The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-27

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ness men of Weiser to develop the
mining properties at Iron Mountain,
considerable progress has been made
toward examining and opening that
district. Prospecting is going on in
different parts OF that great mineral
belt with favorable returns wherever
the iron cappings have been sunk
upon or penetrated by shafts or tun-
nels. The work on the Last Chance
group by the Iron Mountain Mining
Co., Limited, is steadily progressing.
Winter quarters have been built, and
the main tunnel, which is being run
through the cry stalled lime foot
wall, has just CIT into two of the
| lower stratas or seams Of the vein,
and already ore is beginning to show
in the decomposed iron gangue. An
examination of the large contact
veins shows extensive iron deposits
or ssblow-outs' at three different
points, and as these groupings have
been cut into the iron steadily gives
way and the oxy died iron at the sur
face soon becomes changed into cop
per pyrites carrying good values.
| One old tunnel about IS feet in
length which cut across the Top of
/ the ore chute gave an average OF
about twelve and one-half percent
] in copper THIS property consists Of
five claims located upon and cosering
two of the principal contacts OF
lime and porpbyry. The country
rock is regular and continuous sand
all mining men OF experience ih'cop4
per mines pronounce tahe surface
\ showings and the bodies of ? ore
where exposed as more than usually
attractive and encouraging.
The Weaver Mine, the Abund-
-ance, the Copper King and the An
drews group, have had considerable
work done. aud have all disclosed
t large bodies of iron, with an excel
lent showing of copper ore coming
in as the work progresses.
! The Portland company which pro
e poses to rebuild its smelter on
larger and more modern system a
= the old camp of Mineral, has recent.
t been engaged in prospecting it
3 mines on the summit of Iron Noun
g tain and in Mineral, cleaning up tn
:, old drifts and timbering where neces
a sarv. previous to extensive mining OK
&c erations. AS already reported
N large supply of coal and coke hs
e been laid in, and number of me
Sc are being set to work making nece'
- sary preparations, while the compan
d. under the direction Of Supt. A. .
- Crook, are examining and discuss
is ing the plans for an improved sy
ID tenn of smelling the oxydized an
sulphide silver ores which abount
in addition to the copper bearIr
ores Of tue district, 80 that the fou
dation is gradually being laid for
important mining and smelling ce
NJ tire. The opportunity at Iron Mou
90 tain for prospecting and mining o
erations therefore seems to be mo
desirable one in many respects;
fact few districts in Idaho offer SUI
a advantages at the present time.
lst Another new district to the nor
ch of Iron Mountain, on the westeI
CHI slope of Hit Mountain, is also j.
to now attracting much attentlc
nd Near the head of the main fork
he Mann's creek, Messrs Sipril q Ha.
ic, johnson & Boyer, Lambrix Bros.
nd Gisb, and others, have secured va
ow able groups of ground this sunni
en- and fall. Three distinct veins ha
ed been found and prospected, and
ses encouraging feature of this n
lie, camp is that the ore carries
my centage of gold in addition to
l iron and copper. The formation
md this new district is somewhat simi
fe. to that of Iron Mountain, and
w. seems to be much like the %
great mineral bearing zone which