The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-06-14
TYSON CAMP is RICH
.HAs IMMEHsE BODY d or
Porphyry Dixie - Tyson Carries Cold in
Paying QHnntity-A SEsantain q Ore
Assays Made ~ RIehmend Company
shov Good Values IN tbs yellow
Metal.

Tyson, the new gold camp Of south,
ern KOOtenai county 10 90 miles soutl
LOT cBnr d'Aiene, on the st. Marie
e river. The camp is reached by boa
D from this place 70 st. Maries and tllsr
BY stags y miles. II can be reached
. 10 one day and the expense OF transport
alton Is not very heavy.
> The Spokesman Review gives a histor,
I of thec camp. Il says that james Tyson
in company with his brother, Henry
! Tyson, and J, Is. Renfro made sys-
J tematic search for the yellow metal, re-
snttiDg IN the discovery Of the placer
/ diggings little over q year ago, when
a stampede occurred.
Several hundred people visited the
camp during the excitement, but after
the rush subsidized comparatively little
was heard Of it until the opening Of the
lpresent season. The opening up OF the
camp Is due TO the persistent efforts Of
few prOspectors who remained on
the ground and continued the search
with pick and shovel. Among those
was Henry Desgranges, Of Spokane
now president OF the Richmond Gold
Mining company, which owns the larg-
est group Of claims on the site Of the
Original discovery.
The placer claims discovered by
MessEs. Tyson aud RenfrO are now
known as the Gold Nugget and Sixteen
to One. With the crndest method the
dlscoVererS took out s47s In ten days
work. The claims were then bonded to
Robert Nelll. Of Spokane. for $1,000.
This property is now in litigation be
cause Of recent discoveries tending to
show the unusual richness Of the
ground. The yield in gold has been
from 10 to 90 cents pan, giving an e.
timated value Of two claims II s2S0O 600
Mr.. Nell is now having a -four mile
ditch dug 20 increase the water sup
ply.
Considerable development work has
been done on a number Of quartz
claims. particularly ON the Richmond
group. Mr.. Desgranges 10 speaking Of
the recent Developments in the camp,
says:
The most important discovery, how.
ever, has been ia the tunnel now being
run on the property Of the Richmond
Gold Mining & Milling company.
Since February this company has had
a force Of men at work driving a tun-
mel 10 strike a foot ledge at depth Of
about lbs feet. When in sc feet a por-
phyry dixie was encountered. This has
been penetrated $40 feet. When the
leo foot point was reached a remark
ably rich quartz ledge was cut, from
which many rich specimens showing
free gold were taken. The tunnel was
in more than 300 feet when on Sug-
gestion Of prOsPecter tests were made
Of the pOrphyry. Two samples were
brought to Spokane and assays made
giving values Of 1915 and 1856.
~The company at once sampled the
entire distance OF its tunnel. The re-
turns were satisfactory. showing min
eral the entiIe distance. A full force
Of men were put to work and develop
ment Is being pnshed with all possible
dispatch.
april % eight test assays were taken
along distance OF 1856 feet which gave
a return from s26l TO $500, an aver
age Of slS.0S per ton. May q four
test assays were taken on the next 50
feet, showing an average value of sIa.64.
The drills are still cutting in porphyry.
From a shaft 50 feet to the east an
assay Of s7.7l is obtained, while from
a prospect tunnel $50 feet south. now
in 30 feet, value OF s9.S6 is shown.
From these assays it would appear
that gold deposit Of considerable pro.
portions and richAess exists.
The extent of the dixie is unknown,
but 1t is apparently mountain of ore.
Surface shOwings indicate dyke about
900 feet wide and a mile long. THIS i'm
mense dyke Is literally cut by small
lodges of quartz ranging from a mere
streak to Il inches wide, many of which
are rich in free gold.
samples OF this gold bearing ore
have attracted unusual interest among
the mining men and has been subject
Of general discussion from the fact that
1t differs from anything heretofore
known to biologists. Experts do not
agree as so what 1t is, but the concen-
sns of opinion is that it is a quartz por.
phyry.f IL is, from all appearances, a
sedimentarY formation. IL is composed
Of thin layers Of various discOlorations
and resembles light brown sandstone.
II is very friable and when first taken
from the tunnel can be cut like chalk.
When exposed to the elements it Stacks
like lime. It is a remarkable lorna.
ton and affords new field Of study in
mineralogy.
Tyson lies between the Ceur d.
Alene and the Hoodoo districts, in
Kootenai county, Idaho. II is densely
covered with timber and nnderbrush
aud has never been thoroughly pros.
pected. The territory has been thor.
oughly explored by timber cruisers and
rich specimens Of float have been found
in various parts. II is what prospect
ors call blind country. and for that
reason il has been passed up
Tyson camp, now the most extensive
camp In the district, is situated in