Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-06-22
RICH RAPID RIVER CAMPS
Good Progress on the Sampson Group
General Review Of Development.
spokesman-geview June 10.

June 10.
Rapid River, Idaho, June o.
After struggling for years against
the Indifference of capital, this dis
trict, by the pluck aud determine
ton of few hopeful prospectors
and miners, seems at last on the
eve Of brighter days. Formerly
there have been occasional visits
from representatives of capital, but
the general complaint was that
there was not enough development
done to warrant investment and
for years the exploiting of the dis
trict has been in the hands OF the
few original holders. This, how.
ever is being overcome as fast as
limited means will permit.
Now comes the cheering news
that the district will soon have q
custom stamp mill to help the
struggling claim holders by yield.
ing the cash from what small
amounts of ore they have been
able to mine. A letter received
here from VIM. b. Wright Of Den
yer, COL, recently, says: "Mr.
Perry, q thorough mill man, is go.
ing to put up 15-stamp, quick
drop mill near the mouth Of RAPID
river, and he will treat ores fol
$3.50 per ton"
Those who know say that a mil
of this capacity can be kept run.
ming at full capacity from the
claims of the district. Those who
have visited the district recently
say that the district shows a re-
markable number of we'll defined
veins of good size yielding pay
values.
There has been a good deal oil
prospecting during the past few
months, and some discoveries Of
evident value have been made and
are being developed this summer.
On Single creek Frank Perkins
and others have uncovered a four
foot vein that shows high grade
copper Gre on the surface. Further
south, on what may be called
Sampson mountain, Best and
Perkins recently located the Tom.
Mr.. Perkins states that an assay of
surface ore gave 80 per cent cop
per and three ounces of gold to the
ton. He also says that the ledge
is 80 feet wide and is a contact
vein between lime and porphyry.
THE SAMPSON GROUP.
The Sampson group, one of the
leading properties, is Incorporated,
with principal place of business in
Spokane. w. A. Irwin is presi-
dent and general manager. This
ledge is about 800 feet wide. 1t
required two locations to cover the
reef. The company has 10 claims,
the Incorporated group
1900 feet long. The ledge is trace
able the entire distance. 1t is To-
Gated on Sampson mountain at an
elevation of $500 feet above the sea
evel. The formations are por-
phyry on the hanging wall and
lime on the foot wall. The devel-
)pmcnt done is one cross-cut tun-
,el Of 1856 feet, giving a depth OF
about 65 feet. Running with the
vein is another tunnel GO feet long
md with depth of 30 feet. In
The first tunnel, when about 80 feet
lepth was attained, picked assays
's high as S167.61 are said to have
been obtained. 1t is also stated
hat 16 general assays from crop
,ings gave an average Of over 81
Der ton.
The West Fork Gold & Copper
Mining company, whose office is
'lso in Spokane, has six full
claims. Two of these, the Copper
queen and Cora, are located on
he east side of Rapid river, nearly
opposite the mouth of the West
Fork. The four other claims, the
Bryan, Bonanza, and King of the
Vest Nos. l and 2, are on Samp-
on mountain, near the West Fork.
The Cora has two tunnels, both
GLOWING the ledge. The upper
unnel has been driven 26O feet and
be lower lao feet. The ledge varies
n width from 10 inches to 10 feet.
10th the walls are porphyry. The
re extracted in running the tun-
els runs from $50 to $14S per ton. |
he Copper Queen has a cross cut
0 feet long and all in ore. MOI
'alls have yet been reached. The
is the same as that of |
le Cora. The ore runs from So
$15 per ton in gold and copper.
The Bonanza has several shafts,
one of great depth but all showing
bout the same value as the Copper
,ueen. The Bryan has a cross-cut
feet long which reaches the
angling wall. A drift is run along
10 vein As feet, showing values
from $50 to $40 in free gold.
ing of the West Nos. l and 2 are
intact lodges between lime and
orphyry. No. l has a tunnel 60
et long, cutting the vein 35 feet
ON the surface, and is in ore the
ltire distance, but the width of
le reef has not been determined.
o. 2 has cross-cut 20 feet long,
1 in ore, and with no definite
NIT as to the width of the ledge
Established. The values contained