The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-10-06
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IN OwHYEE COUNTY
Trade Dollar Extension.


operating the Trade Dollar Extension
property. is continuing sinking on its
discovery on that property some weeks
ago, and is also STOPPING out ore from
the backs on the same vein, to be
hauled to the Addie mill for reduction
The vein is holding up it's width aud
values going down. In addition to this,
the old "ice tunnel" driven several
years ago, is having the ice cleaned
out of it and will be driven further
south to intercept the vein. This tun-
mel is the most peculiar phenomenon
of Florida mountain and has been fire.
quently described. There is what is
locally called the "pot hole," on the
northeast point of the mountain, to-
ward which Mr.. Holland from point
500 feet down the mountain started to
run tunnel After the tunnel had
nearly reached the point for which he
was driving there came out of it's face,
FROM crevices in the rock, draft of
cold, dry air This had the effect of
condensing any moisture in the air in
the tunnel and congealing it on the
walls, like the moisture in room con-
densing and congealing on window
glass. This has been continuing all the
years-the temperature outside of the
tunnel apparently not affecting it, as
the freezing goes on in the hottest
weather-until the tunnel has become
almost filled with ice.
Surveys made since the vein was cut
recently indicate that it rams further
south than the present face of the tun-
mel, and the ice is being cut out to pro-
ject it further with the hope Of cutting
the vein at depth.
People are curious to know if it will
solve the mystery of that cold air draft
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The Addie mill continues to grind a
twelve hour shift every day on ore
from the mine, but no clean up has yet
been made to ascertain results and
none will be made for another week.
Ore is still being extracted from the
mine nearly as rapidly as the mill is
working it.
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The Banner Mining Company made
the owners a payment, according to
contract, on the property purchased,
last Saturday. 1t is hoped that this
will set at rest the minds land tongues)
of the knockers in regard to this deal
The subscribers for the stock have
never expressed and uneasiness on
this score; but because the directors
have been conservative, aud have
chosen to go slow with the develop
ment work instead of needlessly put
ting on big force of miners from the
start, all the fellows who love to knock
have criticised the management-neve
the property. Here is an example Of
what one of these fellows had to say:
1T is a great pity that a lot of jack
knife traders should have gotten hold
of the best property in the camp"
*x*
w. D. Evans is .elated over reports
received from his Portland group of
three mining claims, located near
Black Butte on Castle creek. It is re-
ported that they have shown up 10 feet
of the vein, which assay SIS. His news
received from the Rawhide claim, near
the Tybo Bluebird, Pixley Basin, is
also very encouraging, it having devel-
oped seven foot vein of $40 ore.
Superintendent Stevens, in charge of
the Rich Gulch Mining Company's
property, is busily engaged building
comfortable quarters for the win
ter. Two large freight teams are en-
ployed hauling lumber for the erection
of new blacksmith shop, timber sheds
and other needed improvements. in