The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31

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piled half the money, $40, 900, and resi-
dents of Boise and Atlanta the other
! half
In Neal district the Daisy and Gold
Eagle mines have proved Of great
value. Both have been considerably
developed during the year, and In both
II is found the ore bodies are far larger
| and richer at the lower levels.
De Lamar Active Again.
Owyhee county, long famous for its
gold and silver mines, is becoming
more active. The old mines are all i'm
proving and several new ones are be-
ing opened. At the De Lamar, which at
one time ii was proposed to shut down,
the recent developments have been so
good that the mill is being overhauled
and practically reconstructed, an i'm
proved form of the cyanide process be-
ing introduced, and the property has
secured another long lease Of life. In
the Trade Dollar Consolidated, devel-
opment has shown that the north end
Of the property, which was supposed
barren, is fully as good as the other
from which so many millions In divi-
dends have been paid. There, new ore
shoots have been opened and there is
still several thousand feet of virgin
ground to he explored. The company
is now paying dividends like those of
it's earlier history. Arrangements are
being completed TO pump out the chain
Of old mines on War Eagle mountain,
including the famous Golden Chariot.
A long tunnel has been driven into the
mountain 700 feet below the bottom of
the old works. When the water shall
have been taken out this tunnel will
be connected with the works above and
thorough exploration OF the remaining
ground lnaugurated. The danger at
tendant upon an effort to tap the wa
ter from below made this plan neces-
sary. The works are ], 400 feet deep
and the water stands ], 600 feet deep in
them.
Dredge Mining In Boise.
Dredge mining has become an i'm
portant feature Of the old Boise basin
in Boise county. Two dredges have
others are to be started up. There are
two others built, both Of which were
idle this last summer because OF lack
of proper power. An electric plant is
being completed to supply them. Two
other very large machines are to be
put in next season. One small one will
be thrown out, leaving five large ones,
with a capacity of from 1900 to 5000
yards each. The quartz mining Of the
county is also making progress. some
important developments having oc-
CURED during the year. In the early
days the lodges were worked down to
the limit of oxidation and there work
ceased. Operations now in progress
are designed to open them at greater
depth. In the Pearl camp great PROG
ress has been made during the year IN
securing treatment for the ores on the
ground. Cyanide has been introduced,
with hydraulic separation Of the shines.
The trial runs have proved satisfac-
tory, but the mills have not yet been
in operation long enough to determine
exactly what the results will be.
Pin Railroad VIII Help.
Washington county mining interests
continue IN good condition. In the
Seven Devils efforts have been made
to reduce the copper ores to matte, but
the method employed has not proved a
| success. There is now prospect that
a branch OF the P. & I. n. road Will be
extended to the district in the near fu-
ture. If that prospect be realized the
district will become permanently pro-
ductive. The gold mines of the county
are making progress, though they have
been held back more than was an
| ticipated.
In Idaho county the gold mines of
| Buffalo Hump, Florence and Elk City
are promising, the Hump now being a
regular producer. Some other district.
| are likewise giving great promise. War
! rem is reViVing. There and IN that
vicinity there are numerous placer and
| quartz mining companies operating,
some of them proftably and others
with prospects Of profits so soon as
they shall equip their mines with
plants.
The Big Creek district, portion of
that section known as the Thunder
Mountain region, is likely 10 become
one of the best in the northwest. The
| lodges there are Of immense size and
are highly mineralized. These lodges
have been extensively developed in
some instances. with results that are
surprising In numerous cases. There
| has been no wagon road in there so
| far, and, after satisfying themselves
of the value of their properties, most
of the operators have suspended work
until the arrival OF the time when ma
| chinery can be taken IN. A road is
now being constructed, half by the
state and half by the mining COM
panies. 1t has been completed with
| the exception of nine miles and will be
open for travel early In the summer.
The independence ledge in that dis
| trict is over 200 feet in width. 1t has
been cross-cut with two tunnels al
considerable depth on the Independ-
| ence property. At both places it is all
payable ore. Elaborate tests have
| demonstrated that the values can be
saved perfectly by cyanide. The av-
erage value of the ore is about Sc a
/ ton.
The ledge has beeen traced some if
teen miles and ii shows well wherever
work has been done on it One group