The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1904-12-22


there he visited the property Of the
Gilmore Mining company In the
Texas district and was surprised-at
the conditions presented In the mine.
He found 1T one OF the great silver
lead mines of the country.
There is ID feet of solid ore that
carries from 30 to 10 per cent lead,
with half ounce OF silver for each
unit OF lead, there alse being small
quantity OF gold.
This Is all shipping one. During
the past season the company shipped
what would be equiyelant to loo %
ton ear loads Of the ore. Ii was
hauled by team to Dubois SIS. miles
at u east OF $40 ton.
This property was located In the
early days when the Viola was pro-
ducing such great quantities OF ore,
the claims teing known as the 10 to
] and the Silver Dollar. Some work
was done on the ground at that time,
developing a small vein ON the sur
face. Two and half years ago an
eastern business man who was In
terested at Tintic visited the prop
erty He made careful examina.
tion OF the surface and found the for
nation Just like that at the Utah
camp. Becoming satisfied the prop
erty was likely one for development
he purchased II and started TO cut
the ledge showing on the surface, the
surveys indicating the tunnel would
have to be driven some $50 fee..
At s0 feet from the portal the
tunnel opened blind lead which
carried good ore. Development dis
closed the fact that there was "A shoot
400 feet In length and from to 1
feet In width, the ore being OF very
| fine grade. The tunnel was extend.
ed to the other vein but IL did not
prove valuable.
The blind lead had been struek Il
feet from its apex. Further work
developed the fact that there were
| several spurs. One OF these followed
considerable distance was larger
than the vein. Subsequently an In,
cline was started on the vein, and IL
was found the ore body increased as
depth was gained. Afterward "A ver-
| tical shaft was started. 1t had been
sunk to depth OF 100 feet below the
tunnel level. All the spurs seem To
have united with the vein at that
depth, making solid body OF ore OF
the size stated.
Shipments have been suspended foi
the winter, but force OF 20 men Ii
employed developing the property.
The vertical shaft is TO be sent down
100 feet further during the winter
months and the ore body extensively
explored.
Mr.. Bell pronounces the vein re-
placement assure In pure blue lime,
1t has a north and south strike and
dips at aoout 10 degrees across the
bedding OF the formation. Evidence.
abound of It's being a faulted fissure
At places iere the original wall,
have been protected against the de,
composing elect OF the mineral so
lutions, the situations caused by tn,
faultlng NOV ,ment are numerous,
The evidence Is very strong, Mr..
Bell says, that another Viola bonan
"a has been opened possessing many
advantages over the Viola itself
The latter lay very fiat, while thii
is very straight. Further this prop
erty is right at the foot OF the noun
tain and can be worked to the great
est possible advantage.
The Gilmore company Is clos,
corporation, practically all the. stocl
being owned by three men, r. G
Lauer and f. Z Eoss, OF Dubois
Pa, and A. S. Ross, OF Pittsburg
M. Lauer Is manager. Ii Is tb'
inten.,un OF Mr. Llaer and A. s
Ross to establish their families In
| Boise.
These are all business men wb'
have devoted their attention 1.
mining In bnsiness-like way. Mr.
Lauer has applied bis business tain
ing to the development OF the prop
erty. While he did not pretend to b
a miner when he began operation
he has grasped the business quiekl
and is handling the property as ad
vantaseously as any mine manager q