The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-03-17

contact crops out on the surface.
Considerable work has been done ON
this property with very encouraging
results, the ledge being cross-cut in
several different places and found to
be from four to six feet between walls,
with every Indication of increasing
width as more depth is attained. AS
says ranging from $3.50 to $3.50 in gold
and osme silver have been obtained.
Associated with Mr.. Cooper is the well
known Nampa banker, Mr.. Mock.
These gentlemen have the utmost con-
fidence in their property and they are
not in a hurry to make a turn. believ-
ing that with more development bigger
results will follow.
Mr.. Copper, at the present time, Is
busily engaged In doing development
work on what was formerly the Reed
and Dewey property. on which the
groupings Of a ledge were found in a
schist and granite contact Mr.. Coop
err has been fortunate enough to I'M
oever an ore shoot from which he has
extracted some very high grade ore. 1t
is his intention to push development
have the mine we'll opened up by
spring.
The Brant Mining & Milling COM
pany Of Kansas City, Mo-, having at its
head that well-known operator. Geo.
Brant, is also an extensive owner Of
Little Indian creek property. A tun-
mel has been driven on what is known
as the Clara ledge which has calcite
lime ad granite contact. Assay returns
Of IS to $37 in gold were obtained from
the groupings of the vein. The devel.
opment of the same showed the pay
rock to be four feet between walls.
This company is representing all Of its
holdings, the work being done under
the supervision Of s. I. Choat.
On the dividing ridge of Little In
dian creek and the East Fork Of the
South Fork Of the Salmon the forma-
tion still continues to be the same. o.
w. Lang and Charles Curtis are dis
coverers and locators of what Is known
as the Anaconda group, which consists
of six full claims. A good cabin has
been built on this property and ex-
tensive development work has been
done. On the Anaconda No. / the out
groupings of a quartz ledge with a
granite and schist contact were found.
The writer personally panned gold from
these Groupings with big results. A
shaft has been sunk on the ore and a
drift run, which shows the ledge to pc
from four to five feet between walls.
A gauge on the hanging being very
rich assays ranging from $40 to $S7 In
gold have been obtained.
Three hundred feet in an easterly
direction a parallel ledge was found
which shows surface width of twenty
inches Work being done on this vein
demonstrated the fact that with depth
the vein matter increased in size. for
owners thus being encouraged, started
a tunnel to tap the ledge at greater
depth. At the time of writing so feet
has been driven and it is the owners
intention. in the near future, to drive
the tunnel until the ledge is tapped.
| Mr.. Lang Is also the discoverer and
locator of what is known as the Vouch-
err and Affidavit quartz claims. situated
near the divide of Little and Big In
dian creeks This property consists
of two parallel veins being 900 fee
apart and having a northeast ant
southwest course.
The Voucher ledge, with a granite
and lime. contact, shows a surface
width of three feet; the Affidavit ledge
with the same contact, shows surfac
width of six feat Mr. Lang has hat
some very encouraging assays from
this property. and it is his intention
. in the near future. to run a cross-cu
tunnel on this property. eypectin
thereby to expose the ore bodies.
On what is known as Bald Mountain
which constitutes the divide of Big an
Little Indian creeks and East Fork c
the South Fork of the Salmon, Their
is located what is known as the Kath
crime group. comprising three flu
claims and owned by Judson Spoffor'
Olden and others Considerable devel
opment work has been performed o
this property A tunnel 175 feet
length has cut the ledge at a gres
depth. The vein matter being five fet
between walls of granite and schi'
and values as high as 5000 in gold ha,
been obtained. 1t is the intention
the owners to erect a mill on the proI
Gritty. These gentlemen are intereste
in other valuable locations in the in
mediate vicinity. and have represen
n ed all of their holdingu
G. d. Smith, one of the genial hot
Q proprietors of Roosevelt. is the own
7 of a very promising property. which
4 known as the New York quartz claii
: The vein matter consists OF decon
e posed quartz. containing quantities
'e hematte. having II porphyry and graz
j. lite contact. Mr.. Smith has had sor
i very encouraging assay returns fro
-e this ledge and will endeavor to increa