The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-31

most important mining strikes Oh the
season in Idaho is that made few
days ago in the Iowa mine, at Quartz
burg, which is owned by Dave Cough
amour, who made half a million out OF
the Gold Hill. which joins the Iowa.
and then lost practically all of it and
the Gold Hill as well. But the recent
strike in the Iowa gives rise to the
belief that Mr.. Coughanour Will not
only recoup himself financially, but
will, after having built up handsome
bank account. own mine that VIII,
in every respect, excel even the famous
Gold Hill Mr. Coughanour had been
milling the whole of the 14-foot ledge,
but the ore was low grade and hardly
paid for milling. There was little
money coming in all the time. however,
thereby enabling the owner TO push on.
| In the early days very rich seam was
| struck on the surface of what is now
| the Iowa but it was lost. Mr.. Cough
! amour was going after it. He got 1t,
/ and got il rich He encountered
| streak about a foot in thickness which
! has been shown TO be continuation
| of the chimney encountered above ana
| which is phenomenally rich. Mr.
| Coughanour has milled some of the ore
from this streak and the results as
| founded him. Nuggets of pure gold We're
| taken from the battery, some OF them
| worth ST. to Sl4 each.
"A coincidence OF lnlS Slflht tiioi IL
was made on or about the same day
| that Mr. Coughanour lost the Gold Hill
| irretrievably by an order of the federal
court The Gold Hill is now owned by
4 the Graysons OF San Francisco, very
| wealthy people, who will unquestion-
ably place it once more on paying
| basis They bought the mine in at
sheriff's sale for $4,000. the biggest min
| ing snap in the history of the state, but
| some legal complications developed and
they brought suit in the federal court
| to quiet title. The Coughanours lost in
this action, but feel they can AFFORD II
| in view of the marvellous Developments
| in the Iowa. The Newberg, or Old
| Lawyer mine, the west extension of the
| Gold Hill, is showing up remarkably
well and bids fair to become as good
producer as it's sisters. This prop
erty is being worked by Mr.. Church
of Colorado, who recently purchased 1T
| for $4,000.
Placer Operations.
The bedrock placer operations in the
| Boise basin are of the highest import
| ance to that section. Three wealthy
companies have been working placers
there for the purpose of ascertaining
whether they will be justified in put
ting dredging machinery on the prop
critics. Two of these have become con-
WINGED they can handle the ground
| profitably with dredgeS and the ma
chnery will be put in as soon as spring
opens This ground was all worked
over during the boom days of the ba-
sin, when millions of gold was taken
out to swell the nations wealth. The
operations however, were confined to
the surface. The companies now oper-
ating there propose to go to the bed
rock. and by handling large quantities
of dirt they are satisfied a great deal
of gold can yet be credited to the ac-
I of hA 1rh q
COS. became famous as a producer of
yellow metal
The Boyle gulch placers are being
worked by a Philadelphia company.
They struck bedrock at a depth of SIS
feet and the showing was such as to
induce the company to make the own
ers "A big cash offer for the ground,
some 800 acres. in lieu of payment on
the installment plan under the condi-
lions of the bond. The Idaho City bed
rock flume property purchased by a
Boston company. of which Charles
Souther, the dredge builder. is at the
head. has made "A good showing. The
manager announced that if the ground
went cents a yard it would pay well
for dredge' working, and the prospect
ing has convinced him it would average
higher. The dredge that Will be put on
next spring will handle 5000 yards of
dirt a day.
a very satisfactory strike is reported
in the Carroll mine. near Quartzburg,
and as this article is being written a
telephone message is received an
nouncing that it was more than likely
the sale was go, in view of this strike.
A report was recently made on this
property by Otto B. Amsden of Colo
RADIO Springs. Col. 1t has been devel-
oped for some time under bond by a
Pittsburg company represented by
John Il. Keegan.
Encouraging Reports.
The most encouraging reports come
from the Florence mining district.
During the summer the Banner mine,
located in that district. has developed
into a bonanza. and the receipt at the
Boise assay office of 800 ounces of Ban
ner gold confirms the reports that had
previously been received here. During
last summer a 20-stamp mill was placed
on the property, and the gold received
here was the result of short run prior
to the freeze-up. On the l00-foot level
of the Banner the greater part of the
work has been done in the property. On
this level the vein has been opened a
distance of $40 feet. The ledge is well
defined the whole distance and, though
varying in width, averages several feet.
At one point drift cross-cut shows the
ledge to be 81 feet wide with 30 to so per
cent. free milling ore. A great deal of
the ore is sacked in the slopes to avoid
loss of loose gold prevailing in the iron
oxides. The ledge has been tapped $50
feet down, showing four to five feet of
solid ore 1t is the intention of the
company TO sink 200 feet deeper on the
ledge.
One of the most interesting mining
stories has developed in the Black
Hornet district near Boise. 1t is a
story of a poor but industrious man
digging the foundation for a fortune
from the ground. suffering untold pri-
vations and hardships. and winning as
the result Of indomitable will and a de-
termination to press forward in the
face Of the jeers of boorish companions.
A few months ago NJ. y. McGlenn found
himself stranded in Boise. He came
West representing one of the many
Eastern mining companies that exist
on wind. After he had expended all his
personal means in a vain endeavor TO
advance the interests of his company