The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-27
IDAHO MINING.
Recent Operations In the Vicinity OF
Idaho city.

Recent Operations In the Vicinity OF
Idaho City.
Special Correspondence of the Standard
Idaho City. Idaho. Dec. 22.-The adii-
tional five stamps have been placed IN
the Lucky Boy mill in GamDrinus us
trict and the 10 stamps VIII m
dropping tomorrow. Five stamps nave
been running for several weeks and the
average output has so far been $iS per
ton In free gold. That now coming out
of the mine Is much richer ana from a
vein from four to five feet vide. ). h.
Fleming. the superintendent and gen
eral manager OF the Lucky Boy. mas
just secured an option on the ILLINOIS,
half a mile west Of and on the same
vein as the Lucky Boy.
Development work is going on In the
Eureka, a mile east Of the Lucky Boy,
ON Which Horner holds a bond. The
mine is looking well and considerable
rich ore-is coming out. There Is no
doubt but that a Pittsburg
represented by Mr.. HOrner VIII buy the
property.
The long tunnel running on the Bur
falo. three miles from this place, on
the Centerville Dad is now in a vein
three feet wide of very rich gold ore.
A large body of splendid ore has been
cut into in the Summit. at the head OF
Deer creek. IL IL at the depth or loo
fee; and undoubtedly will open up a
good body. The mine is owned by a
Denver company.
At Grimes Pass considerable work Is
going on. A. j. Maley is taking good ore
out of a mine that joins the Pheasant
which ne Is reducing in the
Queen 20-stamp mill. IL is paying hand
somely. so l am Informed by parties
from that section.
The 1O-stamp mill on the Pheasant.
which was shut down a few weeks z
on account of freezing weather. has re-
sumed crushing. Every cleanup made
so far has been a paying one. work
is going on at many of the mines In
the way of development, while a mile
west of the pass 40 men are employed
by the Morning Star company. A con-
tract has been let and work commenced
at extending the long tunnel. now In
200 feet, 300 feet further. The SHAFT
that was put down 22s feet several years
ago will also be continued down to con-
meet with the tunnel. When completed
IL will be nearly 1000 feet deep. III
is understood that the company will. as
early as possible next spring. put a o.
stamp mill on Payette river. one mile
bnllw the mouth Of the tunnel.
After a very successful run of three
or four months the Twin Sisters mill,
a mile east of C~enterville, has been
closed down until spring. no prepare
tions having been made for running
during the winter months. Work has
commenced at putting the shaft down
100 feet deeper on the mine.
/ learn from good authority that the
Boston which owns the dredge
on More creek has decided to put In
three more in the spring. The n thai
ran from August until November netteo
the company $240 per day.
The Newberg and Iowa mills a
Quartzburg are running right alonf
with profit to the owners.
Emery a. Hall are-doing development
work on the Gem Of the Mountain
group. at the head OF aboon gulch.
Charley Small will spend the winter
running a tunnel on a very rich ledg'
. on Willow creek. four miles west o
this place. He intends erecting a two
stamp mill on IL early in the spring.
Snow is now several feet deep on tn
, surrounding mountains, and as tn
ground was not frozen when II fell,
| splendid water season next year Is eX
pected.
| A large canal was taken out of LAX
2 fork of North Payette. at the head o
5 Long valley. during h summer an
fan to furnish water for working a vas
tract of placer ground owned by al
= Eastern company.