The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-11-03

0be Neversweat Group ef Mines
Bonded to l.. nj. johnson
Of Boise.


Louis Sorenson, August Crete and
the heirs of Thomas Shaw, deceased,
have entered into contracts with l.. M.
Johnson, of Boise, for the sale of the
Neversweat, Republic, Uncle Sam and
Jap mining claims, constituting one of
the best known group of claims on the
southwest side of War Eagle mountain.
The price to be paid for the properties
has not been made public, but enough
has been learned about it to make it a
close guess to place it at $4,000, the
first payment to be made the first week
in January next and the final payment
the following October The deeds have
all been placed in escrow, in the First
National Bank of Boise. Mr.. Thomas
Shaw, of Breckenridge, Mo, by power
of attorney from the heirs of Thomas
Shaw, deceased, executing the deed for
them.
Mr.. johnson took charge of the
property yesterday, and at once put
force of men at work. The Republic
and Neversweat claims have each been
sufficiently developed to demonstrate
that they carry values in high grade
ores. Hon. Joseph H. Hutchinson, six
years ago, shortly after the discovery
of the Republic, took bond on that
claim for 100000, which he forfeited
a ftar ei,,i~;rcw ., 81 eoot ehof+ -, Il H.,
cause he could not get an extension of
time. The owners then had the ore,
taken out in sinking the shaft, milled,
and it yieloed Sl3O per ton. Subse-
quently they took more ore out of the
same hole which milled $3.50 per ton.
The Neversweat, located north of and
adjoining the Republic, on the same
vein, has been prospected by shallow
shafts at numerous points throughout
Its entire length, showing strong
vein, carrying even greater values than
the Republic. 1t is counted upon as
being the more valuable of the two.
The Uncle Sam and the Jap are adjoin-
ing claims concerning which the writer
has no personal knowledge. or the
others, frequent visits has made him
familiar with their history and condi-
tion
The death of Mr.. Thomas Shaw, in
California, about year ago, and the
complications arising iu the settlement
of his estate, together with his disin-
clination to do anything toward work
ing the properties for two years prior
to his decease, has kept the properties
comparatively idle and out of the
market for the past three years. We
are all pleased to see them pass into
other hands.
This group of claims is located south
of Silver Chord gulch, and almost di-
rectly south of the once famous Poor
man mine. tits generally supposed TO
be continuation of the vein which
yielded so much wealth for the owners
of the latter mine. East of and ad-
joining the Neversweat group are the
Pauper and California claims. The old
Silver Chord mine lies north. Nette's
Burro aud other claims are located on
the south. This portion of the noun
tain is easily accessible from Silver
City, by good road and easy grades.
Since the foregoing was written Mug
get has learned thai Mr.. johnson has
secured from Judge Leonard, options
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The Pauper is well known mine,
worked in early dsys. 1t lies north
and east of the Neversweat and has a
long audit tunnel run in it from the
Silver Chord gulch end of it, through
which the vein in the Neversweat can
be reached at considerable depth by a
short cross cut west. The Roosevelt is
a fractional claim butting onto the
north eud of the Neversweat on the
same vein.
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The Banner company is putting up a
comfortable boarding house, on its
Emma claim, near the mouth of the
tunnel it is now running, SO as to be
able to house the men during the win
ter, intending soon to put on larger
force.
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The sale of the Addie M. & M. com
pany stock for non-paypent of assess
ments, took place at the company's