Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-09-08
DIXIE WILL Be A PRODUCER
So Says Surveyor Shannon Who Has
Just Returned from There.

ana DlXle on saturday ana reports
the greatest,activity throughon ut the
entire section in mining matters.
He said 81 went to Buffalo Hump
on private business, but my trip to
Dixie was to ascertain the bound
aries and survey the GA and John
son groups of claims for J. b.
Showers, who recently purchased
them. From my examination l
believe that the gentleman has
some fine property. In the Ga
group / found that the develop
ment work was in the shape Of two
inclined shafts, 400 feet apart,
sunk to a depth of "a feet ca ach on
the GA claim and one vertical shaft
sunk on the Protection. The two
/ shafts on the GA are on the same
ledge and the one on the Protect
ion is seemingly on another, but
from the dip of both veins and the
trend l am satisfied that they will
come together and make on big
vein.
The bottoms of all the shafts
were filled with water, hence I was
unable to make a proper examina-
tion, added to the fact that they
were all timbered, but l examined
the dumps carefully and they really
have some excellent ore there.
They had quit some open cuts on
the property which had evidently
been done with a view TO follow
ing the surface showing.
l got the course and trend Of the
vein and made survey of the GA
group. believe that my survey
is for the purpose of approx mat
ing the amount of the ore deposits
between the two ore chutes now
discovered and this will be easy to
figure from my report. l find that
the trend of the vein is 81 de- grees
and fifteen minutes west or practi-
cally N. E. and S. w. In the
group there are three quartz and
one placer claims, namely, tho GA i,
Protection, Dixie and the South
Nugget placer. The lead is t race
able through two of them as shown
by the same chutes showing in the
face of both shafts. There is no
question in my mind but that the
two leads amalgamating will make
one very large one.
The johnson group comprises
the Lost Horse and the Evening
quartz claims, the preliminary and
development work of which has
been done in the shape of a tn mel
which has been driven for 269 feet,
which has in it's progress pa ssed
through two large chutes of ore,
the first one 20 feet in length 90
inches wide and the second one 81
feet long and 36 inches wide.
There is a barren place between
these two chutes about IL feet in
length. The ore in the chutes was
fine looking rock, hut l did not
have any assays made, neither did
| take any samples. The tunnel
is in ore now and has been for the
last II feet of driving. The face
of the tunnel has vein four feet
wide. Where they are now, they
have attained depth Of about S3
feet. 1t is the intention of the
owners to drive this tunnel to in
tersect the shaft, which has b cen
sunk on high grade ore, at a de pth
of 140 feet. The shaft is now
down only 30 feet. They have
most certainly well defined walls
and veins. l infer that the Even
ing is merely an extension of the
Lost Horse and fittle work has
been done on it, they having he re-
tofore expended most of their time
and labor on the latter and event
ually the one tunnel will be utiliz-
ed for both properties. The dis
from the face of the tunnel to a
point intersecting with the shaft
will be about 275 feet.
/ did little work on the Great
Eastern, which is undoubtedly a
fine property. l surveyed the tln-
mel on it for Mr.. Gibson who re.
presents British Columbia capt. al
lists. 1t is going to make a great
mine / believe. / am of the opin-
ion that with little developme mt
the Dixie camp will make a won
derfully big producer"
| 1t is SO seldom that Mr.. Sha IN
non can be induced to talk that
when he does people are apt to
place more stress on what he saws
than if he were given to booming,
hence we are led to believe tha at
the Dixie camp is one more bright
star to be added to the crown OF
Idaho county.
Douglas w. Bailey of the firm
of Bailey & Hinkle who propose
opening law Office in Grange.
vile. is in the city with his part
ner. Mr.. Bailey is from Portland
Oregon and has had u large exper.
ience in law. He was until bis
departure considered one OF the
brightest attorneys practicing al
the Oregon, bar. He has given