nut in a rawhide trail for shipping.
The work of sacking the ore has already
been commenced and a carload has been
made up for mill test.
Great Quartz Region Predicted.
Col. George W. Cook of Denver, who
visited Butte last week, has made an IN
yestment in the Basin country, in Idaho,
and is prepared to spend large sum OF
, money in developing some gold properties
) there that give promise of being exceed
| ingly rich, according to the Butte Inter
Mountain. Col. Cook went into the Ba-
sin country with j. F. Horner, manager
: of the Crescent Catalpo mines at Lead
Vile, and spent some time in looking over
7 properties at Placerville. The indications
: were so promising that Col. Cook and MIR
, Horner took bond and lease upon a
y group of properties and started develop
! ment at once. After having made care
ful examination of the country, Col. Cook
predicted that it would become great
$ quartz mining region. He will sink two
o shafts on the property he has secured ano
= run a tunnel this winter to explore thu
e property. He expects to find large bod.
e of milling ore, in which case he will put il
a large milling plant.
IS In High Ore Gulch.
e Boulder, Mont, reports that the exten
p sion of the tunnel on the property of tn
n High Ore Gold and Copper Mining Com
U pany in High Ore gulch has proved yer,
u satisfactory. On this property last yea
l. an immense amount of work was don
under the supervision of NJ. L. Hewett
l. and tunnel was run about thousan
lie feet. 1t failed to reach the lead an
y the owners of the mine concluded to spen
IL Il little more money in that direction, S
er contract was recently let to extend tn
he tunnel 300 feet further. 1t had been ru
II distance of about 100 feet when fin
body of ore was struck The lead is tw
feet wide where struck and is a rich q
so lena ore that can at once be handled wit
>>s profit.
OF From winston.
IN Reports from Winston, Mont, are thu
I'll both the Stray Horse and the East p
~ cific mines are in very fiourishing cond
" ton. Both have large forces of men
I'll work and the owners have no couse
~ complaint. Both mines are showing T
t. markably well. The development wol
has been satisfactory in every respe
and the Stray Horse and the East Pacii
deserves places in the list of Montana
n steady producers. During the worst
the recent slump in silver it was report,
ms that the East Pacific would have to clos
in. Robert Bell of this city, the main ownC
hi. said that while the profits were natural
nr- reduced, he had no intention of closil
,rs down unless the white metal fell belo
10. the AZ cent mark and remained there.
Ore Chute in the HecIa.
of For three weeks the new ore chu
Ia III 'ho hecid at burke, luanO, mas be
mt improving, until now there is four feet
ex ore, great part of it of shipping graC
on and it promises soon to take its pla
at among the great mines of the Coe
re- dAlenes. No arrangements have vet be
Gu made for milling, it being the intention
'ut drive further into the chute before a.
to stopping is done. When the time CON
ian the mill of the Milwaukee Mining Co
ice, pany will probably be used, as the &C
ted trolling interest in the two companies 8
noa owned by the same parties At prese
ion the mill is under lease to the Mammo
but it is terminable at any time by eitl
party.
On Prichard Creek.
est Work has been done in several pla,
Dhe along Prichard creek this fall. findi
-'t good pay in places where in early ds
at work was attempted and the men w
ina driven out by water. The theory is II
At the work done on the creek since has
ith thoroughly puddled it that the wa
'co, runs more on the surface, instead of 60
OF ing through to bedrock. Work has resu
ed on the Mother Lode, the claim VIII