Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-08-18
Pine Grove Mines.

a large and permanent producer
Hon. Charles Crane Of Salt Lake
has been the most active spirit in
reviving the district. He was over
here last fall and returned on the
first of June. Mr.. Crane bonded
Maybe, Silver Bow and Badger
properties belonging to John Silver
ton. The Silver Bow and Badger
show a continuous ore chute of
400 feet. The Maggie had pre-
viously produced at different times
several hundred tons Of ore.
Mr.. Cranes next move was to
lease the old Franklin mill, which
was in very bad condition. He put
it in thorough order and introduced
a new style concentrator, which is
certainly the most effective ma
chine yet invented for saving sui
phides and shines. Mr.. Crane has
been experimenting with old tail
ings. These run about 81 a ton.
1t is not known what success he
has met with, but he has dug out
300 tons already for treatment.
The fixing up of this mill has
demonstrated Mr.. Crane is per-
feet mill man. He has an arrange
ment OF plates at the battery which
present surface of IA inches, over
which the gold must pass before
any of it can drop into the sluices.
Through the sluices the material is
conveyed to the concentrator. This
is fiat table 7x16 feet. 1t is OPP
Grated by an eccentric which inn
parts a jerking motion. Mr.. Crane
says it is the best concentration now
in the market. The mill is now
running through 100 tons of ore
from the Bird mine, owned by the
Shea brothers. The ore mills $25
a ton, 95 per cent of the value be-
ing saved. A lot of ore from the
Bird extension is awaiting treat
ment. This ore seems to be very
rich, showing much free gold and
sulphurets. The property belongs
to Mr.. Loften, an old Boise basin
miner.
Ore is also being hauled to the
mill from the Daisy mine, which
has just been purchased by Mr..
Wilson of Denver from Charles
Cannon and the Andreas boys. 1t
is understood that two or three
Boise people are interested in the
property. One hundred tons of
the ore will be miIled next week,
and it is predicted that it will
yield $50 a ton.
Mr.. Crane is sinking on the Magpi,
'aking out no ore but that which
comes out in course Of development.
The main tunnel on ills property is
III 400 feet on the vein. Three hun
dred feet from the entrance a winze is
being sunk on the ledge, which shows
continuous chute Of ore. This Wine
will be continued as deep as it is pcs
slble to go without machinery. No
stopping has been done. All above the
F., tunnel is ore clear to the surface, and
iiOiii iiiN ltiCt VI iilb UOlIOHl Oh LIc
winze it is about 200 feet.
The mill Is about two miles from the
Maggie, necssitatihg quite haul A
splendid grade, however, is completed
To the mine.
A contract has been let to tap the
Silver Bow by y tunnel and Mr.. Crane
expects to strike it soon. Should the
ledge prove satisfactory new tunnel
will be started on the ledge which will
open it up for 600 feet in length and
300 feet in depth Magnificent timber
is on the ground and water ample for
l0stamp steam mill. which will
probably be erected next spring.
Pat Slatberg has charge OF the mines
OF the Maggie mining company for
Mr.. Crane, and the developments show
his ability as a miner.
-Four men run the mill day and
night. Charles Flynn and Charles
Helnboh are the amalgamators.
The camp is looking up. In fact
this is rhe only mill turning out bull
lion in Gilmore county. Mr.. Crane
has 20 men at work, the Daisy mine
IA. the Bird s, Mr.. Loften 6, and about
40 men are otherwise engaged.
Mr.. Crane expects to leave Pine for
Sheep Mountain, where he has large
interests with Isaac Daily of Meridian.
He has several men at work there
now. The ore is largely silver but he
has faith in the rehabilitation Of the
white metal and expects to be in the
swim when it does have value.