The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-07-19

and fortune to its owners and the
Seven Devils, for its great body of
ore will take centuries for extraction,
and, while of little lower grade, it
resembles the Peacock in being an
enormous quarry of ore. 1t is one
of the best big propositions we ever
had the pleasure of visiting.
LEONARD This a group formerly
owned Ivy Joe Leonard, but sold some
30 days ago to w. B McDougall and
E A. Stent, two thoroughly reliable
and capable operators who have made
nice fortunes by only knowing a good |
prospect and properly opening it up
to a paving mine. This is what they
intend to do with their new holdings |
of 30 claims, and the start they have |
made is in the right direction There
has as yet been hut little work done,
but now a good force is being en-
ployed and before fall they will be
underground in numerous places and
work will proceed the year round.
There are here deposits of the high
est grade ore it is possible to find
unless it be virgin copper, being
glance and gray copper. On the
Leonard proper they have Z feet of
practically pure glance. The aver
age of the ore will run over 40 per
cent and much will 90 above 70.
There is a great mineral zone here
known to be more than half a mile
wide, with the length unprospected
and undetermined The ore extends
east and west, and within this zone
are many veins of the high grade ore
spoken of. The country is eruptlve,
the base apparently being granite and
porphyi'y, though so little prospect
ing having been done this cannot yet
be determined with much certainty.
Certainly, however, they do find
these two materials, and also serpen-
tine schist, lime, quarz, qnartzite,
etc, the dykes of each traversing
the zone. In the G lden Wedge,
Leonard, Harvest Queen they find
"a quantity Of red oxide, while all the
ores have some gold value. Since
taking hold here Mr.. McDaugall has
made good trails and put things in
shape to push development, and good
houses are now in course of con
struction, while big timber contract
has been awarded. Several tunnels
will be inaugurated by the time this
is IN print, aud these will he pushed
The country here is in place, with
excellent facilities for mining. The
heavy ores found at the grass-roots
give promise Of good things with
depth, making it an especially good
thing that so energetic and capable
man has undertaken development
Across the river from the Iron
Dyke are the claims owned by G. c
| Chapman, having good showings The
Dick Bland is silver lead prospect,
being strong assure in porphyrv.
The surface shows ledge of 100 fit.
wide, heavily mineralzed. The
ledge was opened on the surface, but
caved 80 badly that cross cut tun-
mel was deemed more feasible and is
now well under way. The Ben Hur
, is good proposition, having only
assessment work done at This time
This discoses 3 it, of good ore,
+ making a pretty prospect, and the
, owner will work it this winter.
COPPER KING. This property has
been bonded by Tom Irwin and G.
6 A. Leggett to W. R Follis and A
q s. Cole, the latter from Bowling
Green, KY the price being $4,000
5 per cent cash. They are running
n crosscuts in places, with consider
i able surface work in good ore. Tn
d ledge is something over 60 # wide
y with 10 IT. carving very rich era,
y copper ore. These properties ar
y also on the Idaho side, few mile
y up the river from the town of Home
II stead, the postoffice for this section
g These gentlemen have taken hold 0
y manv other properties here and Of
: the Oregon side, and purpose push
n ing them all.
y CLIMAx.-This is just back Of tn
a McDougaII properties, being owne
n by VIM. T. Shaw, the ''namesake
.e If the famous Shaw's mountain
The group is just below the edge O
e the lava flow, not far from the lin
N contact The ore is copper, wit
t, some ruby silver associated with tn
@ glance. Only location work has bee
2 done, hut it shows up so well tina
1T now that now the owner is pushin
a ahead with all perseverance.
ID Among the bptter class Of unde
at veloped prospects are those PARTIAL
IL owned by J. H Ballard, the owne
q of the ferry and All old timer in tn
70 section. He has one group of l
10 claims whose ore is the riches