Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-09

A. showing the enormous amount OF
neolth produced in Silver Bow county,
,,.ntona. some figures prepared by Eu-
Rroden. in charge of the United
States assay office in Helena, are OF the
,ootest moment. Mr.. Braden has placed
H. entire output of Silver Bow county
,, 1882 to 1897, inclusive, at the enor-
,,s foure for gold, silver and copper at
GOO oe6 777O7. The total of 539,288, lG4
fno ounces of gold was valued at Sll ,l4o'-
n-,-4 The product of silver, ll3,6O5,OOl
,,oos would be worth at coinage rate,
|less3 234. Mr.. Braden has estimated
tho value of the copper output by COM
nutug copper at u cents pound. AS
natter of fact the estimate is probably an
exceedingly conservative one, the average
,rice of that commodity having been
5uring the years 1882 until 1897, mclu-
siye I3.47G cents, making it probable that
Mr. Braden's figures are duly low. But
even at u cents the product, 1875, 4G2 ,242
nonnds, is shown to be worth the enOr-
mons sum of 1925 055, 46704. The most
remarkable thing about it all, as it will
.tr;ke the average student, is that all that
has been taken from within practically a
radius of three miles-the city OF Butte
and its immediate vicinity.
Recent Oregon Discovery.
The recent discovery of rich gold-bear-
inc quartz on limestone and porphyry
contact near Applegate, i'll Jackson coun-
tv. Oregon, is worthy Of more than pass
inc notice. 1t used to be the prevailing
opinion among competent mining author
tiles that this formation was not favor
able TO auliferous naturalization until the
discovery in recent years OF the extensive
and almost ineXhaustble gold fields at
Mercur, Utah. in Il similar formation.
This limestone dyke. in which the discoV-
erv was made. is of a metamorphic char
acter. or what be called in common par
lance a blue black marble, and is mineral
lied to a greater or less degree through
out the entire mass, but as a rule the gold
is found in black, cherry, impure quartz
extending through oXidized lime on mar
BILE over on jackson creek. about two
miles from jacksonville. which has proved
to be highly mneralized in both gold and
silver. as in the Beekman and Hutfer
mine. Below this calcite dyke the early
placer miners in the sos used to pick up
some wonderfully rich gold and silver ore
IN the ground sluice, and it was mys-
terry from whence it came until the dis
eOyery in recent years, as above stated, i'll
the Beebman and Huiler mine.
Texas District.
One of the oldest mining camps Texas
district encountered in this northwest
region is situated at the headWaters of
the Iemh river. Idaho. In the SOS it at
uacted considerable notice. and attained
very prominent position as an ore pro-
ducer. The camp was one of the best wa
tered and timbered of any locality in Ida
no. and its accessibility and natural ad-
vantages were unsurpassed. Its natural
outlet is through the fertile valley lead
ing past Spring mountain, Nicholia, and
down along Birch creek, thence G. Dubois,
Idaho. Upwards of $4,000 were taken
from one of its mines alone, and altogeth-
Ell it has produced in the ncighborhood of
$4,000 worth of bullion. Something like
200 mining claims were located within
the district. No great depth was ever
attained on any of its properties, and the
shipments were confined to surface depOs
Its. 1T covers a stretch of country from
% to 80 miles in length, comparable in
all respects to the SaWtooth range i'll the
Wood River country, Want of capital
ana the high charges for transportation
mat at that period governed, held the
country i'll check until it was oycrtaken
by the warfare on silver since which time
II has lain dormant as mining section
It's ores have ranged all the way from $40
10 5000 IN silver to the ton, principally
chlondes, which, it is urged is against it
as a concentrating product. Galena and
cafDonates are much in evidence. But
one or two properties are now being ac-
lively worked there and these are piling
thelr ores to one side in wait for an inn
proved market.
stampede to Swede Creek.
Inc latest stampede from Dawson was
ehe one that occurred February l6 to
oWede creek, 60 miles above Dawson. In
'he rush four men whose names could not
"e learned persisted from the cold. While
eh route from Tanana river to Dawson,
eA'Mayor Wood Of Seattle, who lately re-
.u'hed from Alaska, paid particular at
'n'ioh to the mineral district on the
Aineflcan side of the line, and his obser-
."tiohs have made him enthusiastic over
~ prospects. There has been a great
Se" OF prospecting along all the creeks
mom the Ianana to Forty Mile creek this
WINTER, and the results obtained are en-
roui"ging There seems to be a general
T movement of prospectors to this section.