Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-06
MINING ON Tuu BOISE.
Interesting Placer Operations on the Mid
die Fork of That River.


Placer operations of an important
character win be begun on the middle
fork of the Boise as soon as spring
opens. says the Boise Statesman. The
Developments there last summer were
very important, but they were all
preliminary to what promises to be an
output of gold that VIII materially
swell the precious metal production of
the state.
The mines referred to are about 10
miles above Boise on what is called
Big Bar. Considerable work has been
done there by Il. Drannan. who owns
$40 acres of ground. and he will COM
mence active operations in the spring.
He has everything In readiness, even
to the provisions for his men, which
were hauled up last summer. and
there viii be no delay after the break
ing up OF winter.
Mr.. Brannan in talking about his
property to a Statesman reporter yes
terday said he was more than satisfied
with the showing made. The ground
prospects DO cents to the yard and he
expects to make some good clean-ups
during the season. He has one giant
on the ground now and Will add more
as required. He has constructed three
miles of ditch and has all his pipes
laid.
The valuable ground OF the company
in which Jake Horn is Interested is
near the Brannan property and the
next season Will be very important
one for him. In the spring "A saw
mill will be taken up to cut lumber for
the companys fume, 1t being the in
tention to build about two miles as
soon as the lumber can be procured.
The Butts property is also located
near the Brannan mine. Mr.. Butts
has already installed two giants. Mr..
Brannan says these three outfits Will
employ u large force all summer.
The question of building n road up
the Boise river from the end of the
Anderson road. thereby making this
section tributary to Boise, Mr.. Bran
nan thinks should be taken hold of in
earnest by the people of Boise. In adj
dition to the placer mines there there
are splendid quartz indications, and
the entire district promises to develop
into one Of the most important in this
part of the state.
He says the distance from the end of
| the Anderson road to the mines IL
about 25 miles. and the road could he
| built for $4,000. 1t would be an easy
matter to build from Big Bar to Rocky
| Bar, a distance of about eleven miles
and the miners would probably under
take to do that work II the main con-
| nection were made. This would give
Boise direct communication with
Rocky Bar and Atlanta.
Tarbett and the Center Star.
| A. II. Tarbett, prominent mining
| man of Salt Lake who Is associated
with number of Butte men in the
| Center Star mine in Rossland, was q
| recent visitor In the city. Mr.. Tarbett
| is very enthusiastic about the future OF
the big property on which so much de.
velopment work has been done, al
though no ore has yet been shipped. II
| is stated that there is now blocked ou'
| in the Center Star 100000 worth of ore
| There Is a proposition on foot for the
| Center Star people to purchase the
Heinze smelter at Trail. but no defnit,
arrangements have been made. 1t /.
certain, however that Mr.. Heinze ha.
taken the cream of the smelter PROPOSE
ton at Trail while he had the contrac
to smelt the lie Roi output Mt 50 ton
and that he would sell his plant IL q
good price was offered for it. 1t is sale
that negotiations are again pending fol
the sale OF the Heinze railway interest.
in British Columbia TO the Canadian
Palette but that the two parties to thu
deal as yet are very far apart as to tn,
price to be paid. One offer alread!
made by the Canadian Pacific people
has been refused by Mr.. Heinze. but /
Is said that some agreement is prob
able in the near future. In case hi
road is sold 1t Is also very probable
that Mr.. Heinze Will sell his smelling
plant to some British Columbia min
ing corporation.-Butte Miner.