Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-07
Observation-Disclosures.
THE CLEARWATER COUNTRY.
niazins Trail From the 81. joe
Late News From Dawson-A $780,
ooo Lease i'm the Garnet District
OF Montana-The LIE Roi Shelter.

DR.. w. s. Sims has returned To Wallace.
idaho, from his summers trip to the
clearwater country, where he has been
developing some property discovered by
an old prospector in his employ. The
country is entirely unknown, and thew
have but vague idea as to where they
are. The doctor thinks line drawn from
the head OF navigation no the st. Joe riv-
er to Moose City would pass not far from
their location, which is some As miles by
an air line from the head of navigation on
the st, Joe. They blazed trail in from
the st. Joe, working it where absolutely
necessary, over which horse can take
about 90 pounds. He estimates that it
would cost $4,000 to build decent trail
in there. They put up small arastra,
and the rock worked yielded satisfactory
returns The ledge they have located is
only eight inches wide, but the rock is
rich. The country is very rough and hard
to prospect-hard as Klondike, the doctor
says-but with trail leading into the
country there is likely to be number of
men go in next year.
Facts About the Ontario.
In sepaking of the recently closed down
Ontario, stakeholder says: "The gentle
man who furnished facts and figures for
the Tribune stated that there were $780,
900 tons of tailings at the Ontario mill or
below it, which carried average values of
IL ounces silver and $l.5O in gold to the
ton. Now, the total output of the. Ontario
mine up to date has been 55S, 283 tons.
During the past IL years the mill has
worked 100000 tons, and the value of the
tailings from the ore worked is 3.97
ounces in silver to the ton, and on account
of the low values of these tailings the
company did not deem it worth while to
save them; hence they were allowd to
run down the canyon for distance of two
miles, where dams were built to prevent
them from destroying the meadow lands
belonging to the ranchers below. Now,
this leaves 25S,2s3 tons to account for.
The company has shipped 76,402 tons
of base ore to the smelters, which, deduct
ed from the 25S,2S3 tons, would leave 49,
SSl tons of tailings in dams around the
mill. In the three dams north of the
teaching plant it is estimated that there
are 100000 tons, which will average five
ounces of silver to the ton. One large
dam south of the teaching plant averages
seven ounces to the ton, and, by care
full calculation, it is estimated that there
are 10000 tons of tailings in it. These
amounts deducted from the l8l, 1881 tons
saved around the mill would leave 81 1881
tons in dams in front of the mill, which
will carry values of 900 ounces in silver
and 81 cents in gold to the ton; and this
is the tailings dam that the stakeholder
in the Tribune says contains 100000 tons
of tailings which carry average values o.
IL ounces in silver and $3.50 in gold pei
| ton"
News From Dawson.
A. P. Quinlan, who has arrived at Vic
toria, B. c., brings late news from Daw
son. He says there is enough food il
Dawson to last the 5000 men now ther'
all winter, those without food, 1000 il
number, having gone to Fort Yukon. TIVE
hundred will come out over the trail
Major Walsh, who is now encamped a
Big Salmon, will endeavor to break
trail through to Dawson but he does no
expect to reach there till February l. Ill
saws he will allow miners to stake claim
in blocks of 10, retaining the adjoining II
for the government. All the claims OF
Quartz creek are now staked and it will
probablv be as rich as Eldorado and DO
nanza creeks.
The Garnet District.
In the lower part of Garnet, Messrs
w. R. Ramsdall, T. Mclaughlin and L
T. Welsh have $4,000 lease and BON
on the IS quartz claims and 10 stamps
They have a force of men putting in
cyanide plant, which is to start yer
: soon. It will be able to treat l5O ton
day, and will be under the supervisio
|, of Arthur P. Brown, of the Mammot
: Mining Company. The Garnet district
in the Bear mountain region, IL mile
t north of Bearmouth, Mont. The claim
, are on a quartz lead, which has bee
} traced several miles. About $50 men al
at work. The permanency of the cam
a is assured, several claims show good ore
! considerable quantities. Freight charge
IN Rearmouth are $S ton. All the ore
: of the camp grow base with depth.
e Shelter at Northport.
e The LIE Roi Mining Company has mad
e nayments of $2l 900 on its new smelt'
at Northport. Construction Of the smell
or was begun in August last. Since the
the Le Roi has paid 100000 in dividend
> buiIt 100000 smelter, and expende
= about $4,000 in permanent improvement
5 at the mine. The company has decide
!, 70 mass the usual monthly dividends tn
!. month. as the completion of the smelt'
= will. stop ore shipments to the outsi'
smelters and the company will also nay
;, 20 cot aside a fund for the operation
" the new plant and the purchase OF ore
y Minnehaha Strike.
:, News has been received at Grand Fork
= = p q by courier from Camp Mckinney
= r;cb strike in the Minnehaha mine.
= renorted that at depth of l2e feet
vo;n of free milling ore was encounoer'
four feet in thickness, assaying an ave
r ioui 40 - ooId alone 1t is said Il