Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-04-06
MINES Of THE NORTHWEST
SILVER BOWS IMMENSE OUTPUT
Discovery In Oregon of Rich Gold
Bearing Quartz ON Limestone
aud Porphyry COntact-Old Idaho
Camp-Latest Stampede From
DOwsOn.

wealth. pTOQucel III SILVER DoW cOuhtyp
Montana, some figures prepared by Eu-
gene B. Braden, in charge of the United
States assay Office in Helena, are Of the
greatest moment. MIR. Braden has placed
the entire output of Silver Bow county
from 1882 to 1897, inclusive, at the enor-
nous figure for gold, silver and copper at
3S3,0SG,777.07. The total of 539, 9,2SS, l64
fine ounces of gold was valued at ST. ,l48,-
075.74. The product of silver, ll3,6O5, ,OOl
ounces, would be worth at coinage rate,
$l46,SS3, ,234. Mr.. Braden has estimated
the value of the copper output by COM
putting copper at II cents pound. As
matter of fact the estimate is probably an
exceedingly conservative one, the average
price of that commodity having been
during the years 1882 until 1897, inclu
sive, l3476 cents, making it probable that
Mr.. Bnden's figures are duly low. But
even at II cents the product, l,S75, 1852 PAP
pounds, is shown to be worth the enOr-
nous sum of 1925 5,055, ,467.04. The most
remarkable thing about it all, as it will
strike the average student, is that all that
has been taken from within practically a
radius of three miles-the city Of Butte
aud Ito ;,,naj;,t 20 vicinity
o S,
~, go, - -, ill.,,
nc ie.e"' 'i'ou VI '.en
,"e qu"iN on ''e anu Yo,pn..!
ty, Oregon, is worthy of more than pass
ing notice. 1t used to be- the prevailing
opinion among competent mining author
tiles that this formation was not favor
ohIo IN our;ferous n;nn,aliz.t;on until the
J;scoyerv in ,erent wears of the extensive
and almost ;nexb.us,;b,a cold fields at
Mercnr Irtab in a similar formation.
Tb;s l;mestone dvke in which tbe discov.
.rv uos made ia of n metamornbic char.
acter or what be called in common mar.
larca n b,na black marble and ;s mineral.
;yed to a g,eater or less deoree through.
out the ent;re mass hut as . rule tbe GOLD
;s found in a black. cbertv. impure ouartz
extond;no tbrouob oxidized limo or mar.
hlo oyer on .Iackson crook about two
,,;Ioo from, 4. oL sony;I,o which has nroved
10 ho h;oh,y n;roro,;zod in both ooid and
silver as in the Rcekmon and HmfYer
mine Rclow this calcite dyke the early
,,ooor ,,;,o.s &, tbo sos ,sod 70 n;cL IN
son,o ,yonde,f,lIv rich oo,d and s;iver ore
in tho Ground siuice and II was a mvs.
tow fro,, pbonce II came pnt;, tho jis.
coverv in recent veors as above stated. in
the Heekman and Hnfrer mine
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