The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1905-12-14

speclhi correspondence W tue
Capital News from the Upper Lemhi
under date OF Nov. 30, follows:
mining operations In the Upper
Lembi country have taken the usual
course followed the three or four
years last past.
In Spring Mountain district a new
and progressive element has been In
PRODUCED, outside capital and push
taking the place Of feeble effort In
the management and control OF the
lead-silver properties Of the Excelsior
company. Much building improve
ment has followed and the way has
been cleared for substantial, intelil.
gent development A force OF min.
ers, sufficient TO test and open up the
hidden treasures OF this section OF
the district, will be kept at work
throughout the winter.
In the central and northern por-
lions OF the district the seasons
labor has been directed chiefly to the
annual labor requirements. Another
summer season will witness ore ship
ments on a grand scale from the dis.
trict. There are at least 20 proper
ties fully opened up, disclosing ore
measures justifyine such calculations;
and 10 IL the determination to exploit
them for "al that the traric will
bear =
The output OF the Gilmore com.
pany's mine for the season has been
something like 1000 tons. IL was
found necessary In the early summer
to double the capacity OF their hoist
Ing power, and to that end new ma
chinery was imported and installed
and crusher added to It's concen.
trating plant. Building improve
ments have kept pace with the de-
velopment OF the mine. and the en-
tire plant IL now safely housed and
shielded against wind and weather.
The product that will be mined dur
Ing the winter will he stored for
transportation next summer.
The Liberty company, corpora
tion adjoining the Gilmore ground,
will keep crew OF men developing
one OF It's properties this winter
through. This company In the early
fall cut into a shoot OF rich silver
ore, and shipped therefroE nearly 30
tons Tor working test OF the out
put. The returns are not ut hand,
but ASSAY tests gave from $50 TO 800
ounces In silver per ton, with 60 per
cent lead, The company has upward
ot 10 locations, Is In command OF I'M
limited resources and will enter upon
a campaign Of development In early
spring that will shake things up all
along the line, During the month
preliminary steps were taken for the
purchase OF group OF lead-silveI
prospects known as the Democrat
group, and contract was let for CO.
feet OF tunnel work for It's exploita.
tion, The consideration Is not dis.
closed. The parties OF the second
hett etN sash w w ttsattutS Of
Nampa,
These companies named do not CON
prise all the active workers and val.
liable holdings Ia the two best known
mining districts Texas and Spring
Mountain--of the Upper Lemhi. A
small army Of independents have In.
dlsidual claims and groups well ad.
vanccd Ia development that properly
head the list In valuation and posi-.
hilities
! In Junction district some little
work was planned early In the season
On old prospects known 10 carry fair.
ly valuable specimens OF lead.silver.
copper orc. IL was the general ex.
pcctatioa that abundant means and
effort weald enter into the scheme o.
mining development to bring about
substantial results. What has been
accomplished Is somew bat shott of
the mark aud the display OF means
and effort put forth has been disap.
pointing. The district Ia its forna,
ton aud mineral outerop Is one OF
great promise and all that Is required
to bring II to the fore IL fairly
respectable outlay and an honest