Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1901-02-08
IDAHO COPPER BELT
Mining in the Dixie and Seven
Devils Mining Districts.
A RAILROAD is NEEDED
Pioneer Miner of Prominence Speaks
Highly of the Prospects Of
Northern Idaho.

William Springer, one OF the
pioneer miners of the northwest,
who has been experimenting work
: for Finch & Campbell, in Dixie
and other northern Idaho camps
for several years, is in Spokane,
says the Spokesman Review, after
an absence of several years.
Mr.. Springer made the first ship
tnent of ore from a SLOGAN mine
and he has been over nearly every
foot of the great mineral belt of
Idaho, OF which the Buffalo Hump,
Dixie and other important points
are centers and which follows the
Snake river southwark through the
length of the Seven Devils range.
Mr.. Springer also knows British
Columbia well and he says emphat-
ically that, great mineral country
as British Columbia is, he believes
this Idaho belt has even greater
possibilities.
Wonderful Surface Showings.
"While the amount of develop
ment done along the lire OF the
Seven Devils range is not so great"
said Mr.. Springer, there are some
of the most wonderful surface show
ings ! have ever seen. | thorough
ly believe in the country and ]
< think that with railroad along
the Snake there win be copper
area opened up thht will be won
der. The chances for such rail
road are good and construction is
going forward with fair speed. That
is all that the district is waiting
for.
In the case OF Dixie camp the
ores are prac tically free milling,
30 that it is not dependent on a
railroad. There is a good road in
from Sites, and from go to 70 per
cent and even more of the values
can be saved by amalgamation, and
the concentrates are of sufficiently
high grade to ship by wagon.
IA depth of about 250 feet has
been attained on the Ajax, the
property of my principals. This is
the greatest depth attained In the
camp. The property gives every
promise of good things. Other
claims that are working in the
camp are the Last Chance, STAR
light, Dixie Queen, Great Eastern,
"a and several others. The last
named is owned chiefly by Joseph
Morris; the locator of the War
Eagle at Rosslahd The camp is
more active than it has ever been
aud results have been of quite re-
tnarkable excellence.
The Blue Jacket.
"The Blue Jacket, in the Cook s
Corral district, forty miles south
west of Grangeville, which Is also
owned by Finch Il Campbell, is
down 300 feet on the hanging wall
and is in good ore nearly all the
way, This Is most promising
section, and some remarkably good
clipper showihgs are being made,
The Blue Jacket is a copper propo-
Bition; carbonates turning to rich
sulphides with depth.
"The Rapid river country, Just
bver the divide, is another very
promising country. The Salmon
group there is an immense pros
pect and if the values hold but
with depth it will make wonderful
mine. All through these districts
and along the Snake river there are
many young properties OH which
little development has heen done;
but which have splendid showings.
They all need transportation and
they will undoubtedly get it before
long.
81 believe in the Buffalo Hump
country In spite of the somewhat
adverse reports coming from there
] know the district well and | think
it has great possibilities. In fact
the whole Of this belt of Idaho il
wonderfully well mineralized and
will yet be remarkable producer. y
A dispatch from Pekin I'd the
London Morning Post says Count
Won WaTdsrsee has given orders to
release Rev. Mr.. Amentj who was
arrested by thb Germans and
French on tie charge of. exhibiting
kinna1 ffhtih Ehihgsk afliaKark: