Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-06-21
The Midland K. K. Route.

AhS Nhohauu X. *. Route.
The Idaho State Journal, a new
neat and newsy paper recently ID
sued at Boise, gives beautiful
picture OF the country through
which the Midland railroad is /,
pass. We copy that part relativ
to Gilmore county:
The country that the Midland rail-
road Will open up is one of the riches
In beauty and wealth in the known
world. No other route will boast O
grand or more awe inspiring scenery
The grand, majestic Sawtooth range
with It's domes, peaks and walls o
white granite, capped with eterna
snow, with its raging torrents through
great canyons, to take leap over
some great precipiee--now laughing
dancing along, as it finds it's way tc
the bosom Of some limpid lake in the
mountains; with its parks, valleys,
ever stretching forest, will in q short
time be within few hours ride OF US.
Whata route for the tourist; talk of
the Alps-bah! What an outing for
the pleasure seekerl
Hundreds OF towns, cities and ham.
let's will spring up into existence as If
by magic. The silent canyon in hun
dred places give echo back to the roar
OF thousand stamps, and the noun
tam peaks glover red by night by the
fire OF the smelter along the line OF the
Midland. 1t is not here and there an
Isolated mining camp that this route
viii connect, but one unbroken chain
Ior 300 miles. Let us look for mo-
nent and see if the picture is over
irawn. Commencing at point from
which grading was first cmmenced,
zine miles from Boise, is the Hornet
district. with about $50 locations. With
'uch mines as the Ironsides, that has
shipped several thousand tons OF ore
o Denver. Col, ranging in value from
40 to 800 per ton, and theViola, with
treat bodies of mining ore, on up
south Boise every foot of the way over
'lacer ground, until it taps Neal dis
riot, III miles distant. With such
mines as the Homestake, Daisy, Hid
len Treasure and numerous others,
Vhile all the mines of this district are
PARTIALLY free, they produce large guam.
tiles OF concentrates that have to be
hipped.
Thence on into Dixie district. where
re find the now famous Gold King
nine, owned by Dan Reber. This one
nine is a wonder within itself. At a
epth of $50 feet the vein is 81 feet be-
ween walls. From Is to 80 feet Of
his is all pay ore, running from SO to
2OO per ton in gold and 20 per cent
lad and from 5 to 10 percent copper.
Eighteen feet Of this ore ON the hang
lg wall gives an average value of $40 |
er ton. The vein can be traced 81
lilies. A deal, the consideration OF
'hich will reach into seven figures, is
ow being made ON this property.
Tributary at this point will come
'olcano district, where Jim Hawlev,
uckett and Joe Rich are opening up
hat promises to be one of the great
amps of Idaho. The ores are concen-
ating. carrying values of gold, cop
er, lead and silver, from $40 to $3.50
er toa. The veins are of immense
re.
Next comes Lime creek and Pine
rove. The ores here are free surfsce
'es, but as depth is attained become
concentrating proposition. There
e about 500 located claims in this
strict. The placers should not be over
oked, for here Major F. II. Reed has
lie of the largest placers in the west.
Eight miles above it Trinity noun
IN. with its great veins from 200 To
W feet in width, ST low grade ore,
hicn will then become valuable.
tributary here comes Rocky Bar and
Llanta with its record OF hsving
ready produced $5S,00000O. The
caring house of New York last week I
ssed the bond for one mining COM {
ny whe invested heavily in Atlanta
+ the sum OF 81 100000. The reports
ow that there is 81 ,o00, 000 worth of ,
e now blocked out in the mines OF
isc ompany. Then there is bes DIES !,
CHI mines as the Tahoma, Big Lode, !, ,
ms. Yuba, at Atlanta; the Gilmore.
shnu, Pittsburg and Orphir at Rocky ]
lr, all record makers. There are no a
IS than 1000 prospects in these two /
mps alone that work will be pushed a
Then comes Bonaparte district, then .
AXE creek, Bascom and Skeleton :
trict, where in the last year Spokane !
pital is building mills and smelters q
property recently purchased here. =
Then comes in the Great Smoky I
trict, with its lead, silver and gold b
mes then Ross valley, where there t
millions of tons of ORE
ole mountain ranges OF it that will 7
e mill upwards of $3.50 per ton, :
ZEN straight though. II these !,
lies of ore were in Alaska what :
rrah there would bel q
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