The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-30
THE INMAN MIN
INC COMPANY
Is Making Big Showing Of Ex.
penditures.
COMPANY HAS THIRTY CLAIMS
Fifteen of Them Adjoin the Fl. Hall
Mine-Building Improvements at
the PropertY-Observations by a
Press Representative.

A representative of this paper had
the pleasure of making a visit yester-
day to the property of the Inman
Mining company, which is situated
six miles south of the CITY near what
is known THE Narrowsn of the
Portneuf.
1t may as well be state at once that
the first impression of this company
and its pretentions were not favor
able, but after thorough inspection
of the properties and the work being
done, it must be confessed that the
impression were erroneous.
The company has thirty claims
divided into three groups. all of which
were visited. The Black Chief con-
sists of nine claims and the Greed
Group of fifteen claims, five of which
were originally owned and located by
the company and the other ten have
recently been purchased. All of them
have been surveyed and properly
recorded and belong to the Inman
company, with no bonding PROPOSE
ton or mortage against them.
The reporter found just dozen men
at work on the property when there.
but learned that the force has recent
ly been reduced from about eighteen
! and will soon again be increased to
this number. The reporter went out
accompanied by Treasurer Seaver and
Vice President Shaw of the company.
and Mr.. Shaw personally conducted
him over the property permitting him
to make his own inspection and obser-
yations.
AT the Black Chief it was found
that tunnel has been run into.the
mountain distance of about 200 feet.
With this tunnel it is expected.to tap
a quartz ledge running in width from
90 to 40 feet on the surface. The tun-
mel will have to be run about $50 feet
further to strike the ledge, but ore
has been encountered that has given
good assays and which, it is stated,
would pay to handle if the company
was provided with a concentrators,
which will be put in after awhile.
, Assays were obtained at the mouth of
the tunnel that gave over ''one dollar
in gold. The men now are, working
in vein of decomposed quartz and
tale that looks as thoughrif it would
run we'll in values, though, Mr.. Shaw
stated, no assay had been made.
On the Reservation Group, the
tunnel is in to the depth of 10 feet
and drift has also been run 50 feet.
The outcroppings on these claims
shows rich values in copper, gold, lead
and silver. Some very rich gray cop
| per specimens were seen.
The Greed Group with the claims
recently purchased, are on the west
side of the river from the other two
groups of claims and joined directly
up to the Fort Hall Mining company's
property where so much money is be-
ing spent in developing work and
where a true assure vein, CARRYING
rich mineral has been encountered.
All OF these claims lie in the same
ledge as the Fort Hall property and
there can be no question but that all
will carry rich mineral if any of them
do. The surface indications OF these
claims are also most excellent and the
development done so far hasl only
served to indicate that the veins
widen and grow richer with depth.
A part of these claims are the ones
purchased recently FROM ). former
Lieutenant Governor Terrell.
A tunnel will be begun on these
claims at once as soon as the mining
engineer employed byt the Inman com
pany shall select the most suitable
place. The man is expected here Ito
day to choose the site for this tunnel.
A new tunnel will also be run on the
Reservation Group at a place hat will
give several hundred more feet depth
than the one now being run.
The officers of the company are al
so looking after the proper comfort
and care of the men in their employ,
and every thing is being constructed
on basis that insures permanence
and indicates that the company is
here for the purpose of developing
the mineral resources of their proper
ty and, of course, incidentally, that
OF the entire district. The company
now has a blacksmith shop, a bunk
cabin for the men, an assay office,
superintendent Office and kitchen
and dining hall. Besides this they are