Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
MINES Of THE NORTHWEST
AROUND THE VARIOUS CAMPS
Big Ore Body I'm the Keystone In
the SyIvanfte Dfstrict-Five-Stamp
MIL in Pony Gulch-The Winze
on the Iron MRsk-In the Fort
steele District.


The new crosscut tunnel on the Key
stone mine reached the footwall Saturday
and the vein was proved to be about 10
feet wide between walls, says cores
pondent at Slyvanite, Mont Drifting was
Immediately started south along the foot
wall and is now advanced about Is feet
This will be pushed on until under the big
stope ON the upper level, when a crosscut
will be run to the hanging wall. Drifting
will also be done north and raise will
soon be made from the north drift to the
upper level. The big stope referred to on
the upper level was encountered in drift
ing south on the footwall from the face
of the crosscut tunnel. After drifting
about As feet the drift went through two
feet of ore into rock that was supposed
to be the foot wall. This was cut through
and found to be horse two feet thick.
1t was passed and tremendous body of
Gre was entered that has since been known
in this camp as the "big stope." This is
now shown to be SIS feet wide and the
hanging wall is yet to be discovered. This
great ore body has been explored for l25
feet and its width holds out throughout
that distance. The drift has been run 200
feet further and now shows about six
feet Of ore in the face. A north drift has
also been run about 200 feet but no such
immense ore body has been entered as on
the south drift. However, the drift has
opened up one varying from five to six
feet wide. 1t is consevatively estimated
that there is ore enough in sight to keep
tn presnt lO-stamp mill running day and
night for two years.
Pony GuIch.
1t is reported here that Mr.. Craven,
until recently amalgamator at the Daddy,
will put up a 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 a 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
d'Alenes. The mistake was also made OF
locating the mill where it was inconven-
lent and expensive to get the ore to it,
and steam power was used to run it. Even
swith those disadvantages it was almost
a success, and it is confidently believed
that mills driven by water and suitably
located would prove that there are a num-
ber OF mines in that region that will pay
for working and some that will be profit
able
Since the old mill-the Fay Templeton
--clcs;d down there has been thing 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
terested in it, and it was then understood
that arrangements would be made this
spring to work the property on 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 revivifcation 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-foot level below
the main tunnel, which is equivalent to a
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 winze. In
the west drift on the main tunnel level a
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 4, in the year 1897, was $26,547
This was lead and silver. In 1893 the
first ITO unces of gold was reported, to-
tai values, $207 400. Copper was first
marketed in 1894, there being 1924, ,68C
pounds, valued at $l6,234. The total Of
the lode mineral values for the year 1891
was $7,052,43l. From the year 1887 tc
1898, 10 years, British Columbia produced
from her lode mines $l5, ,094 ,427.
Montana City Piscers.
The prospecting operations on bed rock
,..idueted by means Of a large centrifugal
pump on the placer grounds near Montana
City has led to the employment this sea
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