The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-28
in THE HEART OF IDAHO.
Interesting Developments Near Idaho

in THE HEART OF IDAHO.
| Interesting Developments Near Idaho
| City.
| idaho City, Idaho, Nov 24.-Some ex-
| element was created here a few days
| ago by assays made in Salt Lake of ore
| from the old keystone mine, a mile and
| half south of Idaho City.
| Way back in the early sixties Jack
| Thompson, a little Mexican known as
| "Chipmunk Jack located the ledge.
which is of enormous size, the white float
| from which covers the hillside. Andy
| Caravan, a colored barber, erected a 10
stamp mill on the ledge in 1870, which was
| the consideration for making the men
| equal partners in the property. The mill
ran a short time and sent away what
they supposed were three bars of silver
| but which proved to be tin. AT this point
| Mr.. Caravan, who started in with IS, 0OO,
| became bankrupt and the mill was
sold and taken to the Eureka mine, in
| Gambrinus district
Mr.. Thompson still had faith in the
! keystone and worked for wages and
earned enough money to take him to San
Francisco, where he organized a COM
pany of wealthy MeXicans to take hold
| of it. This company spent considerable
running a tunnel along the big ledge of
| white, barren-looking quartz Since it
| was abandoned by them, more than 20
years ago. several parties have located
| the ground, but no work was done. b..
Two weeks ago the Carpenter brothers
| and Messrs Spofford and Huntingt ton
| prospected where, it was supposed the
| vein crossed California gulch and discov-
cred a large vein filled with yellow iron
| sulphurets, which were Immediately sent
| to Salt Lake. The returns were from S29
| to $500 per ton. Of course when these
| returns were received. the boys We're
highly N at
| ing work on each of four claims to get
| depth. of 10 feet on each, which the state
| law. requires before notices for record
| can be filed. The ledge is a very large one
and easily traced distance of about
| two miles. Mhen a sufficient amount Of
work has been done to entite them to
record a cabin will be erected and a tun-
mel started to follow the vein into the
mountain. rt,- ., ,t...,
The discovery of rich ore in the Key.
stone, which has for years been used by
| prospectors as a guy for tenderfeet is
but another case of the abandoned mines
of this section coming out as the best of
Boise basin properties. .,,. -,.
The Olympia. on Summit Flat; the
Lucky Boy, in Gambrinus district, and the
Buffalo, four miles north of this place.
We're worked in early days, abandoned
and for many years remained idle and
We're considered worthless. When each
was relocated the new owners were not
| long in getting out and having good ore
worked. Mills are now on the Olympia
and Lucky Boy and a 10-stamp mill will
| soon be running on the Buffalo where the
| lumber.
| Six men, mechanics and miners, who
| filed a lien and sold out the Mammoth
mines, hosting works and mill, on Sum-
init fiat, two years ago, have just sus-
pended development work after spending
| two months in running drifts from the
main shaft at the depth of $50 feet They
found the Mammoth vein to be over 50
feet in width of quartz that they believe
Will mill " or IS per ton in free gold. AS
the mill is only furnished with water
power, crushing will not commence until
water starts in the spring.
AT, the depth of 60 feet in the Illinois
shaft a blind ledge was crossed that is
good milling ore. When a depth Of 200
feet has been attained the main ledge will
be drifted to- -
Inc dredge at this place will run
week longer and shut down for the win
ter. The new one under construction by
the same company is nearing compile
ton.
Inc air compressor, dynamo Ingersoll
drills and Wolverine 'hoisting works a
Banner have been purchased by the Twin
Springs company and teams have gone
out to haul them to the Copper Queen tel
southeast of this place. The company is
constructing telephone line from this
place to the mine.
Some very good gold ore is coming out
of the Populist. in Gambrinus district
w. R. Byrne and partner are develop-
ing the old "Buz Fuz'' free gold mine on
Deer creek. The ledge is several feet
wide and prospects well.
The owner Of the John L. Stevens on
Deer creek, will put in the winter doing
development work.
heavy flow of water has been tanned
by the tunnel running to cut the Magnolia
ledge on Miller mountain.
J. N. Hall and Gus Schlosser will do
considerable development work during the
winter on the Gem of the Mountains
group of gold quartz mines at the head of
Baboon gulch, four miles west of this
place.
Very rich ore is coming out of the winze
sunk from the lower level of the Lucky
Boy. This mine has been paying hand
somely ever since the 10-stamp mill COM
menced crushing a year ago. The ore
averages SO per ton in free gold for a
width of 40 feet.
Those who made locations on several
very large lodges on North Boise river
that are good in gold and high in copper
will not resume development work until
spring opens, as they had no cabins up or
supplies in when the stormy weather
came. They are about 30 miles east of
here and cut through very high rugged
mountains
w. A. Magee has commenced sinking on
the Plowman ledge, on the divide south
OF Shaws mountain. He has an air com.
pressor and machine drills at work.
Protested.
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