The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-08
Idaho and It's Possibilities.

H. A. Wood, in the Mining Report
After several weeks study of the min
ing and agricultural possibilities of
Idaho, and journey via Oregon Short
state, / am convinced that no other in
the union offers such varied yet prom
sing opportunities for safe investment.
People rave about the wealth and
beauty of Colorado, but there is evil
dence that Idaho will make rival with
whom it will be useless to compete, in
fact, this state stands where Colorado
did 20 years ago. but with such greater
possibilities that it's growth will be
twice as rapid. 1t Is predicted that the
increase in population will be 20 to
80 per cent greater than in any other
state in the union.
Why is this state so backward in its
development? The question is not diff
cult to answer. Our first big gold dis
coveries were made in Colorado and
California, and toward these two states
capitalists directed their attention
Utah and Nevada received share of
interest, but only along the main line
that connected the two more popular
states, thus Idaho, so far from the main
line, was scarcely noticed.
Hundreds of thousands of acres only
want the water ditch to be made very
productive. Where are the ditch build
ers? Immense fields, yea, millions of
acres, not ordinary sand, but a good
lava soil, can be made to produce an
abundance of almost any vegetable or
cereal that grows.
The opportunities in the mining in
dustry are no less fiattering. Very few
know what has been taken from the
surface soil of this rich state. The
growing fame of the Seven Devils cop
per fields has attracted attention to her
wonderful riches, and we find upon re-
search she can boast of an enormous
past product.
Boise basin, about IS miles above
Boise City, is believed to have yielded
from her placers nearly 100000, 000
while a number of millions have been
taken from her veins. The universal
supposition is that placer gold is the
slide or wash-off from lodes, therefore
much prospecting is being done for
lodes in these old camps, and with sue
cess.
Not far from the Boise basin is the
Rocky Bar district, Gilmore county
which is credited with an output above
$50, 900 900. The largest mines here are
the Gilmore, Monarch and Vishune.
The Silver City and the DeLamar
mines, in Owyhee county, need no in
PRODUCTION to the reader, for he has
probably heard of Captain DeLamar,
who went into this district a few years
ago poor man. Out WHO Is no" WbI III,
it is said. $l0.000,0O0. Other mines
around Silver City have produced $780,
900. 900 to $50, 100000,
The Custer, in Custer county, has a
record of $7,500,000, the Charles Dick
ems, Montana, Lucky Boy and others
paid large dividends to the owners,
The Occur d'Alene mines are the most
famous in northern Idaho, The Bunker
Hill-Sullivan and Gem are credited
with having produced 100000 to &c.
600 600 each.
The belt covering eastern Oregon,
Seven Devils, Warrens, Florence,
Buffalo Hump. thence eastward into
Butte, is one of the richest in the world
according to its size. In this belt are
found gold, silver, copper, lead, iron,
zinc and anthony.
The Warrens and Florence sections
have together produced over $4,000, 600
in placer gold, and 1t is believed now
they are going to make very productive
lode camps.
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