The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-07-21
SALTESE.
From our Special Correspondents.

season there has come a strong degree |
of activity in this district. A wagon |
road has been constructed from the !
railroad station to the mines. Al
though the road lacks several hun
dred feet of being six miles in length,
its cost has been about $1,000 but
the ore in sight, on the dumps and
shafts Of the differebt holdings, more
than justified this expense. On the
Monitor alone there is 81 900 worth of
ore on the dump, while fully $40, 900
more in high grade copper ore is
blocked out on the 50-foot level. This
mine, or prospect rather, for 1t has
not yet gone beyond this stage, is
developed by a lO0-foot shaft with
6O-foot drifts driven in on the vein
both at the 100 and 5O-foot levels.
While the ore IS high grade copper,
| averaging 40 per cent, it also carries
gold value of $1,000 per ton. The
property is owned by the Hill Bros.
About $500 feet north of the Mon
itor is an excellent showing in the
Sitting Bull, owned by j. II. Dugan.
The vein is strong one, showing a
width OF three feet. While it is yet
but prospect with but l0foot
shaft, it has yielded specimens which
have run away up in copper. Nuggets
Of native copper have been found in
IA number Of instances upon the sur
face of this claim. 1t possesses one
Of the best tunnel sites imaginable.
A h0-foot tunnel would cut the vein
at a depth of 200 feet.
Bart Wisha,d came to Saltese sta-
tion last Sunday, bringing some of
the best looking specimens Ut ore
from his claims that have been found
in this district. Mr.. Wishard, with
his partners, Buckle, Burthwick and
CrenshaW, own a group Of seven
claims. The group is developed by a
shaft 40 feet deep and a tunnel run
ming in t,n one Of the veins, which
has been driven distance of 80 feet.
One or two other Of the owners will
soon be in to assist Mr.. Wisnard in
fu: ther development and assessment
work
The Vandalia has about $50 feet of
shaft work. 1t shows large mass
OF minetaiyed spar and quartz, carry
ing gold, silver and copper. 1t is
owned by Messrs. Dugan, Eilert and
Fosburg. The assessment work for
1900 is now completed.
j. Kelly recently discovered, in
) what Is known as Kelly's camp, which
is about three miles up the ridge from
Saltese camp, three aud a-half feet OF
: solid copper ore, which assays 40 per
, cent. copper. The ore is identical
with that uf the Monitor. There is
$50 feet tunnel work in this claim
This ore was encountered in the 300
. foot Or creek tunnel. About 10 tons
! from this tlnd are already on the
! dump, and the ore shoot still con-
, tinues with The. width of three and
, a half feet Of solid ore.
Morgan, Dingman and Howell have
; just started work on the Kootena
Giant, about Il mile and a-half on an
airline southeast frou the Monitor,
close to the divide or the head waters
= of the north fork of he st. joe The
Kootenai Giant shows strong ledge
SIX feet wide At depth of 30 feet
they are Hiding rock which carries
quite little copper aud shows some
gold. Phe creek with its eanyosl cuts
, ACROSS this vein, Gazing it exposed on
each side. In the creek bottom large
masses OF chalcopyrlte may be seen.
Your correspondent is of the opinion
this vein could be more easily exposed
and shown up by a tunnel from either
side OF the creek This claim is
; stocked, the stock selling at 2 cents.
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