The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
AT DOORS OF BOISE
Late Stories Of Remarkable Gold Ore
Finds Confirmed Upon Fuller
Investigation. =. IS.
Wygant of Denver, in Boise on Bust
j.. ness, Finds Ledge of Great
- ... Richness.

Special to The Journal r - - 90"
$ Boise, Idaho, Nov. 13.-The original
story, as told in the Associated Press dis
patches, of a remarkable gold discovery
In the Black Hornet district, almost at
the doors of Boise, is borne out by the
facts that have been brought to light
since the discovery although it is found,
on sober investigation, that the first
rumors of the strike were somewhat exag-
gerated, as is usually the case in gold
finds.
There is ledge of seven feet of fairly
good ore, which has been worked for
weeks, but the ore which shows gold to
the naked eye, and the discovery of which
caused wild stampede from Boise, is
only a ledge about fourteen inches wide.
This ore has been taken out since the
first great excitement of a week ago at
several different points along the vein for
a distance of many hundred feet.
The country for miles around has been
staked off and Is being dug over by the
excited and eager prospectors in search
Of the yellow metal.
Following upon the heels of the first
discovery another rich find was made
by Denver man in the same district by
accident. Thomas H. Wygant, who Is in
the city as the representative of a Denver
syndicate, which is seeking a street car
franchise in Boise, went out to look at the
new 1lc1u, dCCOulpdlllSu ny d. ll1Sllu' &a1IS1
looking over the ground the two started
upon their return to Boise. They had adj
vanced for perhaps a mile and a half
when they saw a dull looking streak of
rock crossing the road in front of them.
One # them as a joke proposed that they
locate this 'ledge." Climbing from the
wagon, they began to examine the streak
and were surprised to find, at the very
side Of the road, and within foot of the
surface, ore which showed gold to the
naked eye. They Immediately filed a loca-
ton notice and proceeded to Boise to
record it. Assays show the from
their claim to go about $1,700 ton Sew
eral men are now working. upon the acct
dental find and the rich streak of ore IS
holding it's own with depth.
Some of the claims in the new district
have been sold. D. Mackenzie, a capital
list of New York, has purchased the four
claims upon which the original discovery
was made for 100000. Five thousand of
this was cash, the remainder being on
time.
l.. M. Johnson, the original locator Of
the claim that caused the stampede, is a
we'll known mining man Of Idaho and
Montana, and has made some rich dis
coveries in his time which have brought
him good returns. He sold group Of
claims in Idaho few years ago for
$3.50, 900. He was not so fortunate, how
ever, in this last discovery.
The Black Hornet district is only ten
miles out of Boise. The rich discoveries
just made are on the Idaho City wagon
road, and teams have been travelling over
the ground for forty years. Johnson made
two locations on the strength of finding
a: good looking piece of float rock. He did
not even drive his stakes nor do any
representation work when he sold the
claims to J. w. Mehargue of Anaconda,
Mont, and a man named Baker, for $4,000.
Mehargue and Baker at once went to
work to do the representation work and
at the depth of twenty-five feet uncov-
| cred the vein that assays over $4,000 a
| ton. Ei6-