Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-05-20

regarding the recent discovery Oh rtch
ore bodies near the summit OF Sierra
Blanca, in the Sangre de cristo range,
which promises now TO become the
most important gold district found
since Cripple Greek.
j. NJ Parfet, superintendent of the
Bush Moffat tunnel of Cripple Creek,
has recently returned from the new
camp, where he went in the interest or
the Sierra Blanca Mining aud Exten-
sion Company. New York corpora
ton which has purchased controlling
interest in ten of the best claims III
the district. on the report of his eN-
animation of the properties.
The reports made by MIR. Parfet,
which are well supported 10y assay GER
titicates. are little short of marvellous,
and II the prospectors who are already
fiocking into the district succeed IN ex'
tending the area of known minerallza-
ton there Is little doubt that there VIII
be a rush into the new fields during
the coming season.
For many years vague and unsaus'
factory reports have been current ne
garding rich ore found on the slopes OF
Sierra Blanca. Wonderfully rich noat
has been picked up in the wash near
the foot of the mountain and much III
terest has been excited from time 10
time. But the country is rugged and
badly broken by frowning cliffs and
deep rayines and few people have
ceased To climb to the point where the
new bouanzas have been found. The
Winchell mine has been worked sever
al years ON the eastern slope OF the
mountain about one mile east OF the
new discoveries, and has attained a
depth of $50 feet, but the owners have
only recently found the rich ore dis
covered above them, their ores being
sulphides running between SAD and S'F
per ton in gold.
The first discovery of the rich ore III
the new claims was mnde last August
In the Little May, The ore IL new
form OF tellurIum called yandiestite
after Professor Van Diest OF this city
who was the first 10 aualyze the ore
The pay streak Is full Of the telluriun
crystals and assays taken from the
streak have run from $50 To $4,000
The pay streak Is four Inches wide on
one side of a tO-foot vein. The aver
age assay across the entire ten feet i
sol gold per ton.
From shallow hole-one from
which Mr.. Parfet says that man ear
jump out-about thirty pounds OF or,
from the pay streak was taken. Tbs
best and largest specimens were sem
to- New York and tine balance, mostl,
debris and gangue, weighing M
pounds, was sampled by III. y. Woo.
of this city and sold FOR slGo. In th'
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was found.
Mr.. PaFfet says that the general ge
illogical formation IL granite ant
sehistose material, heavily interrupted
with porphyries-a hiFdsey'
and other varieties. The mincraltza
ton extends around the west, nortl
and east sides OF the mountain. and u
one section OF about one mile he count
ed more than fifty distinct veins plain
ly visible on the surface. These Vein
are above timber line and the slIattere'
debris has rolled down. leaving th'
| formation bare and solid The riches
claims are practically ON the SUNNI
/ of the mountain aud on the northwest
/ ern slope.
The veins can be readily traced, run
ming over the cliffs. aud In one place
| n tunnel of 2fO feet will cut the vein u
| the depth of more than tIp feet. ans
/ In many other places a foot I'm depti
/ can be gained with every foot of hort
zontal. This feature and the cntir'
absence of debris aud wash of ever!
| Kind make the district an ideal one fd
| mining purposes.
| In all the claims owned by the com
| pany veins have been opened. from
\ two to ten feet wide. and in each thu
ore Is of exceptional value, though M
development has been made beyond OF
| ordinary prospect hole. The cumpan,
purchased n controlling interest In tn
| ten claims and two mill sites from tin
{ original prospectors for $500 cash
Coupled with the purchase was 81
agreement that the company shout,
expend not less than 10000 In deycl
opment. The manager Of the compan.
| Is David Jankower of New York, tn
we'll known wholesale dealer In gems
and his expert. Carey Wright. and an
other member of the company nance
Burnham. are now on the ground max
| ing arrangements for the commence
Inent of development.
Another company OF which W. {
I
| Americans Nettie mine of Ouray, Is tn
! head, has secured control of thirt.
claims lower down the mountain. an
has laid out tOwnsite called Wris
berg. The company is working tween
ty men and has made remarkable
good showing I'm NIL it- claims. thong
the ore is not quite so rich az in th
higher locations
Eben Smith and u. II. Moffatt hav
a man on the ground looking up tn
situation, and several parties fror
Colorado Springs, Trinidad and Puel
/ 10 have Representatives on the grount
Mr.. Parfet says that in all his expci
fence he has never seen new cam
in which the showing was so good 4
such shallow workings. hardly u hol
on the mountain being more than I
feet deep.
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sig Ursdgs. to work In the Blue
Stanley Rpvctt. the well Known plat
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