Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
ABOUT ELK CITY.
Good Work Done and Good
Properties Developed.

properties Developed.
Special Correspondence to the Free PRESS.
This old camp is marching on
very quietly in the development of
general mines, with results which |
indicate a near future of paying
properties.
Siegel creek. i. small stream
which enters Red river about seven
miles east of Elk City, is now a
strong mining camp and develop
ment work is being done very rap
idly on the following named prop
critics:
The American Eagle group con-
sists OF five locations numbered re-
spectively Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8, on
lode from 16 to 80 feet in width
between walls. A tunnel ON No.
taps the ledge 800 feet deep, the
length of the tunnel being $50, thus
gaining foot for foot. On No there
is tunnel 500 feet long, disclosing
four feet Of high-gradc ore with Is
inches which assays 5000 per ton
in gold. Specimens from this
stratum have panned as high as
1856 per pound in gold. There is
ample water power for mills. an
abundance of timber, and alto
gether the location is an admirable
one in the possession Of ideal min
ing facilities. These properties are
owned by Ed Brown, f. r. Brown
and l.. A. Painter. They lave
been bonded to X. NJ. Sherman,
DR.. G. X. Merriam and Jas. Mon
oghan, all of Spokane, who have
been developing them for the past
eight months and are well pleased
with the showings and the pros
poets for making fine mining
proposition. 1t is not stock com
pany, but a close corporation, and
no stock is for sale. Their works
are always open to the inspection
of anyone. The tunnels have all
been driven on the vein and the
consequence is large quantity OF
ore has been placed upon the dump
ready for milling as soon as milling
facilities are ready.
Adjoining the above property is
; another group of three claims called
the Kinsella, Kline and Fordyce,
, owned by the Galena creek com.
pany. On the Kinsella tunnel
) 337 feet in length has been driven
on the side of the lode, cutting into
one ore chute four feet wide giving
values Of S135 per ton in gold for Il
distance of rs feet. Average sam
Piles taken from across the lode give
assay values Of Sl5 and So per tor
in gold. The Kline is developed
, by tunnel l75 feet. long showing
up an ore body 81 to 8 feet wide
The gangue OF these claims, al
being on the same lead, is hematits
|. iron and feldspar. The foot wal
: is porphyry, with granite hang
ing wall. The course of the veir
is northeast to southwest. New
Jersey men have lately examined
this property and expressed them
selves as we'll pleased with all thu
indications and ore showings, an(
: it is expected that the entire prop
t erty will be- bonded as soon as TIN
t report of the examiner is sub
e mitted.
: The Blue Ribbon mine, also sit
0 uated nearby, is owned by Harr,
g Poyneer and others. 1t is devel
d oped by crosscut tunnel 500 fee
h in length. The lode is 10 feet be
e tween walls, and average sample
# show values Of S1l per ton ia gold
: Picked samples run as high as S25
d per ton in gold.
Situated on Deadwood mountain
seven miles south of Elk City,
a., the Occident group, consisting c
:. four claims, which cover tire
:, veins which converge to a point o
" the north end of the group. o
: the south end of this group, wher
most of the development work ha
4 been done, total width of 700 fee
:, embraces all three of the veins
The trend of these lodes is mort
: and south, varying 20 degrees Yves
:. of north.
~ The west lode is a big, strong
iron-capped vein which can /
traced throughout the entire lengt
of two claims. 1t is about l6 fet
g between walls and the ore runs i
n values from So to SO per ton i
% gold. This is developed by cuts,
n 3O-foot tunnel and a l5-foot shat
y The middle lode is a large on,
l. containing immense bodies of low
le grade ore running from 50 so
re $40 per ton in gold, with chutes I
l. ore running from $25 to $500 pc
g ton in gold. This lode is opene
u by open cuts and by two tunne
e with crosscuts. The upper Aunn
is 800 feet in length and taps a
immense body of low-grade ore ,
Il perpendicular depth below the SUI
! face. There are four crosscuts i
Il this tunnel. The first one, ru
n near the top, taps small ore chut
= which gives values of $50 to S2C
). per ton in gold. The second eros
" cnt, with drifts, taps four feet I