Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-05-28
Pony Gulch.

night for two years
Pony GuIch.
1t is reported here that Mr.. Craven,
until recently amalgamator at the Daddy,
will put up five stamp mill this summer
to work some of the ore from Pony gulch,
between Delta and Beaver station, Idaho. /
Spokane parties are said TO be behind the
enterprise, which should be paying one, /
as there is some good ore up Pony gulch.
Years AGO there was mill built there
which crushed the rock with rolls instead .
of stamps-a method which has proven
a failure on the hard quartz OF the Occur
Il 'Alenes. The mistake was also made OF
locating the mill where it was incOnyen- .
lent and expensive to get the ore to 1t,
and steam power was used to run it. Even
with those disadvantages it was almost
a success and it is confidently beneyed
that mills driven by water and suitably
located would prove that there are a mum
Der of mines in that region that will pay .
for working and some that will be profit .
able
Since the old mill-the Fay Templeton .
closed down there has been nothing done
on Pony except assessment work, and the .
region which at one time was a promising
one, has nearly dropped out of sight. The
Fay Templeton property was reincorpor-
ated last fall, some of the prominent min
ing men of the south fork becoming in .
terestcd in it, and it was then understood .
that arrangements would be made this .
spring to work the property ON a business .
basis, with the expectation that some .
money would be made from it The old .
mill was torn out, the boiler being sold .
to the reviyitication works at Murray, but /
there the work ceased, and nothing more
has been heard regarding it.
The Iron Mask.
The Winze on the Iron Mask, near Ross
land, has reached the l05-foo level below
the main tunnel which is equivalent to
depth from the surface of 305 feet, the /
deepest workings yet opened on the prop
erty. About two feet of excellent shipping
ore has been disclosed in the Wine. In
the west drift on the main tunnel level
raise in under way To open ground for
stopping The raise is disclosing some
good ore. From the annual report of the
minister OF mines, the production OF lode
properties in the year 1897, was $26,547. .
This was lead and silver In 1898 the
first ll70 unees of gold was reported to-
tai values, $297 400. Copper was first
marketed in 1891, there being 3246S0
pounds, valued at Sl6,234. The total of
the lode mineral values for the year 1897
WAS S7,052, 43l. From the year 1887 to
1898 10 years, British Columbia produced
from her lode mines $1,000 ,427.
Montana city PIacers.
The prospecting operations on bed rock,
conducted by means of large centrifugal
pump on the placer grounds near Montana
City has led to the employment this sea-
son Of a steam shovel and other modern
gold saving appliances such as is in sue
cessful use at Bannack and elsewhere on
formerly rein surface placer grounds in
this state, Part of the machinery is al
ready on the ground, and the work of get
ting it i'll position for actual operation
Is being pushed without delay Last sea-
sons prospecting thoroughly demonstrate
ed the fact that the actual bed rock of
the placers at Montana City had not only
never been molested but that they are