The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-22
RAMEY GOLD MINES.
s. E. Hunt in Boise slatesman.


ated in we'll watered basin ard |
surrounded by rolling hills, thick
ly covered here with a sturdy
growth of pine, and there with
excellent bunch grass, the Ramey
mine is the most ideally located
property in Idaho that il has
been my pleasure to visit. The
mine is not new find its discov-
cry dated back to 1874, but it has
recently passed into new hands,
which makes it of interest and
Importance at this time.
The fortunate coterie of min
ing men that secured this mine
are Messrs. Carter, Partridge and
Beddig of Nampa, and w. Ell.
Goss of Salmon. They have or
ganized the Lemhi Mining com
pany and secured w. p. Carter,
a veteran mine operator and ex-
perienced manager, to superin-
tend the opening up of the enor-
nous ore bodies known to exist.
The past six weeks develop
ment, executed under Mr.. Car
ter's supervision have been a
golden revelation to the new
owners. The underground works
comprise two tunnels -one of 40
feet, and the other 140 feet in
llength-one 30-foot shaft, and
five or six open cuts. one of
which is 125 feet in length and
about 15 feet deep. These var
ious openings are made over a
strip of ground about 800 feet
wide by 1900 feet long, and all
are driven in pay ore.
The ore is a rather friable, rus
ty rtz-porphyry, containing
no refractory metals whatever,
but carrying from S. to $1500per
ton in gold, and their assays
show good silver value also. w.
FL. Goss has been acquainted
with this mine for more than a
year, having panned, sampled
and assayed it several times, and
tested it in every possible way
to determine its value; and he
states it exceeds in magnitude
and richness anything his pre-
vious Is years of mining expert
ence has encountered in the nat
ure of a gold mine. 1t is certain
| ly wonder; not one of those
sensationally rich knife blade
streaks, but a stupendous dixie OF
quartz-porphyry that is not less
than 300 feet wide. and mineral
lied throughout its entire length
and width so far as it has been
Iopened.
There are placer mines strung
along Silver creek from the out
crop of this ledge down to the
mouth of Arastra gulch, a dis
tance of eight miles, that have
been worked for 25 years; much
of the gravel yielding more thar
81 per yard. 1t is evident from
the surrounding conditions anC
/ position of its accumulation tina
( every color of the placer golC
> was derived from this immense
/ deposit. In fact the ledge wa
first exposed with pipe wher
: the hill side was being washed
: down for the placer gold it con
t tanned. Not a color of gold ha
| ever been found in Silver creel
a above the apex of the Rame,
e dixie.
d The southwest part of Lemh
!, county is not a difficult locality
2 to reach, nor one of severe clim
ate in winter. Most of the mines
: and there are several, are beloy
1000 feet altitude. 1t is the opin
8 ion of those best acquainted wit
!. the district and most competen
: to Judge, that the Ramey min
e is not local popularity. but /
really the first discovery on a
:, extensive mineral belt that ha
n an area of more than 100 squar
miles. Practically none of thi
n field is located; but few claim
It staked out within the last 6
e days would indicate the correct
t. ness of this view, from the re
e suits that have been obtained
J. What is needed most now, are
few score of up to date, wide
awake prospectors to come
and secure this ground and wor
# out the matter for themselves.
= IDAHO WINS LOVING CUP.